Beer Pong, Frat Party games…no wonder Dick Blumenthal is so beside himself. It’s a good thing that the Democrat A.G. from Connecticut is there to monitor what games (albeit games with poorly chosen names for the target demographic) kids play when mom and dad aren’t around. Now, if we’re in the barley and hops business, we’d be looking over our shoulder to make sure AG Blumenthal wasn’t gunning for us next since we have the word beer in our product.

From ConnPost.com:

Connecticut’s attorney general isn’t happy that a video game called “Beer Pong” was rated suitable for children as young as 13. Richard Blumenthal said Monday the Entertainment Software Rating Board made a mistake by clearing the game for young teens and he worries other games in the yet-to-be-released Frat Party Games line will also be approved for those same gamers.

“Beer Pong” was designed by Las Vegas-based JV Games Inc. for Nintendo Co.’s popular Wii game system. JV Games Vice President Jag Jaeger informed Blumenthal last month the company is renaming the game “Pong Toss” and eliminating all references to alcohol. The company’s Web site still promotes the game as “Beer Pong,” but that’s supposed to change soon.

“We stopped this game, but that is only a minor victory if it is followed by others,” said Blumenthal, who believes the game glorifies alcohol abuse and binge drinking.

The video game is based on a popular college drinking game where competitors toss a pingpong ball into the opposing player’s cup. If the ball lands in the cup, the opposing player typically has to guzzle beer.

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