Because some people still don’t believe that the Japanese version of [tag]Mario Kart Wii[/tag] works just fine with a US [tag]Wii[/tag] and the [tag]Wii Freeloader[/tag], we decided to collect some random videos that proof that it does work. Just make sure you have firmware update 3.1 or 3.2 and it will work. Read the rest of this entry »

Play-Asia said that the Japanese [tag]Mario Kart Wii[/tag] version wasn’t working on US [tag]Wii[/tag] systems with the [tag]Wii Freeloader[/tag], but apparently they were wrong. NCS is now reporting that Play-Asia was using an older firmware version that blocked the Mario Kart Wii disc, but they tried it with v3.1U firmware and the game worked perfectly so don’t worry and import Mario Kart Wii from Japan!

A few American gamers tried to import the Japanese version of [tag]Mario Kart Wii[/tag] wit the [tag]Wii Freeloader[/tag], but soon after that Play-Asia gave them a mail that after some testing they discovered that the Japanese version of the game isn’t compatible with the US [tag]Wii[/tag] and Wii Freeloader. So far there isn’t any info on the compatibility with the European version of Mario Kart Wii.