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Wii to be Region Free

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wiiiiii dept.

Chris Kohler is making it a point to single out the fact that, like its cousin the DS, the Wii is to be Region-free. They also discuss how Virtual Console titles will associated with a console owner, and some details on the Opera browser. From the article: "Like the Nintendo DS, the Wii will be able to play games from other regions, such as Japan, without any restriction. Kaplan implied there might be a region lock that publishers would be able to flip on, but it doesn't sound like the first-party titles from Nintendo will be restricted."

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  1. Re:I think we have a winner by buswolley · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Generous.. Hardly. If Nintendo doesn't not sell the console below cost then they are not being generous. The competitors do sell below cost however.

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  2. Obligatory Slogan Reference by Black+Art · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The new slogan:

    "Everybody WIIs"

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  3. Re:I think we have a winner by rlp · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sony is charging $600 for their console, which will no doubt only have one controller

    Plus you have to buy your own HDMI cable.

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