ESRB Releases Rating Breakdown for 2007

Posted on Feb 06, 2008 under Main |

ESRB Releases Rating Breakdown for 2007

In its Winter newsletter, the ESRB has released the breakdown of ratings which it assigned to video games in 2007.

From the newsletter:

ESRB assigned 1,563 ratings in 2007, the largest amount in our 13-year history.

While a handful of M-rated titles tend to garner a majority of media attention, the E (Everyone 6+) rating category continues to dominate. The E category saw the largest increase over last year, accounting for nearly 60% of ratings assigned overall. The M (Mature 17+) category represented 6% of the overall ratings assigned, down from 8% in 2006 and 12% in 2005…

GP: Although it’s not the ESRB’s responsibility (they just assign the ratings), it would be interesting to know the sales breakdown by rating.

We’ll probably see that info at E3, where the ESA typically includes it in a handout of “Essential Facts.” Last year’s edition reports that M-rated titles accounted for 15% of sales in 2006.

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