When children are raised right, by involved parents, they make smart choices. A wii game they might have seen or played when they were younger where you throw ping pong balls in red dixie cups full of beer is not the culprit for their alcoholism if they develop such a thing. lousy parents seem to use any scapegoat they can to pawn their liability in instilling piss poor self control and responsibility development in their children. this comes from a 22 year old female who has played her fair share of beer pong. it's about responsibility and knowing when enoughs, enough.

If you go to the website for JVGames Inc. above, it has every mutlti-media push for buying into binge drinking using the new WiII game, Beer Pong. It is bad enough to cater to college age students but the plan is to rate it at "T" for Teens. We know that the earlier teens begin to drink the more likely they are to develop alcohol dependency as adults. We may not be able to stop the game's release but with everyone's efforts to contact the company, we may be able to pressure JV Games to change the rating. A sample letter with good points is at: http://www.cadca.org/documents/SampleLetterBeerPong-05-2008.doc

Video games are adictive, too.

Interesting viewpoints - I think the concern is that this is just one more way our culture normalizes binge drinking and then we wonder why our youth think that everyone binge drinks. Media is a HUGE influence and I'm wondering what happened to personal integrity - we are ALL part of this problem- or the solution.

It's sad that there isn't a commitee that approves game in the way the FDA approves drugs. There is such a battle going on to make it illegal to smoke in public, yet the alcohol and drug business in this country thrive. We need to do more to run the drug dealers from this country and definately need to make the alcohol industry responsible for their part in the addiction and death of our loved ones. Maybe when the people get smart and start suing the alcohol industry for being alcoholics the alcohol industry will take note of their part in the country's out of control problem. The government needs to regulate their advertising like they did with cigarettes, don't let them be the leading advertisers in our sports on tv, don't run their commercials, and remove their ads from the magazines like they did cigarettes. make it as expensive to buy the alcohol as they did to buy cigarettes and see what happens. This is a sad world we live in today the violence within comes mostly from drug and alcohol use if we don't do what we can to raise our voices to our state representatives and congressmen it's only going to get worse.

I am a substance abuse prevention specialist and talk about these issues all the time with youth. The "just say no" approach has not been used since the early 90's, and studies have shown that abstinence only programs do not work. We have adopted a much broader approach to prevention. ONE of those approaches is to change the culture around alcohol by setting limits on advertising (like with the tobacco companies) and setting limits on games like these by setting an age limit, like Alicia said. Another approach is to teach youth why its important to make healthy choices and also that if they do choose to drink when they are 21, what research has found is “low-risk”. Another approach would be education about substances. Even if I am the best Prevention Specialist ever, if kids go back to an environment that encourages high risk choices, it doesn’t matter what they learn about choices or how alcohol affects their young brain. Their likelihood of engaging in those high risk behaviors increases. And you are right, simply “banning” this game would not solve the problem because it is much greater than one game.

The length the business world will go to destroy the health, education and the future of our young people for a "buck" is apalling.

I am constantly apalled at the length the business world will go to sacrifice the health, education, and future of our young people.

For some people, excessive drinking and "poor choices" are a lifestyle choice they are comfortable making. What it boils down to, for me, is that every person has every right to make a choice about their bodies, as harmful or non-harmful as it may be. Where that right ends, however, is where a choice begins to impact another person in a way that infringes upon that individual's rights in a harmful way -- for example, drunk driving. The problem is not alcohol, alcohol use, or even excessive alcohol use -- it is, as John said, the choices our youth make. Beer pong by itself is not harmful; perpetuating a culture of fear around drinking games and condemning all drinking as dangerous is.

I do not believe that this game is a problem. We need to teach our youth that the problem is not with the games they play but with the choices they make. I do not condone excessive alcohol use but the problem lies with the lack of education that we are giving these youth on issues such as drugs and alcohol. "Just say no" is not conducive with the society in which we live anymore, we need to restructure the way we approach these problems and getting rid of these games will do little to change the amount of deaths we see each year due to irresponsibility.

I agree that this is the epitome of irresponsibility and exploitative intent. JV Games really needs to take a look at what they are actually promoting...impaired judgement, poor choices, and potential tragedy. Is that really the only way you can make money...exploiting youth and young adults? It may not matter to you, but you have just lost a customer for life.

Then perhaps its time to rally a few emails and letters to express our distaste at such behavior and have a mass exodus of local establishments to pull this game from their shelves if they are going to offer it. Similar to the Grand Theft Auto, maybe put an age disclaimer on it where anyone under the age of 21 cannot purchase it. Myself, I'm opting to start writing emails and having others do the same about this. I agree, very irresponsible on the side of the manufacturers of such products aimed at high risk choices. Very poor taste. send your displesures to: JV Games Inc. Vince Valenti 7027349689 vince@jvgames.com www.jvgames.com

The lack of compunction by these types of fools never cease to amaze me! Once again, the almighty dollar trumps common sense.

I think this has to be one of the most irresponsible things I have ever heard of. And, as usual they are putting this thing out around graduation. Perfect timing you bafoons!!