Japan's New Games Rating System

The site GamesIndustry.biz has a report on a change to the CERO system. The Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO), now has an adults-only category. From the article: "The A rating is equivalent to the current CERO All rating for all ages, B is for CERO 12 (for ages twelve and over), C equates to CERO 15, and the D rating would be for ages seventeen and up - for which there was no previous equivalent. The A-D ratings will remain advisory, but the Z rating will be regulated by the government."

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Thanks again rockstar

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Geez, if you wanted to do a porn mini game just fucking produce one. But no, some fuckwad makes a very poor stupid game, doesn't check his code and now we get stupid clampdown on games worldwide because you fuckwads.

Well and the fuckwads who elect the goverments in question but they are to many so I just insult rockstar.

So ehm, okay. Japanese games eh. Well why it is very nice knowing what age limits apply to each category this doesn't actually tell us anything. What is important for a rating system is to know what will be rated as what.

Where exactly would current well known games fit? Oh sure all the H games will probably be Z (although with the japanese you never know) but what about more common titles?

Is this just a renaming of the rating system or will this mean games that are currently for everyone will suddenly have a 18+ sticker slapped on them?

Will this then affect sales? Rockstar losts lots of money (serves them right) on the GTA: SA debacle by not being sold by the big retailers. Will japanese retailers do the same and make it economically impossible to make risque games?

At the moment japan seems to be far less strict about for instance nudity in games then the US (then again who isn't) is this going to chance?

In short, will I have to look elsewhere for my pedo tentacle date rape sims (with sister character)? I need to know!