Well, when it comes to video games or movies or other forms of media, this is something you can actually control. If you a responsible parent, you know about the ratings, you look at the ratings and their modifiers, research the games or even look at the ESRB page and look at the worst each game has to offer. It…

Or it should be seen for what it is, a pointless overbearing bill that shouldn't even make it out of committee.

Actually looking at the sales numbers, the 3DS is currently doing better after a period of one and a half years over the DS. However the last sales numbers I've seen is September.

It is. In fact, if you sell to someone of age and they give it to a minor, no only could you loose your job, but should something happen you could face criminal charges.

It was a memory expansion adding more RAM to the Nintendo 64 boosting the RAM of the N64 from 4 to 8 MB. It was required to play Donkey Kong 64 and Majora's Mask, was required in order to play the campaign, the co-op campaign, the counter-ops missions and 4 player multiplayer in Perfect Dark, and required to play the…

Except its not an offense as long as you are selling to the parent. The parent could easily lie or go to another register and buy it there. Unless we make it illegal for minors to possess M rated or above titles like it is for tobacco or alcohol, they really can't do anything in the end. Unless the parent is…

The reason is they don't have to help. If the law also affected the movie industry you bet your ass they would be on this so fast. But right now, they got no need to. Even with precedent, if they tried to add on to movies they could strike down the part just for movies and keep video games on there.

There's a big difference between video games and cigarettes. And really you don't have to start at all on this subject. There is already a system in place enforced by most retailers already. We don't need the government to get involved. But if they do, we must look at all forms of media, because it's not right to…

The problem with that example is that if the parent is buying it, even if they plan to give it to their child, it's still the parent buying it. The parent has the right to buy the game and approve of the sale. The bill just says you can't sell to minors, that doesn't make it illegal to give to minors unlike alcohol…

And right after the second amendment is an amendment that says the government can't force you to quarter soldiers. And right behind that protection from unreasonable search and seizure without probable cause. But we saw the fourth amendment raped by the PATRIOT Act and the first amendment being ignored when we start…

What should make a parent think twice is the big old M on the front of the game, not the fact that there is a law in which would no way effect them in the slightest. The law would only punish retail stores and the people who work in them, not stupid ass parents. In fact, there is a good chance that a lot of parents…

1. Ratings are voluntary. However, if you want your game on a console or on store shelves, the policy of console manufacturers and retailers require you to have one.

I don't think games like Manhunt should be played by 10 year olds either. Remember though, this bill does nothing to prevent a parent or anyone else from buying the game for a minor. As such, even if it became law that you couldn't sell an M rated game to a minor, a parent could still go in, buy it and give it to…

Two problems. One, we're scapegoating video games again. Two, we're ONLY scapegoating video games. Not movies, not music, not books, not any other form of media. Just video games. Mostly because the ESA has nowhere near as strong or as old of a lobby as the MPAA., the RIAA or the AAP, meaning they don't have as…

Here's the thing. It's NOT illegal to sell an R rated film to a minor. Should this bill pass, video games would be the only form of media with compulsory ratings and the only form of media where said ratings were enforced by law. Even if you think it's fine to pass this law, this law is wrong if only because it…

Honestly, I say this bill should be thrown into a furnace, but yes, by including all forms of media, and not just video games, it would be "improved" because at the very least video games aren't being scapegoated alone and would treat movies and video games (and potentially music) on the same level. As well, if the…

Of course, we all know that the second amendment is way more important then the first amendment. Hell, the second amendment is the most important amendment in the Constitution, followed only by the tenth because States rights are awesome and should never be trampled on unless it involves legalizing gay marriage and…

The problem here is a double standard. Movie ratings are, like game ratings, not legally binding. Meaning that while most retailers don't sell R or NC-17 rated movies to minors, legally there is no law against it. As such, if such a law is passed, video games would be singled out. This is what's wrong with this…

Nope, movie ratings are not legally binding. No ratings are, be it game, movie or music (parental advisory labels) ratings. But because gaming is a new form of media and has nowhere near the established power of the old guard such as the MPAA, the RIAA or the AAP (Association of American Publishers, the big book…

Trying to give a pick that hasn't been said. A personal favorite of mine is the Ganondorf Battle music from Ocarina of Time. This song is just absolutely insane music. This song just OOZES with the sound of chaos. It very clearly builds off the more chaotic elements of the Ganon Battle theme from Link to the Past…