wii

[maisy]

same question as before . except are nintendo wii games bought in the states compatible with uk consoles thanks

[mollymegan]

The wii games from USA do not play on the British console.

[florida4sun]

Our wii is region free so I presumed they were all the same as we have not had it chipped. I have not tried games yet but it plays region 1 and 2 dvds.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by maisy
same question as before . except are nintendo wii games bought in the states compatible with uk consoles thanks
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[peterB]

Are you sure ? I don't think Wii's play dvd's yet

[florida4sun]

Yep it definately does, Alex is currently watching Fantastic 4 through it. I have just googled about the subject and it appears that the only ones that can do this are available in Japan. Looks like we have some kind of import. Although this was not mentioned when I bought it, I did have to change the plug to a uk one...

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by peterB
Are you sure ? I don't think Wii's play dvd's yet

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[peterB]

I was not aware of the new dvd playing capabillities. Anyway I want to caution you. I know that when you have a PAL (UK) Wii chipped you can play games from the US. However more and more games have a feature that 'updates' your Wii console automatically. Now if you try to play a US (NTSC) game on a chipped Pal Wii and the auto update feature starts, it will leave your Wii useless and beyond repair. Try to google for 'bricked wii' for more info. good luck

[florida4sun]

We bought the unit fro Gamestation and it was sealed. So I dont think it has been chipped, there are genuine multiregion units out there (apparently) . Makes no odds to me as we will only have uk games anyway and to be honest if it gets bricked I simply take it back or at worst buy and new one.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by peterB
I was not aware of the new dvd playing capabillities. Anyway I want to caution you. I know that when you have a PAL (UK) Wii chipped you can play games from the US. However more and more games have a feature that 'updates' your Wii console automatically. Now if you try to play a US (NTSC) game on a chipped Pal Wii and the auto update feature starts, it will leave your Wii useless and beyond repair. Try to google for 'bricked wii' for more info. good luck
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[pieman790]

Are you sure it is not PS3? i Thought you cannot play DVD's on Wii. I was also told in the US that Wii are region coded. Just done some research and it states The new model will only be available in Japan. Nintendo has confirmed in an interview with the UK gaming magazine Edge that they are planning to launch the DVD-playing Wii some time in early 2007, but that the company has no plans to make it available in the North American or European markets.



<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by florida4sun
We bought the unit fro Gamestation and it was sealed. So I dont think it has been chipped, there are genuine multiregion units out there (apparently) . Makes no odds to me as we will only have uk games anyway and to be honest if it gets bricked I simply take it back or at worst buy and new one.
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[Kazzie]

Now this is getting mighty confusing! You say that <span style="color:red">"Nintendo has confirmed in an interview with the UK gaming magazine Edge that they are planning to launch the DVD-playing Wii some time in early 2007"</span id="red"> , do you now realise that it is now early 2008?[msnwink]



<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by pieman790
Are you sure it is not PS3? i Thought you cannot play DVD's on Wii. I was also told in the US that Wii are region coded. Just done some research and it states The new model will only be available in Japan. Nintendo has confirmed in an interview with the UK gaming magazine Edge that they are planning to launch the DVD-playing Wii some time in early 2007, but that the company has no plans to make it available in the North American or European markets.



<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by florida4sun
We bought the unit fro Gamestation and it was sealed. So I dont think it has been chipped, there are genuine multiregion units out there (apparently) . Makes no odds to me as we will only have uk games anyway and to be honest if it gets bricked I simply take it back or at worst buy and new one.
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[florida4sun]

PS3??? wii is the one you jump around and wave at the TV. We do not have a ps3 (just an xbox).

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by pieman790
Are you sure it is not PS3? i Thought you cannot play DVD's on Wii. I was also told in the US that Wii are region coded. Just done some research and it states The new model will only be available in Japan. Nintendo has confirmed in an interview with the UK gaming magazine Edge that they are planning to launch the DVD-playing Wii some time in early 2007, but that the company has no plans to make it available in the North American or European markets.



<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by florida4sun
We bought the unit fro Gamestation and it was sealed. So I dont think it has been chipped, there are genuine multiregion units out there (apparently) . Makes no odds to me as we will only have uk games anyway and to be honest if it gets bricked I simply take it back or at worst buy and new one.
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