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Nintendo HK reposts another old image from @Kirby_JP .
We now know that the translation for Blipper is "蛙镜鱼" (Frog-goggled Fish).
https://weibo.com/5084965647/GsKL51OuW

 Thu Aug 02 04:06:27 +0000 2018

After more than a decade, Nintendo reappeared at ChinaJoy.

 Fri Aug 03 05:44:07 +0000 2018

NVIDIA SHIELD's official Weibo account claims this to be the company's first appearance at ChinaJoy. However, the company's products has already appeared at ChinaJoy in 2005, under the then joint-venture company iQue.
Source:
https://weibo.com/6154885380/GsTQk0yZw
http://www.chuapp.com/2016/06/22/251110.html

 Fri Aug 03 05:48:04 +0000 2018

Really? That's really unfortunate. I thought the at least appeared back in the Wii era, when their games still had a high popularity, just like iQue.

 Fri Aug 03 05:53:05 +0000 2018

RT @akfamilyhomeak: @chinesenintendo And yet Nintendo HK never appears in any HK convention :(

 Fri Aug 03 05:53:08 +0000 2018

For the first time, a digital game is discounted on Nintendo HK's "eShop".
(Quoted because all game code sales are only possible on authorized third party code vending sites)
https://weibo.com/5084965647/GsTr1brsS

 Fri Aug 03 05:57:35 +0000 2018

THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
A payable demo of Mario Kart Wii has appeared at NVIDIA's booth at ChinaJoy.
The game's UI has clearly been translated.

 Fri Aug 03 06:11:09 +0000 2018

Source:https://weibo.com/6048193311/GsTMuniKU

 Fri Aug 03 06:11:56 +0000 2018

Judging from this picture of the main menu, the original online menus have been removed and the game is most probably playable offline only.

 Fri Aug 03 06:14:00 +0000 2018

Yes, but I doubt if they even have any representative personnel.
I'm guessing that all the PR is done by NVIDIA.

 Fri Aug 03 06:16:27 +0000 2018

@forestillusion

 Fri Aug 03 06:17:23 +0000 2018

@GoNintendoTweet

 Fri Aug 03 06:19:41 +0000 2018

Gameplay video:
https://www.weibo.com/1853061304/GsUlwuMIS

 Fri Aug 03 06:57:39 +0000 2018

I have yet to see any coming up, but I think it is quite possible.

 Fri Aug 03 07:05:36 +0000 2018

Mario Sunshine might be the first to come out-- the game was registered as a trademark in 2018.

 Fri Aug 03 07:12:03 +0000 2018

RT @NinEverything: Mario Kart Wii arriving on NVIDIA Shield in China https://nintendoeverything.com/mario-kart-wii-arriving-on-mario-kart-wii-in-china/

 Fri Aug 03 07:25:06 +0000 2018

It's official-- NVIDIA SHIELD's weibo account officially announced the release of Mario Kart Wii on NVIDIA SHIELD in China.

 Fri Aug 03 07:55:20 +0000 2018

Source:https://weibo.com/6154885380/GsVVdcTql
No release date information has been given yet. Hope this is not another surprise attack like they did with Super Mario Galaxy.

 Fri Aug 03 07:57:30 +0000 2018

I believe that's the character "圈" (circle, loop). The image was very low-res so it's hard to see.

 Fri Aug 03 16:02:15 +0000 2018

Day 1 Mario Kart Wii time trials champion finished in 02:13.783.
The circuit seems to be Moonview Highway.

 Fri Aug 03 16:13:50 +0000 2018

Source:
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4269032071268302

 Fri Aug 03 16:14:48 +0000 2018

Despite the game has removed the online multiplayer option, NVIDIA SHIELD's official Weibo replied to users saying that the game is online compatible.
They also replied that having a save data of Super Mario Galaxy will indeed allow unlocking Rosalina early, like the original.

