Wii U will be region-locked - Report

 BestJinjo

 PS3 is region free but like bluray movies certain game discs are region encoded.

 Battle_Pants Don't worry, just like people have invented ways around region locks for pretty much every console released so far, one way or another they'll bypass this too, eventually.

As the old saying goes, when there's a will, there's a way.

 Vodoo You're right about the PS3 being region free, but I'm pretty sure both the PS1 and PS2 were region locked. Don't know about PSP/Vita though.

 Killer6b9 Lol, ladies and gentlemen, a prime example of the nintendo fanboy "well I didn't want that anyways" typical reaction.  guess what killer6b9, MORE OPTIONS ARE A GOOD THING

 Killer6b9 Sorry but i guess you don't know were in tough times right now, most of us can't afford to buy the same system TWICE like you say you do "Most people want something for nothing"  you are seriously one fucked consumer, like seriously something is wrong in your head for you to feel proud that you buy a system and then go and buy it again just because a company couldnt leave it region free.  Perhaps its because It gives you a false sense of superiority? hmmm whatever the case something is wrong

 Killer6b9  dreamfist11 

lol thats dumbest thing i have ever heard. so let me get this right i have to buy console i already own just to play games from other reasons. thats such a waste of money

 dreamfist11  Killer6b9 Chill out dude, so it sounds like your not in a good place financially right now, we feel for you. No need to bite the guys head off.. what hes saying is how life works. You think being able to buy some video game consoles makes you rich? Speak to the guys who make customized yachts for travelling round the world, with space for their cars on board.. games consoles? Not so much. 

 Killer6b9 But what about Europe? We don't get all the games over here. Are you saying that i need to buy a EU-system AND a US-system? It's the same hardware then i should be able to play a game no matter where i buy it.

 Battle_Pants Just so everyone understands, it is not always the console that is locked but the games. The PS3 and Xbox 360 are the same way....you will find games you will not be able to play due to region locks. Here is a website for Xbox just for instance.....http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-00-3-xbox360_compatibility_guide-49-en.html    still invalid argument.

 Battle_Pants And for the people that are about to say no way no Sony.....here is one for you as well...http://www.ps3news.com/tag/locked

 Killer6b9 sorry to burst you bubble but your not the one that decides what is and isn't an invalid argument.  and Im not a stupid consumer like you, i don't agree with microsoft or sony region locking their systems either, so still YOUR argument is invalid

 Killer6b9 My point is that I should be able to play a game no matter where i buy it. I don't really care about who puts the region lock in place. I don't  like when hardware manufacturers do it no matter if it's Nintendo, Microsoft or Sony, I don't like when developers do it, I don't like region lock. Period.

Why shouldn't I be able to play a game when i already own the hardware?

 Killer6b9  Battle_Pants 

ahh ps3 is region free, i buy japanese games. when they arrive, i open it  and pop it in. bam it works, no region lock messages, no buying different region system.

 dreamfist11 What dummy said that? Every console Nintendo's released so far has been region locked, why would this be any different?

 Suikogaiden 

*KaCHING* is the sound Nintendo will be hearing when the Wii U launches.

 pizzamuncher That's not entirely true it benefits the local market by preventing someone from buying it cheaper from another region. Would I prefer that it wasn't region locked yea, but it does benefit the game makers. All I can say is NoA better do a better job in the localization department this time around.

 ZeroX91  pizzamuncher

even if the game is cheaper in another region, you still have to ship it. its not gonna magically fly to your house. not to mention some stupid countries cough* canada cough excuse me have high customs feeds

 aryanbrar How dare you, THEY HAVE HOCKEY you sick bastard...how dare you...how dare...

 ZeroX91 That's a good point. As long as localization is handled well, it isn't a big deal. 

 HaloPimp978 "PS4 and 720 will be region free" Says ****ing who? Experience says they will be, just like pretty much every console released after the NES.

 Red_hot_smasher Well based on Sony's history PS4 will be region free because The PSV is and so is the PS3.

 N4o7A i think (but not sure) its to make changes that are acceptable to certain audiences. some games are more... Japanese then others and cant be released in other counties due to laws and culture differences. they might take out say a pointless swimsuit scene in a game or take out a long hard extra endgame boss battle. or for E rated games like brawl they change some of the character scripts to write off say "oh my god" to something else as america is more sensitive to that. an exe of something else back in the pokemon cards days was "Mistys tears" jp card, look it up to laugh. i actually got one somehow way bk when.