With April Fool’s Day over in most regions of the world, I would like to offer my two cents on a more serious topic currently under spotlight among the Nintendo community in China: The temporary halt of Switch console/game imports.
https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1376763593052459015?s=20
Fri Apr 02 04:14:00 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
The spotlight started a few days ago with multiple stores suddenly delisting all of their items. An administrative penalty on import Switch consoles was recently discovered, and Tencent was mentioned to have “identified consoles sold as the store as ‘non official China release’”.
Fri Apr 02 04:14:58 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
This line shows Tencent's involvement, but there is ambiguity whether Tencent may have an active role in stopping console imports.
Fri Apr 02 04:16:02 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
The arguments for the Tencent actively pursuing a ban mentions business interest. However, this is true for hardware, as the TNS has a small library of official Chinese game release and benefits heavily from an import library. Banning software imports harms TNS console sales.
Fri Apr 02 04:17:33 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
This almost immediate distrust towards China distributor is rather heavily rooted in “core” gamers in China, as these people more or less directly suffered from the console ban and various policies against gaming in the early 21th century.
Fri Apr 02 04:18:24 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Many individuals have actively expressed their distrust on imports. Here are two examples, one on the recent incident, another back a few years ago when the Chinese official releases were just recovering.
Fri Apr 02 04:19:03 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Here is a comic made by a Chinese gamer not long after ACNH was banned for trade in China, and days after the Xbox and PS4 China releases can no longer “switch to worldwide PSN/Xbox Live stores.”
Big text: China Edition
Small text: Warranty, low price, legal, unlocked/unlockable
Fri Apr 02 04:19:59 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
If you'd like an easier access to the text in the images or want a easier way to read the tweets, you can get the slides I made for this thread:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/429946831221555210/827397131937382450/Personal_Observation_on_the_Current_Import_ban_for_Switch_Games.pdf
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/429946831221555210/827397141596602388/Personal_Observation_on_the_Current_Import_ban_for_Switch_Games.pptx
Fri Apr 02 04:24:26 +0000 2021RT @koopa630kit: NINTENDO SWITCH
New 寶可夢隨樂拍
中文版海報
#NintendoSwitch
#pokemon
Fri Apr 02 20:08:58 +0000 2021Replying to @Undefind_L and @CometObservator
No. Only in Hong Kong and Taiwan (in Traditional Chinese), as a Physical Wii disk.
Fri Apr 02 22:43:00 +0000 2021When you want to play a Switch game on TV but you only have a Switch Lite:
Sat Apr 03 00:55:19 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Via: https://weibo.com/6247019417/K99Bdx7Jn
Sat Apr 03 00:55:52 +0000 2021~9800 Copies 🥲 https://twitter.com/CometObservator/status/1378423936531193857
Sat Apr 03 20:12:22 +0000 2021Replying to @websterthemac
Monster Hunter Rise
Sun Apr 04 01:28:57 +0000 2021Replying to @BelesRicardo
I don't have any information on that front, sadly. It may require some testing.
Mon Apr 05 21:05:11 +0000 2021My friend got permabanned on a Chinese social media for replying "Tank-Man 89" to "Pac-Man 99". https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1302057487697195009
Wed Apr 07 06:03:57 +0000 2021Nintendo Hong Kong Ltd. Taiwan Branch Company was founded on April 7th, 2021, with Director Masashi Goto as the representative.
This is the first time for Taiwan to have an actual Nintendo branch in the country after Nintendo Phuten shut down in June 2013.
Fri Apr 09 16:38:54 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Source: https://www.nintendo.tw/corporate/
https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Masashi_Goto
Fri Apr 09 16:39:15 +0000 2021Correction: Nintendo of Phuten shut down in May 31, 2014.
https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=96067 https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1380560867142422529
Fri Apr 09 16:40:42 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1380561319049322504?s=20
Fri Apr 09 16:40:52 +0000 2021RT @ZhugeEX: Nintendo Hong Kong has established a new Taiwan branch this week. Masashi Goto is listed as the director.
Nintendo previousl…
Fri Apr 09 22:24:16 +0000 2021Replying to @Zachruff and @ZhugeEX
Nintendo games in Taiwan are distributed by Weblink (展碁國際). As for Malaysia and Singapore I think it's Maxsoft. Both are only distribution companies and not Nintendo subsidiaries.
Fri Apr 09 22:26:43 +0000 2021Replying to @allterquestion and @ZhugeEX
Some speculate this could mean eShop and NSO in Taiwan. Up until this point there's no eShop or NSO access if Nintendo Account region is set to Taiwan.
Fri Apr 09 22:27:49 +0000 2021RT @Stutsies: New rules for game reviews from the Chinese government.
The five category - five point system went on trial run starting Apri…
Tue Apr 13 18:35:16 +0000 2021Replying to @Stutsies
Does this apply to domestic games only or all games to be released in China(PRC)?
