The Pan European Game Information Board (PEGI) has increased the age rating for several mobile games published by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company.

The age-rating increase targets games which have gambling-like elements, including the following five titles, which have all seen their age-ratings bumped up to 16 in Europe.

• Fire Emblem Heroes
• Mario Kart Tour
• Pokemon Masters EX
• Pokemon TCG Pocket
• Pokemon Go

All of the listed titles include gacha or loot-box type mechanics, making them targets under Europe’s crackdown on games which feature them. Some of the above titles are already banned in regions such as Belgium, which takes a considerably harder stance against titles with gambling-like elements.

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