 Fri Aug 03 16:18:06 +0000 2018

Replies are within this post:http://fx.weico.cc/share/31469520.html?weibo_id=4268958393072989

 Fri Aug 03 16:18:40 +0000 2018

And yes, they do mean online multiplayer.
Twelve NVIDIA SHIELD MKW owners can compete online simultaneously (and they emphasised that this is no longer possible on the original Wii version).
Source:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UHBtUPo7DRf8y03mV__xRQ

 Fri Aug 03 16:21:34 +0000 2018

@MyNintendoNews

 Fri Aug 03 16:22:39 +0000 2018

Correction: NVIDIA stated that having a save data of Super Mario Galaxy will unlock Rosalina IMMEDIATELY, which is not the same as the original Wii release.

 Fri Aug 03 16:26:33 +0000 2018

It's likely, or they have implemented the online multiplayer in a very different way.
Mario Kart Channel makes less sense now in this context, unless they promise to re-release tournaments.

 Fri Aug 03 16:27:48 +0000 2018

MKW on SHIELD is not a rerelease. The Nintendo Wii and its games never entered mainland China in its original lifespan.

 Fri Aug 03 22:09:24 +0000 2018

The console is officially sold on http://jd.com, which I don't know about their overseas shipping policy.
http://item.jd.com/4488421.html
This is the item page.

 Fri Aug 03 22:11:45 +0000 2018

Wechat/alipay in RMB might also be options, but I am not sure.

 Fri Aug 03 22:17:09 +0000 2018

I never expected I would have 1000 followers in only 14 months.
A big thank you to everyone who followed this account, retweeted and/or spread the word in any manner.
Thank you for your contributions to making the past and present of Nintendo in China more widely known.

 Sat Aug 04 02:50:21 +0000 2018

Character pages in Super Smash Bros. on iQue Player.
The character's descriptions are mostly identical, but references to their past works have been removed.
The most likely reason is that those games, released on the NES and SNES, were never officially released in China.

 Sat Aug 04 02:54:16 +0000 2018

As you would expect, the main menu graphics are also slightly different.
The background text has been translated, and 1P/VS mode illustrations have been modified to reflect the different singleplayer and multiplayer hardware used by the iQue Player.

 Sat Aug 04 02:56:07 +0000 2018

Thank you so much! :D

 Sat Aug 04 02:59:30 +0000 2018

Update: NVIDIA SHIELD announced officially that this game will support 12-player online multiplayer.
It's either that the demo copy has online multiplayer removed, or the final product does look like that and online is accessed thru elsewhere.
https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1025416396346294274

 Sat Aug 04 04:07:43 +0000 2018

It's different. Instead of unlocking Rosalina after 50 races, the game now makes her available immediately with a Mario Galaxy save data.

 Sat Aug 04 04:35:59 +0000 2018

iQue Showgirls at the ChinaJoy event in 2005.
"This was before the main focus of the event shifted from games to girls," said the original poster.

 Sat Aug 04 04:40:19 +0000 2018

Source: https://weibo.com/1661751144/zon8hnPPU

 Sat Aug 04 04:40:46 +0000 2018

It is. That probably means that the emulators are not mutually independent. There might be a shared save directory or the emulator is implemented to read saves from another emulator.

 Sat Aug 04 04:41:54 +0000 2018

I know, right? I literally fell out off my chair when I saw that news. And it was surprised to see nobody posting it.
You might expect some English-speaking people visiting ChinaJoy would notice it before I do...

 Sat Aug 04 04:51:25 +0000 2018

Thanks for following. I hope one day, an iQue equivalent of legends of localization can be published under the combined efforts of iQue/Nintendo enthusiats in China and around the world.

 Sat Aug 04 04:53:11 +0000 2018

Early iQue games are very thoroughly translated:
Many text in images that are kept in English in western/Japanese releases are translated into English (like MK64's billboards and text like 'Game Over"). Not sure if it was government requirement or they just wanted to do it well.

 Sat Aug 04 05:18:33 +0000 2018

Nintendo Switch is not officially released in Mainland China, so nor is any game officially released there. Even in Hong Kong and Taiwan, I don't think there are any regional exclusives.

 Sat Aug 04 05:19:36 +0000 2018

So am I. MKW is my favorite Mario Kart title personally, so I am very hyped to know this became a reality. More hyped for online multiplayer support.
Hope double dash can come in some time too.

