Mass Effect 3 Ending Discussion

[Angrist]

Maybe I missed the part where they legally have to change it.

The way I see it is that they want to keep their good reputation and not let it be besmeared by something their buyers can't appreciate (or are too stupid to understand?).
I also assume they partly agree with the criticism. This isn't one of those "the main character dies but that's the beauty of the story" things, it's more of a weird choice that has no deeper meaning.
Bioshock or whatever the developer is called apparently cares enough to add to the ending.

Edit:

Originally Posted by Typhoid

This isn't the food industry.

Nice anology by the way. Perhaps the game industry is becoming more like the food industry. You have so much choice that you just pick the food/game you like. If everybody thinks the bread of McDonalds tastes like rubber, perhaps they should change it to keep their customer base.