66jzmstr 0 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Originally Posted By: Kraut_in_HongKong Originally Posted By: 66jzmstr Don't get an English version. Don't get a Japanese version. I'm not sure specifically about HK, but I've read from many places that Wii's in China are region-free, meaning you can play Japanese games OR American games, without having to hack your Wii, which would of course void the warranty and also oftentimes make it incompatible with future online content upgrades. I haven't checked China (yet). But I doubt what you write. Most consoles don't even get released in China because of the rampant copying. The Wii you will find in China will be mostly JP gray imports I guess. And they will be modchipt too. It's a pity that Nintendo is so shortsighted and forces people to using cracked consoles. To have a block on games that are not from your region is silly. Now one will get a modchip Wii and can simply download all games from the web for free. Normally I don't bother spending $50 on a game, but I would knowing that can't run. I haven't looked into to it in-depth (as I have little reason to, already owning a Wii), but it was reported by some reliable gaming news sources here. Yes, there was the China knock-off, the Vii, but they do have actual Wii's in China, and last I heard, they haven't been selling like hotcakes as they have everywhere else. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Thats right 66, it is the Vii - totally knock-off and not Nintendo. Link to post Share on other sites
Kraut_in_HongKong 0 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 OK, I did my research, there is Vii in China. Probably made by Chintendo? But it's joke, even not a funny one. There are videos on youtube. Vii has no CD drive. It's basically an empty box with a small PC board inside. Games are hard loaded on the PCB. So you can't run other games, and certainly not Wii games. So it's not copatible to Wii at all. I saw the Vii for RMB599 on Taobao, that's about ¥9000 - and I think that is expensive for the crap you get. You can do a google on "wii vs. vii" for a good laugh. Link to post Share on other sites
66jzmstr 0 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Yeah, the Youtube Vii videos are pretty funny. A quick Google will show multiple articles about the Wii hitting China this year. I thought I heard about it already being released, but I haven't found any release date news yet. Same for South Korea. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Got an X360? Go to Arcade now and download Rez HD. You will not regret it. The original was excellent and a full HD version has been released today. Just 800 points (about 1000 yen) --- brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 What kind of game is rez? Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 "Shooting + music", difficult to explain and oh so much better than those 3 words. The demo is free. It takes less than a minute to download. Just try it! Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 And if you have PS3 or X360 you need to get Devil May Cry 4. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 That looks good. I thought it was just the ps3 though (?) Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Wii is very much region locked - just go out and buy an xbox360 instead. Unlike the other two - there is a variety of great games out ;0 Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 I may be wrong but the X360 is not fully region free is it? I know it is not totally locked out either, but there are some restrictions on it. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 I think its region free, but JP games are often in Japanese only. You can buy the singapore releases though for english version. I dont know if they DVD player in it is region free or not, havent tried it. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 No, actually it is not totally region free. The DVD player is like any other DVD player - not region free at all. Have you tried Rex HD yet bobby? Link to post Share on other sites
mellow-mite 0 Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I reckon Ninja Gaiden Sigma is better than Devil May Cry. Great game. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 Both good. Must admit, I reckon it might be as well. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 on the xbox it depends on the publishers really - there is region locking in the architecture which companies like EA use, but other companies, such as Activision, Ubisoft, and some MS games choose not to lock their games. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I looked at Rez HD on the xbox site, looks very weird. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 It is superb. Why don't you just download it and try it (the demo is free). You can't get a feel for what it is from a website and when you can actually get a demo and experience it...... Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 Smash bros brawl or whatever it's called on Wii sold over 1 million copies in 2 weeks in Japan. Quite popular then. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Hey I tried that Rez thing on a friends xbox last night. Great game! Some of those xbox arcade games are really good. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 There's a new one called N+. I think it was a flash pc game but they have done it up for xbox live. Good fun it it. Free demo available of course Link to post Share on other sites
SPACEBOY 0 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Rez rocks big time. Excellent game and for 800 points it's a no-brainer if you have a 360. Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 A friend of mine had one of them (wii). I was reluctant when they suggested a party game but actually enjoyed myself. It was quite fun. Link to post Share on other sites
1 4 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Devil May Cry is a whole lot of fun. Been spending some time with it the last few weeks. It's on both the xbox and ps3. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 when they put games on both the x360 and ps3, which is usually better? or is it not quite as simple as that? Link to post Share on other sites
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