Apparently the guy that worked at EB Games had no clue what he was doing (
Obviously)
So let's call him
Bob
My conclusion is,
Bob just stands behind the counter all day long, only knows about "
exploding testosterone" games like "
Master-Chief-will-bust-you-up-I-planted-the-bomb-ow-yeah".
When a person walks into the store and asks for a game (
that he does not know about)
Bob looks at the ESRB rating and judges the game by that.
What does the box say about Persona 3?
Quote:
Publisher:
Atlus Co.
Developer:
Atlus Co.
Genre:
Role-Playing
Release Date:
July 6, 2010
ESRB:
MATURE
ESRB Descriptors:
Blood, Partial Nudity, Violence, Language
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Now what
this guy sees, is an
M for
mature
What does mature mean in this
Bob's head?
Quote:
MATURE
Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older. Titles in this category may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and/or strong language.
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Now
Bob has to use the corn in his brain and starts thinking.
"Wait a sec, t-this has an age limit! It's Japanese! It's mature! Must be some shit H-game, better ask him for his age!"
This is only what I can imagine happened, but it's like this all across northen America, you've got strange new games with uncertain markets,
You don't know for sure if it will sell or not, but you still take the chance of setting it up in the store.
Then even if it reaches the stores, you've got
Bob here who doesn't know what to do, as "
Lulz pwnt" is the only roleplaying he's ever done, so he judges on what he
thinks it's about, thus forming his judgement and discouraging new people who
might be interested in trying the game out by going "
No way dude, if you try that out, your eyesockets will melt off, here, try this game with a half naked Spartan who wrestles big giant other men, much more manlier!"
This is what's wrong at the moment, you've got
Bob in the store, scaring away new customers, and then complaining back at his boss "
Yeah chief, those games ain't selling, I told you they were no good"