Bringing
tears to the eyes of gamers everywhere, Nintendo(NTDOY) has
confirmed to CVG that
its upcoming Wii U consoleand its accompanying Wii U GamePad will be region-locked. To
bring everybody up to code, Nintendo, along
with Sony (SNE) andMicrosoft (MSFT) have
had a tradition of preventing video game consoles sold in one region from
working with video game software from another region. Every home console
Nintendo has released since the
original Nintendo Entertainment System has been
region-locked, as well as its 3DS
handheld lineup. The exception to the rule
was the DS, which has gone on to sell more than 152 million units
worldwide as of July. The new Wii U console launches on November 18th starting
at $299.99 for the Basic Set and $349.99 for the Deluxe Set, and many popular retailers are already reporting that preorders are
sold out.
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