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  2. Regional lockout - Wikipedia

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    The GameCube and Wii are both region-locked, ... The Philips CD-i and the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer are region-free. Japanese 3DO units, however, ...

  3. Game Boy Player - Wikipedia

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    Japanese hardware manufacturer Hori created for the Japanese market a special digital-only controller designed for use with the Game Boy Player. The design of the controller is similar to the design of the SNES controller, but with the GameCube's face button layout. In addition, there is a Select button on the controller mapped to the Y button ...

  4. Parallel importing in video games - Wikipedia

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    Japan is not the only region to have exclusive games which attract importers, simply the most common. Localization issues. Many import gamers do not want games that feature edited dialogue, changed names, re-dubbed audio tracks, removal/censorship of content, and/or other similar changes which often appear in translated versions.

  5. List of best-selling game consoles by region - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of best-selling game consoles by region. This page consists of countries in Asia, North America, Europe, and other regions, which all used different analog television color systems; these being NTSC, PAL and SECAM. PAL broadcast at 576i, in Europe and Asia.

  6. Seventh generation of video game consoles - Wikipedia

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    Wii Optical Disc, GameCube Game Disc (DVD-Video playback was announced for Japan in 2007, but was not released) [99] Regional lockout: Region locked Unrestricted [100] Region locked Backward compatibility: 465 Selected Xbox games (as of November 2007). Additions made with software updates. Official Xbox hard drive required.

  7. GameCube online functionality - Wikipedia

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    The first GameCube game with internet access was Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II, a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. Originally released for the Dreamcast in 2000, it was ported to the GameCube in 2002 with additional content. The servers were maintained by Sega, and players were charged USD $8.95 per ...

  8. CIC (Nintendo) - Wikipedia

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    The Checking Integrated Circuit (CIC) is a lockout chip designed by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console in 1985; the chip is part of a system known as 10NES, in which a key (which is stored in the game) is used by the lock (stored in the console) to both check if the game is authentic, and if the game is the ...

  9. List of regionally censored video games - Wikipedia

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    Uncharted: Drake's Fortune – Blood is removed from the game when played on a Japanese region PS3. [36] Fallout 3 – The side-quest "The Power of the Atom" was changed in the Japanese version to relieve concerns about depictions of atomic detonation in inhabited areas. In other versions, players are given the option of either defusing ...