Wii U region locked, Nintendo confirms restrictions

And some NDF people were saying ninty consoles are not the “closest”.
Utter BS. Ninty could have solved their localisation problems a bit with this.

Fuck, fuck and and again: fuck.

This is soo 1998. Even MS eased the region-lock. I want to play some Jap-Exclusive Games or get Rare CEs and play the games. But okay, no Day 1 anymore. Better would be (but not the best option) when Nintendo would let the Pubs decide if they want to region lock their games or not. So we could play jap-only Shoot’em Ups or other games without problems.

Hardly unexpected – their home consoles always are. 3DS was. I didn’t think regular DS was though?

Edit – DS was region free, DSi was region locked for DSi specific games
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS#Regional_division

Forgot to add one more thing, wiiu sucks for japanese game enthusiasts and even us titles that dont get launched in eu and vice-versa(I fall in both categories)
Expect operation rainfall all over again.
This just shows utter backwardness.

No Ninty handheld was fully Region Locked before the 3DS. Which is a crying shame because NoE are useless.

I am still holding out an ever so slight amount of hope that its going to get broken into as fast as possible. When shit like this happens I don’t give a shit about installing homebrew just so I can import games. That and in the case of the Wii I can play games in a better fashion than the Wii by itself can.

This is bollocks really.

The world is flat, region locks shouldn’t exist.

Where are the Nintendrones now?

Region locked for a console is like living in North Korea… Really.

It should be open for everyone who purchased this device.

This is some of the things Nintedo is really Stubborn, not that i mind this, because i get all my games from USA, but i understand the problems this cause, and how some gamers will perceive the console for, i really understand the leash they want to establish on Miiverse, because people dont behave online, and because of this i see some points and advantages and i understand that decision, even if some gamers dont like it, i do really see the point, with this not so much, really.

and we’re paying £300 for this :/

you might be!

NDF is underground now it seems. Rabidly acting as spokespersons for the company and yet offering a “no response” for these important issues.
And they say ninty gets all the hate for no reason…..

#12 I did some comment you know

It’s a complete non-issue for the vast majority of gamers, and won’t affect sales one bit.

People who were never going to buy it anyway will be up in arms though. Which is quite funny.

So Ninty, you make a game I was never going to buy an exclusive and now your outdated (well outdated when the new console release whenever) is region locked!!

How will I play those games I’ve never heard off!!

#15 joining operation rainfall, dough

@16,
I miss the other “esteemed” members of your club

@14
“It’s a complete non-issue for the vast majority of gamers”
True
“won’t affect sales one bit.”
False. Import business is worth millions. Play Asia and other sites exist almost exclusively for this purpose.
“People who were never going to buy it anyway will be up in arms though.”
Yup, exactly so if ninty keeps giving reasons not to buy wiiu.

“It’s a complete non-issue for the vast majority of gamers, and won’t affect sales one bit.

People who were never going to buy it anyway will be up in arms though. Which is quite funny.”

Plus One.

Whats the big deal? I own a JPN Dreamcast, JPN PS2, and have several systems moded to play diferent regions. If it is really that big of a deal, do that. To tell the truth most of what is in JPN aren’t games I would want to play anymore. I used to import when I couldn’t get 2D shooters/fighters over here. Now I can, and in spades. I don’t import anymore.