Can I play imported Japanese Wii games (not Wii U games) on a US Wii U in the Wii mode? I want to know if it will work before I invest in importing a Japanese Wii game.
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Old Japanese Wii games on US Wii U
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Best Answer
Unfortunately. the Wii U is region locked(this means Virtual Wii as well). This means it can only use software printed for its home region. USA and Japan have different region codes, so they cannot use eachothers software, only their own.
To make matters worse there is currently no way of bypassing the region lock without just importing the region's console (the region code is hardwired into the hardware).
Mostly Nintendo is the only company that still region Locks. Xbox One is completely region free as is the Ps4.
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