Nintendo announced today that the Revolution will have a password-controlled setting which prevents children from playing "inappropiate" games as deemed by their parents. The system itself follows four rating levels in compliance with ESRB standards: Everyone, E10+, Teen, and Mature. Every game that is purchased contains specialized code in the software that tells the Revolution what rating it has, thus effectively preventing the game to be played if the Revolution is in "lock up" mode.
Reggie Fils-Aime, executive vice-president of sales & marketing, strongly believes that "this kind of feature should be included in the hardware."
Even Washington Governor Chris Gregoire praised Nintendo for this move: "Nintendo has added an important tool for families in Washington state andaround the world. This new option gives parents more information and more control over what video games their kids play and atwhat age."
How will the population react? Will parents be more inclined to purchase the Revolution with this kind of control feature? Will gamers be discouraged because they do not have control over their own system?
On the upside, there might be a increase in mature titles for the Revolution. At least Jack Thompson can get off our backs now...
Source: Nintendo Announces Play Control System for Next Hardware
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