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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 67 Comments

Update: Fairly accurate translation is below.

Removing region-locking from current game machines presents various issues, so we don’t consider that to be very realistic. However, regarding NX, given the customer feedback and proposals from the market, while nothing has been decided yet, we’re currently investigating internally what problems there would be in realizing it. You can think of that as the current situation. I understand your desire, so I’d like to look at it optimistically going forward.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata addressed the topic of region locking during the Q&A portion of the company’s latest financial results briefing.

Iwata stated that Nintendo is thinking internally about what steps need to be taken to make NX region-free. Additionally, the Big N is aware that people want a region free system, and he is “thinking positively” about region free. A decision has not been made internally about whether or not NX will be region-free.

Iwata was also quick to point out that doing away with region-locking for current hardware is “unrealistic”.

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Nintendo held a Japanese stream for Splatoon earlier today. Plenty of multiplayer footage was shown, but we also got another look at the single-player offering as well. Check out the full recording below.

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The latest data from Media Create reveals that Xenoblade Chronicles X sold 85,586 copies in its first week in Japan. While it didn’t set the charts on fire, the game did quite well all things considered.

When the original Xenoblade came out on Wii, it sold 83,000 copies in its first week. You may recall that Nintendo was working with a much, much higher install base with that console at the time. It’s also worth noting that the recently-released New 3DS version sold 56,923 copies in its first week.

Separately from Media Create’s report, Dengeki indicates that Xenoblade Chronicles X sold through 70 percent of its initial shipment.

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The third round of Splatoon Global Testfire has now begun. It will last from 12 PM PT to 1 PM PT (3 PM ET to 4 PM ET).

This is the last session of Splatoon Global Testfire, so be sure to get a few matches in before the demo goes offline. The full game is due out on May 29.

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Comcept’s Keiji Inafune appeared at the Tokyo Indie Fest to demonstrate new footage from Mighty No. 9. You can check it out in the video below.

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It’s Disney Infinity Day over at GameStop today. The retailer is discounting various items relating to the series, including Starter Packs, figures, and more. We’ve attached the full ad below.

Head on over to this page to see if you have a GameStop location nearby hosting Disney Infinity Day.

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Splatoon Global Testfire players have been capturing a ton of footage during the demo play sessions. Check out a roundup featuring plenty of videos below.

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The second round of Splatoon Global Testfire has now begun. It will last from 4 AM PT to 5 AM PT (7 AM ET to 8 AM ET).

There’s one more round of Splatoon Global Testfire taking place later today. We’ll publish a reminder once it goes live.

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This is somewhat of a bizarre pre-order incentive. Those who pre-purchase Splatoon from the eShop are able to obtain special gear that can be worn in the demo. It can’t be transferred to the final game, strangely enough!

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A full recording is now available of Nintendo Treehouse: Live with Splatoon Global Testfire. If you happened to miss out on the stream, you can watch it below.

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