Computer Entertainment Rating Organization

The Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO) is a Japanese video game content rating system used for Nintendo's gaming systems starting with the Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo GameCube. It was established by the Japan-based Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA), an organization that Nintendo is a member of.CESA Member list - CESA
The CERO does not rate games that contain excessive sexual, violent, criminal, or indecent content.Content Descriptors (Japanese) - CEROContent Descriptors (English) - CERO In addition to this, Nintendo hasn't allowed these types of games to be developed for their systems long before the CERO's establishment.
==Ratings & Their Symbols==
===Current set===
This set of ratings has been in use since March 1, 2006.
Abbreviation	Rating 	Examples
 	All ages 	Mushunbana Racing (1994)
 	Ages 12 and up 	Roboroho 5
Pillowstuffed Young Girls (2006)
 	Ages 15 and up 	Mushunbana Racing: Road Rage
 	Ages 17 and up 	Apocalytipic Blueberry
 	Ages 18 and up only 	Fetishland (2012),
 	Educational/Database	
===Previous set===
This set of ratings stopped being used on March 1, 2006.
Abbreviation	Rating
 	All ages
 	Ages 12 and up
 	Ages 15 and up
 	Ages 18 and up
==Content Descriptors==
The CERO created the following content descriptors in April 2004. The icons are displayed on the back of all game packages except on those given all ages or educational-type ratings.
CERO Love.svg|Love
CERO Sexual content.svg|Sexual content
CERO Violence.svg|Violence
CERO Horror.svg|Horror
CERO Drinking and Smoking.svg|Drinking/Smoking
CERO Gambling.svg|Gambling
CERO Crime.svg|Crime
CERO Controlled substances (drugs).svg|Controlled substances (drugs)
CERO Language and others.svg|Language and others
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
*Nintendo's list of 12-18-rated games (GBA)
*Nintendo's list of 12-18-rated games (GC)
*Nintendo's list of 12-18-rated games (DS)
*Nintendo's list of 12-18-rated games (All)
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