 Sat Aug 04 05:23:23 +0000 2018

They do. The Nintendo Switch is officially released there, but I don't think there's any regional exclusive games there.
There are a few Asian exclusives though (avaliable in HK/Taiwan/Japan/Korea but not Europe/America)

 Sat Aug 04 05:27:35 +0000 2018

Playing New Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart Wii on the big screen at NVIDIA's booth at ChinaJoy. (1/2)

 Sat Aug 04 05:33:06 +0000 2018

(2/2)

 Sat Aug 04 05:33:55 +0000 2018

Source:https://weibo.com/1715001194/Gt3Ughhc3

 Sat Aug 04 05:40:14 +0000 2018

Higher res version from : https://www.ique.com/games/11011.htm

 Sat Aug 04 07:54:18 +0000 2018

I personally do not have a big interest in Sega games and consoles as I do in Nintendo ones. My friend @bmastertoronto is a Sonic fan, though.

 Sat Aug 04 08:22:17 +0000 2018

I'm not sure actually. I'm not very good at playing Smash so I couldn't get very far into the game.

 Sat Aug 04 20:08:53 +0000 2018

RT @SSM0770_: @chinesenintendo For anybody that’s curious: Yes, the game has online mode again. (While we outside of China ain’t getting on…

 Sat Aug 04 20:09:02 +0000 2018

Day 2 Mario Kart VS Champion at ChinaJoy.
A slight improvement over yesterday's best result.
http://fx.weico.cc/share/31598270.html?weibo_id=4269423726102154

 Sat Aug 04 20:13:51 +0000 2018

A short video showing a few seconds of Mario Kart Wii gameplay.
Nothing to see other than a few seconds of Moonview Highway.
http://fx.weico.cc/share/31598283.html?weibo_id=4269425308425765

 Sat Aug 04 20:15:38 +0000 2018

It's a typo. I was supposed to type "PLAYable" but I got too excited at the news.

 Sat Aug 04 21:01:07 +0000 2018

I believe so. I have a Weibo account, so maybe I can ask for you. They might not be able to answer questions regarding imports though.

 Sat Aug 04 21:35:06 +0000 2018

RT @chinesenintendo: A Paper Mario (N64) based board game (Not for resale) made by iQue.
The gameplay is very similar to Mario Party in tha…

 Sun Aug 05 00:04:02 +0000 2018

Sadly this game only has 3 playable characters: Mario, Bowser, and Peach.
Not even Luigi and Paper Mario buddies.

 Sun Aug 05 00:08:05 +0000 2018

This item is extremely rare and undocumented. I rarely saw this coming up on Chinese online selling sites, but my friend managed to scan his copy.

 Sun Aug 05 00:55:10 +0000 2018

https://www.mediafire.com/download/b2qso0jf7ez93qq
It costed around 60 RMB a few years ago, and now some are showing up at prices over 200RMB.
Download of scans: (uncropped, box not scanned)

 Sun Aug 05 00:59:12 +0000 2018

Scans of this board game for whoever needs it:
https://www.mediafire.com/download/b2qso0jf7ez93qq

 Sun Aug 05 01:03:39 +0000 2018

I believe with your language skills, you can still communicating with the seller to get international shipping.
The problem is, these are not that commonly available for purchase in the first place.

 Sun Aug 05 01:11:41 +0000 2018

I've already sent him your request. I'll tell you when he responds.

 Sun Aug 05 02:13:49 +0000 2018

He has agreed.
You can credit him as "Invincible Arceus"/"无敌阿尔宙斯" if you want/need to.

 Sun Aug 05 02:17:52 +0000 2018

Is there a link to the thread? I don't know the item very well myself

 Sun Aug 05 03:29:19 +0000 2018

It could be another giveaway item, like the Paper Mario boardgame.

 Sun Aug 05 03:36:21 +0000 2018

I wish there were better documentations on early iQue products, but apparently they were barely documented back in their time.

 Sun Aug 05 03:37:10 +0000 2018

Invincible Arceus just replied. This card is included with the board game.
(Yeah, that guy got plenty of knowledge on iQue stuff. He's a walking dictionary when it comes to official iQue translations).

