Hardware Nintendo respond to email regarding region locking

[Foxi4]

Thank you for expressing your opinions on mature way unlike some people who only know to insult. I think its best to say we have different opinions and we should respect each others. I usually don't have sub problem because I have been reading them since age 4. My mother always used to buy me Cartoons and Anime on VHS with subtitles because she prefers Original language too. But I do understand some people cannot get good movie experiance with subtitles and respect them too.

It's not really about reading proper - there's no doubt that most of us here can read (reading comprehension is another story, but I digress), the issue here is that you focus not on the action but on the text.

 

[Eerpow]

In other words, you want it in Japanese because you're a Japanophile. You're in the minority I'm afraid - most gamers want their games in a language they can understand which is why games get localized in the first place. People often forget that Japanese voice acting can be pretty apalling to... except we don't know that because y'know - it's in Japanese.

It's interesting that you're playing The Witcher in Polish though - would not expect to hear that in a million years.

To be fair I prefer it to be in Japanese if it fits what I'm watching, it's just weird to see Samurai's and Ninjas speak English or other stuff that looks very Japanese if you get what I mean. A game like Muramase is much better in Japanese and a game like RE fits better with English VA. In some cases the English takes out some of the atmosphere or "authenticity" from the world they've created. That sometimes takes me out more than having to bother with reading subtitles, a minor bother people like to blow out of proportion.

However Japanese VA in Kid Icarus is stupid if you can't understand it, the dialog is going on real time as you're playing, subtitles just don't work in that game. Not to mention that the translation and dub in that game is really top quality, it probably surpasses the Japanese one anyway when it comes to hearing the emotions in their voices.

 

[the_randomizer]

OMG dued thiz iz awesum thenkz forh sherin itt with uz

My pleasure

 

[OldClassicGamer]

To be fair I prefer it to be in Japanese if it fits what I'm watching, it's just weird to see Samurai's and Ninjas speak English or other stuff that looks very Japanese if you get what I mean. A game like Muramase is much better in Japanese and a game like RE fits better with English VA. In some cases the English takes out some of the atmosphere or "authenticity" from the world they've created. That sometimes takes me out more than having to bother with reading subtitles, a minor bother people like to blow out of proportion.

However Japanese VA in Kid Icarus is stupid if you can't understand it, the dialog is going on real time as you're playing, subtitles just don't work in that game. Not to mention that the translation and dub in that game is really top quality, it probably surpasses the Japanese one anyway when it comes to hearing the emotions in their voices.

Yeah, RE fits better with English VA, and I agree what you said about whole situation, exept for Kid Icarus Part. I don't like how it sounds in English, but thats just my opinion.

 

[EMP Knightmare]

Last thing we need are more threads spewing verbal diarrhea in which entertains pointless topics and/or wishful thinking.

Will it be region free? No!
Will we get DLC voice overs? No!

Deal with it.

 

[OldClassicGamer]

Last thing we need are more threads spewing verbal diarrhea in which entertains pointless topics and/or wishful thinking.

Will it be region free? No!
Will we get DLC voice overs? No!

Deal with it.

Ok, thanks for sharing your thoughts

 

[gamefan5]

Seriously, this is highly misleading and I hope no newcomers will come here and ask if it's true or not. Cause it would be pretty stupid of Nintendo to remove it for many reasons.

 

[WiiUBricker]

Damn it, don't get my hopes up!

 

[wolfmanz51]

you know I like to promote my youtube content as well, but a 21 min video about mostly nothing, with you talking about info coming from a customer service rep in Europe who knows almost nothing and no text info for those who dont wanna watch, Fuck YouSPAM .

 

[p1ngpong]

In all fairness I should just close this thread because firstly the title is highly misleading and nothing but conjecture, and secondly this is pretty much just an advert for your youtube channel. Next time if you make a thread sum up its contents in writing and do not post a video.

I will overlook both these things just this once, but if you do either again I will delete the offending thread immediately.

Anyway, Japanese language dlc for Kid Icarus, LMFAO! ;O;

 

[EMP Knightmare]

Ok, thanks for sharing your thoughts

Not thoughts, facts. There is a difference.

 

[BORTZ]

Woooooow. incredibly misleading title.

Keep your lies on youtube.

 

[TheCasketMan]

I strongly believe Nintendo will remove the region lock. Why? If they don't do it, a hack will.

 

[Eerpow]

I strongly believe Nintendo will remove the region lock. Why? If they don't do it, a hack will.

Progress will be made (or not made) in hacking whether there is a region lock or not. Nintendo locking up the region coding won't do anything other than turning the situation to their own disadvantage.

 

[Gahars]

Nintendo's response in a nutshell:

 

[ferofax]

Region locking lets Nintendon't care.

...that didn't come out right, did it? Anyways, it lets them compartmentalize regions, seeing which regions sell, of which they sell more, and which regions sucks ass, of which they point and laugh at. Or was I just being mean? I dunno.

I haven't had enough Walking Dead yet. I'm so glad Shane finally got--

 

[OldClassicGamer]

Seriously, this is highly misleading and I hope no newcomers will come here and ask if it's true or not. Cause it would be pretty stupid of Nintendo to remove it for many reasons.

How would it be stupid to remove it? I understand that they have right to keep region lock which they will probably do, but removing it would actually be cool. And also, response to other peope, I just qouted Nintendo. I didn't say this is 100% what will happen? Also I had no interest of spamming anyone and if you people felt I was spamming, I am truly sorry for that and I didn't mean to do it

 

[JoostinOnline]

How would it be stupid to remove it? I understand that they have right to keep region lock which they will probably do, but removing it would actually be cool. And also, response to other peope, I just qouted Nintendo. I didn't say this is 100% what will happen? Also I had no interest of spamming anyone and if you people felt I was spamming, I am truly sorry for that and I didn't mean to do it

You answered your own question. Nintendo doesn't do cool things.

 

[BORTZ]

companies dont do things cause they are "cool". Unless you are google...

 

[Yepi69]

In my opinion I do not care about the region locking because I only buy games from my region.

Either way playing japanese titles that never made to other countries its cool.