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does anyone know if nintendo wii games and nintendo ds games that you buy in the states are compatible with the european machines? :confused2
loadsapixiedust
23 Jan 08, 04:51 PM
No they are not.
The DS games will be ok but not the the Wii ones. Essentially anything that goes via the TV are no good due to the PAL signal.
ccarcher
23 Jan 08, 04:56 PM
But PS3 games are fine also
hayleyandhilda
23 Jan 08, 05:07 PM
DS games are fine
Wii games don't work on the uk machines tried and faild in november
Louisa Jane
23 Jan 08, 05:26 PM
What about PSP?
Dabies
23 Jan 08, 05:37 PM
Yes I believe US PSP games will work on UK PSPs.
spoony
23 Jan 08, 06:09 PM
Yep PSP is fully multi-region.
If anyone is after X-Box 360 games have a look at this to see which ones are compatible
http://egamia.wikia.com/wiki/Region_Free_Xbox_360_Games
Louisa Jane
23 Jan 08, 06:33 PM
Great, thank you (PSPs)!
PSP games work fine but US PSP movies won't run on a UK PSP.
paulr202000
5 Mar 08, 09:53 PM
does anyone know if wii controlers bought in florida will work on uk machine???
BCKloon
5 Mar 08, 11:56 PM
Datel are bringing out a disc that allows you to play import Wii games on your UK Wii
Sean_and_Sue
6 Mar 08, 12:30 AM
Datel are bringing out a disc that allows you to play import Wii games on your UK Wii
I believe the next update if not already will scupper Datels plans to use the disc for imports :( Well thats what I read on WiiForums
jackiemcg
6 Mar 08, 01:38 AM
We bought a spare wii controller in Canada as we were unable to get one here at christmas and this works fine. :thumbs-up
Do a search for Wii freeloader. Its a disk that allows you to play import games on your uk wii or uk games on your us wii. works without having to mod your system.
Theres memory card issues with the jap import games but as this is a disney forum the UK and US games and systems are fine. (although you will need a relatively new tv due to ntsc standards on the systems
Of intrest are Wii's easier to get hold of in America? was thinking about getting one in May but no point if they are sold out everywhere....
HTH
There is a worldwide Wii shortage but I would think you will be safe by May (probably).
Do a search for Wii freeloader. Its a disk that allows you to play import games on your uk wii or uk games on your us wii. works without having to mod your system.
Theres memory card issues with the jap import games but as this is a disney forum the UK and US games and systems are fine. (although you will need a relatively new tv due to ntsc standards on the systems
Of intrest are Wii's easier to get hold of in America? was thinking about getting one in May but no point if they are sold out everywhere....
HTH
OOO thats interesting :grin:
The Wii Freeloader from Datel costs about £10, sounds simple and an earlier version was said to work on the Gamecube until Nintendo put out a firmware update to disable it.
Possibly worth a go if you are buying enough US games to cover the £10 cost of the Freeloader.
matt987106
7 Mar 08, 10:33 AM
as Sean_and_Sue said
the next Wii update ( live or via a game ) is expected to make the freeloader useless
sunkisser
7 Mar 08, 10:38 AM
does anyone know if wii controlers bought in florida will work on uk machine???
Yes. I brought a controller and numchuck at Walmart and they both work fine. They were also a lot cheaper than over here. £s for $s.
There is a worldwide Wii shortage but I would think you will be safe by May (probably).
All the shops near us (UK that is) seem to have them in stock and have had them in for quite a while now, it's been vary rare when I've seen an Out of Stock sign on the Wii since xmas, well apart from Argos, who don't seem to stock anything in their catalogue anymore. :nonono:
Are the controllers any cheaper over in the US? I really want to get a couple more but there's no way I'm paying £30 and then another £15 for the Nunchuck.
winnie97
7 Mar 08, 11:44 AM
yes psp games are fine
ps3 games fine
wii no wont work
Kingsd316
7 Mar 08, 04:48 PM
as Sean_and_Sue said
the next Wii update ( live or via a game ) is expected to make the freeloader useless
This is not true, the freeloader has been guaranteed by Datel to be future proof, the disk bypasses all updates on disks and just loads the game file, so even if the disc comes with a built in update it will still work, you can also update you console as normal and it wont effect the freeloader - they have also offered more reassurance by offering a replacement disc if Nintendo ever manage to block it. :thumbs-up
Lots of info on it here (sorry if links are not allowed)
http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7337&start=0
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