“Mature” Rated Games Account for Only 6% of Games in 2007
By Jonathan on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 at 4:49 PM PST In Gamer Life, Games Industry
Despite what the mainstream media might think, the amount of games bearing an “M for Mature” rating is actually quite small, according to the ESRB. In 2007, it seems those games intended only for people aged 17 and up accounted for only 6% of the 1,563 games rated by the board. That means around 94 games came out last year with an “M” rating, if I’m doing my math right. That’s actually down from 8% in 2006 and 12% in 2005. On the flipside, games with an “E for Everyone” rating made up 59% of the total number of games. I think we can all figure out what this means: all the “E” rated games are directly responsible for the corruption of society’s youth. Mario’s to blame, people.
Via ESRB
I knew it, Mario’s the reason my cousin’s in jail!!!! we told him not to play to much but before we knew it he was in the middle of the mall dead bodies all around sceaming “I LOVED YOU PRINCESS!! I LOVED YOU!!!” so now you know what video games can do to your life …
many people complain about M rated games, but I think we need more of them. Most gamers are well over 18, so the game ratings should represent that. I’d like to see things get back up to the 12% mark.