Quote Originally Posted by Aussie2B View Post
Even though it sucks that imports can't be immediately played on a US SNES or N64, I'm not going to complain or suggest that Nintendo was dumb.
Well, if you're going to have regional lockout, a small mechanical barrier is as elegant a solution as you can get - it's just "dumb" in the sense it's a hoop to jump through.

This simplicity is why I have trouble understanding the design problems of the converters...doesn't make sense to me but I've said that before.