Age Ratings Across the World
13,279A look at how the world's top gaming markets (plus Brazil and Russia) restrict, regulate, censor and rate themselves and why. It's a world tour of not having fun!
Australia got *so* fucking lucky.
Correction at 21:48: Spanish PS1 boxes used the same system as the UK. Spanish N64 boxes had tiny ratings in tiny fine print on the bottom of the box, as seen here: https://cloud10.todocoleccion.online/tc/2014/12/02/16/46541851_23037190.jpg
China: 7:25
Japan: 11:28
Germany: 15:55
EU: 21:08
Russia: 23:41
Brazil: 26:15
Recommended reading & viewing:
What options do publishers have for ending game censorship in Germany?
foruncut.com/2017/10/10-aspects-of-the-supposed-swastika-ban-in-video-games-in-germany
Drew Scanlon in Brazil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU29Wqg_BVo
Arcades in Shanghai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBmrs6ecEfg
Chinese PC cafe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5pTUyWrZEc
Chinese WoW skeletons: https://imgur.com/a/VF3eq
Carnival! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW313inIlFk
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