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Nintendo confirms region-lock for Wii U


Nope, Famitsu wasn’t crazy. The Wii U really will be region-locked.

Nintendo UK was able to confirm to Eurogamer that this is in fact the case. So if you have a US Wii U and wish to play a Japanese game, you’ll need a separate Japanese console to play it.



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