SourceBBC said:A video game which uses a term abusive to people with disabilities is being pulled by its manufacturer.
MindQuiz, a brain training game for the Nintendo DS handheld console, was released in the UK by French software giant Ubisoft in March 2007. However, poor performance in one section sees the player labelled in an offensive manner. The company has apologised "to anyone who was offended by the game" and said it will withdraw it.
"As soon as we were made aware of the issue we stopped distribution of the product and are now working with retailers to pull the game off the market," a spokesperson said.
"The game was developed in Japan, and we unfortunately did not pick up on the offending word in our quality assurance. We are currently working with the developer to find a way to rectify the issue."
The problem emerged after a Belfast woman contacted BBC Radio Ulster's Nolan Show. Nicola told the show she had been playing the game - aimed at ages three and above - to pass the time while in hospital giving birth to her baby son, Austin, four weeks ago. It was a fraught time for the young mother, who had lost her other son, Logan, just before Christmas. The three-year-old - who suffered from cerebral palsy and was severely brain damaged - passed away after contracting pneumonia. Nicola was shocked when she had performed poorly at one part of the game and it rated her efforts in a manner derogatory to the disabled.
"I thought it was absolutely appalling that a word like this should be used to describe someone who has not achieved very well," she said.
"My daddy also has cerebral palsy and he is in his mid-50s and this is a word that really offends my dad."
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LOL!!!!!!1111111!!!
...If somone told me I had 0% brain alertness I certainly wouldn't shout out to the world about it!