Previously played copies of the 2005 DS game Animal Crossing: Wild World were sent to 14 members of the media to demonstrate the ability of players to transfer items to the new Animal Crossing: City Folk for Wii. We regret that an offensive phrase was included without our knowledge via a wireless function that allows user-generated catchphrases to spread virally from one game to the next. This version is limited to 14 copies created for media review purposes only and is not available at retailers. We sincerely apologize for the incident and are working with media who received the game cards to return them to Nintendo immediately. - Nintendo statement

Long story short, someone did something they shouldn't have done, and now Nintendo is acting fast to take care of it. I honestly feel bad for Nintendo in this instance. They work so hard to keep things clean, and then a silly issue like this pops up.

If you are not familiar with the situation that popped up earlier today, click here to read up.