That's got to be heartbreaking once the author noticed it.
Well who here would pay a fee to unlock DVD/Blu Ray capabilities
or having it region free?
That's got to be heartbreaking once the author noticed it.
How many posts can I make in Miiverse about region free before I get banned by a Nintendo mod?
Fixed. Why make it any more complicated than that?
That sounds horrible, no thanks.
It seems like a few people are bombarding Miiverse with region unlocking posts. As in, daily posts to the same community and that sort of thing. I'd advise against that. Post only a few times and post to different communities (unless you're drawing something). As new people get interested in this topic, they'll keep up a supply of new posts on their own.
If you notice someone doing this, feel free to warn them about it.
Fewer posts with higher Yeah counts show off the unique users that are interested in this. Nintendo can look at the popular posts section and see that several people have made it there based on their #endregionlocking posts. That's what we should want them to see. A larger amount of posts from the same users suggests that this is just spamming from a miniscule number of users.
Most people are doing things right, it's just a select few that are going overboard.
The reason i always heard, was that they did region locking, because some parts of the world pay more for software than other parts. If people from Europe could start importing games from the US, were game prices usually are a lot lower, that means less profit for Nintendo. And i can imagine certain parts paying more than Europe, and others paying less than US.
I don't suppose many of you remember Sony's crusade against import stores back in 2006?
They sued Lik-Sang out of business and threatened many others (Play-Asia stopped posting to out-of-region). They claimed it was to protect consumers from buying HK units which "didn't conform to strict EU or UK consumer safety standards", which we all know is BS; HK units were quite cheaper to import over buying UK/EU. Yet recently they seem to have backed off, I'm not really sure what changed, maybe the sales figures weren't as affected as they thought once importers stopped? Maybe they were advised it was bad PR?
I would love to know why Sony went from crazy controlling to embracing region free.
All evidence points to the region lock residing in the software. The hardware is supposedly identical regardless of the location, so it appears that a change in the firmware could unlock any restriction currently imposed in that regard.Is there some sort of magic update that could make it region free? Or would they have to reproduce new hardware? I obviously want region free gaming (I love you, Jump Ultimate Stars) but is it really something Nintendo can do with their current hardware?
The reason i always heard, was that they did region locking, because some parts of the world pay more for software than other parts. If people from Europe could start importing games from the US, were game prices usually are a lot lower, that means less profit for Nintendo. And i can imagine certain parts paying more than Europe, and others paying less than US.
Glad to see this getting some coverage. Love all the Miiverse stuff as well.
Nintendo is probably the last company I expect to listen to feedback like this. But MS backpedalling does give me a little hope.
Glad to see this getting some coverage. Love all the Miiverse stuff as well.
Nintendo is probably the last company I expect to listen to feedback like this. But MS backpedalling does give me a little hope.
Microsoft backpedaled because they have more than a handful of braincells.
Nintendo does not really give a fuck, and are completely inept.
All evidence points to the region lock residing in the software. The hardware is supposedly identical regardless of the location, so it appears that a change in the firmware could unlock any restriction currently imposed in that regard.
"A true gentleman suffers not from region locks."
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAADYUV6mqUCAMA
"Regio" ?
Lots of new media coverage on the heels of the Destructoid and Kotaku articles!
Atma Xplorer
BagoGames
Dashhacks
Games and Trailers
Gamona (Germany)
GenGAME
GotGame
Nintendo Club (Italy)
Niubie (Chile)
PC Games (Germany)
Press The Buttons
ScrewAttack
Spass und Spiele (Germany)
Ubergizmo
USgamer
vgZero
Wii U and Mii
We Dutch make a lot of spelling mistakes when drawing, apparently
That joke aside, can someone please remind me WHY this anti region locking campaign has suddenly started? Not that I don't see the worth in it, on the contrary, but I find the timing to be curious so far into the 3DS and Wii U's lifespan.
Is it because Microsoft recently reversed their stance on region locking and Nintendo is now the only company left to (so far) keep maintaining their old stance?
I've signed the petition. Sadly, I think Nintendo is too greedy to do this, but here's to hoping. Keep going, guys!
I hope Nintendo is greedy, as I think they too have a lot to gain from letting go of the region lock.
Backwards Capability, bring your last gen games to your next gen console, free online, self publishing (over Microsoft right now), a big list of exclusives, and price.
Whoa. I didn't expect this to go anywhere, to be quite honest.
Eh, probably not price, in comparison to what's in the box.
What's fucked up is they went backwards. At least the handhelds used to be region-free.