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This week on Ask Joystiq, we look at downloading foreign content to a foreign system, streaming content to an Xbox 360, and identifying one --or possibly two? -- obscure Argentinian NES games.

If you have any burning questions, unsolved gaming mysteries, or just a desire for musings from our knowledgeable cadre of writers, drop us a line at ask AAT joystiq DAWT com (and yes, we write it that way for a reason).

Q: I might be going to Japan towards the end of the summer and might pick up some games or a system. If I get a system, how would that work when I bring it back to the states and log on-line for a Wii, PS3 or 360?? Would a Japanese Wii let me log in to only US servers or would I be able to download Japanese games from the marketplace. Same question applied to the other systems...
-- iwantmymtv

A: For the Wii, the region of the console corresponds to the region of the Wii Shop Channel -- Japanese systems will access the Japanese store, no matter where you plug them into the intertubes. You have to buy Wii Points that correspond to the system's region too, which means using a Japanese credit card or getting some Japanese Wii Points cards imported. [source]

Any PS3 will play downloads from any region, but each PSN account is locked to a specific region when you create it. Luckily, it's relatively easy to set up "dummy accounts" for each region you want to buy content, as long as you have a credit card from that country. Be warned, though: there is a significant language barrier for navigating the Japanese store.

Xbox Live users can also create dummy accounts to get around regional restrictions, but there are reports that Microsoft has been blocking downloads from accounts where this practice is detected. As always, let the international buyer beware.
-Kyle Orland

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JoystiqAsk Joystiq: On region-free downloading, Xbox streaming and Karnov originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ask-joystiqconnect-360connect360famicomHDDkarnovPS3region-freestreamingwhomp 'emWhomp'emWiixbox 360Xbox-360Xbox360Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[NullRiver announces Connect support with PS3 soon]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/12/nullriver-announces-connect-support-with-ps3-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/12/nullriver-announces-connect-support-with-ps3-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/12/nullriver-announces-connect-support-with-ps3-soon/#commentsFiled under: ,

If you've got a 360, you might have used the popular "Connect360" software to stream music and videos from Macs to the gaudy white box (it's a joke, don't flame because your funny bone has been disconnected from your logic bone). If you have no idea what that is, no worries. The folks behind the software, NullRiver, are going to be adding support to the PS3 soon. The most recent upgrade to the 360 service allowed DivX streaming support, something that was also recently announced for the PS3. [Editor's note: PS3 will support playback of DivX files on the hard drive as well.] Sounds good. We'll keep you posted as more details emerge.

[Thanks, Elliott!]

JoystiqNullRiver announces Connect support with PS3 soon originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Connect360 -- software that allows gamers to stream video, music, and movies from their Mac to their 360 -- has been updated to accommodate the new codecs introduced in the recent Fall Update. In other words, Connect360 3.2 will allow anyone to stream DivX or Xvid right to their television. The full application will run you $20, though the update is free to existing users. We haven't tried it out ourselves, but our cantankerous controllers over at Joystiq claim that the app outperforms Microsoft's official Windows streaming. Anyone else out there care to testify?

[Via Joystiq]

JoystiqConnect360 3.2 now streams DivX / Xvid for Mac originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just two days after the Xbox 360 Fall Update added DivX and Xvid support, Connect360 - the app that shares your Mac's music, photos, and videos with your 360 - has been updated to support the new codecs. We imagine the update wasn't that difficult, since simply changing a video's file extension from .avi to .wmv tricked the app into streaming our totally legitimate collection of videos, but we're happy for the official fix. $20 buys you the app, but the upgrade to 3.2 is free for existing users. Wanna try it out? Download the demo. Dare we say, it actually works better than the official Windows solution? We dare!

[Via Megatonik]

JoystiqConnect360 3.2 + Xbox 360 = DivX / Xvid streaming for Macs originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nullriver Software just brought their Mac-friendly Connect360 up to version 3.1, which fixes some issues had with streaming video after the (Northern Hemispherical) Spring Update. According to Alex Lovett of Nullriver, there was a rounding error on a floating point number that was inadvertently causing the wrong data to be output at random intervals. Either way, it's been addressed in the update and any of you who have been having issues with video streaming should have smooth sailing. All in all, how is the new video codec support treating you?

