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Mario Kart Wii <3 Freeloader?

It appears that those who were worried about Japanese copies of Mario Kart Wii not loading on US Wiis through Freeloader may have been breaking a sweat for nothing. Import retailer NCS tested the game on v3.1U firmware and found it to run just fine. Yes, this information directly conflicts with an earlier report from Play Asia, but there's a good chance that Play Asia tested the game with v3.0U firmware which NCS confirmed will not play the game.

In other words, all hope is not lost. Still, go forth at your own risk, there may be bananas around the bend.

NCS News Update [NCS]

1:20 PM on Thu Apr 10 2008
By Mark Wilson
5,771 views, 50 comments

Latest by bobtheduck: @themadman123: Not that you'll read this, as this article is incredibly old by now (in blog time, I mean) but yeah, it does have so many great games Uncharted Ratchet and Clank Unreal Tournament 3 (if you use mods) Resistance Folklore Even heavenly sword would be more »

cheap ass gaming

Play-Asia's Late Easter Sale Is Hopped Up On Savings

Mega importer Play-Asia is slashing prices on just about everything with its Easter Egg sale. Everything (not released in the past 30 days) has been reduced 20% or more, with a handful of exceptions. The better news? You don't have to be an Japanese import enthusiast to save, as plenty of Play-Asia's stock is domestic and Asian stuff. That means you can snag deals like Ouendan 2 for $24 as well as recent releases like Devil May Cry 4 for well below retail. You could even secure one of those DualShock 3's for a song (read: cheaper than US retail). Yes, you can even get a deal on The IDOLM@STER.

Toys, movies, music! Aaaah! This may read like an advertisement, but I promise this is genuine excitement. There's plenty to look at but make sure you make your decision by March 31. Just don't grab my copy of Senko no Ronde and Sega Ages 2500: Galaxy Force II before I get my credit card out. Thanks.

Easter Egg Sale [Play-Asia]

3:20 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Michael McWhertor
4,718 views, 22 comments

Latest by CodeGrrl: @Harteex: It's because Sony sued Lik-Sang out of business for grey importing to Europe. [kotaku.com] more »

Play-Asia Goes Cheap With Year of the Rat Lucky Sale. Importers and cheap ass gamers(TM) looking for a slew of deals may want to direct their internets to Play-Asia's sale which starts today. The dealer of fine Asian gaming goods is slashing prices plus giving shoppers a chance to win all kinds of stuff, like Japanese consoles and handhelds. If you're looking for savings on games, toys and more, take a peek.

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One More Dreamcast Game Announced

Well, announced quite some time ago, but as of yesterday, Play-Asia has begun taking pre-orders for yet another Dreamcast release, due to ship in December. Now, you might want to be sitting down for this one, but it's a... side-scrolling space shooter! I bet you thought I was going to write "vertical scrolling space shooter" but you were wrong. More »

9:00 PM on Wed Nov 15 2006
By Michael McWhertor
1,172 views, 28 comments

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Play-Asia Chickens Out, Won't Import PS3

With the limp, dead body of Hong Kong retailer Lik-Sang not even cold, the shock waves of its Sony forced closure are still being felt. Take the popular importer Play-Asia, now gun shy and unwilling to import the PS3 into the UK. Here is an email canceling Brit PLAYSTATION 3 orders: More »

7:40 AM on Mon Oct 30 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
2,167 views, 24 comments

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The Shadow of the Colossus Statue

Netphantom over at Bits & Bytes & Pixels & Sprites gibbered extremely enthusiastically this morning that his Shadow of the Colossus statue from Play Asia had been shipped across the jasmine-scented, Oriental Seas. More »

9:40 AM on Wed Oct 18 2006
By kotaku.com
908 views, 14 comments