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UK House of Commons uses Miyamoto quote to try and push game sales restrictions, get kids off gaming

by rawmeatcowboy
23 May 2011
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The following is a motion from the UK House of Commons…

“That this House welcomes the call by Shigero (sic) Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario, for people to drop their joypads and venture out into the sunlight once in a while;

“recognises that video games have addictive properties;

“notes that children flourish when they undertake a variety of extra-curricular experience;

“further notes the current Hungarian EU Presidency priority of protecting minors from harmful audiovisual media content in media legislation;

“is concerned about the potential impact of violent video games on those under 18; and calls on the Government to ensure the purchase of video games by those under 18 is carefully controlled and that parents are encouraged to limit the amount of time children spend on video games.”

A Miyamoto quote taken out of context, and it also happens to come from back in 2008. Of course, Keith Vaz is involved in this motion, even though he constantly reminds us that he’s not against gaming.

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