Yesterday, the ESA officially filed a lawsuit against
infamous California violent games law - once known as bill AB1179 - claiming the law violates the First Amendment.
Today, Governor Schwarzenegger and bill author Leland Yee responded to the lawsuit, essentially recognizing the law as
a "tool to help [parents] protect their children" and comparing this law to similar 'mature' activities such as
"alcohol, tobacco, and pornography."
As discussed in yesterday's article on the ESA lawsuit, many retailers voluntarily abide by the ESRB's rating and do
not sell Mature games to children under the age 17. Some of yesterday's comments noted that this law is just going to
have more people asking their older friends/brothers/parents to buy them the violent games, and that is out of the
scope of the law. So in a sense, this law does somewhat force parents to be more involved in their children's buying
decisions.
What do you think will happen to sales when the law goes into effect on the first of January?
