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| Thread ID: 102836 | 2009-09-03 04:01:00 | US Wii console and/or games in NZ | FAB (6923) | Press F1 |
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| 806573 | 2009-09-03 04:01:00 | Hi all Has anyone here brought back or had sent to them a US Wii console? I am looking at picking up a Wii Fit bundle over there for my wife, but I read a post somewhere else that US Wii is set to 480p and won't work on a PAL TV? I would have thought since it would run through composite cables this wouldn't make a difference? Actually I haven't checked out the rear of a Wii so not 100% they use composite out, I just assumed so. Also the same post said US Wii games were region locked so will not work in other countries - again, has anyone else tried this? We have a 110v-240v transformer so power should not be a problem. Cheers and thanks for any advise. |
FAB (6923) | ||
| 806574 | 2009-09-03 04:14:00 | I would say most TVs bought in NZ over the last 10 years or so support both Pal and NTSC. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 806575 | 2009-09-03 04:43:00 | The Wii's however are region-locked. Long story short, it's possible, but NZ games wont work, so you're better off buying one in NZ... |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 806576 | 2009-09-03 08:32:00 | The Wii's however are region-locked. Long story short, it's possible, but NZ games wont work, so you're better off buying one in NZ... Does HomeBrew fix that? |
Blam (54) | ||
| 806577 | 2009-09-03 20:05:00 | HomeBrew is the name given to games that are used at home. Modding your Wii circumvents region / copy protection, however PF1 isnt the place to discuss that ;) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 806578 | 2009-09-03 21:38:00 | HomeBrew is the name given to games that are used at home. Modding your Wii circumvents region / copy protection, however PF1 isnt the place to discuss that ;) Don't have a Wii myself....but I've heard its quite fun....:D No more discussing that now:xmouth::p |
Blam (54) | ||
| 806579 | 2009-09-03 23:01:00 | Thanks for that advice guys - will get one locally if we decide to. While I'm here at PF1 - I'm considering getting my kids a Nintendo DS each for the long trip across the US. Does anyone know if the DS games are also region locked? I see if we get one from Walmart it comes with some games in a bundle, but if we got bought DS game in NZ would it load on a DS bought from the US? I've resisted buying my kids any sort of hand held gaming device but I think with 16,000k over 3 weeks in a car I need some sort of sanity guarantee! Cheers for any help. |
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