do japanese games work on an american dsi?

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#1 Echo_742
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#2 freakbabyblues
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Yes, but foreign DSi games won't work and there's the possibility that future DS games will be region locked as well.

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They should work, but dsiware games from foreign countries do not.
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Well I tried out Jump! Ultimate stars on a kids DSi and it worked so yeah maybe ones that were made before the DSi launch work on it but future tittles won't
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Yes for Regular DS games. DSi-Ware and DSi-only games are region-locked.

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Yes. Only the downloadable stuff is region locked.
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Yes they do.