According to a translated version of a recent investor Q&A , Nintendo President Satoru Iwata acknowledged that the Nintendo may consider changing their region locking policy in the future.

In response to a question on changing the practice, Iwata cited a number of reasons for region locking in the past including marketing and licensing issues, but acknowledged that the measure benefits sellers rather than consumers."As for what should be done going forward, if unlocked for the benefit of the customers, there may also be a benefit for us," Iwata said. "Conversely, unlocking would require various problems to be solved, so while I can't say today whether or not we intend to unlock, we realize that it is one thing that we must consider, looking to the future."Should Nintendo follow through, the company will join the likes of Microsoft and Sony who have both abandoned region locking of their current consoles. Nintendo's newest consoles, the New 3DS and 3DS XL, are region locked

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