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-tagline=Australian copy of game works on a Japanese system |
+tagline=Nintendo's region-locking defied |
-blurb=According to Daniel Vuckovic (@VOOK64) at Twitter, the Australian copy of Pokémon White Version can be played on a Japanese Nintendo 3DS, despite the fact that DSi-enhanced games, of which Pokémon Black and White Versions are, are region-locked and should not play on a Nintendo DSi or Nintendo 3DS system of differing region. }}
+blurb=Gaming writer Daniel Vuckovic has reported that his advance-release Australian copy of Pokémon White Version can be played on a Japanese Nintendo 3DS, despite the fact that DSi-enhanced games such as Pokémon Black and White Versions are region-locked. }}
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-According to Daniel Vuckovic (@VOOK64) in his tweet, the Australian copy of Pokémon White Version can be played on a Japanese Nintendo 3DS, despite the fact that DSi-enhanced games, of which Pokémon Black and White Versions are, are region-locked and should not play on a Nintendo DSi or Nintendo 3DS system of differing region.
+Gaming writer Daniel Vuckovic has reported that his advance-release Australian copy of Pokémon White Version can be played on a Japanese Nintendo 3DS, despite the fact that DSi-enhanced games such as Pokémon Black and White Versions are region-locked.
-Normally, a DSi-enhanced, DSi-exclusive or 3DS game cannot be played in a system of differing region.
+Vuckovic, who describes himself as "owner of Vooks, contributor for Kotaku AU and Hyper, web designer/developer and a Nintendo fan" broke the news on his Twitter account ([http://twitter.com/VOOK64 @VOOK64]) and followed up on his gaming news website, [http://www.vooks.net/index.php Vooks.net]. According to the reports, only White Version can be played on the Japanese 3DS&mdash;Vuckovic's copy of Black was not compatible.
+This inter-region playing should not be possible, as all DSi-enhanced games are region-locked. In other words, only Japanese games should be playable on Japanese consoles.
+This may mean, explains Vuckovic, that only certain games may be region-locked, and region-locking may be optional.
+Black and White meet their mainstream release in two days, starting in Europe. The 3DS was released in Japan last Saturday, and will be released worldwide starting March 25.
+==External information==
+* [http://twitter.com/#!/VOOK64/status/42422021501632512 @VOOK64 (Daniel Vuckovic)]
+* [http://www.vooks.net/story-19965-Aussie-Pokemon-Black-and-White-not-region-locked-hopes-raised-.html Vooks.net]