Gaming Pokemon White Region Lock

[whiteboyshaun]

Hi I just wanted to see if anyone else has heard anything on this or not. The BJs in my area put out pokemon white and black games over the weekend and I was able to pick one up. I keep reading the game is supposed to be region locked but I can play it on my LL just fine. Does the game just not have the DSi enhanced features enabled this way?

 

[YayMii]

Easy way to check if you're in DSi mode: Get the C-Gear in-game. Look at the battery meter on the C-Gear. If there's 4 bars in total, you're in DSi mode. If there's 2 bars, then you're in DS mode.

Though I'm pretty sure that the region lock is supposed to prevent you from playing at all

 

[whiteboyshaun]

I have 2 bars on it. I was suprised it worked too. Im waiting on a housing for my xl to come in so I figured id try it and so far i havent had any issues. If you try an import version on an american console does it give you the power off message?

 

[Silent Storm]

It doesn't appear in the DSi menu.

So basically, you have an english white and it loads fine on your japanese xl?

 

[ItsMetaKnight]

it's definitely region free
it works just fine on a japanese dsi

 

[YayMii]

I have 2 bars on it. I was suprised it worked too. Im waiting on a housing for my xl to come in so I figured id try it and so far i havent had any issues. If you try an import version on an american console does it give you the power off message?

The Japanese version was completely region-locked, and gave an error on non-Japanese DSis.

So I guess Nintendo's lessening the amount of region-locking due to the massive uproar about the 3DS, since you can still play the game, but without the DSi features.

 

[feidhlim1986]

There's no point region locking the english versions really. Once they come out, all languages are out. Only benefit is to region lock the version of the game that comes out first.

 

[Deleted User]

okay download minecraft

 

[feidhlim1986]

okay download minecraft

Is your comment directed at me?

 

[Dreamboy21]

i've read somewhere before that enhance dsi roms are region free, only dsiware games are region lock