Could the Nintendo NX Be Region Free?

Nintendo's stance towards region locking with new hardware could be changing, according to Satoru Iwata.

For years Nintendo have opted for a region-locking approach - ensuring that titles intended to be sold in one region cannot be played on a Nintendo device purchased elsewhere. Nintendo home consoles have been victim to this for generations, but handhelds had a more open selection of games to play up until the launch of the Nintendo 3DS.

Speaking to investors, Iwata expanded on comments that he would take region-free gaming into consideration. 

He noted how enabling region-free play on existing systems - like Wii U or 3DS - poses "a number of hurdles." However for new hardware like the Nintendo NX, the teams at Nintendo are "internally analyzing what hurdles exist to lifting region locks", though there are decisions to confirm.

"I personally want to give it positive consideration," said Iwata.

Do you think future Nintendo hardware, particuarly home consoles, should be region-free, or at least partially?