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[eurogamer.net] From Dust PC Release Delayed Lokos like it wil lbe XBLA exclusive for a while. eurogamer.net news aspro
[eurogamer.net] Vita's Online Modes Detailed It has cross game voice chat. eurogamer.net news aspro
[giantbomb.com] Twisted Metal Will Get M Rating in US Will lose lucrative T rating sales. giantbomb.com news aspro
[gamasutra.com] Itagaki Gets It All Out of His System it was about the time for another Itagaki blast. gamasutra.com news aspro
PS3 Outselling 360 by 10% This Year (Worldwide) Global sales defy US patterns. industrygamers.com news aspro
[joystiq.com] God of War Master Collection is German Exclusive Every single GoW game in a single box may still come to other regions. joystiq.com news aspro
[arstechnica.com] Ars Reviews Avatar Kinect Has nothing to do with air bending. arstechnica.com impressions aspro
Real Game Announced for Xperia Play :O Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ripten.com news aspro
[vg247.com] Tekken Tag Tournament 2 in 2012 PS3 game will include HD version of TTT. vg247.com news aspro
[siliconera.com] Disgaea 3 Heading to Vita NIS release schedule was posted accidentally. siliconera.com news aspro
[gameinformer.com] Avatar Kinect Launches Today It's like PSN Home, but you make faces. gameinformer.com news aspro
1UP Reviews Call of Juarez "C-" "a woefully clumsy jump into being urban and edgy" 1up.com impressions aspro
[develop-online.net] Pachter: "Unpaid crunch deserves no sympathy" Full-time game developers shouldn’t complain they have to work unpaid overtime develop-online.net news Iga_Bobovic
[computerandvideogames.com] GoldenEye Reloaded Should the N64 Classic be Left in the Past? computerandvideogames.com editorial phantom_leo
[gamespot.com] Amazon Ceases Black 3DS Sales UPDATE: It appears to have been just an inventory problem. gamespot.com news aspro
[eurogamer.net] Ganon NOT in Skyward Sword More story details... eurogamer.net news aspro
Super Pokemon Rumble Delayed Japanese 3DS. andriasang.com news aspro
[vg247.com] Last Week's UK Charts Zumba #1 again, Juarez #2. vg247.com news aspro
[vg247.com] Mass Effect 3 Has More "Consequential" Choices As a result of there being no Mass Effect 4. vg247.com news aspro
Norway Killer Credits Modern Warfare 2 for Training "part of my training-simulation" brisbanetimes.com.au news aspro
[gameinformer.com] XBLA's Price Creep A look at the inexorable rise. gameinformer.com news aspro
[nytimes.com] NYTimes Writes 6 Pages on Game You've Never Heard Of Dwarf Fortress nytimes.com news aspro
[gameinformer.com] Skyward Sword Will Have Weapons Ugrades gameinformer.com news aspro
[gamespot.com] New US Releases Week of July 24 Catherine, Dragon Age expansion, From Dust... gamespot.com news aspro
[youtube.com] PSO 2 trailer Very excited japanese! youtube.com Dvader
[thevgpress.com] 100th Episode of Press Room Coming Up We need your help. thevgpress.com news aspro
[joystiq.com] GamePro Switching to Quarterly Price increase as well. joystiq.com news aspro
[joystiq.com] Joystiq From Dust Review "3.5/5" "it's almost impossible to know where it is you went wrong" joystiq.com impressions aspro
[giantbomb.com] Giant Bomb Reviews From Dust "4/5" "robust downloadable reminds you why it's so much fun to play video-game god" giantbomb.com impressions aspro
[gamespot.com] NCAA Football Sells 700,000 in Two Weeks 870,000 online games played online so far. gamespot.com news aspro
[gameinformer.com] 360 Getting Bluetooth Headset and New Media Remote $60 and $20 respectively. gameinformer.com news aspro
[vg247.com] EA First Quarter Financials Revenue and profits climb. vg247.com news aspro
[arstechnica.com] Feature: 7 Indie RPGS Worth Playing Including, "Charles Barkley's Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden" arstechnica.com editorial impressions aspro
[joystiq.com] Crysis 2 Shipped 3 Million, Dead Space 2 at 2 Million FIFA and BBC2 numbers as well. joystiq.com news aspro
[gamasutra.com] Final Fantasy 13-2 Q&A Yoshinori Kitase and director Motomu Toriyama interview. gamasutra.com news aspro
[giantbomb.com] Giant Bomb Quicklook: Galaga & Pac-Man Dimensions 3DS giantbomb.com impressions aspro
Phantasy Star Online 2 Details & Screens Alpha begins soon. 1up.com news aspro
[siliconera.com] Message From Level 5 President Akihiro Hino to Overseas Fans Level 5 is looking to bring more games over from Japan siliconera.com news Nintyfan17
Amazon Holding Big 1-Day Gold Box Sale Brink listed for $19.99 punchjump.com news robio
3D Double Dragon II Remake Coming to XBLA Renamed "Wander of the Dragons" co-optimus.com news robio
