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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 ...
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.
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)
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)
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.
FreeLoader disables the regional lockout in the GameCube, allowing games from any region (PAL, NTSC, NTSC-J, etc.) to be played on a console from any region. Some Freeloaders are compatible with the Wii, allowing out of region GameCube games on it (later blocked by system updates).
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 ...
On July 7, 2017, Did You Know Gaming? announced a new channel, featuring content created by Dazz, creator of The VG Resource websites [14] and the Region Locked series, alongside Greg who also works on Region Locked. The channel features a more off-the-cuff style primarily focused around providing additional content to complement the main channel.