2012-03-25, 12:47 PM
I fail to see how this accomplishes anything, or harms the consumer/parents, except maybe in the case of collectors who feel it would be defacing the packaging of their game.
I scrolled through a list of E rated Wii games on GameStop to make sure. While most of them are well-known children-friendly Nintendo titles like Mario and Pokemon, there were a few that parents would definitely recognize as well, such as games designed around game shows like Wheel of Fortune and the Biggest Loser. There are also titles like Alvin and the Chipmunks, Barbie, Disney Princesses, Go Diego Go, High School Musical...etc. These are pretty mainstream names that parents just know because they're marketed toward their kids.
It really doesn't take more than an idiot with half a brain to realize this label is plastered onto everything E+, and doesn't necessarily mean the game has violent content and therefore should not be purchased. Disney Princesses, really? So violent, omigod.
If they were going to be selectively placing this label on only certain titles, I could see the problem... but blanketing it over everything above such a low rating defeats the purpose and makes it completely useless and a huge waste of time and money, in my opinion. :\
While I hope it doesn't -- if this passes, it'll just be another label everyone overlooks because it's on EVERYTHING.
I scrolled through a list of E rated Wii games on GameStop to make sure. While most of them are well-known children-friendly Nintendo titles like Mario and Pokemon, there were a few that parents would definitely recognize as well, such as games designed around game shows like Wheel of Fortune and the Biggest Loser. There are also titles like Alvin and the Chipmunks, Barbie, Disney Princesses, Go Diego Go, High School Musical...etc. These are pretty mainstream names that parents just know because they're marketed toward their kids.
It really doesn't take more than an idiot with half a brain to realize this label is plastered onto everything E+, and doesn't necessarily mean the game has violent content and therefore should not be purchased. Disney Princesses, really? So violent, omigod.
If they were going to be selectively placing this label on only certain titles, I could see the problem... but blanketing it over everything above such a low rating defeats the purpose and makes it completely useless and a huge waste of time and money, in my opinion. :\
While I hope it doesn't -- if this passes, it'll just be another label everyone overlooks because it's on EVERYTHING.