RT @LuigiBlood: Okay for some reason, iQue Player SDK leaks, and we get beta(?) 64DD IPL ROMs in Japanese AND English.
Thu May 03 19:32:36 +0000 2018RT @fpga_nugga: Running the unreleased Zelda Ocarina of Time: Traditional Chinese version on iQue
Fri May 04 04:02:48 +0000 2018The iQue Player version of Super Mario 64 was actually based on the Japanese Shindou Edition. Both have Mario faces showing up after pressing Z and Mario says "Bye-bye" after throwing Bowser.
However the iQue version manual does not mention the former feature.
Fri May 04 07:00:27 +0000 2018Replying to @CuttingRoomWiki, @TodoNintendoS and @SMWikiOfficial
@forestillusion
Fri May 04 07:01:32 +0000 2018RT @Nintendrew_: I got an N64 iQue Player! SO glad to finally add this oddball console to my collection. 😄
Sat May 05 00:14:55 +0000 2018Every single poster thumbnail for iQue Player games. These thumbnails are used as the icon on the purchase pages for these games. All games showed in this picture are released except Majora's Mask.
Sun May 06 04:39:17 +0000 2018Replying to @koopa630kit
True. It was very unfortunate.
Sun May 06 06:58:30 +0000 2018iQue Player comparison: Simplified Chinese vs Traditional Chinese on OoT https://youtu.be/qJ8t9Iav3bQ via @YouTube
Sun May 06 07:56:44 +0000 2018Replying to @DuncanKetcheson, @KelllBott, @Bonecrusher1022 and @imglower
Playable yet extra work is still need some work before the iQue ROMs can properly save progress. iQue ROMs are programmed differently on how saving works (both EEPROM/FLASH and Controller Pak) because of the hardware difference.
Mon May 07 22:59:56 +0000 2018A "Happy Chinese New Year" image extracted from the iQue Player's system menu.
The purpose of this image is unknown.
(Within iQue Player's life span, 2004 is the year of the Monkey)
Tue May 08 01:58:33 +0000 2018Replying to @chinesenintendo
https://imgur.com/9fjf57I
Tue May 08 02:01:30 +0000 2018You're welcome, and thank you for allowing me to share your daily Nintendo facts!
P.S. Before running this account on Twitter, I also ran account on Weibo which translated Nintendo News & History from foreign languages into Chinese. Similar to what I do here but in another way. https://twitter.com/TodoNintendoS/status/993953799206264832
Tue May 08 21:01:42 +0000 2018Replying to @sramdi
The shop service has official shut down and buying a new card from another console won't work with your console.
The iQueBrew team is working on resetting/disabling the timer for trial titles though.
Thu May 10 16:55:06 +0000 2018There are three known package seal stickers for the iQue Player console:
A red sticker for the Launch Package,
a blue sticker for after launch period,
and a purple sticker for iQue@Home compatible versions.
The sticker lists all contents of the package.
Fri May 11 06:47:16 +0000 2018Replying to @chinesenintendo
Via: http://www.iquebrew.org/index.php?title=Stickers
Fri May 11 06:47:23 +0000 2018[Random] Stages of rumor development:
1. @ZhugeEX made a joke about Mario X Splinter Cell
2. A Chinese gaming media 3DM "translated" the joke as a real news
3. The "translated" news gets spread on forums
4. People PM @athlongc so he had to explain everything on his news account.
Fri May 11 07:16:46 +0000 2018Replying to @chinesenintendo
https://weibo.com/6247019417/Gg9wMqEGl
Fri May 11 07:16:58 +0000 2018Replying to @LotsaNintendo, @ZhugeEX and @athlongc
You mean @ZhugeEX or @athlongc ?
Fri May 11 17:03:14 +0000 2018Replying to @LotsaNintendo, @ZhugeEX and @athlongc
I wouldn't say he's super huge but there are news sources in China that cite him as an "well-known market analyst".
Fri May 11 17:06:21 +0000 2018The Senior Vice President of SGI , Dr. Wei Yen, continued to partner with Nintendo even after he left SGI in 1995.
One of their partnership results was iQue, Nintendo's distributor in China.
Had SGI cooperated with Sega and not Nintendo, iQue wouldn't have existed. https://twitter.com/Tsukento/status/995006003660894210
Sat May 12 00:51:54 +0000 2018Replying to @chinesenintendo
Nintendo might have found someone else to startup a distributor in China, but that would be on a total different timeline.
We wouldn't know if that timeline is better or worse.
