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Nintendo 3DS Region Code confirmed by Nintendo JP Support
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Agent Unknown
Member
^^^
Will probably fall on deaf ears (if it even falls on any ears knowing Nintendo) but at least you're doing something and trying to voice your opinion to the source itself.
Anyways, lttp, very disappointed to hear this. Way to kill a huge bullet point for your faithful customers, Nintendo.
Will probably fall on deaf ears (if it even falls on any ears knowing Nintendo) but at least you're doing something and trying to voice your opinion to the source itself.
Anyways, lttp, very disappointed to hear this. Way to kill a huge bullet point for your faithful customers, Nintendo.
cooljeanius
Member
Exactly my point. It isn't.mclem said:
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
because Japan's CEro rating is a load of up and down balls.
Games that get a Z here which are classed as adult may not get the equivalent in the west and likewise some games get B and C which would be considered a bit, um, "fruity" in the west wouldn't directly translate.
That said - why is this suddenly a problem now and, ugh, regioning on a portable. :/
sasimirobot
Junior Member
DCharlie is back?? wtf, reminds me of the "good ol days".
charlequin said:
you could argue that region-free helps 3rd parties. With no region locking, you really need to get your sublicensing done ahead of time, and plan for global releases. You need to get your title to market eg in Europe at the same time as US to avoid parallel imports. This requires a little more effort, but means you can benefit from pre-launch hype and marketing from the original publisher. The internet is a global tool and for niche titles shouldn't be overlooked.
I think its somewhat like downloading for TV - pretty much the only way you can watch US shows ahead of time in the UK for instance. The response hasn't been to lock stuff out, its been to show stuff in the UK as close to US broadcast as possible, encouraging consumers to wait a couple of days and watch in the UK. Even to the level of the LOST finale being simulcast at 5am.. Worked for me - almost all shows that are supported like this I now choose to watch on the UK broadcaster to support that action.
Cheesemeister
Member
Exactly. This is 2011, and the most dedicated customers know about foreign releases and follow them, expecting timely local releases, language and pricing issues aside. There will obviously be titles that don't get brought to certain regions despite there still being some demand.
Why punish the people who provide the revenue and word-of-mouth? Region-freedom is a crucial point for some of the most passionate customers, and pretending that it's 1990 and we might read about those wacky Japanese games in a magazine feature once in a blue moon is like a slap in the face.
Publishers and regional licensees need to get their acts together and coordinate releases to cater to their customers in a timely manner, not toss up unwelcome restrictions on what we can and can't play in order to cover for their own incompetence.
Why punish the people who provide the revenue and word-of-mouth? Region-freedom is a crucial point for some of the most passionate customers, and pretending that it's 1990 and we might read about those wacky Japanese games in a magazine feature once in a blue moon is like a slap in the face.
Publishers and regional licensees need to get their acts together and coordinate releases to cater to their customers in a timely manner, not toss up unwelcome restrictions on what we can and can't play in order to cover for their own incompetence.
FINALFANTASYDOG
Member
Just curisous,
What exactly do you think changed in Nintendo's mind between DS and DSI to include region locking?
What exactly do you think changed in Nintendo's mind between DS and DSI to include region locking?
FINALFANTASYDOG
Member
Luigiv said:
Okay, what do you think the real reason is then? I mean ,unless there is price disparity between regions, I can only imagine them gaining profits from having no region locking.
I still figure the region locking excuse is due to their being an online shop. The only game console I've seen with an online store and no region lock is Sony's, and even then the store itself is still region locked. I'm surprised they don't want to go down that route, but it might be because online gaming. That's assuming if they hard coded which region each cartridge is supposed to connect to.
Clipper said:
Workarounds surfaced for Nintendo's flash cart restrictions in the DSi a few weeks after release. If you are referring to DSi mode, the environment in which DSi-specific and DSiWare titles run under, that was hacked by Team Cyclops last month. Interest was pretty low in it, which is the only reason I can surmise it took so long.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=415895
Different ratings systems across regions is only a minor reason for regioning. If it was a big issue, why are the PS3/PSP/DS (+half of 360) region free?
It's primarily a retailer & region sales protection reason. I'm sure retailers and publishers complained about the most popular console (DS) being region free.
It's primarily a retailer & region sales protection reason. I'm sure retailers and publishers complained about the most popular console (DS) being region free.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
DCharlie said:
I already posted the solution earlier in the thread.
If parental controls are turned off, ratings are not an issue. Allow any game to be played.
If parental controls are turned on, block all out of region games. Even if the out of region game is CERO A. Even if the out of region game is E for Everyone. Even if the game is exempt from classification. Even if the parental controls allow everything except CERO Z and the game is E for Everyone. If it's out of region and any level of parental controls are turned on, block it.
Imports get to import. Parents who give a shit get to give a shit. Everyone wins.
Was pretty poor for a few years a while back after leaving university.VOOK said:
That and the only two games I was really interested in were offputting to me: NSMB because originally I disliked the graphics/art/music (I warmed to it in recent years); and Mario Kart DS because I was content with Mario Kart Wii, and wanted to master it, which takes devotion, and I wasn't too fond of the idea of karting on a small screen (but I've warmed to the idea of that now).
Diablos said:
They don't need an excuse..they'll try and rip it open and enable piracy as soon as possible ....regardless of region coding. Look at the DS.
Thankfully for nintendo ....a few major regions have banned R4 cards and the like..so that will stop piracy reaching the masses (in those few regions at least).
electroshockwave
Member
Aren't the PS3 parental controls cross-region compatible? At least I assumed they were because it's not like they are set specifically to PEGI or ESRB ratings but instead have numbered parental control levels that correspond to certain ratings. For example PEGI 16+ is level 7 while an 18+ is 9 so I presume an ESRB M rated game is an 8.
Eteric Rice
Member
Father_Brain
Banned
Xater said:
True, but the way things have gone this gen, there'll be at least one or two first-party games I want that NoE will publish in English but which NoA won't. Sigh.
Castor Krieg
Banned
Taker666 said:
Except that part when majority of Atlus RPGs were not published in Europe. No biggie, it's just 2 of SMT games...
Sammy Samusu
Member
"they've already gotten their hands on a 3DS"Eteric Rice said:
Ok, bye.
Eteric Rice
Member
Sammy Samusu said:
Is it really that hard to believe with the leaks lately?
It's almost like you can walk into China and get one. :lol
Screw it, first the battery and now this. As an Australian importing is pretty much a must or you can wait 6 months for a game, like we're currently doing for Kirby's Epic Yarn on the Wii mind you.
I'm over it Nintendo, when I saw this I was saying "hell yeah day one, that looks sweet" now I'm saying "not even going to buy one, even if it does get hacked".
I'm over it Nintendo, when I saw this I was saying "hell yeah day one, that looks sweet" now I'm saying "not even going to buy one, even if it does get hacked".