Chinese Couple Sells Their Kids To Fund MMO Habit  Kids went from $500 to $4,600. A good deal ktla.com news robio
Sequel to Marvel Pinball Coming Soon to XBLA, PSN and PC. Ghost Rider table already announced platformnation.com news robio
The Press Room Episode #99 Foolz, Yoda, Homer and Akinator. Lots of Akinator. thepressroompodcast.com editorial impressions news aspro
[gamespot.com] Interesting Interview with Shadows Damned Director Why he left Grasshopper, games should be cheaper and more. gamespot.com news aspro
[eurogamer.net] DICE Clarifies B3 Beta/ Alpha Acess The Alpha is open only the Medal of Honor owners. eurogamer.net news aspro
[gamasutra.com] Just Cause Developer Interview They talk about their new game, Renegade Ops. gamasutra.com news aspro
[gameinformer.com] Medvedev Wants Russian History Game gameinformer.com news aspro
[tinycartridge.com] New Vague 3DS Update "System stability improvements and other adjustments" tinycartridge.com news aspro
Final Fantasy Tactics Heading to iOS ripten.com news aspro
[siliconera.com] Hands-on With GoldenEye HD "the build I played had a couple of glitches" siliconera.com impressions aspro
[gamespot.com] Epic Boss Talks About Future of Console Gaming "Everything's changing." gamespot.com news aspro
[joystiq.com] It's Over for Red Faction "we do not intend to carry forward with that franchise" joystiq.com news aspro
[eurogamer.net] EA: Wii U can do "anything" PS3, 360 can "The short answer is yes [we have a better idea of Wii U's power]; the longer answer is not quite," said Wilson. eurogamer.net news aspro
[joystiq.com] Future Shop Knocks $50 off 3DS Through July Only a few more days to go eh? joystiq.com news aspro
[gamasutra.com] Half of Netflix Users Use Consoles to Stream Maybe there is a future for consoles. gamasutra.com news aspro
[siliconera.com] New RE4 and Code Veronica HD Footage siliconera.com media aspro
[siliconera.com] Pokemon Director Disappointed in E3 This Year "As a game creator, it is little sad!" siliconera.com news aspro
[vg247.com] THQ “disappointed” in Q1 results Losses increases over last year. vg247.com news aspro
Last Week's Japanese Charts Rhythm Heaven and 3DS top charts. andriasang.com news aspro
[giantbomb.com] Disney Buying Ignition's Parent Company Oh well, it was good while it lasted. giantbomb.com news aspro
More Details on PSP -> PS3 Conversion Process PSP Engine, is a sort of emulator/operating-system hybrid that runs on the PS3. 1up.com news aspro
[joystiq.com] Ubisoft Brings Back Always-On DRM For Driver: San Francisco of all things. joystiq.com news aspro
Famitsu Reviews Translated Kirby DS, Epic Mickey and Hal Min Hero 2. 1up.com impressions aspro
[videogamer.com] RE4 and Code Veronica Priced and Dated for PSN & XBLA $15 for each. RE4 - 9/20, CVX - 9/27 videogamer.com news robio
[videogamer.com] Square-Enix Says Wii U Needs a Strong Launch Lineup So it's safe to say they won't be contributing videogamer.com news robio
Epic is Very Interested In the Wii U Another positive meaningless endorsement xbitlabs.com news robio
New Club Nintendo Rewards Announced DK Poster Set and a Mii Thingy... 1up.com news robio
Famitsu Readers Polled on Wii U Mixed response. andriasang.com news aspro
[nintendoworldreport.com] NOA confirms release of Xenoblade NoA in this case being Nintendo of Australia nintendoworldreport.com news Iga_Bobovic
Capcom Admits Ultimate MvC Was Going to be DLC Not a great week for Capcom PR. andriasang.com news aspro
[joystiq.com] Snake Eater 3DS Bumped to 2012 May still be 2011 in Japan. joystiq.com news aspro
[vg247.com] New NBA Jam Trailer vg247.com media aspro
[vg247.com] Rumor: EA Working on PS3 Exclusive Shooter? Pretty dubious. Mostly resume stuff. vg247.com news aspro
[tinycartridge.com] Pac-Man/Galaga 3DS Has No Delete Features Too You can't erase high scores or unlocked achievements. tinycartridge.com news aspro
[gamasutra.com] EA Boss: Traditional Console Cycle "Gone Forever" "The industry has radically changed and the pace of change has accelerated dramatically" gamasutra.com news aspro
[eurogamer.net] First Duke Nukem DLC Announced Four new maps including, "Call of Duke". eurogamer.net news aspro
[joystiq.com] US Retailer GameStop Selling DL PC Games Exactly how this process works isn't made clear. joystiq.com news aspro
[gamespot.com] Capcom Sales and Profits Plummet Profits down to a measly $9 million. gamespot.com news aspro
[gamasutra.com] XBLA Had Best 12 Months Ever Increasing install base boosts XBLA profits and memberships. gamasutra.com news aspro
[eurogamer.net] Bastion Tops XBLA Charts eurogamer.net news aspro
