CT senator says games influenced Sandy Hook shooter and CA Senator says "Gamers need to Quiet Down"

[Otakumegane]

NintendoPie said:

Otakumegane said:

NintendoPie said:
Why can't we stop blaming other things for these children's deaths? It was the kid that killed them. Not the games. If a person thinks they can go on a shooting spree because that's what they do in CoD then they need Therapy.

There are a variety of things that influences people's minds some are just more easily swayed then others. If that kid was fed with non-violent games, he might have not done so. But since it's impossible to enforce that, I think all we need is a better way to convey to the buyers that the game is graphic, violent, and contains inapporpriate messages.

The M-rating holds 0 influence over here, more it's shown as a sign of approval, it has to be violent enough to get an M or it won't sell, and that's what has to change.

Which is why I like the PEGI rating of a giant red 18 over a black and white M.

Or parents could enforce things a little more... I knew a kid that was getting M Rated games when he was 6. His parents would just buy the game without even looking at it. That's one of the problems we have.

(He didn't turn out to be a killer though. Luckily, I guess.)

Not even the parents know that M means 17+. ESRB chooses really small font to address the age issue. Some parents are just ignorant of what they buy their children, and I believe that a more visual signal will help.

(Prediction:CoD sales will decrease this year, just because of all the news nowadys about violent video games,talk about influence of the media)