▁and ▁Indones ia ) ▁ ▁P AL ▁( Europe ▁and ▁O ce ania ) ▁ ▁N T SC - J ▁( J apan ) ▁ ▁N T SC - K ▁( S outh ▁Korea , ▁only ▁on ▁the ▁W ii ) ▁N T SC - T ▁( T ai wan ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁only ▁on ▁the ▁W ii ) ▁ ▁The ▁Game C ube ▁and ▁W ii ' s ▁regional ▁lock out ▁can ▁be ▁by pass ed ▁either ▁by ▁console ▁modification ▁( the ▁W ii ▁also ▁through ▁B IOS ▁hack ing , ▁via ▁The ▁Home bre w ▁Channel ), ▁or ▁simply ▁by ▁third ▁party ▁software . ▁Dat el ' s ▁Free Loader ▁or ▁Action ▁Re play ▁disc s ▁are ▁most ▁notable . ▁ ▁The ▁N intendo ▁D S ▁and ▁N intendo ▁D Si ▁are ▁region - free , ▁however ▁D Si W are ▁from ▁the ▁N intendo ▁D Si ▁Sh op ▁are ▁region - locked . ▁ ▁The ▁N intendo ▁ 3 DS ▁and ▁N intendo ▁ 2 DS ▁are ▁region - locked , ▁the ▁N intendo ▁e Sh op ▁is ▁also - region ▁locked . ▁ ▁The ▁W ii ▁U ▁is ▁also ▁region - locked . ▁ ▁The ▁N intendo ▁Switch ▁is ▁region - free . ▁The ▁N intendo ▁e Sh op ▁is ▁also ▁region - free , ▁meaning ▁the ▁user ▁can ▁download ▁content ▁from ▁other ▁regions . ▁ ▁Sony ▁The ▁Play Station ▁and ▁Play Station ▁ 2 ▁are ▁region - locked ▁into ▁three ▁regions : ▁N T SC ▁U /