[eurogamer.net] Ubisoft Declares DRM Efforts a "Success" "a clear reduction in piracy of our titles" eurogamer.net news aspro
Nintendo Incurring Loss on 3DS Hardware Nintendo taking a loss on hardware?! Someone call Satan, hell has just frozen over. andriasang.com news Iga_Bobovic
[nintendoworldreport.com] Family Fishing/Fishing Resort Nintendo Life preview "Whereas Twilight Princess was an adventure game with a little bit of fishing, this game can be thought of as a fishing game with a little bit of adventuring." nintendoworldreport.com impressions media gamingeek
[develop-online.net] Confirmed: PS Vita RAM cut by half to 256mb "No that won't affect us," say Reality Fighters develop-online.net gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] Valve Pulled Dragon Age II, Not EA "Steam has adopted a set of restrictive terms of service" eurogamer.net news aspro
[gamasutra.com] Nintendo Drop Profit Expectations by 82% Looking for profits of ¥20 rather than ¥110 billion. gamasutra.com news aspro
[vg247.com] Mario Land 3DS and Mario Kart Confirmed for 2011 Holiday season. vg247.com news aspro
[nintendo.com] Price drop 3DS announced  It is $169,-now. Vader, Leo and GG screwed nintendo.com news Iga_Bobovic
[vg247.com] Nintendo Q1 Results 3DS sells 710K, net sales down from ¥189 billion last year to ¥94 billion. vg247.com news aspro
[vg247.com] PS3 Sales Down in Q1 PS3 software is up, PSP software down. vg247.com news aspro
[joystiq.com] Robot Plays Dance Dance Revolution After a hard day at the car factory. joystiq.com news aspro
[gameinformer.com] Duke Patch Gives Bigger Inventory PC only. gameinformer.com news aspro
[joystiq.com] Gears of War Board Game Announced joystiq.com news aspro
[gameinformer.com] Mirror's Edge Sequel Under Development Will use DICE's Frostbite engine. gameinformer.com news aspro
[vg247.com] Vita RAM Not Halved Rumor versus rumor. vg247.com news aspro
[gamespot.com] Ocarina Has Sold Over a Million Yesterday, the company said it had sold 4.32 million 3DS units. gamespot.com news aspro
[gamasutra.com] Sega Posts Quarterly Loss on Poor Sales US sales dragged down Sammy's revenue. gamasutra.com news aspro
[tinycartridge.com] Is Nintendo's Free Game Offer a Risk? Could it keep early adopters busy enough to not buy new games? tinycartridge.com editorial aspro
[giantbomb.com] Yamauchi Lost $300 Million on Nintendo Stock Drop At least on paper. giantbomb.com news aspro
Sonic Generations 3DS Screens andriasang.com media aspro
Peacewalker PS3 Will be 60 FPS As in Frames Per Second. andriasang.com news aspro
Vita Processor Revealed Samsung is making it. andriasang.com news aspro
[nintendo.co.jp] Iwata explains reasons for drastic 3DS pricecut. Will take 50% paycut. Iwata is no longer laughing nintendo.co.jp news Iga_Bobovic
Treating ADHD With Video Games Anyone else doubting this? gamespy.com news robio
EA Declares 3-D Gaming a Flop And they know a thing or two about flops tgdaily.com news robio
[worthplaying.com] Gunslingers: Western Heroes Announced for the Wii I bet it's as good as RDR worthplaying.com news robio
No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise Demo Up on PSN Move enabled ripten.com news robio
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 Release Data Announced September 27, 2012 gamingunion.net news robio
[kotaku.com] Expert Says Blaming Massacres On Games is Racist Seems like kind of a stretch huh? kotaku.com news robio
[vg247.com] Crytek Working on New Shooter IP “new IP, shooter genre, TBA title for Xbox360, PS3 and PC” vg247.com news aspro
[gamespot.com] US New Releases Week of July 31 Fallout DLC, Limbo PS3, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet... gamespot.com news aspro
Iwata Wishes They Had Dropped Price on Gamecube "they had a chance that they did not utilize" andriasang.com news aspro
1up: Why You Should Want Xenoblade "For one, the game is often stunningly beautiful" 1up.com impressions gamingeek
[joystiq.com] Breath of Fire 4 Coming to PSN August 16. joystiq.com news aspro
[gameinformer.com] British Tabloid Says 3DS Drop is Due to Dizziness Idiots. gameinformer.com news aspro
[vg247.com] EA Bringing Stalwarts to iOS Need for Speed and Madden. vg247.com news aspro
[vg247.com] MS May Change Rules on Free-to-Play Titles (I thought they already had). vg247.com news aspro
Final Fantasy Tactics Comes to iOS Match made in heaven. 1up.com news aspro
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Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:41:33
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Someday I'll pick up those damn metroid Prime games to see what the fuss is all about.

