Wierd New ESRB Rating

[RPGD]

Apparently, the ESRB has added a new rating called "E+10" to their system.

.... That's pretty much it. You can go home now.

[SirTMagus]

Thanks, man.

:run

[Valkysas]

how do you add 10 to everyone?

[Kire]

the PG-13 of gaming!

[Denmo]

So now Jak and Daxter can only be played by the upper half of my family?

HOW DARE THEY!?

[Draygone]

And that's in addition to "E"? Or did they simply change E to E+10, like how they changed K-A to E years ago?

EDIT: Nevermind, checked ESRB's site. Apparently this covers E-rated games that aren't Barbie-dressing games or Color a Dinosaur. I think Final Fantasy I&II on GBA would fall under this category (I noticed a few occurrances of swearing, and being an RPG, there's plenty of animated violence).

[Translucid]

Article on the topic (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7069016)

I think it's a good thing, because parents that are a bit more anal about what their kids play can be a little bit more lenient. Actually, I didn't know Smash Brothers was rated teen...

[Draygone]

Ah yes, I had so much fun when I first found that out. I went straight to the old Enix boards and shouted it out, because it was showing that Nintendo wasn't kiddie. Whether Nintendo is kiddie or not is besides the point, but that post I made sure didn't do much.

[Translucid]

Well, it hardly seems to me that SSBM could be more violent than whack-a-mole.

[Loki]

I had a 5 year old kid ask me where Vice City was the last time I was act the game store. I told him I wouldn't tell him because he wasn't old enough. Then he said that he wanted to REALLY old GTAs that were okay for kids. I told him they still had bad language and violent situations while staring him mom in the eye.

She just returned a dead stare.

[goldgecko4]

I have to do that at least twice a week. Usually I talk to the parents, not the kids, and say, in a very polite voice "ma'am, you are aware of the violent and sexual situations in this game, right?" Far too often do I get a "What, violence? Let me see that!..... Goodness, that's terrible! There should be some kind of warning!"


So, anything that clears up the ERSB ratings is cool by me.

[Draygone]

What, violence? Let me see that!..... Goodness, that's terrible! There should be some kind of warning! Is it any wonder that some people are still against video games. :/

[Kefka Jr.]

Man, I totally forgot that Melee was rated Teen.

Yeah, that is weird.

My folks let me play M-rated games since 5th grade. Y'know why? 'Cause Mama didn't raise no fool.

[SirTMagus]

5th grade? What game?

Earliest questionable game I can remember playing is Doom.

[KingSpoom]

While I was in fifth grade, we had a college student make a presentation on video games that included Doom being played by him. Shortly after that (but not because of it) I got doom and played it. Maybe the ratings should be much bigger or something. That mom up there that was quoted sounded like she didn't notice the game was like that. I wonder how many people even look at the rating, it certainly doesn't affect what games I buy at all... it never has.

[Funk]

SSBM is rated "Teen" solely because you can see Peach's panties if you rotate her Smash trophy to the appropriate angle. That, and because you can blow away Pikachu with a laser gun.

[Caciss]

And that you can strike women with a giant hammer, flinging them into oblivion.

[Kefka Jr.]

The first Resident Evil came out in 5th grade. I played it during a sleep-over!

[Hyper Dingo]

Their generous collection of 50-plus video games for their two sons, ages 5 and 9, are all rated "E" — except for one "T" game that a relative gave to Nicholas as a gift and is being stored in a closet until the fifth grader comes of age. :lol That is just too funny.
I think this is all a load of bollox.