Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
After the fifth region change, the system is locked to that region. In modern DVD drives (type RPC-2), the region lock is saved to its hardware, so that even reinstalling Windows or using the drive with a different computer will not unlock the drive again.
The Nintendo 3DS system is region locked, meaning that in reality each system has a restricted library of games to select from, depending on the region of the device; [4] the list below displays the availability of games within each of the four regions. For a chronological list, click the sort button in any of the available regions' column.
While some operating systems are unable to run games designed for other language versions of the same operating system, [citation needed] others, such as Windows XP and Windows Vista, are capable of being set to run Japanese (and/or other non-local) games and other software. Another method of importing is using a region-free disk drive.
Although inclusion in Liste B did not yet mean a ban, some titles were later confiscated by a court, so an entry on Liste B was often seen as a warning not to continue distributing the game in Germany (even if an entry in the Liste B is not a prerequisite for confiscation), although some games were moved to Liste A after a re-examination.
Apart from the regular-sized Nintendo 3DS, the Nintendo 3DS XL is a larger model of the console which was released on July 28, 2012, and features 90% larger screens than the original Nintendo 3DS. [15] The Nintendo 2DS is a complete redesign of the handheld which was released on October 12, 2013, and is described as an "entry level" version of ...
Region locked [223] No region lock No region lock [224] Backward compatibility: Nintendo DS / Nintendo DSi — PlayStation Portable (digitally downloaded games only) Display: Top Screen: Autostereoscopic (3D) LCD (3DS, 3DS XL, New 3DS, New 3DS XL only) 2D LCD (2DS, New 2DS XL only) Screen size: 3DS: 3.53 in (90 mm) 3DS XL: 4.88 in (124 mm) 2DS ...
The DSi is Nintendo's first region-locked handheld; it prevents using certain software released for another region. [137] [138] Due to regional differences in Internet services and parental controls, DSi-specific software is region locked. However, cartridge software compatible with previous models, Internet browsing, and photo sharing are not ...
Like the previous models, all the 3DS games and downloaded software are region-locked (DS cartridges remain region-free). [24] Due to its difference in size, peripherals designed to fit the shape of the original Nintendo 3DS cannot be used with the new system.