Nintendo to region-lock the Wii U

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Nintendo will implement a region lock process for its Wii U hardware, the company has confirmed to CVG.

This means that games bought in the US, Europe or Japan will only be accessible for machines built for those regions.
Region-locking devices is a longstanding Nintendo policy that has been in place across numerous games consoles including the 3DS, Wii, GameCube, N64, SNES and NES.

Platform holders Sony and Microsoft take a different stance to region-locking. Both allow publishers to decide whether they want to lock games to continents, of which in most cases they do not.

Posted: Sep 24, 2012 9:28 am

Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/369779/nintendo-to-region-lock-the-wii-u/

Comments

CubzPosted: Sat. Oct 20, 2012

Wii u sounds nice but why would they region lock it!

OvenMittPosted: Sat. Oct 20, 2012

the wii U seems dumb and unnecessary

TorreySmithPosted: Sat. Oct 06, 2012

Wii U sounds really cool

EllaPosted: Sat. Oct 06, 2012

Ok why region lock a game when some people order there games off the internet like ebay for instance u order a game on there thats from europe and u live in Japan u cant play it then seems like a stupid idea to me

ResolutePosted: Thu. Oct 04, 2012

Wii U sounds unique.

Can't wait.

jeckelbrothers2Posted: Thu. Oct 04, 2012

wow there goes nintendo limiting there stuff...

OasisPosted: Wed. Oct 03, 2012

Want so bad.

Probably sell it after a year so don't really mind about region locking.

SugarcanePosted: Sun. Sep 30, 2012

FNG It looks stupid in my opinion..

Yeah, it's shaped pretty weird..

SugarcanePosted: Sun. Sep 30, 2012

I don't like the small screen on it, but I might get one..

Third_EyePosted: Thu. Sep 27, 2012

They're limiting this console too much. Japanese games are always better. They have exclusive content, along with early releases by a few months to half a year or more.

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