The Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 versions of Dispatch, the popular narrative-driven superhero adventure game from former Telltale developers at AdHoc Studio, are out, but they don't provide the exact same experience you get on other platforms with Dispatch, as the select moments of nudity included in the story and curse words said by the characters are censored on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 versions.
Before it was officially confirmed, we knew Dispatch would be arriving on Nintendo's hybrid consoles from an Australian Nintendo eShop listing, but it was not clear then, or when it was officially announced, that the game would be arriving with some changes. We only learned about the censorship when the game arrived on the consoles yesterday, at which point AdHoc Studio was the only party to comment on the changes.
"Different platforms have different content criteria, and submissions are evaluated individually," AdHoc Studio began in a press release. "We worked with Nintendo to ensure the content within the title met the criteria to release on their platforms, but the core narrative and gameplay experience remains identical to the original release."
Today, Nintendo issued its own statement, shared first with GoNintendo, in which the company doesn't really explain the what or why this happened, but does claim that it "does not make changes to partner content." You can read the full statement below.
"Nintendo requires all games on its platforms to receive ratings from independent organizations and to meet our established content and platform guidelines. While we inform partners when their titles don’t meet our guidelines, Nintendo does not make changes to partner content. We also do not discuss specific content or the criteria used in making these determinations."
Part of Dispatch's whole pitch is that it is a more mature superhero story, with AdHoc renewing and revitalizing the narrative and gameplay formulas that worked so well with the initial run of popular Telltale titles. Censoring the nudity doesn't really impact the experience, but it's easy to imagine that the curse words getting censored would impact a player's experience, since more than half of the lines in some scenes would be loud bleep tones.
Players have also taken umbrage with Dispatch seemingly being singled out. It's not the first game to appear on Nintendo's platform to include swearing and nudity. If you can play Cyberpunk 2077 on Nintendo Switch 2 without these issues, why not Dispatch?
Dispatch was one of 2025's standout titles, with Breaking Bad actor Aaron Paul voicing the game's Iron Man-like lead, Robert Robertson. It's been nominated for several industry awards and was also voted Wccftech's Best Adventure Game in 2025 by both the Wccftech Gaming team and our community. It also closed out 2025 with over 3 million copies sold.
At this point, it's unclear if we'll ever know the actual reason, but looking at Nintendo's statement, the reason could likely lie with the individual ratings boards that Dispatch would have to be submitted to across the globe to release the Switch and Switch 2 versions. As noted by VGC, the version of Cyberpunk 2077 you can buy in Japan includes no nudity or extreme gore, including decapitations.
If AdHoc were to release a completely separate version of Dispatch for sale in regions like Japan, then we may see the current censorship removed for other versions of the game. The issue with that, however, is that AdHoc Studio is a smaller indie team that doesn't have the resources of a studio like CD Projekt RED. The version we have now may just be the compromise AdHoc was forced to go with, because it lacked the financial wiggle room to work on and submit a completely separate version for select regions.
Again, it's not likely we'll ever learn the real reason, but Nintendo has at least tried to say that players upset with the censorship should not point their finger at them.
About the author: David has been writing about videogames, technology, and culture since 2020, with a focus on reporting daily news across multiple publications, including GameDaily.Biz, GameSkinny, and PlayStation Universe before joining Wccftech in 2025. David started contributing as Canada/US reporter for Wccftech's gaming section in 2025. Besides being up-to-date on the industry's movements, he loves interviewing developers, reviewing games, and writing intricate essays about the symbolism and layered meanings to be found in rich narratives as he's done for publications like GamesIndustry.Biz, LostInCult, and others. Outside of games he loves movies, music, theatre, his hometown, and his family, though not necessarily in that order.
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