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Unread 11-03-2010   #50
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Re: Supreme Court to decide hte future of Video Games

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Originally Posted by TF-Viewer View Post
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.
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.
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