Wii Games Expert needed

[The Wards]

Hi,

Does anyone know the definitive answer as to whether Wii games purchased in the USA will play on a Wii machine purchased and located in the UK please?
Also if anyone has a link to a website about this I would be very grateful

Thanks.

[Rebelrebel]

I don't think they do, sorry.

[KarenG]

No, they won't

[Guest]

As far as I understand the US games are not compatible with UK consoles.

[Guest]

No they don't, my uncle bought one over from america and it didn't

[The Wards]

I have heard that some games (the first party games--ie the ones Nintendo make themselves, for their machine) ARE region free and its only 3rd party publishers who have, and use, the option of encoding their titles with a region.

So, titles such as Wii sports and Wii play are made by Nintendo for Nintendo so may be different form say, Fifa 08.

Does anyone have any further info on this angle please?

[Rebelrebel]

The US games work on DD's Nintendo DS. Virgin mega store at DTD have a list of what is compatible but I think (not sure) if it uses a tv screen it doesn't work.

[Guest]

Contact details for nintendo UK. If you ask them they will give a definate answer. I think you'll find that the US games are NTSC and UK games are PAL so they won't work.

[Guest]

do not buy usa games period THEY WILL NOT WORK ON ANY UK Wii

[Guest]

Wii games bought in the US will NOT work