Random: University Biology instructor used Pokemon to introduce evolution, but was not very effective as his students don't play Pokemon.
"I had a great time making those slides, but when I lectured it was so awkward. The 2000s kids don't play any Pokemon so they don't get it. "
Fri Mar 01 04:14:00 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Source: https://www.weibo.com/1830503024/HiRiVqN96
Fri Mar 01 04:16:47 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
These slides are actually very well made.
Slide 1: "Is this evolution?"
(Individual growth and metamorphosis mistaken as evolution)
Slide 2-3: Descent with modification.
"After some generations..."
Fri Mar 01 04:21:23 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Slide 4: Genetic diversity
Slides 5&6: Evolutionary pressure
Fri Mar 01 04:22:22 +0000 2019Replying to @ibeenze
There's definitely both sides of the coin. I should focus on positive stories too.
Fri Mar 01 07:13:42 +0000 2019Replying to @NintenDaan
I know a lot of such negativities exist on some Chinese forums from the early ages of 3DS era to 2015. As a country mostly depending on import they obviously hate region locking. Fortunately, most people I've seen on the Chinese internet talk about Iwata with respect.
Fri Mar 01 21:16:10 +0000 2019Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Chinese flier.
Game is Japanese only and only runs on Japanese region 3DSes. https://twitter.com/koopa630kit/status/1101650168334606336
Sat Mar 02 02:29:01 +0000 2019Replying to @TodoNintendoS
Seriously though, I doubt if more than 10 people bought the iQue version at launch.
Sat Mar 02 06:27:44 +0000 2019RT @VZ_Blade: Someone posted a listing of iQue GBA games on Taobao that contains officially localized games that weren't released in China…
Sun Mar 03 01:51:27 +0000 2019RT @DaveFlynn: So a Taiwan (Chinese language) dub of the Zelda cartoon does exist...
Subscribe to Taiwan's United Evening News 「聯合晚報」for 6…
Sun Mar 03 18:14:04 +0000 2019RT @Beijing_smash: This Friday we're having a special tournament in celebration of International Women's day! Half of our entrants fees and…
Wed Mar 06 08:12:04 +0000 2019Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04 will come with Chinese support when releases worldwide on Apr 12, 2019.
Thu Mar 07 02:59:48 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Source: http://www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_190307_01_sc.html
& http://www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_190307_01.html
Thu Mar 07 03:00:11 +0000 2019RT @koopa630kit: 2010年香港動漫電玩節
任天堂展區
#nintendo
#Wii
Fri Mar 08 06:42:45 +0000 2019RT @koopa630kit: 也有wii sports Wii fit.
Fri Mar 08 06:43:08 +0000 2019Nintendo Hong Kong has changed its Wechat account (Nintendo_HK).
Their old account(NintendoHK) will no longer be active.
Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/HXZbqRsle0Bw-Fmg2_pUdQ
Scan the QR code to follow their new account.
Fri Mar 08 06:46:10 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Account verification has changed from iQue Co. Ltd. to Nintendo Hong Kong Ltd.
Their new account is also associated with the Nintendo brand.
Fri Mar 08 06:49:41 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Their new Wechat account has links to "Online Store" (their authorized digital code vendor), "Official Website", and "Customer Support" (their support main page)
Fri Mar 08 06:52:06 +0000 2019Replying to @ninsoup
...and people still have not forgotten that this game does not have Chinese support.
Fri Mar 08 07:02:51 +0000 2019Today is #InternationalWomensDay .
A sincere thanks to the women that work or have worked, on stage or behind the scene, on all iQue and Nintendo Chinese localization projects that we may or may not have seen today.
Sat Mar 09 01:11:42 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Images are from:
http://game.yesky.com/465/2039965_3.shtml (Chinajoy 20005)
and
https://youtu.be/EUptgkzt2Xk (iQue 3DSXL Mii Maker demonstration)
Sat Mar 09 01:13:11 +0000 2019Replying to @LW201712
Thanks for the correction. Pressed a bit too long on my keyboard🤦♀️
Sat Mar 09 01:18:20 +0000 2019iQue 3DSXL on a thick pile of snow.
