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bad rumour killed, New 3DS is region locked.
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abstract alien
Member
Good.
Gotta have my pure North American New(!) 3DS. Can't have some free spirit system that will just take anything you put in it.
Gotta have my pure North American New(!) 3DS. Can't have some free spirit system that will just take anything you put in it.
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qizah
Unconfirmed Member
The vocal minority is now upset by this news.
I'll never understand the reasoning behind this.
Even if you don't care about region locking, why would you be against having more options? Against others having more options? What a weird thing to say.
Even if you don't care about region locking, why would you be against having more options? Against others having more options? What a weird thing to say.
It allows them to give localised content and exclusive content tailored for specific regions.
I know, they can do that with a region free console but that's the answer they give when being asked.
The real answer is to give more power to the local offices and to prevent japanese and european gamers to get the cheaper american cartridge.
"ratings and taxes and blah blah give us more money for more systems so you can play games that will never be released in your country peasant"
Starwolf_UK
Member
Would Gamespot had asked were it not the for the rumor egotistic tweets?
Parental controls is a bad joke. If you try to use a game with no ACB rating on the Australian 3DS (EU one set country to Australia too) with parental controls on I think it counts as an 18+ game. Presumably a game only with CERO or ESRB would behave the same.
Maybe they should charge users $0.30 each time like the New 3DS Internet filter...
Before last E3 IGN happened to interview Iwata and had asked him that. All I remember is something about respecting cultures and parental controls.
Parental controls is a bad joke. If you try to use a game with no ACB rating on the Australian 3DS (EU one set country to Australia too) with parental controls on I think it counts as an 18+ game. Presumably a game only with CERO or ESRB would behave the same.
Maybe they should charge users $0.30 each time like the New 3DS Internet filter...
I always figured the reason had to do with possible ratings of games in various countries and the price of said games. Not wanting buyers to import cheaper versions of games into Japan. The later I would think is the main reason. Parental controls, etc makes no sense since those likely to be importing would be olders teens and adults anyway. So it has to be about getting the most for each game from each region based on the currency value. Region locking makes sure that happens on the larger scale.
BodiesWithoutOrgans
Member
Tilmen such a liar I am un-subscribing from him right now
Iva Demilcol
Member
=/
Seriously... the NDS was so good, why did they reverse it?
Seriously... the NDS was so good, why did they reverse it?
I assume you mean because the majority didn't believe it in the first place?
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
I don't buy it. I'm still betting on region free (for cartridge based games). We only have a month or so until we can find out for sure.
Customers complaining that the game isn't in their language.
Happened all the time while I was working at retail in France (I had a few friends working at customer support for Nintendo France and the number of pirate/legit foreign carts was prety high, a lot of the complaints came from people not understanding how to play those games since they lacked french).
Now Nintendo just prevents it, the game stairght up tells them it's not for their region.
You can disagree with the practice (legitimely so) but so few people are impacted that it's anlmost insignificant for the console maker bottom lines.
Zombie James
Banned
Iwata's explanations for these shitty policies are almost as bad as the policies themselves.
kuroneko0509
Member
WrenchNinja
Member
Would have been nice to buy the new 3DS early
No. The majority of the userbases for gaming devices don't know about or care about region locking.
It really is something you seldom see outside of dedicated gaming establishments.
LumpOfCole
Member
Watch the NA version have purple buttons.
DrROBschiz
Member
Bummer
would have possibly imported one but I am glad they made the decision for me
Saves me some money
would have possibly imported one but I am glad they made the decision for me
Saves me some money
Death Metalist
Member
Anybody who knows Nintendo then knows about this along time ago. They didn't even have to mention it.
Well duh, region locking the system prevents importers from buying the game early, thereby reducing the potential number of units that could have been sold in another territory. Simple economics.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Nintendo isnt in a position to where they can continue with these anti consumer practices. Especially when playstation and xbox dont do this.
yes you do
"The majority of the userbases for gaming devices" have no idea who Shigeru Miyamoto is. Let that sink in.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Fucking stupid.
They can do it with their handhelds. Not with their consoles though. 3DS already sold 45 million despite being region locked.
Pennywise83
Banned
Of course.
Why would they have changed that right now? New 3DS is still a revision after all.
Also: this rumor has always been pathetic. No one knew about the New 3DS before Friday. This is like the first time since forever that an handeld Nintendo revision has not been leaked. DSi was anticipated by Nikkei; 2DS by that weird French website that also got the Circle Pad Pro; 3DS XL was leaked by creamsugar.
I'm more willing to believe rumors of this kind when actually the news already spread before the official announcements. This case was totally different.
Why would they have changed that right now? New 3DS is still a revision after all.
Also: this rumor has always been pathetic. No one knew about the New 3DS before Friday. This is like the first time since forever that an handeld Nintendo revision has not been leaked. DSi was anticipated by Nikkei; 2DS by that weird French website that also got the Circle Pad Pro; 3DS XL was leaked by creamsugar.
I'm more willing to believe rumors of this kind when actually the news already spread before the official announcements. This case was totally different.
mentallyinept
Banned
Watch the NA version have purple buttons.
Please no.
That makes me a sad panda.
Zero-Crescent
Member
Theoretical enforcement of price discrimination is usually the most common reason for regional controls.
thebisonxrc
Member
This policy has never affected me personally, but I still believe that it's time for Nintendo to change their tune and remove the region-locking.
I hope for the sake of those who this policy affects that the change will happen sooner rather than later.
I hope for the sake of those who this policy affects that the change will happen sooner rather than later.
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