Nintendo Wii and USA Games

[Elven]

Hi all.

A friend of mine in the states has nicely mailed my friend a copy of the new Pokemon game for her little sister who is coming to stay soon.

Now before it arrives I am wondering will this play on the UK Wii? we've had USA copies of games before for the Nintendo DS Lite which had no issues however I am worried the Wii won't handle the game.

I defer to your knowledge on this one :worship:

 

[FarFarAway]

I would think it would be ok, Wii games aren't region limited are they?

 

[Elven]

Thats just it I'm not sure myself, don't want to damage my Wii by trying and at same time do not wish to waste friends dollars sending a useless game over.

 

[mVp24]

Wii games are region locked.

 

[Elven]

So if I put in a USA Copy of Pokemon Battle Revolution into my UK Wii it would not work?

 

[nathan]

So if I put in a USA Copy of Pokemon Battle Revolution into my UK Wii it would not work?

dont think it will matey, they are indeed region locked.

 

[Elven]

damn

 

[PP Mguire]

I hate to say it but that is horribly gay. Lametastic to be exact.

 

[nathan]

I hate to say it but that is horribly gay. Lametastic to be exact.

Don't be silly, I'm sure you know the economies are different in each country (some stronger than others), therefor pricing structures of games are altered to reflect each countries ecomomies and to stop imports from a weaker economy to a stronger one, they region lock them.

 

[PP Mguire]

Yea but for you guys you always really wind up getting screwed so getting something from the US is just easier. Like games and parts for instance. You guys always wind up waiting an extra month than us. Yes it makes sense to region lock them, but still lame IMO. Just another way of getting more money.

 

[Elven]

Is their not some way to bypass this?

 

[Toxcity]

I have heard of discs that you put in before the game you want and it changes the console in some way temporary to play the game.

I had one for the GameCube.. not sure if they are still about!

 

[Elven]

Worth checking up.

 

[nathan]

there are wii modchips available. Again legality is an issue here. Have a goggle for some wii websites on google.

 

[Elven]

I think I will wait it out for the game to hit UK shores.

 

[Rastalovich]

Don't be silly, I'm sure you know the economies are different in each country (some stronger than others), therefor pricing structures of games are altered to reflect each countries ecomomies and to stop imports from a weaker economy to a stronger one, they region lock them.

Price structures are altered to get "as much money as we can for them" nothing technical.

 

[FarFarAway]

Ye so we're region locked to Jap + Europe??

 

[PP Mguire]

Price structures are altered to get "as much money as we can for them" nothing technical.

Which is exactly what i was saying. Its a load of crap tbh.

 

[nathan]

Price structures are altered to get "as much money as we can for them" nothing technical.

and in which countries are you going to get the most, countries with a better economy.

 

[mVp24]

Which is exactly what i was saying. Its a load of crap tbh.

Dude it seems that you're always against companies making a profit for some reason? This is the business world...run by money. Companies create a product that masses of people like, and they profit from it. Simple tbh...