Photographed by @MetalMarioJSKR on Dec 17, 2013.
Sun Mar 10 05:56:36 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
https://weibo.com/6576151373/Hkgji486s
Sun Mar 10 23:48:47 +0000 2019Replying to @GoldLuigi88889 and @MetalMarioJSKR
Yeah, most likely for that.
Sun Mar 10 23:48:58 +0000 2019An unofficial* survey conducted on Weibo (Chinese social media) on the regions of Nintendo 3DS family systems owned.
(Data as of Feb 29, 2016 4PM GMT+8)
*It was believed by some that the survey conductor (now no longer active) was in some ways associated with Nintendo.
Mon Mar 11 00:36:42 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Data collected by @MetalMarioJSKR
https://www.weibo.com/5629104525/Dk5Mh7tuq
Mon Mar 11 00:37:25 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Statistic evidence: https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1104903940028608512
Mon Mar 11 00:39:50 +0000 2019Fun fact:
The last Mario game in Chinese for the Nintendo 3DS is Paper Mario: Sticker Star, released in Dec 6th, 2013.
The Chinese also did not see another physical Nintendo game with Chinese support until almost 3 years later, which was Pokemon Sun/Moon, released on 11/16/2016.
Mon Mar 11 00:59:37 +0000 2019Replying to @TodoNintendoS and @akfamilyhomeak
@SMWikiOfficial
Mon Mar 11 00:59:54 +0000 2019RT @koopa630kit: 香港版任天堂64說明書
#Nintendo64
Mon Mar 11 02:47:43 +0000 2019RT @GREENAP61083151: 香港版超級任天堂説明書
Mon Mar 11 22:36:09 +0000 2019Replying to @GREENAP61083151 and @DaveFlynn
應該是想詢問，有否把這本說明書掃描成電子檔。
Tue Mar 12 03:07:53 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1105323362618732544
Tue Mar 12 04:27:13 +0000 2019Replying to @HiddenPalaceOrg
@forestillusion
Tue Mar 12 04:28:30 +0000 2019RT @MarioDS64: @forestillusion Also here's what the CD's look like.
Tue Mar 12 05:45:10 +0000 2019RT @koopa630kit: 澳門日報介紹GAME BOY
手錶
#GameBoy
Wed Mar 13 03:56:34 +0000 2019RT @koopa630kit: Wii Sports Resort
Wii運動 渡假勝地
中文版宣傳冊
#Wii
Thu Mar 14 04:00:13 +0000 2019RT @koopa630kit: NINTENDO SWITCH
耀西的手工世界
中文版海報
#NintendoSwitch
Sat Mar 16 00:36:01 +0000 2019It was the first game in the series to receive Chinese localization, and that means more people could better understand the deep stories hidden throughout boss battle pause screens. https://twitter.com/KirbyInformer/status/1106851665007632385
Sun Mar 17 04:19:46 +0000 2019I might be a day too late, but here it is!
Staff Credits with Simplified Chinese localizers!
Kirby Star Allies Credits: The Happiest Curtain Call (Chinese Simplified) https://youtu.be/k8xM1n5EFFY via @YouTube
Sun Mar 17 05:51:43 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Chinese Traditional version is here:
https://youtu.be/FonGe7TDuCs
Sun Mar 17 05:56:50 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
@KirbyInformer
Sun Mar 17 05:56:56 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Simplified Chinese:
iQue Localization Management:
Keisuke Fukushima
iQue Localization
Qiu Xiaochun
Yuan Jun
Zhang Xi
iQue Artwork:
Peng Yi
iQue Testing:
Zhang Jiong
Ling Yayun
Sun Mar 17 19:57:06 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Traditional Chinese:
NHL Localization:
Sean Shen
Eiju Umemura
Claudia Chan
Pole To Win Shanghai Co., Ltd.
