Nintendo Announces Play Control System For Next Hardware.
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 16, 2005 – Nintendo of America today announces it will include a play control system in its next home video game system, code-named Revolution, coming in 2006.By using a password-controlled setting, adults can decide what flexibility they'll allow younger players to have in playing video games rated E (Everyone), E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older), T (Teen) or M (Mature). The system also ensures that dedicated adult gamers can opt to play without limitations.
How does it work? The actual game software will contain a code indicating the rating, which will activate the control system to remain locked or unlocked. The feature will be included in every Revolution console worldwide.
"Even though many Nintendo games are rated E, E10+ or T, we believe this kind of feature should be included in the hardware. It's the right thing to do," explains Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales & marketing. "Game ratings are on the front and back of every game package, so families can easily make a decision about whether a game is right for them."
Game ratings are determined by a consensus of at least three specially trained raters reporting to the Entertainment Software Ratings Board. ESRB raters are of various ages and backgrounds, and to ensure their objectivity, are not permitted to have any ties to the computer and video game industry. The rating system, in place since 1994, is frequently cited as an example for other industries to follow.
"Nintendo has added an important tool for families in Washington state and around the world," said Gov. Chris Gregoire. "This new option gives parents more information and more control over what video games their kids play and at what age."
Nintendo's next console will usher in a new era of video gaming. It will feature a controller designed to be used with either one hand or two, a first in the video game industry. The position and motion of the controller itself dictates the action on the television screen. A second, plug-in expansion gives hard-core gamers additional control for more in-depth game play.
Revolution will play both new game discs, as well as Nintendo GameCube™ discs. It also will have access to 20 years of fan-favorite games, including those from the Nintendo® 64, Super NES® and NES® eras.
Now the question for you guys is this a good thing?
Source:Nintendo
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7 Comments:
i think so. now i can finally stop my 7 year old brother from playing M games. As long as i know the code im fine with it.
I say it's good. Moves like this take the teeth out of arguments that the gaming industry is actively trying to put M-rated games into the hands of children. And I think it's in everybody's best interest to keep the adult stuff away from kids so people stop calling for it to be banned entirely. But then, I'm an adult myself. ;) Play motorbike games, online motorbike games for free.
Bleh, no. This sucks. Especially for kids out their with parents like mine, who think that the horrible false "age appropriate" claims of the ESRB mean it all. I'm not telling this to my mom. Definetely not.
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I don't think this makes a difference, most kids will still play all the games, this is just something to "shut the over-protective parents up". :)
Last week I saw a 11 year old kid tring to buy doom 3 on xbox, completly unsupervied. kids dont understand how important ESRB is like Jimmie (Patrick). two posts up :P
I work at a used book shop that sells video and PC games, and pretty much every time I've seen a kid getting an inappropriate game, their mom or dad has been the one paying for it. Most parents don't even care, so the industry has to care to get the haters off their backs. It's not Nintendo or Sony or Microsoft or freakin' Rockstar's fault, it's the parents, and this is a way for Nintendo to get the responsibility off them and onto the parents some more.
"Last week I saw a 11 year old kid tring to buy doom 3 on xbox, completly unsupervied. kids dont understand how important ESRB is like Jimmie (Patrick). two posts up :P"
No, I don't think you get it.
I'm 13 and my mom won't let me play a T game. She even says that "E games are violent enough." It's not that I want a game for violence and sexual themes and crap (which T games don' have much of, btw), but the fact that her doing this is severely limiting my selection of good games. Sure, a lot of good games are E rated, but MORE are T rated. Plus, why not both, since they both aren't really all that bad?
That's the problem.
Jimmie (Patrick)
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