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Title: SpotPass TV Blocked Outside of Japan
Post by: King Bowser Koopa on June 22, 2011, 11:06:36 AM

The new, free TV service is region locked, even on Japanese consoles.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/26900

Players who imported their 3DS from Japan are unable to view the new exclusive TV shows from Fuji TV, as the SpotPass TV application is region-locked to only those within the Land of the Rising Sun, according to a report by SiliconEra.

The report states that videos that are ad-supported by Nintendo themselves are fine to watch, but any Fuji TV-created content will bring up an error stating that the movie cannot be watched due to the international location of the device.

The eShop still connects to the region native to where the console was made, and Japanese titles can still be downloaded on a Japanese 3DS from anywhere in the world.

Title: Re: SpotPass TV Blocked Outside Japan
Post by: Ceric on June 22, 2011, 11:09:48 AM

Much like BBC.

Title: Re: SpotPass TV Blocked Outside of Japan
Post by: the_dan_x on June 22, 2011, 11:49:05 AM

Hm. Interesting. I bet if you had some kind of VPN service that's located in Japan you'd have no problems.

Title: Re: SpotPass TV Blocked Outside of Japan
Post by: KITT 10K on June 22, 2011, 11:59:28 AM

I Wish they did something like that here. Use it for little adventures with Mario, Donkey Kong, and/or other Nintrndo characters. That would be great to see happen.