NHL Testing:
Pole To Win Singapore Pte. Ltd., Taiwan Branch
Sun Mar 17 19:59:05 +0000 2019Yoshi's Crafted World Chinese Boxart
Mon Mar 18 03:48:01 +0000 2019If you didn't notice it earlier, the age restriction of VR mode on the Chinese box actually says "Eight years and older", not seven. https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1103490402579972096
Tue Mar 19 21:58:38 +0000 2019#OnThisDayInGaming
Super Mario Galaxy was released on this day in China on the NVIDIA Shield, 1 year ago. (2018)
On this special occasion, I'd like to share the sales number of this master piece in the past year, which is... 8,042.
...No kidding.
Fri Mar 22 05:17:23 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
As for the other sales figures:
New Super Mario Bros. Wii: 7,315
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess: 4,998
Punch-Out!!: 2,406
Fri Mar 22 05:35:18 +0000 2019Replying to @marcellus00
It could be that many Chinese people are not into retro games (even good remasters), or don't have enough incentives to buy a new console.
Fri Mar 22 05:42:26 +0000 2019Replying to @marcellus00
After all, the Shield is still a ￥1,499 piece of hardware.
Fri Mar 22 05:42:58 +0000 2019RT @GoNintendoTweet: How well did Nintendo's legacy titles sell on the Nvidia Shield store in China after one year? https://gonintendo.com/stories/331478-how-well-did-nintendo-s-legacy-titles-sell-on-the-nvidia-shield-s…
Sat Mar 23 04:30:15 +0000 2019Replying to @GoNintendoTweet
P.S.: These sales data were their total sales as of 03/22/19. SMG was released on the console on 03/22/18 but the rest were on 12/05/17.
Sat Mar 23 04:33:03 +0000 2019Replying to @DaichiRAS495
“汉化组” means Chinese fan translation group, so this is not an official translation.
(Sorry for the English reply, I am not good at Japanese)
Sun Mar 24 23:04:33 +0000 2019Replying to @akfamilyhomeak and @forestillusion
There's gonna be a lot of research going over these prototypes. Stay tuned!
Mon Mar 25 17:32:32 +0000 2019Kanbei is the only CO whose design in the Chinese prototype differs from his design in the west.
His beard and mustache were shaved off, his uniform was edited, and his Katana was removed.
This was probably done to avoid connotation to the Japanese invaders in China during WWII.
Mon Mar 25 19:22:37 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
In the international version, Orange Star fought "Kanbei's Imperial Forces".
In China, Red Star（红星军）fought "Kanbei Special Forces" （坎贝尔特种部队）.
Like the WWII Japanese officer uniform, imperialism has negative connotations and this could explain the change.
Mon Mar 25 19:29:50 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
While the western Kanbei fashions himself a modern samurai, the Chinese Kanbei strongly believes himself as a modern Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei（张飞） is a well-known military general from the Three Kingdoms era.
He is very courageous but his wit does not match up with his bravery.
Mon Mar 25 19:38:17 +0000 2019[iQue GBA]Advance Wars Chinese Prototype Credits https://youtu.be/ehe_wFkvxZU via @YouTube
Tue Mar 26 01:17:21 +0000 2019[iQue GBA] Mario Kart Super Circuit Chinese Prototype Credits https://youtu.be/IvGEJwU7nwI via @YouTube
Tue Mar 26 01:27:43 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Plus, Kanbei's facial expression when he's winning was also changed grinning to laughing.
Tue Mar 26 02:04:04 +0000 2019Mario Kart: Super Circuit all Chinese localization staff (From the prototype)
Tue Mar 26 02:19:02 +0000 2019All Commanding Officer names from the Advance Wars Chinese prototype.
The translations are a mix between Japanese and English.