 Sun Aug 05 03:39:04 +0000 2018

"Nintendo at ChinaJoy" video from NVIDIA SHIELD Weibo.

 Sun Aug 05 05:36:12 +0000 2018

Source: https://weibo.com/6154885380/GtdSKyfKA

 Sun Aug 05 05:37:10 +0000 2018

This is now the account's new pinned Weibo.

 Sun Aug 05 05:37:56 +0000 2018

It is. The game was translated a decade before its official release.

 Sun Aug 05 06:47:48 +0000 2018

I'm honestly not sure. The creator of this board game seemed to have devoted his/her own creativity to it as well.

 Sun Aug 05 07:16:58 +0000 2018

RT @fpga_nugga: Running my own recrypted homebrew on iQue, the improved RAM bandwidth makes it run incredibly fast

 Sun Aug 05 07:22:40 +0000 2018

I'm not 100% sure. Some of those games might have been translated recently.
We won't know until we see the credits.

 Sun Aug 05 17:54:03 +0000 2018

The name on the card means "Camel Bird".

 Sun Aug 05 17:54:44 +0000 2018

Day 3 Mario Kart Wii VS.Race champion.
http://fx.weico.cc/share/31707304.html?weibo_id=4269789520076810

 Sun Aug 05 17:55:17 +0000 2018

Yes, but the packaged version was the T. Chinese version, and I'm not sure if the S. Chinese localization is also handled by iQue.

 Sun Aug 05 18:46:52 +0000 2018

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii on NVIDIA SHIELD,
Shaking the controller is simply pressing LB/RB,
and tilting is achieved by pressing LT/RT.
https://youtu.be/ss2_Lj_WKz0?t=3m10s
https://youtu.be/ss2_Lj_WKz0?t=5m34s
https://youtu.be/ss2_Lj_WKz0?t=5m49s

 Sun Aug 05 18:55:32 +0000 2018

I personally have good confidence in Brawl too. The game was known to be fully localized, and now with Mario Kart Wii paving the way, online multiplayer is no longer impossible.

 Sun Aug 05 18:57:01 +0000 2018

Really? Do you have images or source for that info?

 Sun Aug 05 19:34:03 +0000 2018

iQue provided manual downloads to iQue club members who bought the corresponding games.
Here is the download link if you would like too see the manuals yourself:
https://archive.org/details/iQuePlayerManuals

 Mon Aug 06 04:43:15 +0000 2018

The only thing included in this "physical copy" is the instruction booklet. Nothing else is included.

 Mon Aug 06 04:44:15 +0000 2018

Two more Nintendo game screens at NVIDIA booth at ChinaJoy.

 Mon Aug 06 05:26:40 +0000 2018

Source: https://weibo.com/1715001194/GthNxwKrO

 Mon Aug 06 05:27:28 +0000 2018

This is very interesting. I honestly haven't seen this video before. https://twitter.com/NintenBrosTwitt/status/1026220954341580803

 Mon Aug 06 05:27:58 +0000 2018

I plan to, but I don't have enough time to do it now. Probably will do so at a later time.

 Mon Aug 06 06:22:11 +0000 2018

Game Boy software flyer for
Mainland Chinese consumers.
The distributor was Mani, which was Nintendo's official distributor in China before the video game ban. https://twitter.com/koopa630kit/status/1026634855054901248

 Tue Aug 07 02:02:08 +0000 2018

Text from an early release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time fan translation.
The Chinese text that overlaps the Nintendo 64 logo reads:
"Boycott iQue games, reject genuine games."
This line of text was removed from later releases.

 Tue Aug 07 05:43:19 +0000 2018

I'm currently reaching out to people who might know about the story (which I unfortunately do not).

 Tue Aug 07 05:50:48 +0000 2018

RT @bmastertoronto: You know there’s TRULY something wrong with your country’s video game industry when fan translation coders encourage pl…

 Tue Aug 07 06:10:35 +0000 2018

An iQue "WiiP Card" given to winners of a certain iQue-held tournament.
Holders of this card could have redeemed it for an iQue Wii had the console been released.
Now it's just a piece of plastic with only collection value.

