hi guys! thx for the advice.. seems like its not a good idea to import the wii u from the us back to asia.. pointless if its so troublesome to be region locked and also needing a power converter (which is not that cheap to start with)

another question on the power brick issue.. could i get the power brick that is suitable for Asia and plug it direct into my US unit? any risk to mixing and matching power cords?

Hi everyone!

New member here.. looking forward to getting my Wii U soon from the states to bring back home to asia we we're being deprived of a launch date as of now ):

Hi guys,

Would like a little advice on region locks on the US Wii U set.

Background - i'll be travelling to the states next week for a week and intend to try and hunt for a deluxe set as there has been no announcement for a release date in my home country in south east asia.

Question 1 - I understand that the Wii Us are region locked, but the US and South East Asia are under the same region (NTSC-U).
Does this mean that I can buy games locally and play on my Wii U set?

Question 2 - The digital downloads for the Wii U are region locked as well, meaning North American Sets can only play downloaded North American games.
So does this mean if i bring my Wii U set back home to Asia, i'll be unable to download and play Wii U games?

Question 3 - Does anyone have any idea what the power requirements are for the Wii U? xx-xx volts and xx hertz? The US and Asia have two different power requirements but if the Wii is like a laptop (with a power brick) this should not be a problem.

Thanks for helping.

Cheers!