It could be possible, or they maybe from other dev kit iQue 3DS devices.
Sat Feb 01 07:23:24 +0000 2020Replying to @Akfamilyhome
In China, you use Xbox-layout controllers to play Nintendo games.
Sat Feb 01 18:37:35 +0000 2020Paper Mario (iQue) Credits
https://youtu.be/CUZ2q8EPp_Q
Sat Feb 01 23:37:28 +0000 2020What a nice day it is to wake up to those poorly written news articles.
Left: My Nintendo Store releases "Makeup Box"* in Japan
Right: "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe"** is ported from the Wii
*Misinterpretation of the Japanese kanji for the outer box
**Using unofficial translation
Sun Feb 02 04:27:06 +0000 2020Replying to @chinesenintendo
https://weibointl.api.weibo.cn/share/119025661.html?weibo_id=4467485019402616
Sun Feb 02 04:28:35 +0000 2020RT @ACPocketNews: New Animal Crossing: New Horizons promotional banner been spotted in Taiwan. Shows a buildable staircase.
Source: @wari…
Sun Feb 02 19:57:28 +0000 2020Never forget.
https://youtu.be/SPrFrgHT_fU
Mon Feb 03 00:00:16 +0000 2020RT @Gaudet_Benjamin: Tomorrow, I will buy a boxed NES Hong Kong version with a letter of Simon & Toys (the Nintendo HK distributor at the t…
Mon Feb 03 18:29:53 +0000 2020RT @Beijing_smash: Hello! We have our new PR to share with you! The first year of Smash Ultimate has been fantastic for Beijing smash, with…
Tue Feb 04 18:26:38 +0000 2020Several Tencent Nintendo Switch owners have indpendently reported a bizzare glitch when playing import games: The Nintendo Switch logos and black bars linger on screen until the game is restarted.
Seems to happen by chance and there's not known certain way to reproduce the bug.
Tue Feb 04 18:52:51 +0000 2020Replying to @chinesenintendo
Here are the three glitch report cases:
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6447593365?pid=129407956884
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6402218796?pid=128958472682
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6390993207?pid=128846943359
Tue Feb 04 18:54:28 +0000 2020RT @GoNintendoTweet: Strange issue impacting those who play imported games on Switch units sold in China https://gonintendo.com/stories/354314-strange-issue-impacting-those-who-play-imported-games-on-switch-u https://t.…
Thu Feb 06 03:11:06 +0000 2020A Super Mario 64 poster by iQue, pictured in a shopping mall in March 2005.
The poster feature Mario's N64 render but uses promotional art for Super Mario Sunshine to its bottom.
Fri Feb 07 01:01:29 +0000 2020Replying to @chinesenintendo
Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20051126075134/http://www.ique.com/news/rd_photo_zd.htm
Image:http://web.archive.org/web/20051226230003/http://www.ique.com/images/img_news/photo_zd/west07.jpg
Fri Feb 07 01:06:17 +0000 2020Replying to @chinesenintendo
Image link correction: http://web.archive.org/web/20051226224826/http://www.ique.com/images/img_news/photo_zd/east14.jpg
Fri Feb 07 01:08:16 +0000 2020Replying to @CentipedeSpicy
Indeed. I have not seen such official artwork anywhere else yet.
Fri Feb 07 23:17:05 +0000 2020RT @koopa630kit: 香港任天堂Wii 宣傳單張
Tue Feb 11 04:09:46 +0000 2020Instead of properly packaging the Amiibos, the official vendor at http://JD.COM threw them in a PLASTIC BAG for shipping
without proper protection. 🙃 https://twitter.com/flamebeam0131/status/1227113804762271750
Tue Feb 11 06:17:52 +0000 2020Replying to @amiiboAlerts
I am tempted to ask you to this but the images might be too cursed for your followers. It is at your discretion to retweet those images or not.
Tue Feb 11 06:18:53 +0000 2020Replying to @SpottyGaming
The S. Chinese (Tencent) release does have visible translation differences compared to the S. Chinese
(global) release.
