▁a ▁Super ▁Fam ic om / P AL ▁SN ES ▁slot ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁different ▁shape ▁and ▁two ▁pieces ▁of ▁pl astic ▁in ▁the ▁SN ES ▁slot ▁prevent ▁Super ▁Fam ic om ▁cart rid ges ▁from ▁being ▁inserted ▁in ▁the ▁SN ES . ▁P AL ▁SN ES ▁c arts ▁can ▁be ▁fully ▁inserted ▁in ▁Japanese ▁cons oles , ▁but ▁a ▁similar ▁chip ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 0 N ES , ▁called ▁the ▁C IC , ▁prevents ▁P AL ▁games ▁from ▁being ▁played ▁in ▁N T SC ▁cons oles ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁While ▁physical ▁modification ▁of ▁the ▁cases ▁( e ither ▁console ▁or ▁cart rid ges ) ▁is ▁needed ▁to ▁play ▁games ▁from ▁the ▁different ▁regions , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁play ▁games ▁of ▁different ▁TV ▁systems , ▁a ▁hardware ▁modification ▁is ▁also ▁needed . ▁Region - lock s ▁could ▁be ▁by pass ed ▁using ▁special ▁un lic ensed ▁cart ridge ▁ad ap ters ▁such ▁as ▁Game ▁Gen ie . ▁ ▁The ▁N intendo ▁ 6 4 ▁features ▁similar ▁lock out ▁methods ▁as ▁the ▁Super ▁N ES . ▁The ▁Game C ube ▁and ▁W ii ▁are ▁both ▁region - locked , ▁the ▁W ii ▁Sh op ▁Channel ▁is ▁also ▁region - locked . ▁W ii ▁channels ▁from ▁other ▁regions ▁will ▁display ▁an ▁error ▁message ▁" This ▁channel ▁can ' t ▁be ▁used ." ▁The ▁c oded ▁regions ▁are : ▁ ▁N T SC - U ▁( N orth ▁America , ▁South ▁America , ▁Singapore , ▁Malays ia , ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁Th ailand