Nintendo kicked off a trend last year whereby “adult” games for the Wii — at least in Japan —- had not a white banner on the box, but a black one. Well, that goes for the new 3DS now, too.
https://lastchance.cc/the-wii-gets-its-first-black-box-maybe-its-best-box-ar-5453907%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
While it doesn’t change the fact the 3DS’ Japanese box art template is disappointingly plain, it does at least look a little classier than the stark white border running down the front of the box on most other cases.
https://lastchance.cc/first-look-at-nintendos-3ds-box-art-5728229%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
The reason behind the move is a simple one: parents might not notice an inappropriate age rating on the corner of the box, but they can’t miss the fact the box for a game like this is black when most of the others are not
