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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.
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.
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.
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 ...
Entertainment Merchants Association—which challenged a California law restricting the sale of "violent video games" (defined using a variation of the Miller test separate from ratings assigned by bodies such as the ESRB) to minors, insisting that video games were considered a protected form of expression under the First Amendment, meaning ...
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 ...
Nintendo did not sue a 9-year-old boy in Venezuela for creating a cardboard version of its console. The rest of the viral story is unproven.
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 ...