STOP REGION BLOCKING
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Riiiiptide
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Oh you beat me.
Oh you beat me.
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Misuzurin
Senior Member
Region blocking is annoying, but Nintendo has said why they do it multiple times. I don't know Japanese nor do I ever intend to learn it. So it doesn't bother me that they get games we don't get or they get before us. Can always buy another console for cheap if you know where to look.
Just like everyone else has said, this petition will do absolutely nothing. You'd need millions, maybe even billions of people to sign it to get them to change their minds. And another thing most people have said, is that some of the games are region blocked for a reason. Nintendo doesn't do it just to force you to buy a Japanese 3DS and whatnot. If you really, really want to play a certain game outside of your country, you'll just have to buy it and the system from that country.
cookieangal
Senior Member
Thanks For all the support everyone!(Well most of you anyway)I DO think a petition will help and i am sticking with that.
DJStarstryker
Senior Member
I've been importing video games for years now. Longer than some people on these forums have been alive. Trust me, region blocking is not a new thing, and petitions don't work. They've been done many times before. It'd be great if it did work, but the probability of Nintendo or any other video game company listening is slim.
Even if there was no region blocking, there's still plenty of people who don't import due to language barrier issues or not knowing where to buy them or not being willing to pay importing premiums. The PSP, the DS, and the PS3 are all region free, and there's tons of gamers out there who don't own a single game from outside of their region.
Even if there was no region blocking, there's still plenty of people who don't import due to language barrier issues or not knowing where to buy them or not being willing to pay importing premiums. The PSP, the DS, and the PS3 are all region free, and there's tons of gamers out there who don't own a single game from outside of their region.
Cress
Senior Member
I was looking, and this petition is over a year old. :/ Anyways, they also do region blocking because of money. If a game came out in Japan a year before the US and Europe, (looking at you Pokepark.) most people wouldn't want to wait that long. They'll buy the Japanese version and everything is fine for NoJ. NoA and NoE will lose out on thousands of dollars just because they haven't finished translating all of the text yet. And the US doesn't like missing out on tax money, so that's another problem.
Stalfos
Topsoilers!
Well, it was worse in the 90's when we europeans missed out on Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG and Seiken Densetsu 3, just to mention a few big games...
I too would like to see region locking disappearing, but I don't think a petition will make any difference.
Good luck, though.
I too would like to see region locking disappearing, but I don't think a petition will make any difference.
Good luck, though.
PaperLuigi3
CCR
Have you looked up why they might use region blocking, or are you just assuming you know?
If Nintendo is insisting on keeping region block, they need to start localizing more games. I get that some games might not "sell" because of cultural differences or not wanting to pay for translating , etc. But still.. I'm hoping love plus will be localized >_> there are Japanese games localized for iOS. They keep the original Japanese voices but text in English. There's lots of olayers too, and it doesn't hurt to do some research on your target audience to consider localizing Japanese exclusive games.
Draco
Advance Wars Grand Master
The lawyers at legal teams of Microsoft and Nintendo and Sony deside what gets blocked they review case, take findings to board of Directors sec Chief who reviews and approves. in Case of Sony it is not as big of a isshue Sony chife market target is 18-35 crowd.
In Nintendo's Case they are a Family Co with a Age Target of 7-18 ,a much lower age range which is yet 1 more reason they need to have this. Final reason your will not work is the isshue clearly falls with in the Corporation right to filter the product they are selling in cases it may do harm to they body of sales or Corporation.
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I can see what you are saying but in all seriousness, what 7 year old imports games?
