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Wii Now Confirmed to Not be Region-Free

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the party's-over dept.

legoburner writes "Contrary to an earlier Slashdot story, Nintendo have now stated that the Wii will not be region free. The original claim came from Nintendo America, but Nintendo UK have gone on record denying the claims. They put it rather bluntly, stating: 'We are region-locked,' and that Nintendo America made a mistake by claiming otherwise."

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  1. Nintendos response by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wii where wrong.

  2. I'm so sorry by darien · · Score: 5, Funny

    All together now: 'Wii shall not, Wii shall not be moved...'

    Because it's region-locked, you see...

    Oh, never mind.

  3. Re:Left hand, right hand by russ1337 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, they both thought they were right. When the origional question was asked "would the wii be region free across the world?" Wii USA answered Yes, because they thought America is world.....

  4. Re:No problem, just don't buy it. by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 2, Funny

    That might even be viable, if so many people wern't already pre-boycotting PS3.

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    No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
  5. Re:WTF? by Clueless+Moron · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let met put it this way: it is untrue that it is not the case that the Wii will fail to not be region-locked. Clear?

  6. Re:BOOOOOOOOOH! by Doomstalk · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was shouting "Boourns"...

  7. I don't know about the Wii... by sd_diamond · · Score: 4, Funny

    But I hear that its followup, the WWii, is going to take American markets completely by suprise and, for a while at least, completely dominate the Pacific Rim.

  8. Re:WTF? by eMbry00s · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't not really know if I'm missunderstanding you incorrectly.

  9. Re:I don't believe etiher one. . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I agree. I've got to hear the final word from either Mario or Yoshi.