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UPDATED 7/12: NOW IS THE TIME!!!
FAQ: Can region-locking be removed from the Wii U and 3DS?
We are operating on the assumption that it can be removed through a simple firmware update.
This week, we declare our independence from region-locking!
Customer service statement via Barrel Roll Gaming:
This holds absolutely ZERO water, as adults don't need ratings systems. Even when parental controls do come into play, it would be extremely simple for there to be a setting to block games from unfamiliar ratings systems by default. Even parents should have the option to allow foreign games.
The campaign continues!
PS4 and Xbox One are now BOTH totally region-free. We can do it!
I'm asking for YOUR support to help end region-locking once and for all. Contact Nintendo by any means possible and DEMAND an end to region-locking NOW!
As you know, every Nintendo home console since the NES and every handheld since the DSi has made use of region-locking. This has kept many region-exclusive titles out of the hands of otherwise prospective customers. If it hadn't been for the original DS being region-free, not many in the West would've been able to play Ouendan and turn it into a a cult hit.
Now, more than ever, is our chance to tell Nintendo that we want the Wii U and 3DS to be made region-free. Please help in any way that you can. Please remember to be polite!
Ask your favorite video game journalists to cover this campaign!
While localizations are wonderful and will always have their place, the value of consumer choice in determining what games to consume cannot be denied.
Thanks for your help.
Please sign this petition! Now with over 22,000 signatures!
Here are just a few of the many, many Miiverse posts to "Yeah" and add your words of support! You guys rock; I can't keep up with them all!
Per Miiverse guidelines, be sure to post in the general-topic communities: YouTube, NintendoLand, Netflix, Hulu, TVii, Wii Street U, and other non-game-specific communities. An archive of previous days is in post 6 below.
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXTMrcyA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAABUaWzaJD6xA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAAD4UV52ELS-7Q
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAABUaWzYLgXqg
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADOUV51_ULCSw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6ms9huug
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mqUHPxQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXEk-Kvg
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADzUV58Z65q7g
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADMUKlX6cPsiw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADzUV58bI1sSw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAAD4UV51zxkisg
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mqUCAMA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADOUV511juqAA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAAAYUKk9bQJjNA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAABUaWzTwNl5Q
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mrSjuVA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAABnUYnVEYkqxQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAABnUV51uw3fLQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADMUKlX457kCA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXEkwqLA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mpq6wMA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXEk6Qwg
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAABnUV511KL4RQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADzUV58YpaayA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXD6hv4A
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXElHjIQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXEkraqA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXBx7qYA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAABUaWzPxoHzA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXC3pNxw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mjuewNw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXByJ6HA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAAD4UV51yH1gkg
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mmc1nKg
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAABUaWzO0Vi4A
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAABUaWzOwnQig
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mmeGKJQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAABUaWzOw1rUA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mma5VsA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADzUV58VV2_Xw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADMUKlX1A4mSw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mkkbwPw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAABnUYnU-M50rQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADMUKlX0affUA
The top 20/21 posts in the E3 2013 Community are about ending region-locking!
On Facebook and Twitter, use hash tags #EndRegionLocking and #NintendoRegionFree, and follow @EndRegionLock.
Like Operation Region-Free on Facebook!
Post on Nintendo's official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Nintendo
Tweet at:
@Nintendo
@NintendoAmerica
@NintendoEurope
@NintendoUK
@NintendoES
@NintendoFrance
@‏NintendoDE
Here are some posts about this issue on Reddit!
http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1gsw4m/fans_begin_movement_for_nintendo_to_remove_region/
http://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/1gs8nq/top_posts_in_e3_miiverse_community_looks_like_the/
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1gq76t/consumer_choice_in_2013_lets_tell_nintendo_to_end/
Write a letter! Snail-mail addresses...
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1 Hokotate-cho, Kamitoba,
Minami-ku, Kyoto
Japan
Nintendo of America
4600 150th Ave NE
Redmond, WA 98052
Nintendo of Europe GmbH
Nintendo Center
D-63760 Grossostheim
Germany
Mention that you'd like to see region-free systems on Club Nintendo surveys!
Media coverage!
Ars Technica
Atomix (Mexico)
Attack of the Fanboy
Cowboy TV (Greece)
Critical Hits (Brazil)
Cubed3
Eurogamer (Germany)
Explosion
Gamebug (Australia)
Gamechup
Gamekicker
Gameplorer (Germany)
Gameranx
Gamerzona (Spain) - 2
gamestitch
Gameswelt (Germany)
Gametalk
Gaming Vlog Network
Gamnesia - 2
HD Blog (Italy)
JP Games (Germany) - 2
Kulture Geek (France)
Lazygamer
Leviathyn
Los Gameboys (Mexico) - 2
Mii-Gamer
MyProffs - 1
MyProffs - 2
Nintendo Invader
Nintendo Teens
NintendoFans (Germany)
Nintendojo
PCG Media
Polygon
QuickJump
Spieletester (Germany)
Sponge
Stevivor
T3 (Australia)
TechnoBuffalo
TechRadar
TechSmart (South Africa)
Turtletechie
The Verge
WareGround IT News
Wii U News (Austria)
XGN (Netherlands)
YouTube videos!
BradleyNews11
BroKenGaMezHD
Content Patch
DaKidWiiTrailers
darkgamer001
Duxa7iva (Spanish)
GameSpot - 1
GameSpot - 2
KGPrestige
KITT171
nxtgen720
Ryan Maloney
Scottish DuckTales - 3
Scottish DuckTales - 4
ScottMtc (Italy)
SpanglishBoyGamer (Spanish)
Older media coverage is archived in post 17.
From sixteen-bit:
Title logo courtesy of XxBroBuzzxX.
FAQ: Can region-locking be removed from the Wii U and 3DS?
