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Originally Posted by FullMetalX
Point of clarification...some of the highest selling games are actually M-Rated games so the reduced market point is actually moot when it comes to video games.
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Point taken, but here's a
counter-point.
I come from a music background and a Parental Advisory sticker definitely does affect sales, so much so that multiple versions are produced and printed. For example, there was a compilation CD with a
Coop devil girl on the cover and a song with the word "fuck" in the title. There was the original "dirty" version with the advisory, and devil girl. There was the Wal-Mart version with edited music to hide the curses, the tail, horns and pointed ears were removed from the devil girl cover graphic and there was no Parental Advisory sticker. There was also a version for Target with the edited devil girl, edited song name, but the "dirty" audio master and a parental advisory. It's really the stores that wield so much power over the content.