Forum - View topicNintendo Confirms New 3DS Will Be Region-Locked
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Cptn_Taylor
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You should learn history before spouting nonsense. Nintendo has never region locked its portable consoles up until the DS. Home consoles were a different matter but portable ones had no region locking on them. Gameboy, Gameboy color, Gamboy Advance, Gameboy Advance SP, Gameboy micro were all region free. I think it's after the DS era that they started going down the dark path. Last edited by Cptn_Taylor on Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:45 am; edited 1 time in total |
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mrmuk
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I don't know about that. Afaik, there's at least 6 years of compulsory english classes in japanese schools, so japanese people might not be able to speak english very well, but their proficiency should be enough to understand a game, especially some of the nintendo bestsellers, i.e. everything Mario-related. Still, it's kind of unfair. People should be given the freedom of what they buy and if they want to import or not instead of forcing them to support the regional industry (they do the same with anime imports). I wonder if making the 3DS region-free would really cause all japanese people to import their games. I mean, importing and customs are annoying and I think most would just stick to buying the regional game versions. Also, Mario-games (and every 3DS game that sells good and is available in the west) should be popular enough so that they'd make a profit anyways, even if some people start importing. |
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Veniamin
Posts: 215 Location: Miami |
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I've haven't bought one DS since they region-locked it. I skipped 4th, 5th, and 6th gen of Pokemon for it.
The fudge is the point in buying a handheld that's not even in it's full potential? |
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Hoofbites
Posts: 49 Location: under your porch |
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The original DS and DS Lite are region-free.
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Beatdigga
Posts: 4532 Location: New York |
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I want to like Nintendo, I really do, but this sort of stuff worked during the days of the SNES, not so much today.
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Dessa
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Technically, none of the DS iterations were region locked, except for a) the eShop, and b) DSi enhanced features (the games would work, but you couldn't connect online properly with them). Also, Xenoblade for Wii isn't that expensive anymore, it's down to normal prices. Most likely, a used copy now will be cheaper than a N3DS copy. |
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johnnysasaki
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"From some people's perspective, it might seem like a kind of restriction. However, we hope people can appreciate the fact that we're selling our products worldwide."
fudge YOU.How am I supposed to appreciate if you are cock-blocking me?Hell,there's not even an eShop for WiiU in my country yet.Man,if piracy gets bigger on 3DS someday,you will totally deserve it... |
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BigOnAnime
Encyclopedia Editor
Posts: 1243 Location: Minnesota, USA |
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The fact that people constantly complain about this, and hackers are constantly trying to remove the region lock should say something...
PEOPLE WANT TO IMPORT GAMES Iwata probably has a panic attack every time he sees people try to get around the region-locking. For example.... "What?! People want to own certain games that will NEVER be released in their region?! I don't understand!" Oh BTW, Nintendo has another restriction on the 3DS... http://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendos-new-3ds-charges-30-cents-to-remove-an-in/1100-6421996/ Don't even get me started on how stupid that one is. |
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Cecilthedarkknight_234
Posts: 3820 Location: Louisville, KY |
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Some modders/hackers are already working on soft-modding the 3ds with homebrew much like they did with the wii. The question is when said exploits will be available to everyone. |
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enurtsol
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It's not a smart business decision when the Xbox 360 did it.
SNES ya can just break off a small piece of plastic. |
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Cecilthedarkknight_234
Posts: 3820 Location: Louisville, KY |
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Yeah you can do the same with sega genesis, sms, n64 carts systems as well but I find it easier using a cheat device. |
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