I am sending a Wii Console and Wii Fit as a present, will this work in England if I have bought it in Australia
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It will probably work in that it will turn on and could be used to play the copy of Wii Fit you also sent, but I doubt that any games bought in the UK will work on a AUS-based Wii, so in that respect, the short answer would be No. I don't know for certain, but I'm pretty sure that that games from bought in UK won't work on an Australian Wii. The Wii uses regional-lockouts to prevent imported games from working - for example, Japanese games will not be recognized by an American Wii. Without using a mod-chip, they will likely be locked out of games from the own region if they're using a Wii from another region (although using a mod-chip could brick their Wii if they download a system update that intentionally bricks modified Wiis - yes, Nintendo has the power to do this, and many laws in Japan, the US, and UK back up that power). Any new games will have to be from the Australian region, so they'll have to pay for shipping and other fees related to importing... not to mention that many games have staggered releases world-wide. Many games aren't released in Australia until many months have passed after being released in the US.
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Absolutely, there's no reason for it not to. The only problem I see is the power outlet that connects to the wall. That varies from country to country. Let's say the U.S. and Mexico both use the same type of wall outlets, but in Europe, they use bigger wall outlets so you are either going to somehow get one. Find out what type of outlet does Europe and Australia use, if they are the same, then you don't have to do anything, if they are different, then you are left with no choice but to let the person receiving the wii to buy an outlet or tell someone to get it for that person. Other than that it should work just fine because all wiis are the same as far as technical specifications for the most part. There are some places like South Korea were the wii can't play Gamecube games but it still works in other countries. If they weren't the same then tehy wouldn'tbe wiis they would be something else...
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Yes, it will but my only concern is the power connection. I'm not big on Geography knowledge, but I'm pretty sure England has different power connections and ports to Australia. If not, you can always get him to send it back and then you can refund it and give him the money and he may be able to change it for UK currency.
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Definitely! Just be sure to tell your gift recievers that they will need a AC Adapter converter for the other region!
