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Aussie Pokemon Black and White not region locked, hopes raised

Vooks has had the Australian version of Pokemon White for just over a week, but they never thought to play it in one of the Japanese Nintendo DSi’s we have here. Besides it’s region locked right?

Well, turns out the Australian version (at least) isn’t. Could this mean future DSi and 3DS games are not compulsory locked?

Dan504862d ago

I thought 3DS games were region locked. I'm confused. 0_0

phritzs4862d ago

pokemon black and white are not 3ds games so theres should be no surprise that they can play on any 3ds system it is 3ds games that are region locked while ds are not. simples

Midori4862d ago

DSi games and DSi/3DS enhanced games are still region locked on the 3DS. A Japanese copy of Pokemon Black wouldn't work on an American 3DS or DSi.

However, Australia has a law against region locking so that's why their version of Pokemon Black and White work on any system, despite still being DSi/3DS-enhanced.

phritzs4862d ago

dsi games are the ones you download are region protected but pretty sure ds games even enhanced ones are not region protected. though i have heard there is a issue about trading from a japanese game to american game.

never heard about the law against region locking as there dvd's are region 4 not 0 and they've banned mortal kombat it seems weird to have such a law but im no lawyer so i guess it could be true

Archaic4862d ago (Edited 4862d ago )

We don't have a law against region locking as such, though the ACCC did rule that it was not illegal for people to circumvent region locks (and that if the only way to circumvent a region lock involved also circumventing piracy protections, then that circumvention was legal and it's the manufacturer's fault for linking the two together). The report that came out suggested that only White is free from the region locking, and not Black, so I'm more inclined to think it's a fortunate bug than anything else.

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Welp, Now Nintendo's Going After Sheet Music

It should come as no surprise that Nintendo is pretty protective regarding its IP. Going after emulators, ROM hacks, and reproductions is one thing, but it looks like the firm is starting to aim its sights on something rather surprising: sheet music.

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CrimsonWing693d ago

Nintendo sure knows how to take the fun out of everything.

MeteorPanda3d ago

this reminds me of that nintendo facebook social media question where they asked people what their favourite nintendo song was and people posted yt links. EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS TAKEN DOWN

Knightofelemia3d ago

You want to kill a party fast just invite Nintendo. But we are talking about a company who took down pictures of a strategy guide that has never appeared in the west. You don't see Square taking down music or sheet music to Aerith's theme, Tifa's theme, June Mermaid. Memorable tunes stick with fans to great games. Nintendo games have fans that have been routed since the NES. People have Youtube vids showing how to play Zelda's lullaby on piano, violin or my favorite the harp. Nintendo taking down sheet music or those curious about a Japanese strategy guide makes Nintendo look like an asshole to those fans.

PRIMORDUS2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Torrent and Usenet is the way. Imagine if all these people just share game music, roms, fan remakes in that way instead of on a website. Nintendo would be so helpless and cannot do anything we all win LOL

gold_drake2d ago

its abit ridiculous at this point.

PRIMORDUS2d ago

Out of spite those people should now out put all that music in a torrent upload and share it (I will seed for them🤣) Then email Nintendo the link to it lol. Good luck taking down a torrent. Torrents and Usenet is the only way to get around anything Nintendo tries to take down because they can't. This is the way to preserve games and game music, without anyone telling you otherwise.

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Nintendo, Xbox, And PlayStation Have All Now Abandoned Twitter/X Integration

The latest Switch firmware update kills off support for the Elon Musk-owned social media company.

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Jin_Sakai11d ago

Could care less. I use consoles to play games not for social media.

Cacabunga10d ago

Social garbage should be abandoned altogether.. the world is stupid since these things got introduced

senorfartcushion10d ago

I would say YouTube was more to blame for this weird unrest we are seeing at the minute. That platform has given license to some of the stupidest people to build advice channels for kids growing through their formative learning years. It's no wonder there are so many incels around.

z2g10d ago

The world was stupid before that. Social media just let you see it.

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z2g10d ago

It’s for posting content like game captures, not responding to your boo’s pool pictures.

But F twitter anyway

CrashMania11d ago

And nothing of value was lost, that site is a cesspit.

purple10111d ago (Edited 11d ago )

correction, was a cesspit,

now more of just a swamp / everglades / marshland

gold_drake10d ago

not sure who actually used it in the first placd

Vithar10d ago

Good, Twitter is getting worst than 4chan

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The case for Pokemon Black and White remakes in 2024

A number of leaks have popped up that reference Pokemon Black and White remakes in some way. Are they all coincidences or real in 2024?

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jambola20d ago

I can't wait for it to look Even worse than the original and force exp share