@Woderwick As my old boss said never assume anything, as explained in my previous post PEGI have nothing to do with digital only game. So I highly doubt they have any involvement, unless a publisher directly submitted the game to them for review.
If you check PEGI's website the game isn't listed like most digital only games. It was released on PC back in 2018. This is down to Nintendo alone, really there should be a PEGI unrated rating that said "this game is digital only and doesn't require rating, may contain content rated between 3-18+ please review the title before buying". All I think Nintendo can do is adjust the shop rating at their end, as this game doesn't fall under PEGI's remit at present.
As someone who has worked in game's development and who has spoken on this topic with lawyers in the past, best I explain the whole PEGI thing. The whole system is a bit rubbish and there is a massive loophole by design. So only games that are released at shop retail need an official PEGI rating. Games that are digital only don't, but they do still show pegi rating in some digital stores, even when the game doesn't require them, which the developer sets.
This does mean that all those retro indie games, released on SNES, Mega Drive, Dreamcast at retail. All need PEGI rating and any shop selling them without can be fined or worse. Something to keep in mind if you sell indie titles, doesn't help PEGI is like £1500 at its cheapest cert. UK Trading Standard ignore this at present it seems, but that could change at any moment.
The no rating required for digital only games is intended for indie PC releases, as otherwise any video game, even homebrewed content would need a rating. But really it needs changing so any game with a major platform release should also have to be rated e.g. Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Apple. I believe this would need a change in the UK law to occur and developers would all be against it.
Based on the PEGI system this game should be a 16 and includes the Drugs symbol which alcohol falls under. The PEGI system is rubbish anyway as the developers set the rating themselves and only if someone complains to PEGI, will they review and adjust. In this case they will say that the game doesn't need to be rated by PEGI, so people would have to kick up a serious fuss, but yes if rated by PEGI the game would be a 16. So Nintendo might want to adjust the current rating shown on their store.
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Re: Random: This Drink Driving Game Is A Nasty Blemish On The Switch eShop
@Woderwick As my old boss said never assume anything, as explained in my previous post PEGI have nothing to do with digital only game. So I highly doubt they have any involvement, unless a publisher directly submitted the game to them for review.
If you check PEGI's website the game isn't listed like most digital only games. It was released on PC back in 2018. This is down to Nintendo alone, really there should be a PEGI unrated rating that said "this game is digital only and doesn't require rating, may contain content rated between 3-18+ please review the title before buying". All I think Nintendo can do is adjust the shop rating at their end, as this game doesn't fall under PEGI's remit at present.
Re: Random: This Drink Driving Game Is A Nasty Blemish On The Switch eShop
As someone who has worked in game's development and who has spoken on this topic with lawyers in the past, best I explain the whole PEGI thing. The whole system is a bit rubbish and there is a massive loophole by design. So only games that are released at shop retail need an official PEGI rating. Games that are digital only don't, but they do still show pegi rating in some digital stores, even when the game doesn't require them, which the developer sets.
This does mean that all those retro indie games, released on SNES, Mega Drive, Dreamcast at retail. All need PEGI rating and any shop selling them without can be fined or worse. Something to keep in mind if you sell indie titles, doesn't help PEGI is like £1500 at its cheapest cert. UK Trading Standard ignore this at present it seems, but that could change at any moment.
The no rating required for digital only games is intended for indie PC releases, as otherwise any video game, even homebrewed content would need a rating. But really it needs changing so any game with a major platform release should also have to be rated e.g. Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Apple. I believe this would need a change in the UK law to occur and developers would all be against it.
Based on the PEGI system this game should be a 16 and includes the Drugs symbol which alcohol falls under. The PEGI system is rubbish anyway as the developers set the rating themselves and only if someone complains to PEGI, will they review and adjust. In this case they will say that the game doesn't need to be rated by PEGI, so people would have to kick up a serious fuss, but yes if rated by PEGI the game would be a 16. So Nintendo might want to adjust the current rating shown on their store.