[Thanks, bighitter]

JoystiqConnect360 patches video problems originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 22 May 2007 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple owners rejoice, because your Connect360 is back and better than ever. If you recall, when the new Spring dashboard update rolled out Connect360 users soon found that their software didn't want to play nice anymore. But the Nullriver programmers got to work and just released Connect360 version 3.0 which is fully compatible with the Spring update. Not only does the program work again, but they've added H.264 and MPEG4 video support as well as iTunes podcast streaming. So, download Connect360 and try out the new podcast streaming feature using everyone's favorite Fancast. What? Just some shameless self promotion ...

[Via Arrogantics, Thanks zizzy]

JoystiqConnect360 gets an update, works again originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 May 2007 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It would appear that not everything about the latest spring update is all wine and roses. Application developer Nullriver is currently having to deal with the Spring Update with Connect360, the Mac solution to as according to tipster Rob Avery, checking your video shows your music, and there is an apparent 2000 viewing list limit.

Either way, Nullriver is working on the problem and will have addressed the different nuances as soon as possible. Once everything is in place things should definitely look up for Mac users, as the addition of H.264 support is music to our ears. Apple based X3Fanboys, do you utilize Connect360?

JoystiqConnect360 having hiccups with latest update originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 May 2007 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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thumbs upNullriver quietly snuck WMV streaming support into its Mac-compatible Connect360 software a few weeks back. Until this recent development, Mac users had been locked out of the streaming party, which has been raging on PCs since Xbox 360's Fall Dashboard Update (just last week, on-the-fly transcoding was made possible).

While Connect360 may lack on-the-fly transcoding, streaming support restores some of the balance lost between PC and Mac users after the initial release of the Fall Update. And we like balance.

[Thanks Corey]

JoystiqConnect360 adds video streaming support for Macs originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Attention Mac using 360 owners! The outrageously good Connect360 keeps getting better: they've just released version 2.0 with some pretty significant changes. They've made it Universal so it will run natively on the new Intel Macs; it's now a preference pane instead of a standalone app, offering a much more suitable interface for the functionality; and plenty of bug fixes and performance enhancements (the entire changelog is available after the jump). Best of all, 2.0 is a free upgrade for registered users!

Connect360 allows people who like both their game systems and computers to be elegant and attractive to enjoy some of the media extending capabilities of the 360. It's limited to iTunes and iPhoto integration, while video playback is still reserved for a Windows Media Center PC... for now.

See also:
Major update to Connect360; Mac users feel loved
Connect360 connects your Mac to your 360

[Via Xbox-Scene]

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JoystiqMac sharing tool, Connect360 hits 2 dot oh originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo thinks, "Hey, maybe a web browser on the DS would be swell." Sounds good to DS Fanboy, so long as they don't have to use that Pokemon stylus! PSP Fanboy explains, "UMDs are already overpriced, we're just trying to save a couple bucks, so get off our backs!" Meanwhile, in Xbox 360 Fanboy-land, they laud community efforts to pick up where Microsoft left off with the 3rd-party additions of DivX and Mac support. Don't touch that stylus, here are the Fanboy highlights for the week:

DS Fanboy
Nintendo considering DS web browser?
A very disturbing Pokemon stylus
DS Lite: Just the facts!

PSP Fanboy
Me & My Katamari sorta kinda stateside
Jazz Jackrabbit ported to PSP
Amazon.com offers cheap UMD deal

Xbox 360 Fanboy
XBMC hacker introduces Transcode 360
Connect360 connects your Mac to your 360
Peter Jackson visits Bungie, talks shop

JoystiqFanboy Roundup: web-browsing, UMD-skimping, Mac users originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For those of you who didn't want to bother sullying your Mac OS sensibilities with the hands-on setup required for TwonkyVision's UPnP MediaServer software, you've missed out on what used to be the only way to get your music and photos from your Mac to your 360. Nullriver, makers of the excellent PSPWare, introduce Connect360, which "automatically indexes your iTunes and iPhoto libraries and shares them to your Xbox 360. You can then use the Xbox 360 Dashboard to browse and play your media, organized in the exact same way that it is on your Mac. "

Anyone manage to get it working? My wireless router is wonky if I keep the bridge on the same subnet... in other words, my 360 and G4 can't see each other.

[Via Major Nelson]

JoystiqConnect360 connects your Mac to your 360 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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