Tue Mar 26 04:07:18 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Orange Star（红星, Red Star）:
Andy：亮 (Liang, from Japanese Ryo)
Max：麦克斯(Mai Ke Si, from both languages Max)
Sami：朵米诺(Duo Mi Nuo, from Japanese Domino)
Nell：内尔(Nei Er, from English Nell)
Hachi: 哈奇(Ha Qi, from both languages Hachi)
Tue Mar 26 04:12:29 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Blue Moon （蓝月亮，Blue Moon)：
Olaf：奥拉夫(Ao La Fu, from English Olaf)
Grit：比利(Bi Li, from Japanese Billy)
Green Earth（绿土, Green soil)：
Eagle：伊格(Yi Ge, from both languages Eagle)
Drake：莫朴(Mo Pu, from Japanese Mop)
Tue Mar 26 04:16:19 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Yellow Comet （黄彗星, Yellow Comet):
Kanbei：坎贝尔(Kan Bei Er, from English Kanbei)
Sonja：索亚(Suo Ya, from English Sonja)
Black Hole （黑洞, Black Hole):
Sturm：地狱主(Di Yu Zhu, meaning "Hell Lord", from Japanese Hell-Bouze)
Tue Mar 26 04:19:07 +0000 2019All Commanding Officer CO Powers from the Advance Wars Chinese prototype.
Tue Mar 26 05:17:37 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Original image:https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/412682242490630162/559969450317578240/ALL-COP.png
Tue Mar 26 05:20:27 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Original image: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/412682242490630162/559955573899132929/all.png
Tue Mar 26 05:21:53 +0000 2019RT @SuperKinopiko: 我开始了，Mario Luigi RPG !
@chinesenintendo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWHqbLRhWPM
Tue Mar 26 21:10:23 +0000 2019Despite Orange Star was localized as "Red Star"（红星）from the Japanese version and graphics on the menu map was changed back to Red Star, the image at the end of the Campaign mode still reads "Orange Star".
Tue Mar 26 22:04:16 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/560008698106347523/560222702506475524/ORS.png
Tue Mar 26 22:05:16 +0000 2019Advance Wars is the only game among the 12 known unreleased iQue Prototypes to have a website.
11 screenshots of the game were provided, but they are quite different even from the prototype.
I tried recreating the scene from the 11 screenshots for comparison.
Tue Mar 26 23:29:40 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Source website: http://www.shenqudigital.com/g_lhkdz.htm (Now defunct)
An archive of the website is available here, courtesy of @donkeykongland2 :https://archive.org/details/warc-www_shenqudigital_com
(Use this tool to view: https://github.com/ikreymer/webarchiveplayer)
Tue Mar 26 23:34:18 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
In general, the website screenshots are earlier in the development stage: Commander names and "DEF" are not yet translated, the fonts designs are different, and existing translation are closer to the US release (Prototype translations are closer to the Japanese release.)
Tue Mar 26 23:36:50 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Original images for those who need them:
Website screenshot: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/560008698106347523/560244129766834176/Screenshot-Publish.png
Website VS. Proto comparison:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/560008698106347523/560246193184047124/WEBSITE_VS_PROTO_release2.png
Tue Mar 26 23:38:40 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
"Shenqu Digital" was a company started by Dr. Wei Yen (Founder of iQue, developer of the iQue Player and the original N64 hardware) to build an internet infrastructure for iQue Games. Their plan did not take off due to poor software sales in China and technical issues.
Tue Mar 26 23:42:27 +0000 2019RT @koopa630kit: 中文版3DS
超級瑪利歐 3D樂園
#SuperMario
Wed Mar 27 02:08:22 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
"When I was still at iQue more than a decade ago, the company was localizing this game (Advance Wars). Because there's a Japanese military uniform in game, the 'people above' (government officials in charge of game approval) demanded it changed." (1/2)
Wed Mar 27 05:13:43 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
"In the end, the artwork guy tried changing (Kanbei's) color, but the testing person wasn't satified. They even deadlock for a while because of this." (2/2)
Source: https://www.weibo.com/1661751144/FDaoo4nOK
Wed Mar 27 05:15:01 +0000 2019Replying to @forestillusion
Original image for anyone interested:
(Sorry the earlier link did not work)
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/560008698106347523/560328379551711232/Collage.png
Wed Mar 27 05:43:15 +0000 2019Chinese prototype logos are now up at @SMWikiOfficial !
