Jul.08.2008 Beer Pong video game has trouble a-brewin’
See what I did there? Man I am clever. Because it’s beer, and beer is brewed. Anyway someone developed a Wii game about beer pong. But Connecticut’s attorney general isn’t pleased with its release.
Connecticut’s attorney general isn’t happy that a video game called “Frat Party Games: Beer Pong” was rated suitable for children as young as 13.
Richard Blumenthal said Monday that the Entertainment Software Rating Board made a mistake by clearing the game for young teens and he worries other games in the yet-to-be-released Frat Party Games line will also be approved for those same gamers.
“Beer Pong” was designed by Las Vegas-based JV Games Inc. as a downloadable game for Nintendo Co.’s popular Wii game system.
JV Games Vice President Jag Jaeger informed Blumenthal last month that the company is renaming the game “Pong Toss” and eliminating all references to alcohol.
The company’s Web site still promotes the game as “Beer Pong,” but that’s supposed to change soon.
“We stopped this game, but that is only a minor victory if it is followed by others,” said Blumenthal, who believes the game glorifies alcohol abuse and binge drinking.
Video clip from the EVIL EVIL Beer Pong Wii game. Alcohol = the devil’s drink.
I guess it’s kind of silly to promote drinking to minors but at the same time, calling something “Pong Toss” just sounds dumb, so I’m not sure whose side to take. Last summer, my godmother had told me about how my two little cousins (ages 8 and 10 respectively) saw one of their friend’s older brothers playing beer pong with friends. So they started playing it too. Not with beer, but with water. On the one hand, it’s awesome to think that my little cousins will be so well-trained with beer pong by the time they’re able to drink beer. On the other hand, it’s kind of disturbing that they’re well on the way to getting deep-dicked at a frat party. Possibly before they get a driver’s license. Sigh, kids these days. Always getting deep-dicked.
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