Governing MMORPGs - Good or Bad?

I found this article today.

Apparently, the Chinese government will soon be requiring gamers to register their real names and other personal information before they are allowed to play MMO games. This will be implemented in order to "monitor" developing addictions to online gaming and to stage necessary interventions should any addiction be deemed too severe. This is one new restriction that will be added to a list of growing restrictions in China. But how bad can an obsession to a favorite video game be? In one case, such an obsession has resulted in a South Korean gamer's death. Another prime example led to an infant's death. So can this new system be justified? There is no doubt that this is a serious matter. What does this mean for the future of online gaming? I, for one, have some limited experience playing World of Warcraft, and when I think of MMOGs, I think of an escape from reality where you can distract yourself and get immersed into a world of pure entertainment. By looking at the increasing restrictions that Chinese gamers must face, will online gaming still be enjoyable in the future as their government is slowly finding ways to control this alternate reality?