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[cosmicblizzard]

More consoles? Do you think people pick up Nintendo consoles because of that region locking goodness?

I think the logic is this forces people to pick up multiple consoles to cover more than 1 region. I doubt that's widespread, though.

 

[Zajora]

More consoles? Do you think people pick up Nintendo consoles because of that region locking goodness?

I assume they meant that some people would buy consoles from two regions to play games from both.

I've seen quite a few people who'd want to buy a special edition 3DS or a color that's not available in their region, but don't because of this lock.

I'm part of that group. Of course, Nintendo could just release the special editions everywhere, but that's too much to ask.

 

[toddhunter]

I think the logic is this forces people to pick up multiple consoles to cover more than 1 region. I doubt that's widespread, though.

Fair enough. Can only really speak for myself in that I'd never do that.

If for some reason the Wii U became a "must buy" though amazing games? I'd simply purchase a US model and import all my games that way. So how that is supposed to help the local market and distributors I'm not sure.

 

[L Thammy]

Why can't I comment on this post? Is it just because of the one deleted comment?
It looks like comments are disabled on SmokyDave's post too.
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAABnUYnVK7AEoQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAABtUV58l-A9Hw

I'm not locked out of commenting on other posts.

That's because the E3 community has been locked about a week ago.

Oh, I didn't know that applied to comments.

 

[Jucksalbe]

That's because the E3 community has been locked about a week ago.

 

[Tye The Czar]

Let's keep this up and spread it around. It's time that more people demonstrate their dissatisfaction for Nintendo's petty excuses.

 

[Andrefpvs]

Let's keep this up and spread it around. It's time that more people demonstrate their dissatisfaction for Nintendo's petty excuses.

If Miiverse comes to 3DS it should be easier to get a second attempt going.

 

[Axispowers]

It's pretty disheartening that Nintendo is just ignoring these posts.

 

[gingerbeardman]

It's pretty disheartening that Nintendo is just ignoring these posts.

They're hardly likely to reply here.

There was no noise about F-Zero 60Hz until they announced the change.

 

[Jocchan]

The EarthBound community is probably a good place to keep posting.
Nintendo is likely keeping an eye on it to gauge its reception, and it's the first time the game has been playable on European consoles (so it's a good example of region locks preventing people from playing games).

 

[bigmit3737]

Keep it up guys!

 

[ABC]

There is nothing to keep up, this is dead.

 

[DESTROYA]

I wish we could it truely pisses me off that other regions get great themed 3DS's and NOA can't even get an all BLACK/WHITE version of the XL.

 

[ZAMtendo]

Region free is now a STANDARD like it used to be. Come on Nintendo, roll back the times

 

[FreedomFighter]

I like this thread!

I don't know why today is the first day I clicked on it.

Awesome Miiverse artwork in the OP!

 

[one_kill]

Region free is now a STANDARD like it used to be. Come on Nintendo, roll back the times

Region free isn't standard.

 

[Pociask]

Region free isn't standard.

Over? Nothing is over until we decide it is! There may yet come a day when Nintendo fans meekly accept NCL dictates, but it is not this day! In this winter of discontent, some fair weather fans may abandon the effort. But I say, this far, and no farther! The line must be drawn here! So that a Nintendo of gamers, by gamers, and for games shall not perish from this earth. We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We will fight them on Twitter and Facebook. We will fight them on Miiverse and on Club Nintendo surveys! Ride now! Ride for region free and the artificial wall's ending! Now let's blow this thing and go home! FREEEEEEEDDDOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!!!

 

[sixteen-bit]

Region free isn't standard.

Only because Nintendo (and I suppose, Atlus) are the last ones holding on to it.

 

[Pouh]

Region free isn't standard.

Maybe he was speaking about handhelds.

 

[hunnies28]

Never give up! Trust your instincts !

 

[Raist]

Region free isn't standard.

Well let's look at last gen:

360: free
PS3: free
PSP: free
NDS: free (until they changed it with the DSi)
Wii: locked

So hum yeah.

