Wii not Region Free

[Wii_Rulez]

In spite of rumors (and confirmation) to the contrary, it turns out that the Nintendo Wii will not be region-free as had previously been reported.

A Ninteno Spokesperson told GamesIndustry.biz this afternoon: "We are region-locked," and said the US arm of the company had made a mistake in saying otherwise. So no importing crazy Wii games from Japan for you, son.

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[Arcadium]

WTF!!!!! If this is true nintendo is everytime getting worst since yesterday!
(we have to admit it).

 

[Sovieto]

dosent sound true at all
it turns out that the Nintendo Wii will not be region-free as had previously been reported
that sounds so fake, no reason, no nothing

 

[Wii_Rulez]

WTF!!!!! If this is true nintendo is everytime getting worst since yesterday!
(we have to admit it).

1. How has news gotten worse since yesterday. Why would want to order a game from a country in which you can't speak the laungue.

2. It's not fake beacuse The Feed on G4's website would say if any article is a rumor and if they don't it's true until proven other wise.

 

[turpentine]

the idea now is that us and japan is one region, and europe is the other.

 

[PiRatCollective]

That's not what I heard, I heard that All Nintendo made games will be region free, but 3rd party publishers still have the same regions

 

[NateTheGreat]

the idea now is that us and japan is one region, and europe is the other.

Seriously, turpentine? That would be great.

That's not what I heard, I heard that All Nintendo made games will be region free, but 3rd party publishers still have the same regions

I think you're right, PiRatCollective.


Wii_Rulez, for the most part I agree that there's no real point in getting a game that is presented in a language you can't understand, but there have been quite a few Japanese games that were only available for Japan that were really cool.

However, the only Japanese game I have and want to play is Vib-Ribbon, which I can't yet play because I don't know which mod-chip to get to play it on my American NTSC PS2.

 

[DBloke]

We have diffrent plugs and a higher power out put (most noobs find this out by byeing a ntsc console and pluging it it)

 

[m7ticalm]

Maybe all the games with online play are region fixed while the non online games are region free

 

[registerednerd]

It's all likely to be region-fixed. It has to do with TV standards (which is the main reason handhelds usually aren't region coded, no TV to worry about), as well as primairy languages. Region-coding makes a programmer's life a lot easier.

 

[Elise]

Maybe all the games with online play are region fixed while the non online games are region free

That's how I interpreted it to be honest, but the information that is out there is so conflicting! Very confusing!

 

[Wii_Rulez]

Seriously, turpentine? That would be great.


I think you're right, PiRatCollective.


Wii_Rulez, for the most part I agree that there's no real point in getting a game that is presented in a language you can't understand, but there have been quite a few Japanese games that were only available for Japan that were really cool.

However, the only Japanese game I have and want to play is Vib-Ribbon, which I can't yet play because I don't know which mod-chip to get to play it on my American NTSC PS2.

the US arm of the company had made a mistake in saying otherwise

So the first time that was announced was a mistake. I think the Bleach game might a Jap exclusive cuz the DS version was and I really want them both, but that's never going to happen.

 

[turpentine]

well japan has the same plugs and electrical output as the US.
australia might too... i think they have bent in one? I'm not sure, never been there.

 

[Squall7]

So the first time that was announced was a mistake. I think the Bleach game might a Jap exclusive cuz the DS version was and I really want them both, but that's never going to happen.

The DS IS region free, so you CAN get the DS version of Bleach.

 

[Chynkinese]

Ughhhhhh that sucks so much! I was looking forward to imported loads of Japanese games