| Short Title: | Calificación de videojuegos |
| Legislature: | Decree 51, February, 2017 |
| Territorial Extent: | Chile |
| Enacted By: | |
| Date Enacted: | February 8, 2017 |
| Date Commenced: | January 2, 2018 |
| Summary: | Reglamento que regula el contenido, forma, dimensiones y demás características de la leyenda que deban exigir los videojuegos |
| Status: | current |
The Chilean video game content rating system (Spanish: "Calificación de videojuegos", colloquially "Ley de etiquetado de videojuegos"), is a set of decrees that regulate the video game rating for video games sold in Chile since 2018.[1] Chile, Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil are the only countries in Latin America to officially adopt a video game content rating system other than the ESRB.
| Classification | Name | Description | Minimal age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Especialmente Recomendado | «Videojuego especialmente recomendado para niños y adolescentes: por contener material educativo y ningún material inapropiado para su edad.» «Video game especially recommended for children and adolescents: for containing educational material and no inappropriate material for their age.» | All ages | ||
| Toda Edad | «Videojuego sin contenido objetableque puede ser visto por personas de cualquier edad.» «Video game without objectionable content that can be viewed by people of any age.» | |||
| 8 años o más | «Videojuego no recomendado para menores de 8 años por contener un porcentaje menor de lenguaje inapropiado, insinuaciones sexuales o violencia.» «Video game not recommended for children under 8 years of age because it contains a lower percentage of inappropriate language, sexual innuendoes or violence.» | 8 years or older | ||
| 14 años o más | «Videojuego no recomendado para menores de 14 años por contener un porcentaje moderado de lenguaje inaprpiado, insinuaciones sexuales o violencia.» «Video game not recommended for people under 14 years of age because it contains a moderate percentage of inappropriate language, sexual innuendoes or violence.» | 14 years or older | ||
| 18 años o más | «Videojuego no recomendado para menores de 18 años por contener un porcentaje importante de lenguaje vulgar, material sexual explícito, desnudez frecuente o importantes niveles de violencia.» «Video game not recommended for people under 18 years of age because it contains a significant percentage of vulgar language, explicit sexual material, frequent nudity or significant levels of violence.» | 18 years or older |
If the game has only just been submitted for rating, a label marked, "Mientras resuelve en definitiva el Consejo de Calificación Cinematográfica" ("While the Film Rating Council definitively resolving"), may appear.
The agency in charge of classifying video games marketed in Chile is the Film Rating Council. According to the guide published by the Library of Congress,[2] video games released in Chile do not need to be rated if it had already been pre-classified in its country of origin, upon approval by Chile's Cinematrographic Qualification Council.
Video game manufacturers and importers are only permitted by law to sell and lease video games that are not suitable for minors to those who present a photo ID. Violators are subject to fines as well as the confiscation of such video games.