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Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:37 pm
by Christopher
Mafro wrote:Never bothered with Ouendan, I only played Elite Beat Agents instead.
EBA just wasn't as good and how long after did that arrive?
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:38 pm
by gamerforever
TheTurnipKing wrote:gamerforever wrote:So there's no point importing a console unless you intend on importing every game!
My money's going to Sony now.
As if there was ever any doubt.
Okay, jokes aside it's not a major problem, well it is only for filthy pirates and uber geeks who like playing fancy named titles with tons of language barriers.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:38 pm
by Frank
Is Ouendan the drum game that seemed to be the same as that one Arcade machine?
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:39 pm
by TheTurnipKing
Exactly. And how long did that take to make an appearance? If people hadn't loved Ouendan so much, it probably wouldn't have come out here at all.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:39 pm
by melatonin
Mafro wrote:Never bothered with Ouendan, I only played Elite Beat Agents instead.
Oh you poor, poor bastard.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:40 pm
by Christopher
This has nothing to do with piracy :/
Importing games on a system you take on holidays etc is part and parcel of the experience. The DSi was locked for games with DSi features, thankfully they were few and far between. You could still play any DS game from any region. This new stance is utter nonsense. Offering the consumer the option of where to buy games was great, taking it away is a Sony style strawberry float up.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:40 pm
by TheTurnipKing
gamerforever wrote:TheTurnipKing wrote:gamerforever wrote:So there's no point importing a console unless you intend on importing every game!
My money's going to Sony now.
As if there was ever any doubt.
Okay, jokes aside it's not a major problem, well it is only for filthy pirates and uber geeks who like playing fancy named titles with tons of language barriers.
Grey Imports != piracy. And I rarely import a game that has huge language barriers.
Bear in mind that it doesn't just lock out importing Japanese games, but also American games, which have no language issues.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:41 pm
by Mafro
suzzopher wrote:Mafro wrote:Never bothered with Ouendan, I only played Elite Beat Agents instead.
EBA just wasn't as good and how long after did that arrive?
Dunno, I didn't get it at launch. I got it from someone on here about a year ago.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:41 pm
by gamerforever
I think Nintendo want us to play this at home. First they give us a 1 hour battery life, then they tell us we can't take it abroad and buy games.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:41 pm
by Christopher
Mafro wrote:suzzopher wrote:Mafro wrote:Never bothered with Ouendan, I only played Elite Beat Agents instead.
EBA just wasn't as good and how long after did that arrive?
Dunno, I didn't get it at launch. I got it from someone on here about a year ago.
I think it was two years. Like TTK said, it wouldn't have come at all if Ouendan wasn't so damn popular.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:42 pm
by Frank
Luckily I tend to only go on holiday to France, so hopefully it'll be region locked to Europe, rather than the UK.
Still, it'll be CFW-ed before too long, won't it? I'd hope it wouldn't be that tricky to fool the console into thinking it's everywhere...
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:43 pm
by Mafro
gamerforever wrote:I think Nintendo want us to play this at home. First they give us a 1 hour battery life, then they tell us we can't take it abroad and buy games.
Yeah, and the Street Pass thing.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:44 pm
by Tineash
suzzopher wrote:This has nothing to do with piracy :/
Except to encourage it by locking away games.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:45 pm
by Iron Nan
Mafro wrote:How many people moaning in here actually import a lot of games?
Granted I very rarely import games, I'm often quite patient when it comes to waiting for games to come out/get cheaper etc but I do absolutely love the Super Robot Wars series and the thought of playing that with this whole 3D madness added was a major contributer to buying a 3DS. There's absolutely zero chance of it being released in English but I can't import a 3DS as then I wouldn't be able to play any thing that requires reading so I'm stuck either way, miss out on one of my favourite franchises or miss out on everything else.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:45 pm
by Frank
Mafro wrote:gamerforever wrote:I think Nintendo want us to play this at home. First they give us a 1 hour battery life, then they tell us we can't take it abroad and buy games.
Yeah, and the Street Pass thing.
And that whole pedometer thing
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:47 pm
by Iron Nan
Frank wrote:I'd hope it wouldn't be that tricky to fool the console into thinking it's everywhere...
It's got all this auto updating stuff though hasn't it so Nintendo would probably just find a way to fix that asap.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:48 pm
by Christopher
Tineash wrote:suzzopher wrote:This has nothing to do with piracy :/
Except to encourage it by locking away games.
Oh yeah, the opposite effect they were after
Seriously how anyone can be ok with this is beyond me. My love of portable gaming grew from how much freedom you were offered. Not only were you not tied to a TV but you could buy games from anywhere in the world. It was so liberating next to home consoles. This is honestly one of the worst decisions Nintendo has made since 1993.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:50 pm
by Mafro
Frank wrote:Mafro wrote:gamerforever wrote:I think Nintendo want us to play this at home. First they give us a 1 hour battery life, then they tell us we can't take it abroad and buy games.
Yeah, and the Street Pass thing.
And that whole pedometer thing
I wish I had a tread mill.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:53 pm
by Frank
Iron Nan wrote:Frank wrote:I'd hope it wouldn't be that tricky to fool the console into thinking it's everywhere...
It's got all this auto updating stuff though hasn't it so Nintendo would probably just find a way to fix that asap.
Hopefully the CFW would also disable auto-update.
Re: 3DS - Region Locked
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:54 pm
by Frank
Mafro wrote:Frank wrote:Mafro wrote:gamerforever wrote:I think Nintendo want us to play this at home. First they give us a 1 hour battery life, then they tell us we can't take it abroad and buy games.
Yeah, and the Street Pass thing.
And that whole pedometer thing
I wish I had a tread mill.
You could always sellotape it to your cat or something.