DS Lite - US version

[machinist]

I'm thinking of buying my daughter a DS Lite from the US of A, and wanted to know if games bought here would work OK on it ?
Is it like the whole NTSC/PAL thing, or does that not count for these little handhelds ?

Any help appreciated

[skuzgib]

Should all work fine as theres not region coding

[NightshadowUK]

DS lites are region free, problems only occur when you play Wi-Fi multiplayer (same room Wi-Fi, not over the net) mixing US and UK bought games.

May I ask why you don't just buy a UK version as I think the US / UK prices are pretty much the same?

[Agent]

Please remove that referral link in your sig mate - they are not allowed on here buddy

Cheers

[mightymouse]

its much cheaper in the US, during my last trip there in christmas almost everything is 20% cheaper especially then it was 1pound to 2usd

[darkovo]

Exactly, not sure if you connect to the same servers if playing WiFi over the internet though?

[Steven W]

I don't think it affects the Wi-Fi at all.

[Spud1]

The hardware doesnt affect the WiFi - its the games that do..and not all of them either

Some of them ( I think Mario Kart is a good example ) don't let you play with people from another region..however I am totally unsure of if this is based on the cart itself, or the location of your machine.

Its definitely cheaper to buy a DS abroad anyhow, I paid 250chf for mine including Mario64 while I was in Switzerland over a year ago now, which works out as about £100-£110..I imagine they are even cheaper these days.

[greenclaws]

I'd pay the extra £10 or so to have one with a UK guarantee though, no telling when the screen hinge will snap, as they tend to do.