Tue Apr 13 18:38:20 +0000 2021Replying to @BelesRicardo
Also "Nintendo Wi-Fi connection".
https://www.ique.com/DSi/DSiWare/k59j/index.htm
Tue Apr 13 20:51:46 +0000 2021One year later, the only ways to get Animal Crossing: New Horizons in China are still trading under the counter or buying a digital copy.
The game lives on in China like any other normal game, with discussions permitted on social media, but permanently missing at online vendors. https://twitter.com/GoNintendoTweet/status/1249038178855653383
Wed Apr 14 03:13:10 +0000 2021RT @LiusBlaze: @chinesenintendo This is such a horrible situation. It obvious is not just about a game, but the whole situation its a shame…
Wed Apr 14 06:00:41 +0000 2021RT @CensoredGaming_: The Chinese government system for reviewing and approving games for a release is changing in a big way. The new 5 poin…
Wed Apr 14 22:21:00 +0000 2021Replying to @Akfamilyhome
I should get the Taiwanese manual of the game and see if this line was added.
Thu Apr 15 19:18:26 +0000 2021RT @ninsoup: Nintendo Hong Kong Has Established A New Branch In Taiwan https://nintendosoup.com/nintendo-hong-kong-has-established-a-new-branch-in-taiwan/
Thu Apr 15 19:19:13 +0000 2021Replying to @BelesRicardo
There isn't an official PDF of one so only image of snippets come up on the internet.
Sun Apr 18 00:21:09 +0000 2021Replying to @BelesRicardo
The wording of the manual suggest it's an unofficial one.
Sun Apr 18 19:58:50 +0000 2021RT @koopa630kit: SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY
超級瑪利歐 奧德賽
特典文件夾
Wed Apr 21 22:54:30 +0000 2021With Mother 3's English patch receiving a recent update, the Earthbound community in China also solved a long-time issue with the Chinese fan translation with the text getting garbled at the final boss battle, thanks to user "少年不知愁".
Thu Apr 22 02:48:29 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Source: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/7313315937
Updated UPS patch: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/356670435842195456/834620856075681802/Mother_3_JPT-CHS_fixed.ups
No thorough tests have been made but there appears to be no major bugs yet.
Thu Apr 22 02:49:40 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Technical details:
The issue was solved by changing values at 0x850BD and 0x85965 from "39 CE" to "99 CF"
Thu Apr 22 02:52:28 +0000 2021RT @GREENAP61083151: 任天堂户外廣告
Sat Apr 24 01:43:36 +0000 2021The legacy of iQue 3DSXL lives on!
Despite Miitopia Switch supporting Chinese text, it uses the console Mii Maker which does not support Chinese Mii names. The only possible way to make a Mii with Chinese names is to import them from an iQue 3DSXL.
Tue Apr 27 19:30:59 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Image via: http://weibo.com/5607045656/KcUqEgw8H
Chinese Mii tutorial: https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1252018198003646464?s=20
Tue Apr 27 19:31:47 +0000 2021Seriously speaking, the fact that Mii Maker on Switch still does not allow Kanji/Hangul naming is a huge mistake. https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1387127151313375236
Tue Apr 27 19:37:37 +0000 2021Replying to @thomas_yang1 and @Stutsies
I am not a Steam specialist, but the average gamer in China I know absolutely abhors Steam China.
Some have even migrated their Steam accounts to another country or region in fear of Steam China taking over Steam Global's China region.
Wed Apr 28 07:54:36 +0000 2021I might consider a fundraiser if buying this could resurrect the iQue Wii https://twitter.com/Nintendeal/status/1387502452140699648
Thu Apr 29 06:02:31 +0000 2021Replying to @BelesRicardo
None. The digital manuals also read "Nintendo 3DS" if I remembered correctly.
Thu Apr 29 22:46:26 +0000 2021RT @koopa630kit: NINTENDO SWITCH中文版
NEW 寶可夢隨樂拍
#NintendoSwitch
#PokemonSnap
Fri Apr 30 16:46:45 +0000 2021A long Weibo article written by an Console game influencer, about the sad reality of console gaming in China, translated* by yours truly.
*The translation is not 100% literal and does not represent the original wording of the article.
Fri Apr 30 20:23:09 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Source: https://weibo.com/1661510611/Kd8TJuiAg
Fri Apr 30 20:23:16 +0000 2021Replying to @ZhugeEX and @zogzhu
@Stutsies
Fri Apr 30 20:23:56 +0000 2021Replying to @BelesRicardo
Pushmo does not have SC, and I believe neither does Swapnote
Fri Apr 30 20:26:09 +0000 2021RT @GREENAP61083151:
Fri Apr 30 21:03:43 +0000 2021RT @GREENAP61083151: 隨樂拍特典 帆布購物袋
Fri Apr 30 21:03:51 +0000 2021