▁regions ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 4 ▁Region ▁ 5 : ▁Africa , ▁India , ▁and ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Independent ▁States ▁( also ▁includes ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁Greece , ▁Hung ary , ▁Poland , ▁Roman ia , ▁and ▁Ser bia ) ▁Region ▁ 6 : ▁Main land ▁China ▁Region ▁ 7 : ▁Else where ▁Region ▁ 8 : ▁Special ▁international ▁area ▁( air plane , ▁ste amer , ▁etc .) ▁ ▁Web sites ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁internet , ▁ge o - block ing ▁is ▁used ▁primarily ▁to ▁control ▁access ▁to ▁online ▁media ▁content ▁that ▁is ▁only ▁lic ensed ▁for ▁play back ▁in ▁a ▁certain ▁region ▁due ▁to ▁territorial ▁lic ens ing ▁arrang ements . ▁ ▁Video ▁games ▁Regional ▁lock outs ▁in ▁video ▁games ▁have ▁been ▁achieved ▁by ▁several ▁methods , ▁such ▁as ▁hardware / software ▁authentication , ▁slot ▁pin - out ▁change , ▁differences ▁in ▁cart ridge ▁cases , ▁IP ▁blocking ▁and ▁online ▁software ▁patch ing . ▁Most ▁console ▁video ▁games ▁have ▁region ▁encoding . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁regions ▁are : ▁ ▁Japan ▁and ▁Asia ▁( NT SC - J ) ▁ ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁South ▁America ▁( NT SC - U ) ▁ ▁Europe , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Australia , ▁Middle ▁East , ▁India , ▁South ▁Africa ▁( P AL ▁region ) ▁ ▁China ▁( NT SC - C ) ▁ ▁At ari ▁Inc . ▁ ▁The ▁At ari ▁ 2 6 0 0 ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁regional ▁lock ing , ▁but ▁N T SC ▁games ▁can ▁display ▁wrong ▁colors , ▁slow ▁speed