Great...now we're going to run into the same problem with video games that we do with the movie industry...

[SineSwiper]

<div style='font: 10pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light", "Century Gothic"; text-align: left; '><b>Link:</b> <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/11/technol ... yes">Video games get raunchy</a>

Great...now we're going to run into the same problem with video games that we do with the movie industry...</div>

[Flip]

<div style='font: 12pt "Cooper Black"; text-align: left; '>that game Singles is only playing off of the true reason people buy Sims Online, the virtual flirting. Sims Online has turned into a dating ground for the most part.

It is natural, though. Games are getting better graphics so what is the first thing people think of? Sex! And because graphics are getting more life like now people have a problem with it. The old LSL were the same premise that the new one is.</div>

[Imakeholesinu]

<div style='font: 10pt Impact; text-align: left; '>A rating system? What's the problem? So what if we see some made up chick naked in a video game. Ever play DOA? I get a hard on still fighting with Lei Fang in her upper teen costumes that I've unlocked. I guess I don't see your point, or the problem that is facing the movie industry with regard to nudity.</div>

[SineSwiper]

<div style='font: 10pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light", "Century Gothic"; text-align: left; '>The whole reason why the MPAA is so screwed up as a ratings board is because the movie producers keep pushing the R rating as far as it will go. The reason why the producers won't accept a NC-17 rating is because hardly any movie theater will play it.

Now, you have the beginning of the same battle with the M/AO ratings. This will eventually lead to AO games being talentless hacks making cheap porn games, because nobody will know about the game or be able to buy it except online. This is just like the NC-17 movies. (When was the last time you saw a NC-17 movie?)</div>

[Imakeholesinu]

<div style='font: 10pt Impact; text-align: left; '>It doesn't stop dating sims in Japan though. But I guess I'm talking about a country where the people have sex 4 times less than we do and sex is not that taboo over there. Do you know what's starting to happen though? Best Buys are starting to show up in places almost next to Wal-Mart and they will sell explict contented music/movies/games because they bring in the money. Wal-Mart may be the number one retailer, but when I walk in I find their game selection (PC mostly) lacking. Sure the console games are advertized to hell but the PC games are usually in a back cornor somewhere. In my opinion, I think the gaming industry has taken the M rating pretty far.

I doubt that a game with an A/O rating will not sell at Best Buy. They sell porn there for chrissake! There will be a new section in the games department called 'special intrest' and there is where you will find the latest installment of LSL.</div>

[SineSwiper]

<div style='font: 10pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light", "Century Gothic"; text-align: left; '>I dunno. "Singles" was slapped with a AO rating, and Eidos seemed to think that they couldn't sell it through traditional channels, so they are going for online only downloads.</div>