Ok I just got the PM about this country/reigon problem, so I hope my post will be useful to someone with my same situation.
I live in Saudi Arabia, which is in the Middle East. The Wii have three versions, JPN, PAL and US.
All of the three versions of the Wii are available in our market, the US version being the more obvious choice.
My Wii is a US version.
Going in the Wii's menu and checking the country settings, the only "Arabian Gulf" country that is available there is U.A.E.
Here is the most "important"countries in my Wii (there is too much to list):
Brazil
Mexico
U.A.E
US
So I made a test, I changed my Wii's country setting (it was U.A.E, as it is the closest to my country) to the US, and played Mario Kart Wii.
I got online and played a reigonal race, and.....The game actually thinks I am in NY! so is this a good thing?
^^^ This is what you get for blowing a rumor out of proportion 
Chocobo brain damage!!! Here, drink this diet Coke..*runs*
Currently playing :
VC - Ogre Battle March of the Black QueenWii - New Super Mario Bros. Wii
DS - Glory of Heracels
