OK, so tell me about modded Wiis

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OK, so tell me about modded Wiis

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It seems that the Japanese Wii is all kanji, which is going to make it harder than hell to download Japanese Virtual Console games.

OK, here's the controversial question, and I hope this thread doesn't get locked for it.

Can I just buy a U.S. Wii, get it modded, and download the VC games I want from the internet and play them on my Wii, regardless of region?

I would like to pay for the Japanese Wii's game service, but i'm not goin to learn Japanese to do it.

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This whole region blocking shit is ridiculous.

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This whole region blocking shit is ridiculous.
Agreed, to hell and back. What market forces apply to video games to justify copying this shit from movie distributors? Am I crazy, or does consumer impulsivity change with a tenfold price differential?
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trivial wrote:
This whole region blocking shit is ridiculous.
Agreed, to hell and back. What market forces apply to video games to justify copying this shit from movie distributors? Am I crazy, or does consumer impulsivity change with a tenfold price differential?
I just get really frustrated that I am totally willing to purchase these games, but they won't let me. And then I have to go through these means that they consider bad to get these games. Well, it's their fucking fault.

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Re: OK, so tell me about modded Wiis

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evil_ash_xero wrote:OK, here's the controversial question, and I hope this thread doesn't get locked for it.
Yes, it is.
evil_ash_xero wrote:This whole region blocking shit is ridiculous.
Yes, it is.
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