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Originally Posted by TF-Viewer
I think you might be giving the ESRB too much credit. Their rating system is more of a guideline people follow. I don't believe they have any sort of real power to enforce law and control what goes into games and what doesn't.
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In theory you're right, but in practice, they do have real power. Large retail chains will not stock AO-rated games and many card young gamers for M-rated games. It determines what gets sold on a large scale and what does not as much as if it was an actual law.