Nintendo DSi to be Region Locked
Owners of portable gaming systems so far have had the option to enjoy software from all over the world, thanks to the lack of region locking on systems such as the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. That will all change, however, with the Nintendo DSi.
The upcoming DSi will be the first Nintendo portable system that will carry software restrictions according to region. “DSi software (software that is only compatible with DSi) is region locked, eg : European DSi software can only be played on European DSi consoles,” a Nintendo spokesperson told CVG.
To clarify, only software that is created specifically for the DSi will be region locked. This will include both download and cartridge-based games. Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance games, however, will continue to be region-free.
Why would Nintendo change what appears to already be a winning system ? The spokesperson explained, “DSi is region locked because DSi embeds net communication functionality within itself and we are intending to provide net services specifically tailored for each region. Also because we are including parental control functionality for Nintendo DSi and each region has its unique age limit made by different independent.”
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I have never understood why we have region coeds in the first place. It cuts down a consumers rights on where we can buy software from. I really hope they change there mind on this. This will put me off buying one.
The spokepersons explanation is a load of cack. What they mean is "by locking software to specific regions we can cream more money out of the public by screwing the cheap import of games"
Won't work though, some clever soul always breaks these kind of restrictions and if they don't, slightly less clever souls will just pirate games instead....
So in this age of piracy and mod chips, Nintendo go and give us yet another reason to break the law.
Tards. Don't come crying to me when every DSi and its dog has been hacked to death to circumvent blatant profiteering.