Quote: "the only thing TIGRS really made was a fancy picture"
Not exactly. TIGRS offers a complete rating system if you care to use it. The picture you use is just the end result, and probably the only thing people ever look at or are interested in. TIGRS has been around for years, and I see some software for sale online that uses the system. Starting something new that offers less, or even the same, would take years to gain the notoriety of TIGRS, small as it may be.
Quote: "This method will ask you to fill out a simple form and automatically generate the suggested rating based on the TIGRS™ rating specification. In addition, it will generate HTML code that you can easily copy and paste into your own website for instant utilization of the system."
If you take the time to fill out the form honestly, you would receive a rating based on the system, and not whatever you want it to be. Not perfect by any means, but a good system none the less.
Best.
A couple more facts:
A standard game submission to ESRB costs $4,000. We have a reduced rate of $800 for games with development costs below $250,000.
the ESRB
Incense has
IRGC already up and running.
I'm sorry, my answers are limited. You must ask the right question.