Post by: 18 Days on September 16, 2006, 08:51:20 AM
http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732982p1.html
Apparently online content, read; Virtual Console, is region locked too.
My launch plans are in disarray at the moment.
A straight answer from Iwata would be cool but I heard it might be Iwata Time and that's not happening.
This has probably been discussed somewhere already but I can't be bothered keeping up with the slew of new discussion.
Post by: Dirk Temporo on September 16, 2006, 08:53:09 AM
Post by: Famicom on September 16, 2006, 09:44:23 AM
Post by: capamerica on September 16, 2006, 10:10:40 AM
There wasn't a whole lot stoping US and Japan from playing each others game with the GameCube all you needed was a quick 3 wire mod you could get the US Cube to play Japan games.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on September 16, 2006, 10:11:33 AM
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Joystiq apparently followed up on the story with a US spokesperson and said it will not be region-free. Neither the games nor console. I'm saddened.
Seems odd that some random U.S. spokesperson would know more than Parrin Kaplin VP of marketing. I'll just have to wait and see, perhaps IGN can get a clarification from Parrin.
Post by: jasonditz on September 16, 2006, 11:34:28 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on September 16, 2006, 11:46:43 AM
Post by: blackfootsteps on September 16, 2006, 04:50:48 PM
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The non-Region free news came out in the UK, I'm thinking that maybe US and Japan can switch games back and forth but Europe and Australia can't. ...
Aussie Cubes can play European GC games out of the box. I'd assume it would be the same for the Wii.
Post by: KDR_11k on September 16, 2006, 08:21:21 PM
Post by: blackfootsteps on September 16, 2006, 09:31:22 PM
Post by: 18 Days on September 16, 2006, 11:57:00 PM
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The non-Region free news came out in the UK, I'm thinking that maybe US and Japan can switch games back and forth but Europe and Australia can't. ...
Aussie Cubes can play European GC games out of the box. I'd assume it would be the same for the Wii.
But see what if they want to change this? NAL lost a lot of sales through retailers like DVD crave selling UK products.
Post by: Aussiedude on September 17, 2006, 03:19:17 AM
link
Post by: 18 Days on September 17, 2006, 04:17:53 AM
Post by: Talon on September 17, 2006, 05:14:16 AM
To be honest it would cost Nintendo very little to host there entire library on the Virtual Console in all formats that is accessible to everyone. Whether or not they decide to do it is another question.
Post by: Dirk Temporo on September 17, 2006, 06:41:05 AM
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Let's face it. She's stupid.
Oh yeah. Let's completely disregard the possibility that it might be the other guy who's wrong, and immediately assume the worst.
Post by: KDR_11k on September 17, 2006, 06:44:40 AM
And NoE is a bunch of mindless jerks I'd trust Kaplan more when it comes to information about the US market.
Post by: Athrun Zala on September 17, 2006, 09:53:28 AM
Post by: Arbok on September 17, 2006, 10:22:19 AM
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NTSC Wiis will be region free, PAL Wiis not.
Actually, if I'm understanding this correctly, I don't think that's the case. I think all Wiis will have a region, probably in the same manor that the Gamecubes do currently in terms of countries. The difference here is that, at least in the US, it sounds like companies are being allowed to make region free games (much like Hong Kong makes region 0 DVDs that can play in all markets) while Nintendo's first party offerings will be done this way; however, that's not stopping third parties from locking their game to a specific region if they want to (which might be done for legal issues, like in the case of a Jump Superstars) while other branches of Nintendo could pick to still use regions, meaning that the US Wiis still couldn't play those discs.
In other words, assuming there isn't an issue with playing a NTSC disc on a PAL Wii or a system lock out on those systems for anything with code "0", Wiis from other locations should be able to play the US first party releases no problem.
Although that's assuming I'm understanding all of this correctly and it works exactly like DVD regions do.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on September 17, 2006, 12:33:17 PM
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Let's face it. She's stupid.
Oh yeah. Let's completely disregard the possibility that it might be the other guy who's wrong, and immediately assume the worst.
Until we get a final confirmation I am going to accept the word of VP of Marketing over some anomynous "spokesman" from Nintendo.
