Nintendo washes hands of recent Freeloader lockout

For the guys who haven’t picked up on the news yet, Nintendo updated the Wii console’s firmware a few days ago. And while the update added plenty of new features to the console, it was also discovered that it locked out Datel’s Freeloader discs, which gave players a chance to play Gamecube games coded outside their region.

In case you’re wondering what Nintendo intends to do about this, the word is that they’ve decided to keep mum on the matter. The company also stated to Eurogamer that since Datel‘s Freeloader disc was a third-party product (hence it wasn’t one of theirs), they could do nothing about the reported lockout.

That’s the info we’ve got for the moment, although we imagine the guys the PAL regions may want to start looking for other workarounds to get their choice imports working. Consider this a reminder that for all the cozying up that Nintendo shows to the fans, its first priority will always be to protects its own interests.

Via Eurogamer

For the guys who haven’t picked up on the news yet, Nintendo updated the Wii console’s firmware a few days ago. And while the update added plenty of new features to the console, it was also discovered that it locked out Datel’s Freeloader discs, which gave players a chance to play Gamecube games coded outside their region.

In case you’re wondering what Nintendo intends to do about this, the word is that they’ve decided to keep mum on the matter. The company also stated to Eurogamer that since Datel‘s Freeloader disc was a third-party product (hence it wasn’t one of theirs), they could do nothing about the reported lockout.

That’s the info we’ve got for the moment, although we imagine the guys the PAL regions may want to start looking for other workarounds to get their choice imports working. Consider this a reminder that for all the cozying up that Nintendo shows to the fans, its first priority will always be to protects its own interests.

Via Eurogamer