China confirms foreign game consoles can now be sold - Polidicks

[url]http://www.zdnet.com/cn/china-confirms-foreign-game-consoles-can-now-be-sold-7000018098/[/url] [quote]Officials from China's Ministry of Culture say foreign game consoles will be allowed to be sold in the country if manufacturers agree to register in Shanghai's new free trade zone. According to a report by China Daily, two government officials confirmed a South China Morning Post report last week which revealed foreign game console makers would need to get approval for specific product models, before these can be sold and promoted on the Chinese mainland. Regulatory approval is required to ensure game content are not overly violent and politically sensitive.[/quote]

Watch Chinese test scores drop lol

Well that Chinese Middle class is going to really give Microsoft and Sony a good pile of cash.

i had no idea they couldnt be sold in china

So will that be the end of the bootleg nintendo wii's and shit?

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;41537796]So will that be the end of the bootleg nintendo wii's and shit?[/QUOTE] china made a bootleg english town i dont think they'll be stopping with the bootleg consoles regardless

Suddenly no more PopStations

Ashens will be glad he won't be sent anymore bootlegs.

Looks like they won't need to use an iQue anymore [img]http://www.consoledatabase.com/images/consoleinfo/nintendoique/iqueconsole.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Rangergxi;41537773]Well that Chinese Middle class is going to really give Microsoft and Sony a good pile of cash.[/QUOTE] sony* xbox one is still region locked

this is gonna be sweet. no more expensive as fuck sketchily imported consoles (hopefully)

Hardcore gamers everywhere, prepare your tear ducts.

That's nice. Now we can see chinese people ranting in multiplayer.

[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;41538063]Looks like they won't need to use an iQue anymore [img]http://www.consoledatabase.com/images/consoleinfo/nintendoique/iqueconsole.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Looks like you'll still need to use an image host.

[QUOTE=Beelzebub;41537790]i had no idea they couldnt be sold in china[/QUOTE] Well, you COULD still get ahold of them at grey markets (authorities turned a blind eye to them) at a higher cost of course

Their censory laws will reduce the amount of games available drastically.

I wonder what this means for iQue, i.e. will Nintendo keep using them for 3DS or drop it and switch to Nintendo 3DS. By the way, the iQue 3DS has literally just two games: Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7. That's it. :v:

[QUOTE=katbug;41538280]Hardcore gamers everywhere, prepare your tear ducts.[/QUOTE] More like ear ducts.

Good, everyone should be able to play video games if they want to.

I hope western products become more popular in China.

China has been generous!