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Posted by thebeadedladyadfree on 17-Jul-2011 16:17 Report
Will a Wii game from the US play here?
Hi! It's a gift from his uncle over there,he wants to send him a game for his birthday.Is there a region thingy with Wii games ? Thanks in advance,Michelle.
 
Replied by aussiebrat69 on 17-Jul-2011 18:00 (Ref 2304327) Report
You could always call them in Australia and ask, l dont think u can its still a pal/ntsc problem.

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Replied by bitemycrankshaft on 17-Jul-2011 18:06 (Ref 2304328) Report


Wii gaming consoles are region locked... which means that a PAL console will only play a PAL game... and an NTSC console will only play an NTSC game.

So to answer your question... as long as the game format matches that of the gaming console... there is no reason why the game wouldn't work.

In general, the following applies;

PAL is for the following areas:
•Asia
•Africa
•South America
•Australia
•New Zealand
•Most of Western Europe

NTSC is for the following areas:
•Americas
•Japan
•South Korea
•Taiwan
•Burma
•Some Pacific island nations

There are ways to unlock your console... and make it a multi-region unit... but I won't go into details... as the legality of such means, is at the best, questionable.

You will find plenty of info available via google (just search wii+region)... most notably, a Whirlpool discussion... and an eBay guide.

I hope this helps


 
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Replied by pookielee on 27-Jul-2011 22:29 (Ref 2305787) Report
Hey
Like what was said before, the game region needs to be PAL. I buy all my wii games from the US and UK so i think it will work. Love the wii!!!
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