Region locking is nothing new. It hasn’t taken many different forms, but wasn’t always deliberate either. Many handhelds were exempt from this scheme for the longest time (including the Game Boy and DS series), but with time all things change. SeanOrange and Vinnk discuss the very state of affairs that necessitates the existence of organizations like Operation Rainfall, how they came to be, and where they might go from here.
It’s the first week since the Nintendo 3DS release, and the Japanese and outside importers alike will soon enjoy the freedom of glasses-free, high quality 3D entertainment.
But did you know that Nintendo tried this almost 25 years ago, with another device (sort of) called the 3DS?
Famicom Dojo is back for its second episode! In this installment, we go over why the Famicom Disk System was such a tremendous boon for console gaming worldwide, even though the peripheral never made it to North American (or other) shores.
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Direct Link: Famicom Dojo Podcast 09: A History of Console Region Locking