Sat May 12 00:54:21 +0000 2018Fan-made (Unofficial) Nintendo game logos in Chinese.
Original post: https://weibo.com/3288207015/GgmbngjFj
Sat May 12 18:51:47 +0000 2018RT @kiddocabbusses: iQue Mario 64's manual:
Sun May 13 06:25:49 +0000 2018Replying to @JaneWooCHN
Some of the games in here already have their official Chinese releases.
Sun May 13 07:47:01 +0000 2018Zelda OOT speedrun using the official Traditional Chinese version. https://youtu.be/uXL_ZUzx614
Sun May 13 19:02:03 +0000 2018Replying to @TodoNintendoS
And unlike Nintendo, the concrete contracting company is still lead by the Yamauchi family.
Sun May 13 22:08:07 +0000 2018Alkazam the Great was based on the Chinese novel "Journey to the West", one of the "Four Great Classical Novels" of Chinese literature, and very well known among Chinese people of all ages. https://twitter.com/TodoNintendoS/status/996135890408878082
Mon May 14 21:49:31 +0000 2018Taiko Drum Master: Nintendo Switch Version! Chinese screenshots:
The Chinese option will be available on launch day (July 19th).
Tue May 15 03:51:57 +0000 2018Replying to @chinesenintendo
Source: http://psnine.com/gene/30149
Tue May 15 03:52:14 +0000 2018Taino Drum Master: Nintendo Switch Version! Chinese gameplay video
Source: https://weibo.com/6048193311/GgJZnCCvP
Tue May 15 03:56:35 +0000 2018Replying to @Zachruff
Good question. Whether the two language options come in the same game is not yet known. We might have to wait for more information.
Tue May 15 16:30:33 +0000 2018The Wii version was fully localized. It could have been a perfect official licensed product to accompany the Beijing 2008 Olympics had the iQue Wii not been cancelled. https://twitter.com/koopa630kit/status/996537309100032000
Wed May 16 03:48:06 +0000 2018Replying to @koopa630kit
My personal opinion: Even when the Wii was heavily struck with piracy, being able to release the official Olympics video game in China will no doubt popularize the modern image of Nintendo among Chinese people, which could become potential customers in future.
Wed May 16 06:34:33 +0000 2018Replying to @ComJayOfficial
It is.
Wed May 16 16:30:12 +0000 2018Replying to @GoldLuigi88888
There's no information that the game has even received a translation. It's probably not done due to concerns with DS software piracy.
Wed May 16 18:37:09 +0000 2018Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze ads in Hong Kong metro lines.
Via @athlongc
http://fx.weico.cc/share/23762315.html?weibo_id=4240497717210584
Wed May 16 19:05:33 +0000 2018RT @DaveFlynn: Finally got my hands on the rare Taiwanese localised release of Super Mario Galaxy 2 超級瑪利歐銀河2
Thu May 17 17:06:05 +0000 2018You guys barely appreciated the iQue Player in its lifespan. https://twitter.com/akfamilyhomeak/status/997686236075646976
Sat May 19 04:03:20 +0000 2018Replying to @forestillusion
On iQue's webpage for Star Fox 64, Slippy was misnamed a female character by the use of the pronoun "she".
http://www.ique.com/games/41011.htm
Sun May 20 02:54:14 +0000 2018Replying to @chinesenintendo
Another source link as the original had been deleted:
http://club.tgfcer.com/thread-6574574-1-1.html
Mon May 21 06:16:20 +0000 2018Nintendo and iQue had more than 20 Game Boy Advance games that are either fully translated or almost fully translated into Chinese, yet only 8 of them were released due to severe piracy over GBA software in China. iQue GBA games are super hard to find because nobody bought them. https://twitter.com/TodoNintendoS/status/998822861447016448
Tue May 22 07:38:58 +0000 2018Replying to @chinesenintendo
When Nintendo stopped localizing games for the Chinese market, some started blaming the company for neglecting the region, or even being anti-Chinese, and threatened to pirate more Nintendo software because Nintendo didn't "respect" them (yes, some people did actually say that).
Tue May 22 07:40:45 +0000 2018Replying to @chinesenintendo
Starting with Pokemon Sun/Moon in 2016, the interactions between Nintendo and the Chinese market are generally positive, with Nintendo releasing many games in Chinese and people giving lots of support (even some people with hacked 3DS consoles also bought the games).
