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News \ DSi May Be Region Locked & More

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime was asked about the new Nintendo DSi and if it would be region locked and Reggie's response was "To be honest I dont know for sure, I will look into it."

He then went on to say that he thinks it actually might be region locked after all due to the fact that the downloads you can obtain through the DSi will be region based.

It is also known that the DSi will have music playback but unfortunately it won't be able to play MP3s but rather AAC formated music.

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ShuffleZ
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AAC is a much better sound file apparently but everyone has mp3 and are not used to AAC. I for one am not. I don't want to convert all my tracks to AAC in iTunes. Even the new photo channel update for Wii took away mp3 playback and replaced it with AAC.
05/10/2008
Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?
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Immortal-J
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its like some a way to open ur file it wont open up on the comp as windows media player
05/10/2008
sydney
G-Ramsey
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what is an AAC music data file?
05/10/2008
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mustache
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can u use r4 on this?
05/10/2008
Mario Kart DS
markham,ontario
Tsunamo
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sjt333 said:

Tsunamo said:

dagamster said: Can you still use a cyclods with it

well team cycops will probably update the firmware to be compatible with it if it doesn't work

or release a new card

they better not im running out of money
05/10/2008
Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
"Men cry not for themselves, but for their comrades." Perth W.A.
violetv
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i still don't get why nintendo do region locked, i mean come on
04/10/2008
Sydney, Australia
sjt333
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Tsunamo said:

dagamster said: Can you still use a cyclods with it

well team cycops will probably update the firmware to be compatible with it if it doesn't work

or release a new card
04/10/2008
Scribblenauts
Goldar says: Shut up ho
ninjaboy7
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*sigh*

Excitement AND 'they could have done so much more.'

If they ARE region locked (like DVDs - only games bought in region 4 will be compatible with region 4 DSis) them I'm already screwed because 2 of my current fave games (Disgaea DS and FFTA2) are imports.. BUT I think it's much more likely they'll only have the downloaded content region locked.. Which seems pointless anyway. And besides, we all know how to get our DVD players multi-region don't we??

Losing the GBA slot is a shame - I personally haven't used it, but I think it's great that they can create things for it like Guitar Hero. I was hoping that they'd come up with more plug- in acessories for that slot to go with real cool games instead of getting rid of it..

There has been mention of an internal disk, as well as SD input for storing and using music and photos. Say if I was playing Harvest Moon and I don't like the music in the game, could I be playing songs off a SD / internal hard drive instead? If so - WIN!

But maybe not win enough to make it worthwhile.

I'm not fussed what music file they need - I have me a whiz-bang contraption that can turn music into all sorts. I'm curious about this downloadable software and points system tho.. I suppose we won't really know what will be available for a while..
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Tsunamo
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dagamster said: Can you still use a cyclods with it

well team cycops will probably update the firmware to be compatible with it if it doesn't work
04/10/2008
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sjt333
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insectoid said:

won't be able to play MP3


Fail.

How hard is it to run the songs you want through a converter?
04/10/2008
Scribblenauts
Goldar says: Shut up ho
dagamster
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Can you still use a cyclods with it
04/10/2008
Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World
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Tsunamo
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i hope it doesn't come to this then i cant import it
04/10/2008
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BeastieBoy
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Sumguy0 said: no one wil buy this... maybe some... just like the gameboy mirco



Comparing this to the GB Micro is like comparing lemons to Maltesers.
04/10/2008
Chrono Trigger
Nowra, New South Wales
adommer
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Region lock is FAIL. It defeats the purpose of portable gaming.
04/10/2008
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arceus83
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ok i cant wait!!
04/10/2008
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malaka
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Azza123 said:

Guyver said: Why does Nintendo insist on AAC formated music



It's a better format. Not as popular as MP3 though. And in iTunes, you can easily convert any sound file to a AAC file. AAC is of a better sound quality and takes up less space.



yay
04/10/2008
melb, vic
m24ychal
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Yay said:


insectoid said:


ICC_06 said: I don't care if they downloads are region locked as long as the real games and system arent


I agree.


won't be able to play MP3


Fail.


I agree aswell.



me too...


i think it will be cool but i dont really know about the it not having mp3 that might be a problem but other than that and the no gba im hooked but also i'll find a way to get music on there and i have a gba gba sp gb micro and a ds lite so im not worried about that part.
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Sumguy0
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no one wil buy this... maybe some... just like the gameboy mirco
03/10/2008
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spyke
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if it is region-locked then this will be an EPIC fail.
03/10/2008
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, The
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Yay
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insectoid said:


ICC_06 said: I don't care if they downloads are region locked as long as the real games and system arent


I agree.


won't be able to play MP3


Fail.



I agree aswell.
03/10/2008
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insectoid
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ICC_06 said: I don't care if they downloads are region locked as long as the real games and system arent


I agree.

won't be able to play MP3


Fail.
03/10/2008
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ICC_06
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I don't care if they downloads are region locked as long as the real games and system arent
03/10/2008
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Azza123
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Guyver said: Why does Nintendo insist on AAC formated music



It's a better format. Not as popular as MP3 though. And in iTunes, you can easily convert any sound file to a AAC file. AAC is of a better sound quality and takes up less space.
03/10/2008
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Guyver
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Why does Nintendo insist on AAC formated music
03/10/2008
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jofra01
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I really hope it isn't region locked but all DS titles are made region free unless DSi exclusive titles are region locked.
03/10/2008
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
Brisbane
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