| VanceIX said: With the recent news about the New 3DS being region locked (https://games.yahoo.com/news/nintendo-3ds-region-locked-170200180.html), I am yet again perplexed on Nintendo's position on the issue. Their stance makes no sense, especially considering that both Sony and Microsoft have both taken off any and all regional restrictions from their consoles. What gets me even more is Nintedo's excuse on it. Am I the only one that has no clue what in the world Iwata is trying to say? "From some people's perspective, it might seem like a kind of restriction. However, we hope people can appreciate the fact that we're selling our products worldwide," Iwata said at the time. "There are many different regions around the world, and each region has its own cultural acceptance and legal restrictions, as well as different age ratings. There are always things that we're required to do in each different region, which may go counter to the idea that players around the world want the freedom to play whatever they want." It's bullshit, and a policy that completely restricts gamers. This and their NNID console locks need to go. |
Agreed with OP. Region locking is the worst pratice after DRM. It needs to go away.
