DSi Will Be Region Locked
- Scribbled on October 6th, 2008 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Industry News, Nintendo DSi
Those of you looking to import a DSi, some bad news: the DSi will be region locked after all, so if you import one, you’ll only be able to benefit from Japanese software and content, according to Nintendo Everything.
The dust has finally settled, however, and it is now safe to report that the DSi will be partially locked. A Nintendo statement notes that, sadly, that DSi software will be region-locked. “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.” Nintendo intends to include a parental controls system in the DSi, which is one of the main reasons the software will be locked to each region.
However, regular DS titles that are playable in the original model from 2004 and the DS Lite from 2006 will not be region-locked.
Are you willing to wait for the American DSi?
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