For any of you out there thinking that this bill, if passed, might be a good thing: Consider that the ESRB is a private, self-regulating organization, which isn't subject to governmental standards or regulation. According it special status under the law would, in effect, make the decisions of that private organization legally enforceable under an act of Congress. That's a pretty scary thing, if only for the precedent it sets.
"'Casual games' are something the 'Game Industry' invented to explain away the Wii success instead of actually listening or looking at what Nintendo did. There is no 'casual strategy' from Nintendo. 'Accessible strategy', yes, but ‘casual gamers’ is just the 'Game Industry''s polite way of saying what they feel: 'retarded gamers'."
-Sean Malstrom
