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  2. Regional lockout - Wikipedia

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    The GameCube and Wii are both region-locked, as well as the Wii Shop Channel. On the Wii, channels from other regions will refuse to load with the message "This ...

  3. Game Boy Player - Wikipedia

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    The Game Boy Player is region free, meaning the units will function on any GameCube system regardless of region, and like the Game Boy Advance, it will play cartridges of any region. However, the boot discs are region locked and must match the region of the GameCube system.

  4. Parallel importing in video games - Wikipedia

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    Although Sony has said that it is possible to region lock titles, they strongly discourage developers from doing so. PlayStation 5. Similar to the PlayStation 4, Sony has said region locking is a possibility, but discouraged. Super Game Boy (the SGB itself is locked for either PAL or NTSC SNES) Super Game Boy 2 (doesn't work with PAL SNES)

  5. Sixth generation of video game consoles - Wikipedia

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    Region locked Region locked Region locked Region locked Backward compatibility: None PlayStation: Game Boy family (with Game Boy Player) [b] None Best-selling game: Sonic Adventure, 2.5 million (as of June 2006) [43] Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, 20.81 million (as of August 24, 2013) Super Smash Bros. Melee, 7.5 million (as of August 24, 2013)

  6. Why the GameCube Failed to Win the Sixth Generation ... - AOL

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    One of the primary reasons the Nintendo GameCube quickly failed to win customers was its lack of DVD capability. With the launch of the PlayStation 2, Sony essentially had a two-purpose system on ...

  7. 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.

  8. 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 ...

  9. 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.