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Can you play European games on an American Wii?

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Can you play European games on an American Wii?

You might be able to play the games on a US console if you change the region to e.g. Australia. This page here says about the Australian region: “Games from this area will work in European systems and vice versa”. The instructions for changing the region are here for Wii, and here for Wii U.

How do you play region locked Wii games?

Users have to simply insert the disc into the console and wait for it to load, then eject the disc when the drive stops. Any game disc from other regions can then loaded and played. Currently, all unmodded Wii consoles in the market are region-locked, so only games from the same region can be played on that machine.

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Is Wii NTSC or PAL?

Both NTSC and PAL standards are higher than that of film (24 frames per second) in terms of frame rate. However, PAL is closer to the frame rate of film. According to Nintendo’s release information, the Wii is region specific. NTSC Wii runs on NTSC TV units alone and PAL Wii runs on PAL TV units alone.

How do I change my Wii region?

How to Change the System Country or Region Setting

  1. From the Wii U Menu, select System Settings.
  2. Using the Left Stick scroll to the Console Information icon and press the A Button.
  3. Select Set Country of Residence.
  4. If prompted, enter the four-digit PIN.
  5. Select the desired country then press the A Button.
  6. Tap OK.

Is the Wii region locked?

The GameCube and Wii are both region-locked, the Wii Shop Channel is also region-locked. Wii channels from other regions will display an error message “This channel can’t be used.” The coded regions are: NTSC-U (The Americas and Asia) PAL (Europe and Oceania)

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Are Wii consoles region free?

All Wii consoles on the market are region-locked. This means that only games from the same region can be played on the console.

Can you play NTSC games on PAL Wii?

Short answer: You can’t. You’ll need to softmod your Wii with Homebrew. NSTC and PAL are incompatible because of how the technologies work. NSTC being 30fps and 525 scans, and PAL being 25 FPS and 625 scans.

Is Wii region coded?

What is the US version of PAL?

NTSC
Americans Use NTSC; Everybody Else Uses PAL At an elementary level, NTSC is an analog TV color system used in North America, Central America, and parts of South America.

What region is PAL Wii?

The PAL region is a television publication territory that covers most of Asia, Africa, Europe, South America and Oceania.

Are Wii games region locked?