Will a DS Lite bought in USA work in UK with UK games?

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#1 sterobbo
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Hi,

I am going to USA next week and am going to buy a DS Lite while I am there, seeing as they nearly half price there! I was wondering if games I buy when I get back to the UK will work on it. I think I would buy a UK mains adaptor for it, am I right?

Thanks for any help

Ste.

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#2 the_leet_kid
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All ds games work on all ds's, no special free loader things are required. The only thing that could possibly be weird is online play (I don't know how that would work, might work fine)
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#3 Raiko101
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Actually I think Chinese DS games only work on a Chinese DS, and visa versa. If it's not China, it is one particular Asian country.
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#4 WllDan7
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The games will work and online should work to I have a import game with online that works in the US so you should be fine.
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#5 herobear
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both the cartridges and the console are reqion-free, so no worries there.

the only thing is, i would ask to see it and turn it on before you buy it, just to make sure everythings ok and theres no dead pixels on the screen.

and yes you'll need to buy a new UK adapter to charge the machine, but they can be picked up fairly easily

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#6 Jedi_of_Hyrule
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yes.
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#7 AssassinDT90
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GET A JOB!
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#8 Rocky32189
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You wouldn't be able to charge the system given we use different voltages of alternating current.
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#9 Once_A_Nerd
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it should since just about every DS title in any part of the world aren't region coded like DVDs. And you can play Japanese DS games in your UK DS Lite, assuming if you can read or speak Japanese.
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#10 meimnobody
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Local wireless play is known to have issues if you have two or more carts of different regions.

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#11 WSGRandomPerson
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As far as i know, Yes. It should be fine, but Online play might be weird. =\
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#12 AznTakumi
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Of course, ds isn't region lock.
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#13 justlikegames
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And you play video games genius

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#14 Dark_Eagle80
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The only issue you'll have is the system itself. The USA power adapter will not work in the UK, and a UK power adapter will not work on a USA DS. You'll have to buya Universal power adapter for the system be able to charge in the UK.