Australia Wants To Rate iPhone Apps/Mobile Phone Games

[Vidboy10]

According to iTnews, the Australian Classification Board has announced it would like to "apply the National Classification Code, the Classification Act, and the Guidelines for the Classification of Films and Computer" to mobile applications.

"I recently wrote to the [Commonwealth Censorship] minister regarding my concern that some so-called mobile phone applications, which can be purchased online or either downloaded to mobile phones or played online via mobile phone access, are not being submitted to the board for classification," said Donald McDonald, Australia's Classification Board director.

This is following on the heel's of the American Entertainment Software Rating Board, which asked Apple to use its classification for iPhone games. The ESA stated it would like the App Store to carry ratings as well.

With the iPhone becoming a gaming platform in its own like, competing with the PSP and the DS, ratings only seem fair — to level the playing field. But what's next? Rating flash games?

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[MuppetInvasion]

Harharhar Donald Mcdonald... Lol name.

Its pathetic how games have to be such a strict policy over here.

 

[worlok375]

Fail.

 

[luke_c]

Fail.

:/

 

[updowners]

Can't they just fuck off for once?

 

[DrOctapu]

I feel sorry for people who live in Australia. They don't get anything!

 

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........................wow....

 

[Hatsu]

Can't they leave us alone?

 

[DSGamer64]

Can anyone say "hail Hitler!"? Seriously, talk about being overzealous and restrictive, that is just completely retarded.

 

[RupeeClock]

Rate...iPhone apps?
Fuck, I don't claim to know the process of which apps get added or anything, but if it's anything like what I think it is, way to add further delays to the release of apps.

Are Australia REALLY that worried that a murder simulator is going to find it's way onto the iPhone?

 

[Hop2089]

These politicians have no life at all and need to get laid.

If this keeps up, Australia will be the new China of media.

 

[shakirmoledina]

rating is overrated

don't think this is actually worth but it's news i guess

 

[Sterling]

well there was this app.

I thought it was realy offending xD