Nintendo Wii Hong Kong / UK Compatability

[Ecurie Ecosse]

Hi guys

Hi guys

My nephew is currently after a Nintendo Wii, but it is very difficult to get one in the UK.

My girlfriend is still out in Hong Kong and will be coming back for Christmas, so I was wondering:

- Will the Hong Kong version work in the UK (i.e. is Hong Kong NTSC or PAL); and

- Will UK games work on it?

Many thanks for your replies as my nephew will be well chuffed (as will I - the tennis game rocks )

[Ecurie Ecosse]

I have found out that the Hong Kong Wiis will work in the UK, but UK games will not work on them.

[Steve Evil]

No and No.

Hong Kong is NTSC and the Wii is region locked so you'd need to buy the games from Hong Kong too, it's all do-able easily enough, you could get it to work here easily enough too, but just don't expect to walk into Tesco the next time you want a game.

[scorp]

Steve Evil said:

No and No.

Hong Kong is NTSC and the Wii is region locked so you'd need to buy the games from Hong Kong too, it's all do-able easily enough, you could get it to work here easily enough too, but just don't expect to walk into Tesco the next time you want a game.

HK is PAL, there are no such things as HK-region Wii's though, they will be US or Jap models. You can get them chipped (if buying from hk, locally) so they will play imports.

[Ecurie Ecosse]

Many thanks for your help, guys.