caligula13 said:why are you so angry? if you live japan and speak japanese you can buy japanese games?
Some stuff is not released in Japan and/or takes longer to be released there. English is probably still easier as it is his native language.
caligula13 said:why are you so angry? if you live japan and speak japanese you can buy japanese games?
EatChildren said:Yeah but its awesome importing games from the states when their dollar is fucked.
richisawesome said:Nope. I really don't think so. Obviously each charger unit will be different due to the varying currents in each region, but the actual input on the 3DS will be the same no matter what. And we already know it's the same charger as the DSi, from the leaked chinese thief dude's images.
Just do what I did for my XL and buy a DS-USB adapter. Success. Works everywhere in the world, and a USB to AC adapter (like you use for the ipod) is worth barely a couple of quid no matter where you are in the world.
Stumpokapow said:If we're lucky the 3DS cradle will be USB-charging or there'll be a third party one shortly after release so that should knock out that issue at least.
caligula13 said:why are you so angry? if you live in japan and speak japanese you can buy japanese games?
caligula13 said:why are you so angry? if you live in japan and speak japanese you can buy japanese games?
that is the point. I mean, if i still own my japanese GBA and my japanese copy of fzero, as my japanese Mario KArt DS, which if DS had been region locked i could not have played when i changed my japanese phat for a lite.richisawesome said:To be totally honest, I think it'll be the flashcart makers before anyone else. But that's a discussion for another thread.
All I can say is that I'm so glad I'm not a gamer in Australia right now...poor guys.
richisawesome said:Oh god, never noticed the Etrian Oddessy games not coming out here in the UK.
Gah, didnt think it was that bad.
beje said:I don't know if they will be able to crack it at all. As far as I know, the most they've been able to do with DSi is make the standard DS mode work on "homebrew" carts.
In one hand this pisses me off very much, as around half my DS collection are either obscure games not likely to be released on Europe (even though all of them eventually did) or games that not only I could get months earlier from USA, but also at almost half the price even taking shipping into account. In the other hand, maybe if the console remains unhacked, this can be a great incentive to localise obscure games and do quicker price drops in software due to increased sales.
beje said:I don't know if they will be able to crack it at all. As far as I know, the most they've been able to do with DSi is make the standard DS mode work on "homebrew" carts.
korean software situation is laughablesyoaran said:This sucks because I'm British, living in the Uk and studying in Korea - so even if I bought two 3DS's, id get the slowest turn around of software and the least amount of it - historically speaking.
I remember a kanji translation game that came out Towards the start of the dslite's life cycle and became the most imported game on play asia for the best part of the year, now these companies have no reason to support the system in anyway.
what about those games that need little language skill to play (ouendan for example)MrBelmontvedere said:not a big deal to me. Japan has some cool games (RPGs) but if they aren't translated and released in the west, I wouldn't be playing them anyway.
Mafro said:PAL 3DS. Purely because it's much less hassle if it breaks or anything. Hopefully it'll be hacked to be region free relatively quickly.
MrBelmontvedere said:not a big deal to me. Japan has some cool games (RPGs) but if they aren't translated and released in the west, I wouldn't be playing them anyway.
MrBelmontvedere said:not a big deal to me. Japan has some cool games (RPGs) but if they aren't translated and released in the west, I wouldn't be playing them anyway.
yeah. i feel you. and i'm sure there's actually quite a few more examples of ds games that were never released in europe. first one that comes to mind is retro game challenge, which i had to import. vice versa there's giana sisters ds (one of the best platformers on the system) and the virtually unknown but totally awesome bomberman 2 ds, both of which were only released in europe.Stumpokapow said:EU:
+ Several exclusive English language games
+ Dirt cheap week one sales if you're in the UK
- Significantly higher software pricing if not
- Many US games not localized
JPN:
+ Largest software library
+ First releases
- Very high cost for importing games if you're not in Japan
- Many US games not localized
- Japanese language required
USA:
+ Largest English language library
+ Lowest day one prices across all software
- NOA and select third parties suck at localizing stuff
With a bonus if you're out of region:
- No warranty support
- Shipping cost to import games
- Possibility of getting burned by having to import an expensive copy of a game that's cheap in-region
*sigh*
jarosh said:yeah. i feel you. and i'm sure there's actually quite a few more examples of ds games that were never released in europe. first one that comes to mind is retro game challenge, which i had to import. and then there's giana sisters ds (one of the best platformers on the system) and the virtually unknown but totally awesome bomberman 2 ds, both of which were only released in europe.
ps3 games are almost all region free. 360 is hit or miss, most releases are locked, but quite a few aren't.Pyrokai said:Serious Question: Are Microsoft and Sony good with this sort of thing or something? I know the PSP isn't region locked (for games, at least) but are all their other consoles? Isn't everyone region coding their systems these days?
you should re-read that:Shiggy said:Did you mix that up? Giana Sisters DS was made by a German developer and first released over here.
jarosh said:giana sisters ds (one of the best platformers on the system) and the virtually unknown but totally awesome bomberman 2 ds, both of which were only released in europe.
Pyrokai said:Serious Question: Are Microsoft and Sony good with this sort of thing or something? I know the PSP isn't region locked (for games, at least) but are all their other consoles? Isn't everyone region coding their systems these days?
Pyrokai said:Serious Question: Are Microsoft and Sony good with this sort of thing or something? I know the PSP isn't region locked (for games, at least) but are all their other consoles? Isn't everyone region coding their systems these days?
Almost?jarosh said:ps3 games are almost all region free. 360 is hit or miss, most releases are locked, but quite a few aren't.
jarosh said:ps3 games are almost all region free. 360 is hit or miss, most releases are locked, but quite a few aren't.
you should re-read that:
(but i stealth edited anyway to clarify)
.farnham said:yeah no thanks nintendo. bye bye 3ds until region free homebrew is released.
XPE said:This also give us a hint of what their online set up will be like.
are they all? for some reason i was under the impression that there were a handful of region locked games because sony left it up to the publisher as well. maybe i'm wrong.Durante said:Almost?
Durante said:Almost?
Anyway, this sucks. But I expected it from Nintendo (and I expect the same shit from post-Kutaragi Sony)
jarosh said:are they all? for some reason i was under the impression that there were a handful of region locked games because sony left it up to the publisher as well. maybe i'm wrong.
twdnewh_k said:How late are nintendo games to hit pal territories ?
jarosh said:are they all? for some reason i was under the impression that there were a handful of region locked games because sony left it up to the publisher as well. maybe i'm wrong.
twdnewh_k said:How late are nintendo games to hit pal territories ?
I can't believe how much you defend this when there's no reason to.Vinterbird said:Because bitching about a feature they won't ever use is more fun then not bitching (just like backwards compatibility)