Animal Crossing DS-to-Wii transfers region-locked, busted in Australia

by JC Fletcher { Dec 4th 2008 at 12:48PM }

Nintendo of Australia took a shortcut with their release of Animal Crossing: Wild World on the DS: it's a direct copy of the US version -- "ESRB rating and all," as Vooks says. That shortcut has come back to haunt them with the release of Let's Go to the City.

Vooks' Daniel Vuckovic attempted to use the DS Suitcase to transfer his Wild World catalog and character to the new game. Instead of a catalog loaded with playroom furniture and Mario accessories, he was presented with this error message, as well as a similar one on the DS.

This is significant for two reasons that we can think of: first, it's definitive proof that the DS Suitcase is region-locked. If your copy of Wild World is imported, the gates to your Wii town are firmly closed. Second, it means that Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City is basically missing a feature in Australia. Nintendo is just having terrible luck with this DS Suitcase thing!

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Tags: animal-crossing, animal-crossing-city-folk, animal-crossing-wild-world, australia

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Josh @ Dec 4th 2008 1:18PM

fial

Caprica @ Dec 4th 2008 2:09PM

My AU copy doesnt have an ESRB rating on it, its PAL same as my Wild World card.. Guess im returning it & sticking to the DS version then. Oh well.

JC Fletcher @ Dec 4th 2008 2:12PM

It's the DS one that is based on the US version. Does it give you an ESRB notice when you turn it on?

KaBob799 @ Dec 4th 2008 2:30PM

Maybe he just got unlucky?

Nightwish @ Dec 4th 2008 7:05PM

Ain't region coding great?

Anti-Villian @ Dec 5th 2008 10:45AM

what the point of region locking?

Spodee @ Dec 14th 2008 6:51AM

Australians also can't host visitors over wifi, only visit other's towns. I tried to send my character over, no dice. I tried to host friends over, Resetti blue screen. This is confirmed on most forums too, Australians really got the short straw this time around.