Comments on: No international presents, Virtual Console gifts are region locked http://www.siliconera.com/2007/12/10/no-international-present-virtual-console-gifts-are-region-locked/ The secret level in the world of video game news. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:48:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: TT http://www.siliconera.com/2007/12/10/no-international-present-virtual-console-gifts-are-region-locked/comment-page-1/#comment-269697 TT Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:39:22 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/12/10/no-international-present-virtual-console-gifts-are-region-locked/#comment-269697 thanks for the info! I wish Xbox worked that, way, if it did, I could buy an American 360 to connect to the American marketplace from Japan and get my occasional US movie/television fix. Yeah, Nintendo doesnt have to be so uptight about this. I think Xbox region coded probably because of pressure from Disney. I think this because I remember that ever since Disney movies were available on the Marketplace I have not been able to connect from Japan. thanks for the info!

I wish Xbox worked that, way, if it did, I could buy an American 360 to connect to the American marketplace from Japan and get my occasional US movie/television fix.

Yeah, Nintendo doesnt have to be so uptight about this. I think Xbox region coded probably because of pressure from Disney. I think this because I remember that ever since Disney movies were available on the Marketplace I have not been able to connect from Japan.

]]> By: Spencer http://www.siliconera.com/2007/12/10/no-international-present-virtual-console-gifts-are-region-locked/comment-page-1/#comment-269649 Spencer Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:52:18 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/12/10/no-international-present-virtual-console-gifts-are-region-locked/#comment-269649 @TT - Actually I live in America now, I bounce between countries. But you pretty much got it! Japanese Wiis connect to the Japanese VC store, American Wiis connect to the US store. Also you can't use SD cards to play games either since they are locked to the console. :( @Aaron - Oh... now that is really interesting. You can't even transfer games between the US and Canada? Now that is surprising news! @TT – Actually I live in America now, I bounce between countries. But you pretty much got it! Japanese Wiis connect to the Japanese VC store, American Wiis connect to the US store. Also you can’t use SD cards to play games either since they are locked to the console. :(

@Aaron – Oh… now that is really interesting. You can’t even transfer games between the US and Canada? Now that is surprising news!

]]> By: Aaron Rudkin http://www.siliconera.com/2007/12/10/no-international-present-virtual-console-gifts-are-region-locked/comment-page-1/#comment-269598 Aaron Rudkin Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:25:50 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/12/10/no-international-present-virtual-console-gifts-are-region-locked/#comment-269598 Actually, it's not just region locked. It's COUNTRY locked. Canadians cannot send to the US and vice-versa. Europe is entirely screwed. Nintendo dropped the ball BIGTIME here. Actually, it’s not just region locked. It’s COUNTRY locked. Canadians cannot send to the US and vice-versa. Europe is entirely screwed. Nintendo dropped the ball BIGTIME here.

]]> By: TT http://www.siliconera.com/2007/12/10/no-international-present-virtual-console-gifts-are-region-locked/comment-page-1/#comment-269534 TT Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:52:33 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/12/10/no-international-present-virtual-console-gifts-are-region-locked/#comment-269534 So, if I get this right, you(Spencer) live in Japan and have a Japanese and American Wii. When you turn on your American Wii, you connect the American Wii site and of course Japanese Wii connects to the Japanese site. But, then you cannot send your American account a Japanese game. Interesting. I was thinking about the same thing but didnt get around to trying it. I guess you can load the Japanese game to an SD card and load it to your US Wii? My friend has a Japanese Wii in US and can only connect to the Japanese site. So, I guess Wii is region locked by the hardware, not the IP address. This is not how Xbox360 works as I think it reads IP address. So, if I get this right, you(Spencer) live in Japan and have a Japanese and American Wii.
When you turn on your American Wii, you connect the American Wii site and of course Japanese Wii connects to the Japanese site. But, then you cannot send your American account a Japanese game. Interesting. I was thinking about the same thing but didnt get around to trying it.

I guess you can load the Japanese game to an SD card and load it to your US Wii?

My friend has a Japanese Wii in US and can only connect to the Japanese site. So, I guess Wii is region locked by the hardware, not the IP address. This is not how Xbox360 works as I think it reads IP address.

]]> By: Aoshi00 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/12/10/no-international-present-virtual-console-gifts-are-region-locked/comment-page-1/#comment-269477 Aoshi00 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:31:17 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/12/10/no-international-present-virtual-console-gifts-are-region-locked/#comment-269477 Dang, no getting Treasure Hunter G that way... even if it works now, Nintendo would probably send a new update disabling it, like w/ the freeloader.. guess we lost all hopes of playing imports w/o actually getting a Jpn system. Dang, no getting Treasure Hunter G that way… even if it works now, Nintendo would probably send a new update disabling it, like w/ the freeloader.. guess we lost all hopes of playing imports w/o actually getting a Jpn system.

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