 Tue Aug 07 06:20:31 +0000 2018

I asked my iQue enthusiast friends from China about this, and this is what they told me:
The decision of adding this text was probably made by one single translator, but his/her action this reflects the larger image back then when Chinese gamers didn't like iQue at all.

 Tue Aug 07 07:33:18 +0000 2018

RT @GoNintendoTweet: 70-year-old man straps multiple phones to his bike, all to play Pokemon GO https://gonintendo.com/stories/315282-70-year-old-man-straps-multiple-phones-to-his-bike-all-to-play-p https://t.co/zJQPOl…

 Tue Aug 07 19:55:00 +0000 2018

It was a complicated story, but in short, the Wii console couldn't get through the Chinese government's approval because the country was still technically banning all imported videogame consoles back then.

 Tue Aug 07 22:19:18 +0000 2018

Mario Kart Wii Day 4 champion and the champion and runner up of the entire ChinaJoy event are revealed.
Unfortunately the personnel at the NVIDIA booth couldn't read the handwriting of the day 4 champion, so they had to refer to him/her as "Driver X".

 Wed Aug 08 08:14:09 +0000 2018

The verified account of Operation Windcloud Island, a game from NetEase(one of China's largest game companies), made a comment that deliberately offended both Nintendo and Sony fans.
The comment is now deleted.
The game itself was also aaccused of plagiarising Breath of the Wild.

 Wed Aug 08 12:19:33 +0000 2018

Source: https://weibo.com/6048193311/GtIGMy48b

 Wed Aug 08 12:24:22 +0000 2018

Basically mocking Nintendo fans who don't consider smartphone games real games, and saying that all PC games are superior to Nintendo Switch ones.
This text also uses derogatory terms of Nintendo/Sony fans commonly used on the Chinese internet.

 Wed Aug 08 12:31:25 +0000 2018

Source: https://weibo.com/6154885380/GtH3I87yU
https://weibo.com/6154885380/GtH46CXfe

 Wed Aug 08 12:34:21 +0000 2018

AV9?

 Wed Aug 08 12:48:06 +0000 2018

I don't think they're related. It's true that A9VG's forum is filled with comments biased against Nintendo, but I'm not sure if that means there's a connection between the two companies.

 Wed Aug 08 12:54:05 +0000 2018

RT @chinesenintendo: Text from an early release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time fan translation.
The Chinese text that overlaps the…

 Wed Aug 08 22:27:40 +0000 2018

I guess it's probably the fan translation group angry at iQue because the iQue Player ROMs were not available and they had to do all the translation work.

 Wed Aug 08 22:28:47 +0000 2018

Simplified Chinese screenshots of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate from Nintendo HK (1/2)

 Thu Aug 09 01:03:55 +0000 2018

(2/2)

 Thu Aug 09 01:04:37 +0000 2018

Traditional Chinese screenshots of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate from Nintendo HK (1/2)

 Thu Aug 09 01:07:56 +0000 2018

(2/2)
Source:https://www.facebook.com/Nintendo.hk/?hc_ref=ARQ2sH8MEg2dzkCry8zdfjmBQpcm_LbojVTEYpCRPShpccr1C9OeV1kZ9yYnHJSN5wI&fref=nf

 Thu Aug 09 01:08:50 +0000 2018

Source: https://weibo.com/5084965647/GtNFQohid

 Thu Aug 09 01:10:50 +0000 2018

The combatant names displayed in the images from Nintendo HK are not default names: They are custom names with traces of internet slangs in them, some of which are very interesting.
More importantly, it is a signal that the Chinese IME possibly arrives along Smash Ultimate.

 Thu Aug 09 01:20:56 +0000 2018

I tried my best translating those names, but then again, some of the names stem from Internet memes in China and are hard to retain their meaning in a different language.
<- Traditional Simplified->

 Thu Aug 09 02:53:46 +0000 2018

According to this retweet (https://www.weibo.com/1857105944/GtNWfsPOT),
the Simplified Chinese names have a strong style of the Wu dialect, a dialect used in eastern China, including Suzhou, where iQue's headquarters are located.

