Gamers start campaign to end Wii U/3DS region locking.

[broitsak]

Needs 4,998 more, though. Huh.

 

[WiiUBricker]

There is a simple reason why Nintendo won't ditch region locking. Xbox One and PS4 aren't released yet, Wii U and 3DS are. Removing the region lock would make all region lock references in the manuals and packaging invalid and misleading.

 

[the_randomizer]

There is a simple reason why Nintendo won't ditch region locking. Xbox One and PS4 aren't released yet, Wii U and 3DS are. Removing the region lock would make all region lock references in the manuals and packaging invalid and misleading.

That's still a lame excuse.

 

[the_randomizer]

Classic bulls**t excuse, they won't remove it due to parental controls

http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=206737&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook

O RLY, Nintendo? Explain why the DS was region free, surely, even that had parental controls.

 

[emigre]

Excuse me play my imported copies of 999 and SMT: Strange Journey on my European 3DS.

 

[broitsak]

Apparently there are some reasons behind the region-lock.

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/07/satoru_iwata_there_are_some_reasons_behind_region_locking

 

[the_randomizer]

Apparently there are some reasons behind the region-lock.

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/07/satoru_iwata_there_are_some_reasons_behind_region_locking

Still a stupid reason/excuse to do it. Why the hell didn't they do it to the DS? So far no one has told me why. Sorry, I don't care what half-a$$ed excuse they have for doing it; it's inefficacious, it's inconvenient, and if I'm reading it right, somehow Microsoft and Sony doing it is different than how Nintendo has parental controls and different regional regulation.