Dude get on the ball man....there's no better exploration based game than MP. The 2nd is the worst out of the bunch and probably my least favorite Metroid game, but still good quality stuff. And the Wii game was close to the greatness of MP1, but it wasn't perfect like MP was.



Yes! Prime is probably my favorite game of all time.  You'll probably never find a better exploration game.  You should definitely pick up the trilogy for the Wii.  I think I spent something like eight weeks straight playing that disc...only that disc.
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Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:44:14
travo said:
edgecrusher said:
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Someday I'll pick up those damn metroid Prime games to see what the fuss is all about.

Dude get on the ball man....there's no better exploration based game than MP. The 2nd is the worst out of the bunch and probably my least favorite Metroid game, but still good quality stuff. And the Wii game was close to the greatness of MP1, but it wasn't perfect like MP was.

Yes! Prime is probably my favorite game of all time.  You'll probably never find a better exploration game.  You should definitely pick up the trilogy for the Wii.  I think I spent something like eigjt weeks straight playing that disc...only thay disc.

I actually finished Metroid Prime. Happy

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Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:39:47

Yeah the Trilogy disc is one of the best deals in gaming....3 great to incredible games in one package, with superior controls, and a very cool case. Its incredibly hard to find now though...you'd likely have to get it off ebay or amazon for about 70+ dollars. The only other package that is as great as this one though, is Half Life 2: The Orange Box.

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Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:48:26

I skipped Trilogy; I'd rather play Metroid Prime with a GCN controller than with IR.

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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:12:57
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I skipped Trilogy; I'd rather play Metroid Prime with a GCN controller than with IR.



And miss the best way to play it?  HELL NO!
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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:36:04
travo said:
Ravenprose said:

I skipped Trilogy; I'd rather play Metroid Prime with a GCN controller than with IR.

And miss the best way to play it?  HELL NO!

I didn't miss anything. IR sucks.

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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:47:12
I'm sooooooo glad I picked up Trilogy when I did, don't think I'd be able to find it now. It's a sweet looking package as well. So far I've played the first game and a little of the second. I really should get back to it.

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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:05:39
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I skipped Trilogy; I'd rather play Metroid Prime with a GCN controller than with IR.

And miss the best way to play it?  HELL NO!

I didn't miss anything. IR sucks.

It actually works really well for the Metroid games IMO. Especially since the Gamecube versions had gimped analog controls since you couldn't free look with the 2nd stick thanks to the lack of buttons causing Retro to map beam controls to the 2nd stick. In the Wii version you can free look like a motherfucker, and I've actually noticed quite a few cool things just looking around that I never saw before.

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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:30:37
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Steel is a fool!

Hey guys, is the HD version of RE4 going to be a port of the Wii version with Move controls on the PS3? That might make it worth checking out.

The only problem with this is then you'd actually need to buy Move.

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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:47:22

I wish I had seen a hearse today with a bumper sticker that said, "honk if you're mourning".

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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:56:13

Breath of Fire 4 Coming to PSN

A lot of people have said that BoF4 was the best of the series. Wonder if I should give it a shot. I enjoyed the first two (particularly the 2nd), but I found BoF3 to be a super generic game without any interesting qualities so I never tried 4. Anyone ever play it before and can say if they think it'd be worth playing?

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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:13:15

Was the site not working properly for anyone else yesterday?