 Thu Aug 09 02:59:15 +0000 2018

Update: the account "apologized" in a very unserious tone, saying that they are Nintendo fans themselves who joked about themselves too far. They also backed up their claim with a picture of Nintendo Labo and a few games...
... which is STRAIGHT RIPPED OFF the internet.

 Thu Aug 09 03:08:40 +0000 2018

RT @ninsoup: NetEase Official Account Insults Switch Gamers, Claims PC Games Are Superior To Switch Games https://nintendosoup.com/netease-official-account-insults-switch-gamers-claims-pc-games-are-superior-to-switch-games/ https://t…

 Thu Aug 09 03:59:02 +0000 2018

Should have clarified: the platform where both the hate speech and "apology" occurred was on a platform named Taptap, a smartphone app distributing platform where developers and users can interact.
It's just the screenshots of yhe hate speech and "apology" were posted on weibo.

 Thu Aug 09 04:14:28 +0000 2018

https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1027407739570417664?s=19
I just told Nintensoup I forgot to clarify something in my initial post. I think it's best to inform you too since you also cited what I forgot to clarify on their post.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

 Thu Aug 09 04:24:09 +0000 2018

RT @NintendoUKVS: Luigi is okay

 Thu Aug 09 04:35:15 +0000 2018

It was a surprise for all of the first four titles, so my guess is they aren't gonna make any announcements in advance either.

 Thu Aug 09 06:44:54 +0000 2018

HAL Laboratory's log on visiting ChinaJoy 2018.
They didn't seem to mention anything about NVIDIA showcasing Nintendo games.
Nevertheless, having Kirby's Return to Dreamland on that console would be an awesome choice. https://twitter.com/HAL_Laboratory/status/1027804424431759367

 Fri Aug 10 06:40:00 +0000 2018

The fan translation of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS), released on August 8th, 2008, was one of the very few fan translated Mario games to actually use the official translation names for Mario characters.

 Sat Aug 11 20:01:40 +0000 2018

Release info: http://nds.duowan.com/0808/82114833023.html

 Sat Aug 11 20:02:04 +0000 2018

The only Mario character who did not follow the official S. Chinese translation, for she did not appear in a S. Chinese game until year 2012 (Mario Kart 7).
Fan: 黛西公主 (黛西 =Daisy, transliterated)
Official: 菊花公主 (菊花 = Chrysanthemum)
This does match her T. Chinese name.

 Sat Aug 11 20:06:33 +0000 2018

Left: Mario Kart 7 iQue (Dec 1 2012, first time Daisy in a S. Chinese game)
From: https://www.ique.com/3ds/amkj/character/index.html
Right: Mario Party 9 (June 29, 2012, first time Daisy in a T.Chinese game):
From: http://www.nintendo.com.hk/ssqj/character/index.html

 Sat Aug 11 20:09:58 +0000 2018

Mainland China (S. Chinese) and Hong Kong/ Taiwan (T. Chinese) have a very different set of translations for Mario characters.
Just check out the character pages for Chinese and HongKonger Mario Kart 7 sites and you will be surprised how many of them are translated differently.

 Sat Aug 11 20:26:39 +0000 2018

China: https://www.ique.com/3ds/amkj/character/index.html
Hong Kong: https://www.ique.com/3ds/amkj/character/index.html

I do not know enough about official Chinese translations of Sonic characters. As a Mega Drive enthusiast, you definitely have more knowledge in that than I do.

 Sat Aug 11 20:28:03 +0000 2018

Yeah, and I believe kids in school started using that analogy quite a long time before 2012. Did iQue honestly not know about this use of the word chrysanthemum?

 Sat Aug 11 20:29:23 +0000 2018

True. I'd say that the fan translators just got lucky. They picked the "Wa" part of Wario （瓦） and appended the name of Luigi （路易吉）. This happened to be the exact official translation of Waluigi.

 Sat Aug 11 21:44:35 +0000 2018

Yes. Neither of the Beijing Olympic games were officially translated into Chinese, which is a huge pity considering the crazy over the Olympics all over the country back then.

