Nintendo Confirms New Nintendo 3DS Will Be Region-Locked

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Nintendo fans were in for a big shock a few weeks back with the reveal of the latest addition to the Nintendo 3DS family, the New Nintendo 3DS, with its added second analog stick and faster processor – but, Nintendo also confirmed it will share one major attribute with its other family members.

In a written statement, Nintendo confirmed that the New Nintendo 3DS will be region-locked and unable to play foreign games outside of the system’s region, with the company confirming that “the situation will be exactly the same as for the current family of Nintendo 3DS systems” (3DS, 3DS XL, 2DS). Though the New Nintendo 3DS will be receiving added games with its faster processor that previous 3DS models could not play, its region-locking means it won’t be able to play other games outside of its region, just like the other 3DS models.
The New Nintendo 3DS will be releasing in 2015.

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-CorgiPosted:

Grimlock I remember playing 3DS a lot back when I was a kid. Was a lot of fun.


But.... But... But... The 3DS... Came out 2011...

DeviantModzPosted:

Dezz I want to get one personally but it just seems like a little kid device..


You should get one. Who doesn't want to feel like a kid?

TomPosted:

I remember playing 3DS a lot back when I was a kid. Was a lot of fun.

LatencyPosted:

I miss playing the old pokemons and sadly you can't buy the little gameboys anymore at my Gamestop.

OPPosted:

I want to get one personally but it just seems like a little kid device..

OrthoPosted:

HarmfulMushroom
Miss
AR15 I feel like the region block can be beaten by home-brew and what not. But, I do not know and really do not care as I am not into Nintendo as it is xD


It'll also probably have terrible sales.


Doubt it, it has a much bigger screen than the XL and will have exclusive games that the old 3DS can't play. It might impact sales a little but as a whole not that much I think. Still a scumbag move on their part to region lock it.


I agree, I probably would have bought it if it came here

HarmfulMushroomPosted:

Miss
AR15 I feel like the region block can be beaten by home-brew and what not. But, I do not know and really do not care as I am not into Nintendo as it is xD


It'll also probably have terrible sales.


Doubt it, it has a much bigger screen than the XL and will have exclusive games that the old 3DS can't play. It might impact sales a little but as a whole not that much I think. Still a scumbag move on their part to region lock it.

vWatsoncPosted:

I've never played 3DS but if its Region locked wouldn't that mean a better connection but not as many people.

MissPosted:

AR15 I feel like the region block can be beaten by home-brew and what not. But, I do not know and really do not care as I am not into Nintendo as it is xD


It'll also probably have terrible sales.

AR15Posted:

I feel like the region block can be beaten by home-brew and what not. But, I do not know and really do not care as I am not into Nintendo as it is xD


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