In what will come as a big disappointment to PAL gamers, Nintendo has said that software for its upcoming DSi handheld will be region locked.
That means that the DSi games you import from Japan and North America won't work on your Australian handheld. It's the first portable Nintendo console to suffer this fate.
"[The] DSi embeds net communication functionality within itself and we are intending to provide net services specifically tailored for each region," Nintendo told Eurogamer. "Also because we are including parental control functionality for Nintendo DSi and each region has its unique age limit made by different independent bodies."
Oddly, despite the above reasoning, all future standard DS games won't be affected and will still be region free worldwide. The DSi was announced last week, where game journalists were told that Nintendo would be adding a digital camera, music player and a SD card slot to the DS Lite's existing repertoire. One way to beat the importing of games...one that Sony suffered for terribly with the PS One.
DSi software to be region specific...Imports won't work locally.
Posted on 10/07/2008 00:11
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