Revolution announces parental control feature

Nintendo has announced that the Revolution will feature controls that allow mommy and daddy to control their kids' access to games. The console market is now all locked down, as both
Sony and
Microsft previously announced that they'd feature some form of parental lockout control as well.

The Windows gaming platform is going to be locked down soon as well. Beta testers of Windows Vista
report that:

The latest incarnation of Windows has introduced a new control panel called Windows Parental Controls. This
control panel will allow you to create restrictions on what games your children can play based on the game's ratings,
the type of game, or the name of the game.

Can handheld systems be far behind?

It remains to be seen how effective any of this is. Kids have a way of hacking things, sometimes
with a little help.