Topic: Age Conflict for Parental Controls

Hi, Can anyone please shed some light on why I need to set the Nintendo PEGI restriction to 16 years + to play Fortnite (12+)?

Thanks!

@TooBusyForThis I think it's because of voice chat.

Hmm good question. I don’t use parental controls as I am not a parent and I don’t have any kids. I don’t play fortnight either.

@TooBusyForThis PEGI recently changed ( a few months ago) the rating on Fortnite:

"PEGI has decided to change the age rating for Fortnite, since it meets the conditions to be considered as an ecosystem with diverse content rather than an individual game product.

"As a result, the PEGI 12 age rating was replaced by the Parental Guidance label (an icon displaying an exclamation mark, always accompanied by the ‘parental guidance recommended’ text descriptor)."

So basically parts of Fortnite are considered PEGI 7, parts PEGI 12, etc. If Nintendo sees a generic 'Parental Guidance' label rather than a specific age, perhaps it defaults to labeling it Pegi 16? Since this was very recent, I could imagine it being in flux still.