Both could have been done by iQue, or Tencent modded the iQue TL themselves.
Wed Feb 12 04:01:24 +0000 2020RT @Gaudet_Benjamin: After searching for 2 years, finally found a rare boxed Famicom Hong Kong version in the streets of HK yesterday 😃🥳
In…
Wed Feb 12 19:25:16 +0000 2020RT @MetalMarioJSKR:
Fri Feb 14 05:01:08 +0000 2020RT @zhaochen0507: No Direct? We even no fucking new games in China🙃
Sat Feb 15 06:51:39 +0000 2020Similar prices also apply in China. https://twitter.com/ninsoup/status/1230085944142897152
Thu Feb 20 00:14:59 +0000 2020RT @Gaudet_Benjamin: Famicom Hong Kong version vs Japanese version (sold in HK also)
Thu Feb 20 08:49:02 +0000 2020List of iQue games published before 2008 (and the unreleased Majora's Mask) and how they benefit personal development.
Source: iQue promotional notebook
Thu Feb 20 23:44:48 +0000 2020Replying to @chinesenintendo
Original text for those who need it
The Chinese text are transcribed from the original and I translated the English text.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/530662381504692234/680196755140247563/iQue_Boosts.txt
Thu Feb 20 23:45:35 +0000 2020RT @Gaudet_Benjamin: My little collection of boxed N64 Hong Kong version games 🇭🇰
Fri Feb 21 02:39:55 +0000 2020RT @Gaudet_Benjamin: @zsidane Yes, N64 Hong Kong version is NTSC and use japanese carts. HK games are like US ones but in a Japanese shape…
Fri Feb 21 02:40:03 +0000 2020Nintendo in almost every country/region: Animal Crossing Direct
Nintendo Hong Kong, 50 minutes ago:
Fri Feb 21 03:40:46 +0000 2020Replying to @chinesenintendo
https://weibo.com/5084965647/Ivcnu4XBA
Fri Feb 21 03:40:54 +0000 2020Replying to @Zachruff
It is not (as of now), which would add to the frustration of the Chinese fans seeing the ad.
Fri Feb 21 05:04:39 +0000 2020Replying to @imlooh
I haven't noticed before you pointed out. It could be possible that the original post was written in traditional Chinese and was converted to Simplified using a program, which is usually not smart enough to distinguish Kanji in Japanese.
Fri Feb 21 09:00:11 +0000 2020The "Welcome" text on iQue Player startup screen changes to "Happy Birthday!" on the user's birthday.*
The background image changes to the "Year of Monkey" on January 22, 2004.
*The feature to add birthday was removed on later versions of the firmware
Sat Feb 22 03:04:03 +0000 2020Replying to @chinesenintendo
Images provided by @jhynjhiruu
Sat Feb 22 03:04:14 +0000 2020RT @SuperKinopiko: #ZELDA无双HADX #NintendoSwitch
@chinesenintendo
官方翻译调查中！
风之指挥剑 - 風のタクト
魔吉拉面具(神游译：魔力面具) - ムジュラの仮面
梦现岛 - 夢をみる島
众神的三角神力 - 神のト…
Sun Feb 23 09:44:44 +0000 2020Replying to @nokoloc and @PushDustIn
There are news accounts in China that sticks to Google translating the title "Super Smash Bros." when an official Chinese name has existed since 2005.
https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1153175774909759488?s=19
Tue Feb 25 21:55:28 +0000 2020"Tencent Nintendo Switch false advertisement" become the newest popular complaint at a consumer complaint collection service in China.
Wed Feb 26 06:54:34 +0000 2020Replying to @chinesenintendo
As the Consumer Rights day (March 15th) draws near and Tencent still playing dead, willingly or not, with their one-gamed library and crippled online services, many of those who bought the Tencent Nintendo Switch are gathering their complaints.
