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Whats is the deal on the Wii? I find so much conflicting info about it being region free. My wife and I bought one yesterday and I was wondering if I could play some US games or not, we are in Japan so I would have to play the Japanese releases but my kanji reading is terrible! Any help appreciated! :D

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no it is not region free

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Whats is the deal on the Wii? I find so much conflicting info about it being region free. My wife and I bought one yesterday and I was wondering if I could play some US games or not, we are in Japan so I would have to play the Japanese releases but my kanji reading is terrible! Any help appreciated! :D


Check around on the internet as there are some easy hacks to make the wii region free.

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If you download the Homebrew app (onto an sd card) and install it, you can play any wii game region-free. You need to rent Zelda Twilight Princess in order to do the install though- long story. Pretty easy stuff moreorless. Though you have to re-install after a system update, though I have only had to do it once in the past year or so. I use it to play Tatsunoko vs. Capcom.


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there's a homebrew channel install now that does not require the zelda trick. actually if you just bought it, the zelda trick wont work anyway

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Bannerbomb

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Cool!


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This is especially cool as the Wii now comes in black in Japan.

I'll leave the white stuff to the folks at Apple.

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Thanks guys, I will now see how badly I can screw up my BLACK wii!!!

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Thanks guys, I will now see how badly I can screw up my BLACK wii!!!


say what black wii :shock:

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Baikin wrote:
Thanks guys, I will now see how badly I can screw up my BLACK wii!!!


say what black wii :shock:

yes...Japan has a black version Wii...along with different colors for PS3, DSi, DSi LL, and whatever other console you can think of.

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