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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:16:03

Whew. Done with Amensia: The Dark Descent. Such a stressful game, though toward the end it got less and less creepy, but it was still interesting, and that was only the last hour or so where the story revealed almost everything it could and it was sort of clear you were about to be done with it all very, very soon. According to Steam it took me about 10 hours to finish it which isn't bad for an adventure game of this type, even if the smooth engine and controls bring it closer to other genres like whatever Silent Hill: Shattered Memories fits into (which are also fairly short anyway). I was surprised with the variety in environments considering the setting, I expected it to be mostly like the very beginning, a run down mansion and such with little deviation to keep the development costs down, but that wasn't the case. The game is top quality through and through, even if a very few and largely insignificant visual flaws and quirks here and there make its indie nature evident. I've got the Justine side story left, but I'll leave it for later. After that I'll see what custom stories fans have created.

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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:12:28
What the hell was that?! Why did he stop the fight. Fedor was turning around and he was getting hit illegally in the back of the head.  Bullshit.
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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 07:41:40

Fedor needs to retire. He used to be the least hit fighter, that was never knocked down. Now he get's more shots in the face than Jenna Jamenson in his last two fights. Even if the stoppage was early, Fedor should not even be in that position anyway. Father time destroys yet another great fighter.

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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:19:45

This will please many web developers. A recent survey by AptiQuant, a psychometric consulting company based in Canada, has concluded that Internet Explorer users have a lower Intelligence Quotient than users of other browsers. Those with IE6 scored little over 80. Firefox, Chrome and Safari users fared better at 110. The most intelligent people — with an average IQ of 125 — use Opera (that’ll please their marketing department!)


The 2011 assessment sampled 101,326 individuals over the age of 16 from the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand. The company offered a free IQ test which most participants found via organic search results or PPC advertising campaigns. Subjects were not aware their browser preference was being monitored.


The researchers observed:


- IE users had a significantly lower IQ.

- There was little difference in the IQ for Firefox, Chrome and Safari users.

- Individuals using Opera, Camino, and IE with Chrome Frame had the highest average IQ.

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In Canada hey? So that is what Yoda has been up to lately.

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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:42:12

I need help with FFIV on DS.  I'm about 20 hours in and the game instead of getting easier is actually getting a lot harder.  I'm sure i've been playing this in completely the wrong way and haven't really paid much any attention to the "augment" system.  I'm now in the underworld and have no way yet to get back to the overworld.  Rydia is back but she is so weak she often dies in one blow so it's difficult to even try to level her up.

Aspro?  Robio?  Anyone else who has played this?  Is there a way I can salvage this and somehow see the game through to the end or do I need to start again?

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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:56:32
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Was the site not working properly for anyone else yesterday?

Didn't work in the morning at all.

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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:02:38

Just read that Gamestop has dropped the price of wii goldeneye to $9.99 for this weekend only

1up advice if you want to import Xenoblade to america

So, if you plan to import Xenoblade, I can give you a few pointers. For one, every European release of the game contains text in multiple languages; there's no need to be afraid of fixed German, French or Spanish subtitles. Furthermore, while the game does run in the dreaded PAL 50Hz, it also outputs in 60Hz and 480p, formats every American TV set should be able to handle. Due to the current exchange rate, the import of Xenoblade might be a bit more expensive than your average retail title. While the German version works out to about $68, you can get the UK edition game for a much more reasonable $49 on those countries' respective Amazon websites (though Amazon doesn't always ship video games internationally, so you may need an intermediary). The limited edition, which contains a red Classic Controller Pro, is currently sold out, but let's be realistic: Shipping that huge box to America wouldn't exactly be cheap to begin with.


A bigger problem will be getting Xenoblade Chronicles to run on an American Wii. Thanks to Nintendo's region-lock policy, you won't be able to play Xenoblade without tinkering with your system's firmware. While there are various ways to get import titles running on Wiis from different regions, I won't go into too much detail here. For one, it's a large and complicated subject and furthermore, most of these mods not only enable legitimate import copies but pirate copies as well, a practice we neither endorse nor support. A truly dedicated fan could of course arrange to import a PAL system to use.

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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:32:30
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A bigger problem will be getting Xenoblade Chronicles to run on an American Wii. Thanks to Nintendo's region-lock policy, you won't be able to play Xenoblade without tinkering with your system's firmware. While there are various ways to get import titles running on Wiis from different regions, I won't go into too much detail here. For one, it's a large and complicated subject and furthermore, most of these mods not only enable legitimate import copies but pirate copies as well, a practice we neither endorse nor support. A truly dedicated fan could of course arrange to import a PAL system to use.

What a load of shit. It is very easy to mod your Wii to play imported titles. And just because you are modding your wii it does not make you a pirate and even if you did pirate Xenoblade, Nintendo does not care. If they wanted your money they would have released the game in North America.

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