Nintendo has signalled it will abandon region-locking for its consoles, beginning with the upcoming NX. Company president Satoru Iwata said he was "optimistic" region-locking would be dropped - but it ...

It's generally accepted these days that Nintendo was the first major company to introduce region locking to its products, limiting their use outside specific regions or territories. Heck, if you ...

An investor Q&A has indicated that Nintendo are looking into the possibility of removing region locking on their consoles, eagle-eyed NeoGAF members have noted, but this practice will only likely ...

DSi software will be region locked because of the growing number of different age ratings and restrictions seen in the world’s varying games markets, Nintendo has stated. Speaking to The Times, UK ...