In a move that could finally put an end to unjust gaming laws by the states the Supreme Court has stated on there blog  that they will be reviewing a California law that would have restrict selling games to minors based on a vague terminology of what constitute violent.

"Via Orders of the Court (PDF) just issued at 10:00 AM ET this morning, The Supreme Court of the United States has granted the petition for a writ of certiorari to the California side of Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) v. Schwarzenegger.

This means that the nation’s top court will indeed review a decision by the 9th Circuit Court of California in February of 2009, which struck down a California law that would make it illegal to rent or sell violent videogames to consumers under the age of 18. Retailers who violated the law would be subject to fines of up to $1,000."

Here's a from the EMA about the SCOUT decision:

"EMA obviously would have preferred that the Supreme Court decline review of the lower court decision finding the California video game restriction law to be unconstitutional. We are confident, however, that when the Supreme Court conducts its review, it will conclude that the lower court correctly analyzed the law and reached the appropriate conclusion."

Despite being ruled unconstitutional several times by the lower courts the DA office of the golden states hope that the SCOUTS would ignore those decision for a one that would only make the govenator and state senior Yee happy. Hers my opinion on this matter:

1.) There will be a final say in this matter for years to come.

2.) Considering that like 10 other courts ruled against state laws over video game based on the first admendmentt I don't see A big change coming for the highest cout on this matter.

And lets not forget that they also said that video tapping animal crulity was protected upder freedom of speech a few days ago so I think its safe to say that they're side with the gaming industry.

Update: Heres another quote from EMA president Michael Gallagher:

"Courts throughout the country have ruled consistently that content-based regulation of computer and video games is unconstitutional. Research shows that the public agrees, video games should be provided the same protections as books, movies and music.

As the Court recognized last week in the US v. Stevens case, the First Amendment protects all speech other than just a few ‘historic and traditional categories’ that are ‘well-defined and narrowly limited.’ We are hopeful that the Court will reject California’s invitation to break from these settled principles by treating depictions of violence, especially those in creative works, as unprotected by the First Amendment."

Update 2: California senator Leland Yee, known for supporting restrictions on video games: had been stated as saying "I am very pleased that the Supreme Court has accepted our case to help protect children from the harmful effects of excessively violent, interactive video games. I am hopeful that the high court will determine our law to be Constitutional, but regardless, states are now certain to receive direction on how to proceed with this important issue.

He was also quote with this statment:

"If the Supreme Court thought that the facts and circumstances surrounding the Stevens case were similar, they would have thrown out our law as well. Clearly, the justices want to look specifically at our narrowly tailored law that simply limits sales of ultra-violent games to kids without prohibiting speech."

Sources: The SCOUT blog and Gamepolitics

Update: Found video of a 3d hidden picture game for Dsi ware. Could this be a song of thing to come with the 3DS?:

Looks like Nintendo is finally getting around making a succesor to there wildly popular DS handheld line. This morning they have announce the Nintendo 3DS, a portable handheld gaming system that will habe the capability to produce 3d imgages seen in movies like Avatar with out the use of 3d glasses. The 3DS will also the backwards compadable with all DS and DSi ware (no word on DSiware games being bc.). Nintendo Is promising more info in the coming month leading up to E3 2010.

So what do you guys thing? Is this a worth succesor or another Virtual Boy?

I personaly think that not having to use 3d glasses already makes this 3d system better then the VB.

Source: Destrictoid