 

[Ylyon]

region free should be standard

 

[Kyari]

Well let's look at last gen:

360: free
PS3: free
PSP: free
NDS: free (until they changed it with the DSi)
Wii: locked

So hum yeah.

Quite a number of 360 games are region locked, but okay.

 

[Cheesemeister]

Never give up! Trust your instincts !

Do a barrel roll!

 

[gngf123]

Well let's look at last gen:

360: free
PS3: free
PSP: free
NDS: free (until they changed it with the DSi)
Wii: locked

So hum yeah.

The 360 wasn't region free, but developers could make games work in multiple regions so it wasn't far off it.

PS3 similarly, but it might as well be region free. It only had 1 retail region locked game after all.

Before that, region locking was mostly standard.

 

[Keyouta]

So where are the majority of posts against region locking located - what community? Earthbound? Youtube?

 

[MCD]

Sad to see all these efforts wasted.

Being in a grey market makes you appreciate region free more. In my case I can buy cheap Pal consoles/handhelds and get US games because they usually get released first.

 

[Cheesemeister]

So where are the majority of posts against region locking located - what community? Earthbound? Youtube?

Go YouTube.

 

[Muku]

region free should be standard

Agreed. Why is it the smaller the world seems to get the more locked down things tend to get? Ugh. ><

 

[GamerJM]

I'm going to continue supporting this until we hear back from Nintendo with a better argument than the whole different ratings for different regions thing. At this point I pretty much doubt Nintendo will give in; the number of gamers who care about region-free seems kinda miniscule compared to something like Operation Rainfall, and this is a much more complex issue than just releasing a game in the US. But that argument has been proven false by the fact that there's no specific region locking between Europe and Australia, so there has to be more behind it.

I'm especially curious because I'm wondering if this will be something that has any chance of changing with Nintendo's next consoles and handhelds. Again, at this point I doubt it'll change with Wii U and 3DS (though I REALLY would like it too, and will continue supporting the cause), but it could change depending on their reasoning for current-gen.

 

[toddhunter]

But that argument has been proven false by the fact that there's no specific region locking between Europe and Australia, so there has to be more behind it.

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[guek]

Full disclosure, this is my site I'm linking to. Full(er) disclosure, we don't have ads so I don't get any money from clicks

Emily did a pretty interesting piece where she interviewed 13 developers on nintendo platforms and asked them what they thought about region locking. You can read it here.

 

[Terra_Ex]

Full disclosure, this is my site I'm linking to. Full(er) disclosure, we don't have ads so I don't get any money from clicks

Emily did a pretty interesting piece where she interviewed 13 developers on nintendo platforms and asked them what they thought about region locking. You can read it here.

Good article, seems the vast majority of developers "get it" and the only clueless person completely missing the point is that Josh Thomas guy. Oh, and Nintendo of course.

 

[TheBaldEmperor]

Great read. Except for Josh. Jeez.

 

[toddhunter]

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Emily did a pretty interesting piece where she interviewed 13 developers on nintendo platforms and asked them what they thought about region locking. You can read it here.

Nicely put together article.

 

[Andrefpvs]

Full disclosure, this is my site I'm linking to. Full(er) disclosure, we don't have ads so I don't get any money from clicks

Emily did a pretty interesting piece where she interviewed 13 developers on nintendo platforms and asked them what they thought about region locking. You can read it here.

Nice article (even though it's missing a writer analysis of the developers' opinions at the end).

It's great that people are writing about this and I hope Nintendo people continue to get asked about region-locking at interviews.

 

[Keyouta]

Full disclosure, this is my site I'm linking to. Full(er) disclosure, we don't have ads so I don't get any money from clicks

Emily did a pretty interesting piece where she interviewed 13 developers on nintendo platforms and asked them what they thought about region locking. You can read it here.

Great article.

Region locking should not be ignored, I sure do hope that it continuously gets questioned at every event in the future until a change. Nintendo shouldn't need to be pressured into making a change, but it seems like the only way to go.

 

[Andrefpvs]

Here's a chance to send your opinions on region-locking directly to the source!