 Sat Aug 11 21:45:43 +0000 2018

I have the same feeling as you do. Had the game been officially translated and released, the majority of the Chinese would have known better about Mario in his modern form, rather than an outdated stereotype of Mario only being an 8-bit side scroller.

 Sat Aug 11 21:49:28 +0000 2018

In their release page, the translation group also said they did careful research to translate all the facts correct.
I have yet to proof read their game, but it seems that they really put efforts into making the fan translation as close to an authentic one.

 Sun Aug 12 00:09:44 +0000 2018

RT @retro_hk: @retro_hk is returning bigger and better this year with a full week of retro gaming goodness from 24-Sep to 02-Oct at @CityUH…

 Sun Aug 12 02:57:29 +0000 2018

There is a fan translation of M&S Winter games? Can you show me some info?

 Sun Aug 12 03:41:06 +0000 2018

RT @ninsoup: HAL Laboratory Visits China Joy 2018 https://nintendosoup.com/hal-laboratory-visits-china-joy-2018/

 Sun Aug 12 04:57:46 +0000 2018

RT @GREENAP61083151: 香港3DS小型試玩會

 Tue Aug 14 01:24:31 +0000 2018

請問一下，這個活動是最近舉辦的嗎？

 Tue Aug 14 01:31:28 +0000 2018

That's what I think too. Unfortunately there's not much info in the pictures on what year or month this event took place

 Tue Aug 14 03:31:23 +0000 2018

After one of the recent updates, the old iQue Games page (https://www.ique.com/games/games.htm) is now blank.
This means that the webpages for most iQue DS, GBA and iQue Player games are no longer accessible unless the direct URL to the webpage is known.
(Archived page see right)

 Wed Aug 15 00:57:08 +0000 2018

The same thing happened to the iQue DS software panel on their iQue DSi website. It's nothing but a blank block now.
https://www.ique.com/DSi/index.htm#DSsoft

 Wed Aug 15 01:07:41 +0000 2018

There were two typos on the same line of the iQue Games page.
The image of Super Smash Bros links to a webpage of game ID "12021" and has an alt tag reading "Animal Crossing" (which is obviously wrong).

 Wed Aug 15 01:11:00 +0000 2018

The webpage https://www.ique.com/games/12021.htm is the actual webpage of Super Smash Bros, but really, the game's ID is 12011 so the webpage should have been The webpage https://www.ique.com/games/12011.htm .

 Wed Aug 15 01:11:38 +0000 2018

Correction: The game pages are still directly accessible via the bottom of the new index page. They are just not accessible from the new index page.
I am sorry for the error. https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1029532409539092482

 Wed Aug 15 01:19:40 +0000 2018

When Nintendo Hong Kong made their thumbnail for their Smash Bros direct, they made a new Smash Bros logo instead of using their existing one.
The logo on the right is the existing one they are using on their website.

 Thu Aug 16 04:31:17 +0000 2018

RT @Old_Bag_Nia: What a multi-platform game means:
To foreign gamers: Buying a specific console is not required to play the game. That help…

 Sat Aug 18 05:33:52 +0000 2018

Today (Aug 17th) is the Qixi festival in China.
Nintendo HK posted this image from @Kirby_JP to celebrate this festival.
As usual, they ignored the reply from Xbox's official Weibo.

https://weibo.com/5084965647/Gv19AzcgD

 Sat Aug 18 06:06:46 +0000 2018

The original image:
https://twitter.com/Kirby_JP/status/883158663724007424
The image was made on the day of Tanabata festival in Japan, which originated from the Qixi festival in China.

 Sat Aug 18 06:10:05 +0000 2018

How sad is that though? I know that the Xbox one isn't selling very well in Asian countries.

 Sat Aug 18 06:11:34 +0000 2018

To do that I'll have to translate Nintendo HK's post too:
NHK: Today is Qixi. I really wan to see that person...
This is an annual opportunity for this wish to come true. What a romantic day today!

 Sat Aug 18 06:18:18 +0000 2018

Xbox: Nintendo HK, am I that guy you're talking about? How about come to Xbox's kitchen and overcook some stuff? Retweet this weibo for a chance to win an Xbox copy of Overcooked 2!

