China has just announced new rules
to curb the addiction to video games
and mobile games by its younger
population
To tackle gaming addiction,
China is cutting video gaming time to just
3 hours a week for players under age 18.
i.e an hour a day on Fridays, Saturdays,
Sundays and public holidays
The National Press & Publication Administration,
China’s top watchdog for gaming and
other forms of online media,
formally issued the rules to combat
gaming addiction among teenagers
Thus earnings of gaming companies like
Tencent Holdings, NetEase and BiliBili will
be impacted over the longer term
as the new rule could gradually
erode the country’s player base.
Under the new rules, these gaming companies
must strictly implement the real-name
registration and login system in their games
and not provide access to video games
for those who are unregistered.