Wed Feb 26 06:56:57 +0000 2020Replying to @chinesenintendo
Not the first time a Nintendo product failed its promise to Chinese consumers either:
https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1187518397140983808?s=19
Wed Feb 26 07:04:39 +0000 2020Replying to @NovaGT7
I personally agree. The fact that TXNS was released with only one game and the fact that both SMO and MK8D were heavily promoted, AND SMO amiibos were released, it's most likely that Tencent intended to have all 3 titles available at launch but crippled by slow game approval.
Thu Feb 27 04:24:22 +0000 2020Replying to @NovaGT7
However, the old unreleased games (the 12 iQue GBA protos in particular) were shelved not because they failed to get approved, but rather because of piracy.
All iGBA prototypes have ISBN, which means they are approved by the gov.
2020 is quite a different situation than 2007.
Thu Feb 27 04:27:00 +0000 2020A consumer complaint on the Tencent Nintendo Switch:
Mr Wang: "The TXNS does not have as many games as they claimed. They promised new games 'in a few weeks', but there's no new games as of late February, 2020. This is false advertising tricking consumers to buy the product."
Thu Feb 27 06:23:00 +0000 2020Replying to @chinesenintendo
https://weibo.com/5784133871/IvXaSt3P4
Thu Feb 27 06:23:46 +0000 2020Replying to @chinesenintendo
Here is one of such consumer complaints:
https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1232914005779312640?s=20
Thu Feb 27 06:24:14 +0000 2020Replying to @phoenix_wrights
It's an unannounced delay due to the virus and the Chinese government halting/slowing its game approval process because of that. However, from the consumer's perspective Tencent has indeed failed its promise of delivering those games in a few weeks.
Thu Feb 27 06:26:25 +0000 2020Replying to @phoenix_wrights
Pretty much. The consumers have their reasons to complain but I'm pretty sure the guys in the Switch department are pulling their hair over the situation.
Thu Feb 27 06:33:42 +0000 2020Replying to @SeafoamGaming and @phoenix_wrights
I'm pretty sure at these point all those who're upset about the TXNS would probably only be expecting a compensation so they could get a import model.
As unfortunately, having the gov change their decision on game approval could be pretty difficult in China.
Thu Feb 27 06:39:55 +0000 2020Replying to @DerekRumpler, @SeafoamGaming and @phoenix_wrights
All TXNS consoles are of the new hardware so they're not moddable at the moment. But once the Mariko Switch's defenses got torn down it would probably be a floodgate for TXNS users going to mod their consoles.
Thu Feb 27 06:42:06 +0000 2020Replying to @DerekRumpler, @SeafoamGaming and @phoenix_wrights
You can't redeem coins probably because this combo is not released in the US (thus a US account would not recognize this game).
Had it been a TXNS game, the cartridge code would end in CHN and you will not even be able to play the game on a non-Tencent Switch.
Thu Feb 27 06:46:11 +0000 2020Replying to @DerekRumpler, @SeafoamGaming and @phoenix_wrights
The lower left "0+" is a Taiwanese rating symbol. Some companies seem to ship South East Asian English with Taiwan Chinese in the same game medium, possibly because they're regionally close to each other.
Thu Feb 27 06:47:44 +0000 2020Replying to @OleGuyRaven
There were actually a few games approved in late February, but all of them were domestic games.
The last list of approved import game was released in November 2019, which was before the virus broke out.
Thu Feb 27 06:51:15 +0000 2020In the Dragon Driftway circuit of Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe), the official Chinese name of Lakitu--“朱盖木” appear on the mural.
This official name was first introduced by iQue in 2003 (Super Mario 64) but has been deprecated since Mario Tennis Aces.
Fri Feb 28 04:58:57 +0000 2020Replying to @Akfamilyhome
It used to be the case before Mario Tennis Aces. However, after this game, many Mario enemies ditched their original Simplified Chinese translation in favor of the Traditional Chinese ones.
The Dr. Mario World screenshot is from the SC version of the game.
Fri Feb 28 22:26:19 +0000 2020RT @flibberveggie: @chinesenintendo @AndrewAlerts
Sat Feb 29 01:34:31 +0000 2020