For some of its systems, Nintendo decided against implementing a region lock. But now we’re in an era in which all of the Big N’s hardware make use of the functionality. Both the 3DS and Wii U do not allow games to be played outside of their original regions.
Why has Nintendo decided to adopt such an uncompromising stance? According to a statement from Nintendo of America, region locks allow for parental controls and “ensure compliance with regional standards and rating systems.” And no: Nintendo’s region locks aren’t going anywhere.
“Nintendo has no plans to remove region locking from our systems. By taking this approach, Nintendo is able to include parental controls and ensure compliance with regional standards and rating systems.”
Over on Amazon, Nintendo Land is available
for just $20.99. That’s one of the lowest prices we’ve seen for the game yet.
You’ll be saving $39 (or 65%) with a purchase. Nintendo Land originally went for $60 when it launched alongside Wii U last year.
GameStop’s weekly ad has gone live. It’s another very slow week for the retailer, but perhaps something will pique your interest.
This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] Gundam Breaker
02./00. [PSV] Toukiden #
03./00. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl
04./00. [PSP] Toukiden
05./00. [PS3] Atelier Escha & Logy: The Alchemist of Empty Twilight #
06./00. [3DS] Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode
07./03. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
08./01. [PS3] The Last of Us
09./02. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
10./00. [PS3] Date A Live: Rine Utopia #
11./06. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
12./00. [PSP] Urakata Hakuoki #
13./07. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
14./00. [PS3] The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Legendary Edition
15./00. [PS3] Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
16./00. [PS3] The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd Kai HD Edition
17./00. [PSP] Starry Sky: After Autumn Portable #
18./13. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
19./00. [PSP] Onigokko! Portable #
20./05. [3DS] Kuma-Tomo
We recently posted about Zombie Bowling, a new 3DS eShop game from G-Style. It has since been confirmed that Zombie Bowling (under the name Undead Bowling) as well as Chain Blaster (another title from G-Style) will be available in North America later this month. Both will be priced at $6.99.
