NoE: Nintendo DSi Store Is Region-Locked

Posted by x3sphere at October 6, 2008, 9:59 am


With the newly announced Nintendo DSi not scheduled to hit territories outside of Japan until late 2009, a question on many minds is if the handheld will be region-free. According to a CVG report, citing a Nintendo of Europe spokesperson, the answer is no. Standard Nintendo DS format software can be played regardless of region on the device, but DSi specific software, which will be released through the DS Store and on cartrigde format in the future, is locked to a specific locale.

DSi software (software that is only compatible with DSi) is region locked, eg: European DSi software can only be played on European DSi consoles.

Certainly this is disappointing news to all would-be importers.

Nintendo: “DSi software is region locked” [CVG]

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Comments

skparasite says:

I'm kinda confused...


Does this mean that games made before the DSi will be region free, but games made after the DSi will be region locked?
October 6, 2008, 10:43 am
x3sphere says:

No, all future DS games will be playable on a DSi unit, regardless of which region it is from.

Only games created specifically for DSi (which aren't playable on a regular DS) will not be region-free. Most of the DSi-only software will be released through the online shop, I don't think we'll see retail DSi-only games anytime soon.

October 6, 2008, 10:59 am
B2K24 says:

Curious to see if future flashcarts for DSI will unlock region.
October 6, 2008, 11:14 am
icedman204 says:

i doubt it, probably an on board Mod rather then a flash cart mod, would region lock, because Flash carts only read an .NDS file. Unless the re program a makeshift NDS rom file to search and access all regions of the DSi network and able you to play those software titles.
October 7, 2008, 2:13 pm
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