He was actually an incredibly good guy. Videogames were a rising media that were basically one giant money Laundering front. To keep it niche they aimed at arcades and more adult themes. Kids still loved it.
The public hearing was why companies like Sega promoted themselves to kids. Sega said games like Mortal Kombat were aimed at College students.
Nintendo of America's Lawyer Howard Lincoln called that crap. He and the representative from Sega openly argued on the congressional floor. It was especially awkward because the guy from Sega used to work at Nintendo.
Sega openly promised to work with others to create a ratings system for videogames. Lieberman accepted this.
In the closed meeting the many game companies were told to stop it with the obvious money laundering and mafia tactics. Most of the companies involved wouldn't be making videogames, or sell consoles after that because of financial scrutiny.
This is how Sony was able to sneak in. They followed the ratings system, and any money Laundering involved the US military.
Lieberman fully admitted he didn't understand videogames and would call people he trusted to find out more. These were journalists and designers who had worked with him during the congressional hearing. He supported videogames against others several times.
Yeah, that's BS. I was there. The politicians wanted to control this growing medium and threatened to enact laws to ban violence in games outright unless the industry "self regulated" (oh and paid their proper political donations to the appropriate parties - that's where the real money Launcering happened.)
He was actually an incredibly good guy. Videogames were a rising media that were basically one giant money Laundering front. To keep it niche they aimed at arcades and more adult themes. Kids still loved it.
The public hearing was why companies like Sega promoted themselves to kids. Sega said games like Mortal Kombat were aimed at College students.
https://youtu.be/fvzXc3EgX8I
Nintendo of America's Lawyer Howard Lincoln called that crap. He and the representative from Sega openly argued on the congressional floor. It was especially awkward because the guy from Sega used to work at Nintendo.
Sega openly promised to work with others to create a ratings system for videogames. Lieberman accepted this.
In the closed meeting the many game companies were told to stop it with the obvious money laundering and mafia tactics. Most of the companies involved wouldn't be making videogames, or sell consoles after that because of financial scrutiny.
This is how Sony was able to sneak in. They followed the ratings system, and any money Laundering involved the US military.
Lieberman fully admitted he didn't understand videogames and would call people he trusted to find out more. These were journalists and designers who had worked with him during the congressional hearing. He supported videogames against others several times.
Yeah, that's BS. I was there. The politicians wanted to control this growing medium and threatened to enact laws to ban violence in games outright unless the industry "self regulated" (oh and paid their proper political donations to the appropriate parties - that's where the real money Launcering happened.)