Hahahahahaha. I agree, it's the parents' responsibility to know what their kids are doing and what they're buying. =P

Finally, parents have to be involved and finally pay attention to what their children are playing. It's their responsibility, not the government's.

So it seems that parents don't have the choice anymore and have to play their roles, now... Seriously, a law for that... Why, because they don't know how to read ratings ? --' But, maybe it's the case. Nowadays parents can't say no to their children, even if it's clearly written that some games or movies aren't for them *sighs*

California's ruling was, as I would have heard in my media law class, "too overly broad." Parents need to be parents and start checking what it is they're buying for their kids. It's a shame, but my brother has seen parents buy little kids M-rated games just because the kids wanted it. Don't let your TV/video games babysit while you go off and do whatever.

I've heard someone said, in relation to the article's story, that a revised rating system is in order? Maybe make the rating more blatant and difficult to ignore?

I didn't know my own state was heading this stupid battle. It sure seems like a good idea to prevent violent video games from corrupting the youth of America, however anyone who can use logic will be able to figure out that the amount of psycho murderers and the amount of people who played a grand theft auto game are not even close to the same number.

Nice to hear the supreme court is willing to defend the U.S. video game industry's creative freedom. I agree that video agmes have the same entitlements as film and literature. I just hope that Japan will one day learn anything from this scenario, given that the youth ordinance bill is in effect, depsite that Japan already has its own content rating systems for video games, films, and television programs.

Good, this doesn't need a law, XD

It's kind of hard to avoid the rating in the corner--parents do need to keep an eye on such things.

@SomeGuy:

You got that right, I'd much rather flash my ID than have some ridiculous law regulating any aspect of the game industry, even if it's something minor like ratings.

@Dark Flame 3479:

It might not be illegal for the store clerk to sell an M-rated game to an underage customer, it might still be Target's store policy to not sell M-rated games to them.

And really, if you don't want more of this sort of bureaucratic idiocy with people trying to make stupid laws to protect the childrens, then be glad that the stores are taking matters into their own hands and checking those IDs.

Not like any adults have anything to hide, yes?

Well that's good to hear, I like my video games not to involve the government. Although I do remember Target asked for my ID when I bought GTA4 XD It's a strange world when you get carded for a video game~

For once the government shows some intelligence. It's the responsibility of the parents to monitor what their kids play, not the government's. Ratings aren't there to make the box look pretty

Wow, didn't know this was happening while i was playing with my violent video games during these past years. Oh wow...