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KLAMarine on 02 September 2014

You know guys, how's about instead of pondering rumors, we all email Nintendo and ask for no region locking? Write them that you'll only buy the new one if there's no region locking.

I use this: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/webform/ and plan to call them up later via 1 (800) 255-3700.



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dark_gh0st_b0y on 02 September 2014

pleasebetrue pleasebetrue pleasebetrue

I just sent them an email btw :P



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IamAwsome on 02 September 2014
Tachikoma said:

For the record, the regional lockout isn't a hardware flag, it's a switched option in the firmware, they could remove region lockout on the current 3DS if they wanted to, but they don't, chances of them doing so for the new 3ds and not the current 3ds = slim to none.

Hardware itself just tells the software that region it is - it's down to the firmware what it wants to do with that information.

IIRC there was a softmod on Wii that removed region locking. You are right, they wouldn't release a new handheld to just do that. 



IamAwsome on 02 September 2014
KLAMarine said:

You know guys, how's about instead of pondering rumors, we all email Nintendo and ask for no region locking? Write them that you'll only buy the new one if there's no region locking.

I use this: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/webform/ and plan to call them up later via 1 (800) 255-3700.

People already did the whole "One Nintendo for the world" thing on Miiverse. If NOA listened to Operaton Rainfall, it's possible but it would take a HUGE campaign. 



KLAMarine on 02 September 2014
IamAwsome said:
KLAMarine said:

You know guys, how's about instead of pondering rumors, we all email Nintendo and ask for no region locking? Write them that you'll only buy the new one if there's no region locking.

I use this: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/webform/ and plan to call them up later via 1 (800) 255-3700.

People already did the whole "One Nintendo for the world" thing on Miiverse. If NOA listened to Operaton Rainfall, it's possible but it would take a HUGE campaign. 


Thanks for the info: will research "ONftW" thing later.



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Alby_da_Wolf on 02 September 2014

This is a good thing. Let's just hope Ninty make all the right choices, including allowing new games to run on older 3DS models, at worst with scaled down settings, whenever it's possible.



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gogatsu on 02 September 2014

I would be surprised if there was no region lock.



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Proxy-Pie on 02 September 2014

That would be so awesome!



Tachikoma on 04 September 2014

and nintendo have shot this rumor out of the water.
surprised level:0



KLAMarine on 06 September 2014

I don't think region locking has ever affected me. I've never imported a game from Japan nor would I ever considering most Japanese games are RPGs which are very often dialogue-heavy. That pretty much gives them a language 'lock'. For those who can read Japanese, I do hope they speak with their wallets and buy a Vita.