If you have a Wii still. Just hack it and install Priiloader. Then disable the region lock. Then run the game normally from disc. You don't need to bother with HDD mods and disc dumping.

Oh, OK! I'll try that since I still want to play Captain Rainbow..

Being "able" implies that they didn't did it because they couldn't, but we know that's not the case.

So far, iwata seems more interested on localising stuff. Rusty baseball comes to mind, where they really took a effort to change everything to western culture. Now pokemon games have the same release date worlwide, and MK8 even almost had. They are even localising stuff that that they didn't published in japan, like hyrule warrior, braverly default, fantasy life. Besides that, they care a lot about regulamentations, so, unless the whole world adopt a international standard in classification, i really doubt that nintendo will change its posture(they problably fear that some kids could use this to play games forbidden in some countries).

Also, there was rumors that the reason why MH decided to go with 3DS and nintendo was because sony was not really willing to support a release outside of japan(MH3U was published by nintendo in europe). Of course can be more than that, but some companies would problably think twice in investing on localization a title if they were not really sure that there would be no way of those new consumer could not alreadly bougth the game by another means.


Don't get me wrong, i'm not saying that i agree. i just don't have faith will do anything just because everyone else alreadly did.

What's the possible good thing that can come out of region-locking a console? I really don't know, please somebody tell me.

They can but they won't. Can't have people from other countries pay less.

This is why its done as basic I can get. The parent company receives payment from a countries local company to release said game/movie/show. But for various reasons: exclusive contract, the US company doens't release something because it won't make them enough money to justify the local release (Tingles Ruppee Land). Actors royalties block it from coming out domestically. They want more money in the US then in UK, or translations delaying it. Europe has to include multiple languages in all their games. And in the early days of gaming, the NTSC to PAL conversion process. It doens't release on time, or never. If there was no region lock. Anyone could buy a game, like say SMASH in the UK, one month from the US first.

Then the local company would lose sales and they close down. That is the real reason for region locking. The sole loose legal reason is to prevent unrated games to be brought over. But no one ever follows or even cares about that. It's even done with physical property too. Read on the back of Takara toys. They usually say: "Not to be sold outside Japan" Because they know US fans will buy the higher quailty Transformers toys than the local US toys. And make Hasbro lose money. The "good" that comes out of it, is to protect busniess from losing money in that part of the world. The consumers get no good from it.

I've bought plenty of imported games and movies/shows for various reasons. And disable region lockout on everything I own. From Mythbusters. For not releasing the unedited 50 min versions in the US. To the incredible Hulk and Spider-Man 90's series. Since Disney doesn't want to release it here. To the GC Naruto games. I can't stand the Dub. And they didn't even bring 3 and 4 here. Super Gameboy 2. The SNES DBZ games. The bluray animated Transformers movie still hasn't been released in the US. But austrila has it. I could only buy Avengers Earth Mightest Heroes on bluray from Canada. Iron Man Armored Adventures season 1 was only released in Austrila, on bluray. Complete seasons and Widescreen versions of Total Drama Island were released in Austrialia only. Seasons 1-4 of Quantum Leap's music was left unchanged in europe releases. The list is endless on things that don't get brought to the US. And are annoying blocked by region locking.

Suspected it was not an issue anymore but did not know really. Good to know!

They'd better remove it. That's just hopeful thinking though. They should've learned by now, fans hate region locking.