 Sat Aug 18 06:19:48 +0000 2018

RT @MetalMarioJSKR: This account translates select posts made by @Old_Bag_China on his Weibo account: https://weibo.com/u/6576151373
Translated…

 Sat Aug 18 21:53:33 +0000 2018

500 HKD for a new Xbox one + 3 games? That sound like a steal.
Tell me which store you got it from and I'll see if I can get one at your price when I visit Hong Kong.

 Sat Aug 18 23:11:57 +0000 2018

Why?

 Sat Aug 18 23:12:56 +0000 2018

It's been quite a while ago, but man is he lucky... https://twitter.com/CROSS_ZTC/status/782252661726859264

 Sun Aug 19 08:28:45 +0000 2018

In the Korean version of Mario Kart Wii, a Chinese splash screen could be found.
The upper larger texts is the "Healthy gaming advice", a 28-character health & safety advice that is required to be displayed upon a game's startup by Chinese law.

 Wed Aug 29 08:58:12 +0000 2018

The lower half consists of the publishing house information and a placeholder ISBN with all zeroes (the ISBN will be replaced by the actual one given by the government upon approval).
The publisher is the exact same one used by all games published by iQue.

 Wed Aug 29 09:01:21 +0000 2018

The Korean version of Mario Kart Wii also contains S. Chinese wriststrap warning screens, and a fully functional S. Chinese home menu. No other traces of Chinese localization exist in the game disk.

 Wed Aug 29 09:02:45 +0000 2018

Source: https://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_Wii#Unused_Chinese_Language
@CuttingRoomWiki
Via:
https://twitter.com/Zachruff/status/1033408712684302336?s=19
@Zachruff

 Wed Aug 29 09:05:12 +0000 2018

There might be multiple publishers with similar names. As for this one, I believe it resides in Jiangsu, where iQue's headquarters are located.

 Wed Aug 29 09:06:16 +0000 2018

RT @akfamilyhomeak: @chinesenintendo @CuttingRoomWiki @Zachruff Loose translation of the above advice:
"Healthy Gaming Advice
Resist unheal…

 Wed Aug 29 11:17:55 +0000 2018

RT @MetalMarioJSKR: Back when games didn't come with official Chinese support, they were made possible by the selfless contributions of fan…

 Fri Aug 31 11:56:00 +0000 2018

RT @MetalMarioJSKR: Such things could never happen in any other country.
Americans call the MOTHER 3 fan translation a miracle, yet thousan…

 Fri Aug 31 11:56:04 +0000 2018

RT @MetalMarioJSKR: It really isn't easy to strive till the last: many fan translation projects can halt even when they're 99% done.
Some w…

 Fri Aug 31 11:56:04 +0000 2018

Octopath Traveler S. Chinese fan translation released.
Source: (post deleted)
Via: https://weibo.com/6576151373/GxdBukD5t

 Fri Aug 31 12:16:37 +0000 2018

Official Taiwanese Kirby: Right back at ya! DVD (6 discs, first 26 episodes only)
@akfamilyhomeak @KirbyInformer
@koopa630kit

 Fri Aug 31 15:44:41 +0000 2018

After some research, it seems that the official version shipped 26 episodes in 2 separate boxes instead of one large one, so it is possible that the one I currently have now may not be a genuine version.
Images from:
https://www.yesasia.com/global/kirby-xdvd-ep-1-15-box-1-taiwan-version/1022592405-0-0-0-en/info.html
https://www.yesasia.com/us/kirby-xdvd-ep-16-26-box-2-end-taiwan-version/1022592505-0-0-0-en/info.html

 Fri Aug 31 16:02:49 +0000 2018

Actual item images can be seen here: https://www.deviantart.com/warp-y/art/Kirby-of-the-Stars-DVD-box-set-317612484

 Fri Aug 31 16:03:49 +0000 2018

RT @chinesenintendo: After some research, it seems that the official version shipped 26 episodes in 2 separate boxes instead of one large o…

 Fri Aug 31 16:14:32 +0000 2018