Are japanese pokemon games region locked?

Software regions are used to prevent physical copies of games being played on systems of a different region. This means that, for example, a Japanese region copy of Pokémon X cannot be played on an American region Nintendo 3DS system.

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2024-02-13 14:40:16

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Are japanese gameboy games region locked?
The only Gameboy hardware to have region locking was Super Gameboy and GameBoy Player. The region lock was built in to the Super Gameboy cart or Disk: this was to allow the SNES system/Gamecube to actually start up on retail hardware. This didn't prevent a Japanese Gameboy carts being played on a UK system.
2024-02-06 05:29:26

Are all 3ds games region-locked?
3DS games are region locked on 3DS, the only region free software available is the Louvre's guide. DS games (which are playable on 3DS) are by and large region free, so you can buy any DS game from anywhere and play them on any 3DS machine.
2023-09-19 04:20:53

Why are ps4 games region-locked?
PlayStation 4 games are distributed at retail on Blu-ray Disc, and digitally as downloads through the PlayStation Store. Games are not region-locked, so titles purchased in one region can be played on consoles in all regions, and players can sign-on to anyPS4 console to access their entire digital game library.
2023-08-11 15:20:46

Are playstation games region locked?
Can I play games in one region with a PSN account of another region? Yes, games are not region locked (except for China consoles).
2023-06-04 20:54:53

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