With Sony and Microsoft basically making their consoles region-free, many wondered if Nintendo would adopt a similar practice. The good news is that yes, the Nintendo Switch will indeed be region-free as confirmed by the Nintendo of America Twitter account in which they announced, “Nintendo will not apply region-locking to #NintendoSwitch software.”So what does this mean for gamers? What this means is that gamers can import and buy games from other countries, such as Japan, and play it on their console without any issue. The only downside is of course localization, but if you don’t really care about that and just want to play the game, know that the Switch will not have any issues with that.
Region locking consoles and games used to be a pretty popular practice back in the day, but with today’s market being so global and with gamers finding it easier to get their hands on games from other parts of the world, it no longer made sense to employ these kinds of practices.
However like we said, the downside is that some imported games might not be localized for your region yet, so the experience might not be as ideal. In any case the Nintendo Switch’s availability has been confirmed for the 3rd of March where it will be released in the US for $300.
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