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I though I was only going to have to wait until July 27 for Grand Bazaar to be released, Bur it turns out the wait will be longer.

So, I was thinking about importing a a Japanese copy, but I need to know if
a Japanese game copy can be played on a Nintendo DS that I bought in the U.S.

Does anyone know?

Yes.

Thanks. ^^

It's a DS. It can play DS games. *sighs at how some people are such imbeciles*

Only DSi games and DSi ware are region locked.

DSi is only region locked for games with DSi-specific features, like using the camera. Grand Bazaar doesn't have DSi features, so no worries.

...Lexy beat me to it. But yeah, I play Japanese Wind Bazaar on my US DSi and it's fine.

Just out of curiosity, how much does it cost to import a game? Because I can wait a few more months for GB and RF3 to come out in English, but if it's not too expensive, I might import TV when it finally comes out.

WolfNya wrote: It's a DS. It can play DS games. *sighs at how some people are such imbeciles*

That's not what I meant... I just wanted to know if the DS was Region Locked, not if it could play DS games.... Sorry for not being so clear.


Anyway, thanks everyone for answering my question. ^^

Kameko Suigami wrote:Just out of curiosity, how much does it cost to import a game? Because I can wait a few more months for GB and RF3 to come out in English, but if it's not too expensive, I might import TV when it finally comes out.

When I imported Pokemon SoulSilver [I really wanted it last year, so I got it in October; my husband got it for me for my birthday. ;D] it cost $60, when the US game would have been $40-ish. Now I have the English and Japanese versions, and I do not regret importing it in the least. The nostalgia was palatable. I cried when I beat BOTH versions. XD

I was THIS close to importing WB before Natsume finally announced they were releasing GB. I thought, "There is NO WAY that I'm missing cats that can herd chickens!"

^ All right. That sounds do-able ^_^ Thank you

TV is cheaper than the Pokemon games. It's about $50, not including shipping. So it'd be around $60 with shipping...

Nurse Fin wrote:TV is cheaper than the Pokemon games. It's about $50, not including shipping. So it'd be around $60 with shipping...

Yea. Total cost was like 53 dollars for me, including shipping.

WolfNya wrote: It's a DS. It can play DS games. *sighs at how some people are such imbeciles*

Hey that's not fair now.
Most of the older consoles weren't compatable, so it's pretty logical to think it wouldn't.