CPUWIZ Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 God dammit. I was excited to be able to play Japanese imports without a mod for once, but nooooo! http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=19686 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bivotar Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 God dammit. I was excited to be able to play Japanese imports without a mod for once, but nooooo! Yes, I'm mad as hell about that one too. LOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I'm wondering if the only way to lock out illegally copied games is to install the region lock? But still, as long as they keep their promise about online Wi-Fi games, I'll be happy. I do not need Mr. Iwata saying, 'people don't want online games' again, especially when the DS is using Wi-Fi online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Astoundingly lame. I hope that some hacker finds a backdoor to the system and busts it wide open faster than you can say "Dreamcast" or "PSP." It's exactly what Nintendo deserves after all this deception. JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 Astoundingly lame. I hope that some hacker finds a backdoor to the system and busts it wide open faster than you can say "Dreamcast" or "PSP." It's exactly what Nintendo deserves after all this deception. JR No worries, I am sure it will take the Gamecube modchip guys no longer than a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8littlefield Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Well, right now the truth is pretty much up in the air. Nintendo of America has said the system will be region free but have the ability to have the publishers decide if they want to turn on region protection but that 1st party titles wouldn't be region protected. However, Nintendo of Europe says otherwise. So - we either have... A.) Nintendo of America is right, Nintendo of Europe are idiots. B.) Both are right, American/Japanese systems region free, European locked. C.) Nintendo of Europe right, Nintendo of America are idiots. I'm hoping that the system remains region free - as I love that about the DS (Ouendan was awesome). Quite frankly, Nintendo of Europe are known for faulty information and being steps behind their American and Japanese counterparts. However, this one really remains an unknown. I'm really hoping for region-free though...I'm sure some site like IGN will get NOA to clarify soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 Well, right now the truth is pretty much up in the air. Nintendo of America has said the system will be region free but have the ability to have the publishers decide if they want to turn on region protection but that 1st party titles wouldn't be region protected. However, Nintendo of Europe says otherwise. So - we either have... A.) Nintendo of America is right, Nintendo of Europe are idiots. B.) Both are right, American/Japanese systems region free, European locked. C.) Nintendo of Europe right, Nintendo of America are idiots. I'm hoping that the system remains region free - as I love that about the DS (Ouendan was awesome). Quite frankly, Nintendo of Europe are known for faulty information and being steps behind their American and Japanese counterparts. However, this one really remains an unknown. I'm really hoping for region-free though...I'm sure some site like IGN will get NOA to clarify soon. I bet it will end up like the 360, where the publishers get to decide wether or not a game is region locked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sega saturn x Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 God damn it nintendo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8littlefield Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 CPUWIZ: That's kind of what I'm expecting too. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. I don't really import unless it's something spectacular. I know for the DS especially that alot of European gamers were importing from the US pretty frequently due to many games being released stateside first so I guess they'd have a more major gripe than I would. For the U.S. as long as the major import candidates (Anime-based stuff like Bleach) get released region free I don't see this being a giant issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 CPUWIZ: That's kind of what I'm expecting too. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. I don't really import unless it's something spectacular. I know for the DS especially that alot of European gamers were importing from the US pretty frequently due to many games being released stateside first so I guess they'd have a more major gripe than I would. For the U.S. as long as the major import candidates (Anime-based stuff like Bleach) get released region free I don't see this being a giant issue. I am a big fan of shooters and they never (or rarely) get released here, so to me it is an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 At least they're coming out BEFORE launch and telling people what the system won't do. It may be a bummer, but it beats the hell out of finding out after you've spent $$ and already own the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 So - we either have... A.) Nintendo of America is right, Nintendo of Europe are idiots. B.) Both are right, American/Japanese systems region free, European locked. C.) Nintendo of Europe right, Nintendo of America are idiots. D.) Nintendo (of Japan) is the only Nintendo that matters. If they want/need region locking, they'll get it in any and all territories. I don't think this question will be answered by anyone like IGN. We'll know when the systems begin shipping, but I suspect the games will have region coding where "needed" for legal/licensing/distribution/content requirements. Region locking usual reasons -- no swastikas on German titles, no Brittany Spears on UK titles without signed approval from the record label, no boobies in USA games, etc. I don't understand why some but not all XBOX 360 titles are region encoded, but that might have something to do with it. Is importing really such a big deal these days? It seems to me that pretty much everything of interest on the GameCube in Japan was released in USA/Europe fairly quickly. I used to be a big importer in the dark ages of the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast, but not anymore. I don't think *I* changed that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 This and the no DVD playback means very little to nothing to me but I can understand why it bugs some of the more adventurous folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 If there were a Smurfs game coming out for the Wii that's region-coded for European systems only, I would see a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Master Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Didn't they say it would be the company's choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8littlefield Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Didn't they say it would be the company's choice? NOA said that - then NOE said that they were wrong and that they would be region coded. The issue is in the past NOE is usually stupid and out of the loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Master Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Oh. Well. Crap. : / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Not an issue for me... don't play imports. Well there was this one time on the Dreamcast that I had to play Tokyo Bus... couldn't really play it as the game wanted me to follow Japanese directions. I'm just glad to know I have two stores with a Wii pre-ordered for me. Once I get one, I'll cancel the other one. From the sounds of the negative talk on here though, I don't think I'll have that tough of a time to get one on launch day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Master Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 When the controller was shown, people complained and cried... Then people got over it. When people found out it wouldn't be as powerful as the PS3, 360. They cried, and moaned... Then forgot about it. When people heard the name "Wii." YOU GUESSED IT! They cried and moned... Then forgot about it. I doubt this will be much different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 When the controller was shown, people complained and cried... Then people got over it. When people found out it wouldn't be as powerful as the PS3, 360. They cried, and moaned... Then forgot about it. When people heard the name "Wii." YOU GUESSED IT! They cried and moned... Then forgot about it. I doubt this will be much different. I haven't forgot int he least. Granted the fact that it can't play imports doesn't bother me personally. I think i played maybe 2 imports on the Dreamcast and that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I'm wondering if the only way to lock out illegally copied games is to install the region lock? Of course not. The 2 features are wholely unrelated. The fact that companies tend to piggy-back the region code into the copy-protection scheme means nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 I'm wondering if the only way to lock out illegally copied games is to install the region lock? Of course not. The 2 features are wholely unrelated. The fact that companies tend to piggy-back the region code into the copy-protection scheme means nothing. Indeed. Trivia: Do you know why companies are starting to ease up on the region locks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Don't forget that the Nintendo 64 is also region locked. I don't think the wiigion lock will last very long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I'm wondering if the only way to lock out illegally copied games is to install the region lock? Of course not. The 2 features are wholely unrelated. The fact that companies tend to piggy-back the region code into the copy-protection scheme means nothing. Indeed. Trivia: Do you know why companies are starting to ease up on the region locks? Better profits with no region locks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 I'm wondering if the only way to lock out illegally copied games is to install the region lock? Of course not. The 2 features are wholely unrelated. The fact that companies tend to piggy-back the region code into the copy-protection scheme means nothing. Indeed. Trivia: Do you know why companies are starting to ease up on the region locks? Better profits with no region locks? No, it is the only defense in court that modchip makers have, without a region lock the only purpose of a modchip is piracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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