ganoncrotch said:
brendude13 said:
ganoncrotch said:
you know seeing that box linked a few times now makes me dread one thing happening with this game, it's age rating I wonder could that hurt its sales a bit I know that Resi Evil on the 3ds was definitely affected by the age of most 3ds owners but would most vita owners be over 18? |
It doesn't matter if they aren't.
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Well here in Ireland it's illegal for people in stores to sell 18s rated games without ID to kids their parents would have to come to the store with them and purchase it for them after being told by the sales clerk what the game has that makes it 18s, would be the same as selling cigs or alcohol to kids.
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It's a lot less restricted online, me and my friends have been buying certificate 18 games for years, online or through digital distribution. Most people under 18 shop with their parents too, so parents just buy it for them. People at car boot sales don't care either, they ignore age ratings and sell you DVDs and games based on the content they know is on there.
If somebody under 18 wants to buy a certificate 18 game, they'll get it. Some parents will make it harder for them than others, but they'll get it in the end.
Cigarettes and alcohol aren't sold online (or at least not to my knowledge), parents will be far less willing to buy it for their child and store restrictions are a lot tighter. Even then, kids still get cigarettes and alcohol through older siblings or others at school.