Get them here:
https://www.mariowiki.com/File:M%26L_Logo_Chinese_Proto.png
https://www.mariowiki.com/File:MKSC-CNlogo.png
Wed Mar 27 23:04:09 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Wed Mar 27 23:04:26 +0000 2019RT @koopa630kit: 神遊GBA中文版
超級馬力歐2
（SUPER MARIO USA）
#SuperMario
#GBA
Thu Mar 28 02:55:57 +0000 2019After comparing against the international and Japanese releases of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, it's pretty safe to say the iQue prototype is based on the Japanese build.
Source: https://tcrf.net/Mario_%26_Luigi:_Superstar_Saga/Regional_Differences#Title_Screen
Thu Mar 28 05:33:29 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
The heart block, a feature absent in the international release, is also present in the iQue prototype.
Thu Mar 28 06:15:21 +0000 2019Replying to @SO68028575 and @forestillusion
Most probably because the originals were never localized, making the "Advance" remake releases the first for these games.
Thu Mar 28 17:32:23 +0000 2019RT @GoNintendoTweet: Yoshi's Crafted World preorder bonus for Taiwan revealed https://gonintendo.com/stories/331847-yoshi-s-crafted-world-preorder-bonus-for-taiwan-revealed
Fri Mar 29 00:26:36 +0000 2019RT @koopa630kit: NINTENDO SWITCH 中文版
耀西的手工世界
#NintendoSwitch
#YoshisCraftedWorld
Fri Mar 29 22:44:49 +0000 2019In the Chinese prototype of MKSC the text on Luigi's blimp was translated on Luigi Circuit. However, the text of the same blimp in Sky Garden was left in English. This is probably due to the second blimp texture being much smaller and unable to fit Chinese characters.
Fri Mar 29 23:14:51 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
I have extracted the blimp images from the Chinese and English versions for easy comparison.
Fri Mar 29 23:16:01 +0000 2019Replying to @TodoNintendoS
@SMWikiOfficial
Fri Mar 29 23:32:38 +0000 2019Friendly reminder that the original Mario & Sonic NEVER received an official Chinese release, because the iQue Wii was killed by the console ban.
(The "Taiwanese" releases are just the Japanese version distributed in Taiwan. No translations were made to the games.)
Sat Mar 30 04:26:55 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
Source: https://www.nintendo.tw/wii/wii_software.htm
https://www.nintendo.tw/ds/ds_software.htm
"iQue Wii" image from: https://www.cnbeta.com/articles/tech/46443.htm
Sat Mar 30 04:27:56 +0000 2019First Chinese logo of the entire Mario & Sonic series.
(T. Chinese, no S. Chinese logo yet)
Source:http://www.olympicvideogames.com/cn/
Direct link to image: http://www.olympicvideogames.com/cn/assets/images/image_02.jpg
Sat Mar 30 05:40:48 +0000 2019Replying to @chinesenintendo
The logo is literally "Mario & Sonic Tokyo Olympics"
Why the "AT" is missing from the Chinese logo is intriguing.
Sat Mar 30 05:41:42 +0000 2019RT @koopa630kit: NINTENDO SWITCH
中文版介紹冊
#NintendoSwitch
Sun Mar 31 03:05:19 +0000 2019Replying to @forestillusion
The Chinese text reads "Slam Dunk Kong". Is this a basketball game?
Sun Mar 31 03:06:27 +0000 2019RT @koopa630kit: 耀西的手工世界
特典購物袋
#NintendoSwitch
#YoshisCraftedWorld
Sun Mar 31 15:23:20 +0000 2019