Comments on: How To Import Japanese Video Games

By: Miles

Miles — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:31:00 +0000

Hey just wondering if this holds true for German games. I have a ps3 and I’ve played somewhere of 700 hours of Skyrim. I am a student of German and I travel to Germany usually twice a year, so my question is: if I buy a german copy of Skyrim in Germany and bring it back to the states, will it play in German on my American playstation? Thanks in advance

By: Joel Alexander

Joel Alexander — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 20:31:00 +0000

Oh, that’s good. Maybe I’ll go ahead and buy that 3DS I’ve had my eyes on, then. =)

By: James O'Neill

James O'Neill — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 18:22:00 +0000

For the most part that’s not true. Standard DS games are 100% region free, they can be played on any DS, DSi or 3DS no matter where they’re from. However DSi enhanced games are partially region locked so if you’re using a DSi or 3DS it needs to be from the same region. So my copies of 二ノ国, ドラゴンクエストＩＸ, and 逆転検事２ play just fine on my UK 3DS but my copy of ポケットモンスターホワイト won’t.

By: Nano

Nano — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 19:59:00 +0000

Outside of trades with forum members buying games for my PCE is done via Yahoo auctions JP/ Rakuten etc, etc. etc. Maybe this article can be expanded for retro gaming import buying.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 12:52:00 +0000

I have imported quite a few games for my Vita, PS3, and Japanese 3DS from Play Asia. They might be more money, but Play Asia ships almost anywhere in the world, and you can trust their games are legit and not pirated.

By: Dejima Hondo

Dejima Hondo — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 13:48:00 +0000

This article may have put the brakes on my future purchase as I was just about to import a Japanese Wii U to the UK as I love the Joy Sound karaoke software that is included (plus good for kanji practice). But you say that ‘Wii U can also be frustrating because online features will check your IP Address’. Will this prevent the software working as a friend in London has a Wii running the previous version of the game (sans the funky gamepad etc). Is this 100% the case with the Wii U as I had contacted Play Asia + Nintendo Europe and they said that it should work? My finger is hovering over the buy button so any guideance is appreciated.