more games overall than so-called "core gamers."NPD's graphs are viewable below.[UPDATE: NPD's David Riley has clarified to Gamasutra that the graphs
posted below were not to
NBA Live Mobile Coins scale, and that the specific ratios cited in our
original report were inaccurate."When looking at the actual numbers for 2010,
Xbox 360 online-playable sales were 40% higher than PS3, not twice as high (or
100% higher)," Riley says. "And in terms of share of unit sales that were online
playable in 2010, within the platform's sales, the Xbox 360 and PS3 have
basically the same share of online playable sales for the year."
Out of nine U.S. Supreme Court Justices, two voted in favor of a California law that would place new restrictions on the sale of violent video games to
minors. The law was struck down in a 7-2 vote, the
FIFA 18 Coins Court revealed Monday
morning, on grounds that it violated the First Amendment.Justice Clarence Thomas
was one of the dissenters. He argued that when the U.S. Founding Fathers created
the First Amendment, they did not intend for free speech to be directly "spoken"
children.In that regard, Thomas -- whose opinion mainly consisted of an analysis of parenting and children's decision-making abilities over the course
of U.S. history -- disagreed with the court's decision that the law violated
free speech.Justice Stephen Breyer also dissented, calling the act only a
"modest restriction," and pointed out inconsistencies with how the government
handles forms of mature content in other forms of media.Below are the highlights
from Thomas and Breyer
extracted from the full 92 page ruling [PDF]. (Notably, the Entertainment Software Association claimed that despite the dissent, the ruling would hold up
against future attempts at similar legislation.)Thomas: The Act Is Not A Free
Speech Violation"...The founding generation [founders of the U.S.] understood
parents to have a right and duty to MMOGO govern their children?s growth. Parents were
expected to direct the development and education of their children and ensure
that bad
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