What Nintendo Still Won't Allow in Dispatch Even After the HR Violations Update

Regions that get the update—and those that don't

The HR Violations Pack is available in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand .

Asian regions, including Japan, are not included in this update rollout. Those versions continue to ship the more heavily censored release without access to the new coverage options . This means the player experience remains fragmented by region even after the patch.

What stays censored: Nintendo's 'hard requirements'

Despite the broader rollback, AdHoc confirmed that two categories of content remain permanently blocked on Nintendo's platforms. The developer cited "hard requirements from Nintendo" as the reason :

• Genitalia: Any visual depiction of genitals remains obscured. This applies even with Partial Coverage enabled, and AdHoc has indicated no future update can address this restriction.
• Audio in the 'Invisigal' dream sequence: The explicit audio track for this specific scene stays censored and cannot be restored on Switch or Switch 2.

The studio has framed these as non-negotiable platform constraints, not choices made by the development team. Notably, these restrictions do not apply to the PC or PlayStation 5 versions of Dispatch, where players can toggle all visual and audio censorship settings freely .

Why this update exists

The HR Violations Pack is a direct response to community backlash that erupted in January 2026 when players discovered the Switch version was heavily censored by default—removing the 'Visual Censorship' toggle present on other platforms . AdHoc later explained that during a rushed final development phase, they were told the game would need censorship in all regions, not just a few as originally expected. With limited time and resources, they shipped a single Switch build that matched Nintendo's strictest regional rating standards, resulting in a more censored version than intended .

Nintendo issued a statement at the time clarifying that it does not directly alter third-party content but requires all games to receive independent age ratings and meet its platform guidelines . The HR Violations Pack represents AdHoc's effort to restore as much of the original experience as possible within those constraints.