Manitoba To Rate Video Games

Cowards Anonymous writes "The government of Manitoba has introduced legislation requiring video games to have ratings system similar to that of movies, according to this story in The Winnipeg Sun. There is no word on how much this will cost, or what criteria the Manitoba Film Classification Board will use to determine whether a game should be available to those under 18 or not."

Comments

Re:But what about books?

[black mariah]

Go into a bookstore. Books are separated and clearly labeled as to target audience and genre. Most book stores have separate sections for children and young adult books. Stores that carry videogames don't have anything like this.

Improved ratings on videogames is something that EVERY gamer should promote and welcome. If it keeps morons from jumping up the ass of videogames every time some dipshit kid shoots his friend, it's something that should be supported. So you're 13 and can't buy GTA 3 on your own. Guess what? You shouldn't be able to, any more than you can get into an R rated movie.

Personally, I'd let my 13 year old play GTA, but whiny jackasses need all the deterrance from bitching we can throw at them.

Re:But what about books?

[Txiasaeia]

Asking about whether the Bible is appropriate for kids under 18 is like asking whether a short-story anthology with 30-40+ contributing authors is appropriate for kids under 18.

"How should I know which books are appropriate for my kids?"

Same way as you *should* know for video games - try them out. Letting the government decide for you is, IMHO, bad parenting. Caveat: this is coming from a guy whose oldest son is 5 weeks old.