Government finally asking if gamers want an R rating

[1AZRAEL1]

Well this certainly puts a dent in our campaign to get an R18+ rating.

A special investigation by SMH

Now I can see parents against the R18+ rating will ahve a field day with this. But when you look at it, because it is R18, if the person buying the game looks underage, all the store has to do is ask for ID. Simple solution much like the selling of alcohol. The problem is with MA15+ games, you can't really ask for ID because there is none for that.

This article is going to blow everything out of propotion for the campaigners against the new rating.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Well this certainly puts a dent in our campaign to get an R18+ rating.

A special investigation by SMH

Now I can see parents against the R18+ rating will ahve a field day with this. But when you look at it, because it is R18, if the person buying the game looks underage, all the store has to do is ask for ID. Simple solution much like the selling of alcohol. The problem is with MA15+ games, you can't really ask for ID because there is none for that.

This article is going to blow everything out of propotion for the campaigners against the new rating.

I think this sould support the rating really, any semi-intelligent person knows about the R-rating for movies, its just that the MA15 rating is ridiculous. An R rating would take out the ambiguity out of the age thing.

It comes down eseentially to this: People repect the R rating for things and dont respect the MA15 rating for things.

I think that is essentially a pro-R rating articel IMO, after all it is talking about parental judgement for games and ssaying that children are lightly effected by violent games. Therefore R rating takes the children thing out of the picture.

[SGB]

Holy. Crap.

Attorney-General Michael Atkinson to quit front bench

While this is great news, don't pop the champers yet regarding R-rating for video games as the new A-G could wind up sharing the same views as Atkinson.

[1AZRAEL1]

Well, that is unexpected, but welcomed. Lets hope it will lead to a victory for gamers.

[SGB]

Gamers 4 Croydon hails ‘fantastic’ Atkinson resignation

[5FDP]

Atkinson resigned

This is certainly good news for the R classification for video games as he was the main opposition. Sure, the person filling his shoes might share the same views, but this can only be a good thing and a step in the right direction.

[Tober]

Wii could be worse than Xbox, says politician

So much for my plans for a new Wii motion-device that simulates turkey-slapping Labor politicians.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Regulate, regulate, regulate. No-one think for themselves anymore, its illegal.

He also said it was up to those campaigning for an R18+ classification to prove why one should be introduced.

eeer, wasnt that what the submissions on the debate about the R18 all about??

[1AZRAEL1]

A good point was raised in the comments I read. Running around with cap guns and playing cowboys and indians, is that any different? Yet they still allow sales of toy guns for kids to play with. I used to have alot of them, did I turn out bad? No. Am I going to go out and kill people because I grew up playing cowboys and indians? No. Games are just that, games. A break from reality. Really it is up to the parents to not buy violent games for their kids, but to also explain to them the difference between games and reality and that it is wrong to emulate what you play in real life. For me, it all comes down to the parents.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Yep, Thats what it is. Parents.

Thats is where the buck stops, but in todays society I see a lot of parents that just dont have time/care for their children. That makes me sad.