Comment Re:My thoughts... (Score 2, Insightful) 75
The movie ratings (PG, R, etc.) are legally enforceable. The store owner can be fined or imprisoned for allowing the sale or rental of an R-rated product to a minor. Video game ratings are voluntarily provided suggestions to the consumer about the content of the game.
So the reason video game ratings are so big is because the consumer has to see them or they mean nothing.
Movie ratings can be small, because the consumer doesn't have to see them; the onus is on the storeowner to enfore them.
Oh, and I'm an Ontarian, and I've never heard the anthem played at a movie theatre. And I'm pretty sure I've been to a "first showing of the day" (specifically, the midnight premiere of Star Wars Episode I).
So the reason video game ratings are so big is because the consumer has to see them or they mean nothing.
Movie ratings can be small, because the consumer doesn't have to see them; the onus is on the storeowner to enfore them.
Oh, and I'm an Ontarian, and I've never heard the anthem played at a movie theatre. And I'm pretty sure I've been to a "first showing of the day" (specifically, the midnight premiere of Star Wars Episode I).
