RSSJapanese State Bans 'Grand Theft Auto'
By Ed Oswald | Published May 31, 2005, 11:11 AM
Selling or renting Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 3 to minors is now illegal in the Kanagawa state of Japan after the government deemed that it was too violent and harmful to younger gamers. Since being introduced in Japan in September of 2003, nearly 350,000 copies of the game have been sold.
Restrictions were placed on GTA 3 after officials expressed concern that children would mimic the game's actions. As part of the restrictions, the game must be separated from other "safer" titles, and will now have a "Harmful" sticker on the front of the box, similar to the Parental Advisory stickers on U.S. music titles. In order to purchase GTA 3, a person must be 18 years of age or older.
you peoples iz ignant.
asellus: what's wrong with porn? it seems that only americans have a problem with exposed human physiology. ;)
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|And this restriction comes from a country where 10-year-old kids can buy porn mags from vending machines freely. Misplaced priority?
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|come on guys! this is a "problem"??? unless you are a little kid, you should be at least ok with the fact that little kids arent carjacking and shooting people, even if its "just a game". I enjoy gaming as much as the next guy, but....jeez why do 10-year-olds have to know what its like to blow someone's brains out and steal his car? I for one think its a good move, even if its kinda lame that its so late and will have limited effect.
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|come on guys! this is a "problem"??? unless you are a little kid, you should be at least ok with the fact that little kids arent carjacking and shooting people, even if its "just a game". I enjoy gaming as much as the next guy, but....jeez why do 10-year-olds have to know what its like to blow someone's brains out and steal his car? I for one think its a good move, even if its kinda lame that its so late and will have limited effect.
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|LoL! Smart kids will pay older kids to buy their games for them, so is not such a big problem :)
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|The headline could read "restricted or banned".. I can care less.. All I know is that I don't live in Japan and I'm over 18 so what th hek ban the game for I care
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|Yeah, the headline is misleading.
It should be "restricting" not "Bans", as people over 18 can buy the game freely.
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|Won't the kids want buy San Andreas anyway?
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|A couple years late huh.
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|WTF?
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|they are just NOW banning it from underage kids?
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|So it's not actually "banned" then is it? Stupid headline...
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