Nintendo just put out a survey about their products and social media presence:

http://surveymonkey.com/s/GJ8ZVPL

Be nice.

 

[Nasser]

Here's a chance to send your opinions on region-locking directly to the source!

Nintendo just put out a survey about their products and social media presence:

http://surveymonkey.com/s/GJ8ZVPL

Be nice.

Yep I did that. I gave my honest opinion, I want to buy Wii U + 3DS XL but my problem is that they're not region-free.

 

[hunnies28]

Here's a chance to send your opinions on region-locking directly to the source!

Nintendo just put out a survey about their products and social media presence:

http://surveymonkey.com/s/GJ8ZVPL

Be nice.

Done. We can do this!

 

[Keyouta]

Here's a chance to send your opinions on region-locking directly to the source!

Nintendo just put out a survey about their products and social media presence:

http://surveymonkey.com/s/GJ8ZVPL

Be nice.

Done, said I didn't have a 3DS or Wii U just to explain that I do, but region locking is such a detraction to consumers, especially when they should be doing everything they can to get people on board the Wii U.

 

[gngf123]

Here's a chance to send your opinions on region-locking directly to the source!

Nintendo just put out a survey about their products and social media presence:

http://surveymonkey.com/s/GJ8ZVPL

Be nice.

Done, said that the lack of region free is a massive turn off from buying either system.

 

[dark10x]

The 360 wasn't region free, but developers could make games work in multiple regions so it wasn't far off it.

PS3 similarly, but it might as well be region free. It only had 1 retail region locked game after all.

Before that, region locking was mostly standard.

Region locking was indeed standard on consoles *BUT* it was NEVER standard on handhelds. Nintendo changed that with DSi and 3DS. A terrible terrible decision on their part.

 

[gngf123]

Region locking was indeed standard on consoles *BUT* it was NEVER standard on handhelds. Nintendo changed that with DSi and 3DS. A terrible terrible decision on their part.

Agreed on that one.

 

[mark93]

Hope this happens Please Nintendo, make your console region-free. I want to play Dragon Quest Terry's Wonderland 3D

 

[Viola of the Abyss]

Looks like Australia is looking into banning sale of region locked consoles.
Is this true? Can't find any official sources as I'm not familiar with Australian gaming websites.

 

[toddhunter]

Looks like Australia is looking into banning sale of region locked consoles.
Is this true? Can't find any official sources as I'm not familiar with Australian gaming websites.

The Australian government did a review into the high pricing of products in Australia. They have interviewed lots of companies like Microsoft and Adobe who are especially bad at the practice.

The conclusion was that Australians pay a lot more for stuff and that there isn't any good reason for it.

Or in other words, a big expensive study to state the obvious. I wouldn't expect anything to be done about it from there.

http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2013/s3813598.htm

The chairman of the ACCC, Rod Sims, says the inquiry was interesting, but IT pricing is complex.

ROD SIMS: It's a tricky issue there because to some extent if I'm a company in, say, the United States and I want to price at a certain level in my home market and I want to price at a different level in Australia, and I own the goods, they're my goods, I can do it. So that's not against the law.

There are ways they do it where it's against the law. So it really does depend on the circumstances. So we just have to have - and we are looking at these things on a case by case basis.

WILL OCKENDENT: The big technology companies don't seem too worried by the report's conclusions.

Adobe told PM it has nothing to add, Apple pointed to comments made in March, and Microsoft declined to comment.

Practically, they may recommend that people buy region free products. This of course doesn't help you buy a region free Wii U and kind of goes without saying anyway as an Australian unless you want to pay double.

 

[Viola of the Abyss]

I see, so it's basically non news at the moment.

 

[Kanyon]

Yeah saw this on News late yesterday afternoon, it still looks like a long road ahead but the first step is always a big one... Banning region locking would be hilariously awesome, no more overpriced games!

http://www.news.com.au/technology/australian-government-releases-its-report-into-it-pricing/story-e6frfro0-1226687671422

I buy off eBay anyway, so this is good for the general consumers.

 

[Doczu]

Looks like the campaign is loosing steam. Just what Nintendo wanted - to let it die over time.