Topic: "Region Free World Edition"?

I recently ordered a copy of Mario Party 9 on Amazon. It's still en route. I just checked the tracking for the package, and this blurb appears from the seller:

"THIS IS OFFICIAL NINTENDO PRODUCT. THIS VERSION IS THE REGION FREE WORLD EDITION MADE TO WORK IN ANY COUNTRY. ON THE COVER IN A SMALL CIRCLE THE ITEM STATES: UAE Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Singapore edition. THIS GAME WILL WORK ON ANY WII SYSTEM INCLUDING UNITED STATES NTSC. THANK YOU!"

This smells to me like it's a pirated copy--and I'm a Nintendo fan who will only deal with things that are legit. Am I right in that suspicion? Or is a region-free version of a Wii game a legit thing somehow?

Thanks for any help!

Seems like a fake to me.

I know for sure that official Malaysian 3DSes use the same region code as NA.

It's a pirated copy

I was wondering if it's a legit US/Asia region copy, but the blurb (which I didn't notice until after I ordered) seems to suggest otherwise.

I saw the same thing for copies of Xenoblade on Amazon. I didn't buy because I figured that it was pirated. Let me know if the game you got seems legit.

If it seems too good to be true or suspicious, I wouldn't even buy it. You also need to be careful about Chinese sellers because they are among the most common pirates.

There are no "region free" Wii games that I know of, so this must be a fake or an NTSC copy. Fakes shouldn't work with your Wii unless it has been hacked anyway. Can you share a link to the product page for the item you have purchased?

You should have exercised caution before giving this person your money. A simple warning sign is to avoid any sellers who only use stock images, and do not post their own photographs of their items. With almost every phone nowadays having a built-in camera, it's not as if this is a difficult feat.

And as @LztheQuack mentioned, you ought to avoid sellers from mainland China or Hong Kong, as they'll often send counterfeit or inferior items that do not match the product description.

What's odd is that there are MULTIPLE sellers that seem to be using the same text.
Even listing that say "Fulfillment by amazon". I'm not 100% sure what the "fulfillment" listings, but doesn't that mean amazon itself handles processing the order, and thus should be responsible for verifying it matches the listing (which implies of course being a legit product)?

You guys realize that this thread is six months old? I am sure that the person who bought this has either discovered by now it's a fake or has never received it.

Didn't realize, but regardless they're still listed. So now people know.

Too bad the OP didn't let us know the result.

Hi guys,

Amazon seller here. I see this is an old thread but I'm trying to get the word out about these games. There is no such thing as a region free world edition. They are legit products made for sale in the Middle East and Asia. They are cheaper so big Amazon sellers are importing them so they can sell them cheap and still make a profit Here's the problem: they have no resale value at GameStop and other stores, and there value as collectibles is questionable.

So what should you do? If you just want to own the game at the cheapest price possible, go ahead and buy them. They play in English and work just fine. If you plan to resell it or trade it in or keep it as a collectible then don't buy it.

Many Amazon sellers have complained to Amazon about people selling these on the same page as the US version, but until more customers start complaining to Amazon or leaving negative feedback for the sellers the bait and switch will continue.