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[Saim]

admin said:

The reason you can't do it is because the console manufacturers programmed the game consoles and games to only accept games from certain regions. These can be bypassed using several modifications or bits of software.

Funnily enough, it's Australia that is at the forefront of this battle, deeming it an unnecessary and illegal restrained on international sales. Probably because they're very close to America and Japan, yet they're stuck with pseudo-European releases.

It doesn't affect me, as I don't import that often. I have enough trouble paying for all the games released locally without trawling the US and Japan for more

I know we have those stupid stickers that say "Mad In Australia" with a green kangaroo (wtf?) on them. Or maybe it was a cartoony drawing of Australia... I don't remember. Maybe both.

And if we import from the U.S.A., or the EU, wouldn't the system explode when put into the powerpoint? We have different electric currents don't we?

[Fryguy64]

Importing consoles, perhaps... but there's quite simple ways around that problem. But importing games should have absolutely no effect. They're actually programmed or designed to be incompatible with each other. You can actually snap bits of plastic out of some older consoles (SNES, N64) that will allow you to play multi-region games - a bit of plastic!! That's all stood between you and worldwide gaming.

[Dances in Undergarments]

Importing is fun. I have a Canadian copy of New Super Mario Bros. "doo doo dedede doo, ay"