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Kingrocka over at game site CAG pinged us, letting us know that he's done folks living in The Land of the Rising Sun a huge favor by compiling a huge backwards compatibility/region-free list for the Japanese Xbox 360. Hit the jump for his post in full. Brian Ashcraft More »
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Just in case there was still a hope fleeting through that last ounce of grey matter that Nintendo UK's David Yarnton was drunkenly ranting over a pint about the Wii not being region-free, you can officially dash it. More »
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It's turning into a Nintendo he said, she said. Nintendo's Perrin Kaplan told Wired that the Wii would be region-free like the DS, but now Nintendo UK honcho David Yarnton is telling GamesIndustry.biz that Wii games and online content will be region-encoded. His exact quote: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=201068&view=rss&microfeed=true One thing Sony seems to have gotten right is making all the PS3's games region-free. Now Nintendo's following suit. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=200699&view=rss&microfeed=true One of the better moves Sony has made with the PS3 is the decision to make it region-free. So we've been curious whether Nintendo would follow suit. Unfortunately, looks like we'll have to wait a bit longer, since they are still stroking their chins and making vibrating noises in the back of their throats as they contemplate: More »
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