We are operating on the assumption that it can be removed through a simple firmware update.
This week, we declare our independence from region-locking!
Customer service statement via Barrel Roll Gaming:
Nintendo of America said:Nintendo has no plans to remove region locking from our systems. By taking this approach, Nintendo is able to include parental controls and ensure compliance with regional standards and rating systems.
This holds absolutely ZERO water, as adults don't need ratings systems. Even when parental controls do come into play, it would be extremely simple for there to be a setting to block games from unfamiliar ratings systems by default. Even parents should have the option to allow foreign games.
The campaign continues!
PS4 and Xbox One are now BOTH totally region-free. We can do it!
I'm asking for YOUR support to help end region-locking once and for all. Contact Nintendo by any means possible and DEMAND an end to region-locking NOW!
As you know, every Nintendo home console since the NES and every handheld since the DSi has made use of region-locking. This has kept many region-exclusive titles out of the hands of otherwise prospective customers. If it hadn't been for the original DS being region-free, not many in the West would've been able to play Ouendan and turn it into a a cult hit.
Now, more than ever, is our chance to tell Nintendo that we want the Wii U and 3DS to be made region-free. Please help in any way that you can. Please remember to be polite!
Ask your favorite video game journalists to cover this campaign!
While localizations are wonderful and will always have their place, the value of consumer choice in determining what games to consume cannot be denied.
Thanks for your help.
Please sign this petition! Now with over 22,000 signatures!
Here are just a few of the many, many Miiverse posts to "Yeah" and add your words of support! You guys rock; I can't keep up with them all!
Per Miiverse guidelines, be sure to post in the general-topic communities: YouTube, NintendoLand, Netflix, Hulu, TVii, Wii Street U, and other non-game-specific communities. An archive of previous days is in post 6 below.
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXTMrcyA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAABUaWzaJD6xA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAAD4UV52ELS-7Q
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAABUaWzYLgXqg
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADOUV51_ULCSw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6ms9huug
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mqUHPxQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXEk-Kvg
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADzUV58Z65q7g
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADMUKlX6cPsiw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADzUV58bI1sSw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAAD4UV51zxkisg
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mqUCAMA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADOUV511juqAA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAAAYUKk9bQJjNA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAABUaWzTwNl5Q
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mrSjuVA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAABnUYnVEYkqxQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAABnUV51uw3fLQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADMUKlX457kCA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXEkwqLA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mpq6wMA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXEk6Qwg
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAABnUV511KL4RQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADzUV58YpaayA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXD6hv4A
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXElHjIQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXEkraqA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXBx7qYA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAABUaWzPxoHzA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXC3pNxw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mjuewNw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKEXByJ6HA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAAD4UV51yH1gkg
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mmc1nKg
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAABUaWzO0Vi4A
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAABUaWzOwnQig
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mmeGKJQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAABUaWzOw1rUA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mma5VsA
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADzUV58VV2_Xw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADMUKlX1A4mSw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mkkbwPw
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAABnUYnU-M50rQ
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADMUKlX0affUA
The top 20/21 posts in the E3 2013 Community are about ending region-locking!
On Facebook and Twitter, use hash tags #EndRegionLocking and #NintendoRegionFree, and follow @EndRegionLock.
Like Operation Region-Free on Facebook!
Post on Nintendo's official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Nintendo
Tweet at:
@Nintendo
@NintendoAmerica
@NintendoEurope
@NintendoUK
@NintendoES
@NintendoFrance
@‏NintendoDE
Here are some posts about this issue on Reddit!
http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1gsw4m/fans_begin_movement_for_nintendo_to_remove_region/
http://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/1gs8nq/top_posts_in_e3_miiverse_community_looks_like_the/
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1gq76t/consumer_choice_in_2013_lets_tell_nintendo_to_end/
Write a letter! Snail-mail addresses...
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1 Hokotate-cho, Kamitoba,
Minami-ku, Kyoto
Japan
Nintendo of America
4600 150th Ave NE
Redmond, WA 98052
Nintendo of Europe GmbH
Nintendo Center
D-63760 Grossostheim
Germany
Mention that you'd like to see region-free systems on Club Nintendo surveys!
Media coverage!
Ars Technica
Atomix (Mexico)
Attack of the Fanboy
Cowboy TV (Greece)
Critical Hits (Brazil)
Cubed3
Eurogamer (Germany)
Explosion
Gamebug (Australia)
Gamechup
Gamekicker
Gameplorer (Germany)
Gameranx
Gamerzona (Spain) - 2
gamestitch
Gameswelt (Germany)
Gametalk
Gaming Vlog Network
Gamnesia - 2
HD Blog (Italy)
JP Games (Germany) - 2
Kulture Geek (France)
Lazygamer
Leviathyn
Los Gameboys (Mexico) - 2
Mii-Gamer
MyProffs - 1
MyProffs - 2
Nintendo Invader
Nintendo Teens
NintendoFans (Germany)
Nintendojo
PCG Media
Polygon
QuickJump
Spieletester (Germany)
Sponge
Stevivor
T3 (Australia)
TechnoBuffalo
TechRadar
TechSmart (South Africa)
Turtletechie
The Verge
WareGround IT News
Wii U News (Austria)
XGN (Netherlands)
YouTube videos!
BradleyNews11
BroKenGaMezHD
Content Patch
DaKidWiiTrailers
darkgamer001
Duxa7iva (Spanish)
GameSpot - 1
GameSpot - 2
KGPrestige
KITT171
nxtgen720
Ryan Maloney
Scottish DuckTales - 3
Scottish DuckTales - 4
ScottMtc (Italy)
SpanglishBoyGamer (Spanish)
Older media coverage is archived in post 17.
From sixteen-bit:
Title logo courtesy of XxBroBuzzxX.