Posted September 15, 2006 I dont know if someone knows what the release delay between Japan, US and Europe was like for N64 and GC consoles compared to the Wii, but as far as I can remember most games releases also seemed to follwo a similar delay, i.e Japan then US then Europe a few months later. As the Wii is pretty much being released within a few weeks for all reagions, can we expect some game releases to also follow a similar release schedule? I know there is the old "Localisation" arguement, but if Wii is region free, it would make sense that they are, otherwise I will be importing from the US! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2006 The Wii isn't region-free after all. And no, I wouldn't expect that the quick launch worldwide means we wait less time for releases after Japan and the Americas. The problem is that with Europe most games get translated into a few more languages so we have to wait for that to be done before they are released here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2006 I believe the really long 4-6 month delays we saw with some GC games are long gone, but i expect we still have to wait 2-3 months for some games. GC was released in Europe 8 months after Japan, so then it was natural with some delays for the following games line-up as well. Now we are starting off only 6 days after Japan... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2006 The Wii isn't region-free after all. Wo when did this happen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2006 Latley. Look on the front page on IGN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2006 This is so annoying, I wish NOA and NOE would coordinate a bit more so we wouldn't get conflicting reports like this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
