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Venusaur
07/28/2006, 11:28 AM
Can all Nintendo DS games be played on any country's Nintendo DS system?
Shiloh Phoenix
07/28/2006, 01:23 PM
yes. my friend has an American DS with the European copy of WarioWare
The King Of Magikarps
07/29/2006, 08:30 AM
Yes, because for some reason they are unable to region code cartridges. I play imported Japanese GBA games on my American DS and Gameboy Player and they run perfectly.
Tagrineth
07/29/2006, 09:04 PM
Yes, because for some reason they are unable to region code cartridges. I play imported Japanese GBA games on my American DS and Gameboy Player and they run perfectly.

No, it's deliberate. Console systems' cartridges are region coded, but due to the portability of the handhelds (especially when traveling to other countries), Nintendo decided not to use any region coding for them.
Shiloh Phoenix
07/30/2006, 01:07 AM
then why use region coding at all on anything? hacking? a GS can get through it.
Burninating_Torchic
07/30/2006, 04:52 PM
So I could, say, play Japanese Diamond/Pearl on an American DS Lite?
Schweet.
Tagrineth
07/30/2006, 08:12 PM
then why use region coding at all on anything? hacking? a GS can get through it.

GS aka a cheat device.

Why put difficulty into games? A GS can get right through that, too.

What's your point here?
The Anaconda
07/30/2006, 08:35 PM
then why use region coding at all on anything? hacking? a GS can get through it.
differing TV formats (PAL, NSTC, etc) put aside, its about marketing. bottom line, money.

same reason DVDs are region encoded.

most consoles, note, are abandoning region locking this time around
Shiloh Phoenix
07/31/2006, 12:52 AM
GS aka a cheat device.

Why put difficulty into games? A GS can get right through that, too.

What's your point here?


The difference my friend, is the line between legal and illegal, or $$$
The King Of Magikarps
08/01/2006, 01:03 PM
It been for every single handheld system that used it besides nintendo.

Back to back posts merged. The following information has been added:

No, it's deliberate. Console systems' cartridges are region coded, but due to the portability of the handhelds (especially when traveling to other countries), Nintendo decided not to use any region coding for them.

It been for every single handheld system that used it besides nintendo.