Nintendo ‘optimistic’ about making the NX region-free

Nintendo’s thinking of removing region-locking from its future gaming hardware.

Nintendo consoles currently only work with software bought from the same region, but that could change with the NX, Nintendo’s mysterious new gaming hardware, reports Eurogamer. Speaking to investors, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said that the company was investigating whether it could remove region-locking going forward. It’s potentially good news for gamers, who currently can’t easily import and play Nintendo games that aren’t released in their part of the world.