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VRFocus - Plenty of smartphone-based virtual reality (VR) head-mounted displays (HMD) have been announced this month. Among them is the Jobe VR HMD which, as with the others, uses a handsets display and sensors to create low cost VR experiences without the need for an Oculus Rift HMD or expensive PC hardware. The concept is sound but, as VRFocus noted in last weeks VR vs., competition is stuff. What can Jobe VR do to stand out?

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The New Nintendo 3DS, which is slated to come to the West sometime in 2015, , Iwata responded to the question of whether his company had any plans to unlock the region-specific restrictions.

The game business has a history of taking a very long time with localization among other things, such as having to deal with various issues of marketing in each particular country, or games that have made use of licensed content that did not apply globally, and had all kinds of circumstances, so to say, that region-locking has existed due to circumstances on the sellers' side rather than for the sake of the customers. In the history of game consoles, that is the current situation. As for what should be done going forward, if unlocked for the benefit of the customers, there may also be a benefit for us. Conversely, unlocking would require various problems to be solved, so while I can't say today whether or not we intend to unlock, we realize that it is one thing that we must consider looking to the future.

While it's not the concession to finally abandon the practice that many fans may have wanted, it's still better than a blanket rejection. After all, up until the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo's handheld consoles were region-free.

Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email news@gamespot.com

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The New Nintendo 3DS, which is slated to come to the West sometime in 2015, , Iwata responded to the question of whether his company had any plans to unlock the region-specific restrictions.

The game business has a history of taking a very long time with localization among other things, such as having to deal with various issues of marketing in each particular country, or games that have made use of licensed content that did not apply globally, and had all kinds of circumstances, so to say, that region-locking has existed due to circumstances on the sellers' side rather than for the sake of the customers. In the history of game consoles, that is the current situation. As for what should be done going forward, if unlocked for the benefit of the customers, there may also be a benefit for us. Conversely, unlocking would require various problems to be solved, so while I can't say today whether or not we intend to unlock, we realize that it is one thing that we must consider looking to the future.

While it's not the concession to finally abandon the practice that many fans may have wanted, it's still better than a blanket rejection. After all, up until the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo's handheld consoles were region-free.

Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email news@gamespot.com