Japan to set limits on the consumption of online games for youngsters not exceeding 10,000 yen per month

The first meeting of the Network Community Game Liaison Agreement, which consists of six online gaming companies in Japan, was held recently. The meeting announced that in order to guide young people to correctly use the Community games, web games and other online games, will be 18 years of age under the network of young people to limit online consumption. Six companies agreed to take the initiative to stipulate that the 18-year-old Youth online consumption of monthly games should not exceed 10,000 yen (equivalent to 800 yuan), about the Japanese average monthly salary of 1/35. In recent years, the Japanese society has been a teenager addicted to online games to produce high consumption cases, by the community's criticism, the game industry has strengthened self-discipline and formulate relevant policies. According to the new regulation, Dena company decided that since June, the upper limit for youngsters to buy virtual currency for online games is: 5000 yen per month under 15 years old, 10,000 yen per month under 18. Gree Company also decided that the 15-year-old young people under the net consumption limit of 5000 yen per month, 16-19 years old monthly 10,000 yen. Two major game companies have modified part of the program, more than the upper limit of the online consumption will not be accepted by the server.