Tue May 22 07:42:40 +0000 2018Replying to @chinesenintendo
If piracy of Nintendo Switch console piracy became ubiquitous and Switch owners in China relied more on piracy, it is very possible that Nintendo will slow, or stop its localization progress, like they did with the Game Boy Advance. Nobody want to see the viscous cycle come back.
Tue May 22 07:45:47 +0000 2018Replying to @TodoNintendoS
I do remember that. When iQue GBA's two launch titles were warezed on LAUNCH DAY, iQue sent an open letter to the public about the piracy issue, as well as complaint to sites that held iQue GBA ROMs. iQue released no more GBA games for the next 6 MONTHS.
Tue May 22 07:51:08 +0000 2018Replying to @TodoNintendoS
It is. However, more people buy genuine software now than in the iQue GBA era(2004~2007), both due to increase of income and awareness of intellectual property, or simply "I want to support the developers".
Tue May 22 08:03:25 +0000 2018RT @akfamilyhomeak: Also since they're apparently dirt cheap now, here's the Mario Odyssey passport cover that was originally a preorder bo…
Tue May 22 08:45:08 +0000 2018Replying to @rallymoon246
Which iQue system to be exact?
Tue May 22 23:26:23 +0000 2018RT @ark_SMB: 自動中文化好棒 #NintendoSwitch
Fri May 25 02:56:59 +0000 2018Official Chinese website of Mario Tennis Ace(s):
http://www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/mario_tennis_ace/
Fri May 25 03:06:30 +0000 2018Zelda OOT ROM hacks are now playable on iQue Player hardware. https://twitter.com/Psi_Hate/status/1000578908352401408
Mon May 28 02:30:20 +0000 2018#pokemonquest comes with Traditional and Simplified Chinese support.
Wed May 30 02:37:09 +0000 2018Replying to @chinesenintendo
Images from http://fx.weico.cc/share/24933878.html?weibo_id=4245318180392283
Wed May 30 02:37:41 +0000 2018Traditional Chinese covers of Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee
Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy7uruBd1Tk
(T Chinese Promo Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfkOu-w8fjA
(S Chinese Promo Video)
Wed May 30 02:51:21 +0000 2018Replying to @chinesenintendo
S. Chinese logos:
Wed May 30 02:59:50 +0000 2018Replying to @chinesenintendo
Alternate sources:
Pokemon Hong Kong YouTube Channel:
T Chinese: https://youtu.be/E5cTTdLsutw
S Chinese: https://youtu.be/B8wYceNKx3Y
Pokemon Taiwan YouTube Channel:
T Chinese: https://youtu.be/BVl1cEL05ac
S Chinese: https://youtu.be/W5FhuUqE6Sw
Wed May 30 03:05:51 +0000 2018Replying to @qq834180577
The games have Chinese logos, so they should come with Chinese support. As for Pokemon GO related features, it is indeed nearly inaccessible for Pokemon fans in Mainland China due to Google services being nearly entirely blocked in that region.
https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1001657285712609280
Wed May 30 03:10:41 +0000 2018Replying to @TheZippo_HR and @ZhugeEX
It is not accessible due to Google Map and other dependant services being blocked.
Wed May 30 18:47:16 +0000 2018Replying to @TheJanzap and @ZhugeEX
The Nintendo Switch has no official release in China yet people can buy imports very easily. Importantly, it has a high popularity in the country, considering Nintendo home consoles were not well known in China (aside from Famicom clones).
Wed May 30 18:49:55 +0000 2018Super Mario World for iQue GBA featured thorough translation.
All in-game text (except credits) are translated into S Chinese, except the "HELP" (and "CLEAR") messages from Princess Peach in the status menu.
It's likely that the low res text is hard to display Chinese characters.
Wed May 30 22:50:20 +0000 2018Replying to @TodoNintendoS and @SMWikiOfficial
@forestillusion
Wed May 30 22:50:40 +0000 2018Replying to @chinesenintendo
Also for some reasons, the iQue GBA version does not display "MARIO START" or "LUIGI START" at the beginning of the level, bu rather uses "GAME START" for both characters.
The game does differentiate Mario and Luigi when a level is cleared.
Wed May 30 22:55:20 +0000 2018RT @bmastertoronto: @chinesenintendo Also, an extension from yesterday.
Hong Kong & Taiwan websites for Eevee and Pikachu:
Traditional:
ht…
Thu May 31 02:42:21 +0000 2018RT @bmastertoronto: @chinesenintendo I also forgot that Pokémon Singapore also has the same Chinese website for Pikachu and Eevee, in the s…
Thu May 31 16:21:42 +0000 2018