RT @nintendolife: Nvidia Shield Shutting Down Nintendo Wii Game Downloads In China https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/nvidia_shield_shutting_down_nintendo_wii_game_downloads_in_china #NvidiaShield #China #Nvidia #Wi…
Sun Aug 01 15:21:40 +0000 2021RT @LunaValoaa: After all these years, the iQue Wii Menu is working (obtained from a leak about a year ago, we got it working yesterday).…
Mon Aug 02 10:21:06 +0000 2021RT @LunaValoaa: Mii Channel / Mii频道 [HACC]
Mon Aug 02 10:21:08 +0000 2021RT @LunaValoaa: Photo Channel / 相片频道 [HAYC]
Mon Aug 02 10:21:10 +0000 2021RT @LunaValoaa: The Wii Shop Channel / 购物频道 seems to be incomplete, so it is just a stub. The iQue DSi did release and had a working shop,…
Mon Aug 02 10:21:12 +0000 2021RT @LunaValoaa: Other Wii Menu stuff. EULA and Region Select boot, but since they try to retrieve the Chinese EULA and the Chinese region l…
Mon Aug 02 10:21:17 +0000 2021RT @Stutsies: It's looking grim for the Chinese gaming market. Especially if they move forward with restricting the already tight ratings f…
Tue Aug 03 04:22:48 +0000 2021Gamers, console and PC one in particular in China reacted to this piece of news with anger, dismay, and eventually, sarcasm, since the article almost made it seem like 2000 instead of 2021, when an article accusing games as "Spiritual Heroin" was published by Guangming Daily. https://twitter.com/TheRealJoshYe/status/1422390372513189888
Tue Aug 03 04:29:04 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Despite the original article from Economic Information Daily specified "Online Games", console/PC gamers are far from safety. The Chinese gov's official definition of an Online Game is a game obtained from the internet, which would include all games distributed on digital stores.
Tue Aug 03 04:31:28 +0000 2021RT @MetalMarioJSKR: A weibo by a Chinese gamer in light of the recent accusation of games as "Spiritual Drugs", AGAIN. https://t.co/4w6UCvM…
Tue Aug 03 04:44:16 +0000 2021RT @MetalMarioJSKR: First they came for the game consoles, and I spoke out—
Because I was a console gamer.
Then they came for the PCs, and…
Tue Aug 03 05:24:13 +0000 2021🤣 https://twitter.com/Snowcharles/status/1422451235102339081
Tue Aug 03 07:08:49 +0000 2021RT @TheRealJoshYe: Update: Seems like gaming companies’ lobbying power within the system still holds tremendous sway. The story that calls…
Tue Aug 03 07:14:37 +0000 2021RT @TheRealJoshYe: Indeed, this regulatory storm may continue. In March, I wrote about how concerns over gaming addiction had reached Xi:…
Tue Aug 03 09:29:15 +0000 2021RT @zogzhu: One state-affiliated media saying "games bad" led to the vanishing of 450 billion HKD over the course of a few hours is today's…
Tue Aug 03 12:38:56 +0000 2021RT @hancocktom: Bit of context: China banned the games console sales from 2000-2015, with state media sometimes referring to them as "elect…
Tue Aug 03 12:39:46 +0000 2021RT @ZhugeEX: @zogzhu
Wed Aug 04 01:25:11 +0000 2021RT @TheRealJoshYe: This recent #StopTheShock story reminds me of the story about China’s gaming clinic where they shock game addicts in a b…
Wed Aug 04 11:07:42 +0000 2021RT @TheRealJoshYe: Breaking: 😳😳😳Chinese gaming stocks are in free fall today. NetEase is down 15%. Tencent is down 9%. Bilibili is down 9.5…
Wed Aug 04 11:08:20 +0000 2021WHY https://twitter.com/zogzhu/status/1422909585665318921
Wed Aug 04 14:21:15 +0000 2021Replying to @BelesRicardo and @jhynjhiruu_2
It's more of a minor difference in word choice. 联机 specifies connection of two game consoles (online or local), where as 连接 can mean any physical or wireless connection.
Thu Aug 05 06:42:07 +0000 2021RT @TheRealJoshYe: China’s crackdown on gaming: state newspaper calls for higher taxes but also highlights soft power gains
However, the c…
Thu Aug 05 06:56:00 +0000 2021Replying to @BelesRicardo and @jhynjhiruu_2
The difference is also minor. Both can be used to connect nouns, but the former is a bit more formal.
(Most titles use 与 instead of 和)
Thu Aug 05 23:45:40 +0000 2021The "country" entry for Taiwan in iQue 3DSXL's Streetpass Mii Plaza is a hardcoded "Taiwan, China" string.
This was the easiest way to comply with the "One China Policy" without having to redesign the country code system for consoles in China.
Fri Aug 06 08:38:25 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Traditional Chinese:
Fri Aug 06 08:40:19 +0000 2021Replying to @RowenLoveNTD
As of 2012, "Taiwan" is more or less an equivalent term with "Republic of China", or the territory under its actual control.
Fri Aug 06 12:29:48 +0000 2021RT @TheRealJoshYe: "In the background there is the fear that nags at almost every ambitious parent — the possibility that their kids will g…
Sat Aug 07 06:10:52 +0000 2021RT @Rabby250: @chinesenintendo Ah yes, I remember this one. Some other trivia:
1. iQue won't display Taiwan's county setting, but you still…
Thu Aug 12 04:24:06 +0000 2021RT @Rabby250: @chinesenintendo 3. "Country" achievements in Mii Plaza are modified as "Country/Region", and Taiwan counts towards them http…
Thu Aug 12 04:24:09 +0000 2021Calling videogames "Spiritual Opium"... haven't we seen that phrase in the media from a particular country a few weeks ago AND 2 decades ago? https://twitter.com/nintendolife/status/1425930096288964610
Fri Aug 13 01:40:22 +0000 2021RT @TheRealJoshYe: Just in: After Chinese state media said wantonly falsifying history is “an inferior and even harmful cultural transmissi…
Mon Aug 16 05:16:08 +0000 2021This is probably why Chinese gamers had an easier time playing Monster Hunter than Pokémon before games were localized in Chinese. https://twitter.com/zachlearnslangs/status/1426926427451047941
Mon Aug 16 09:26:21 +0000 2021Replying to @Orangs_Laowai7
Monster Hunter games in Japanese have a much higher rate of Kanji use as compared to Pokemon games due to the game universe setting and older target age group. The abundance of Kanji makes it easier for Chinese speakers to guess the contents.
Mon Aug 16 23:53:26 +0000 2021Nintendo Switch official Micro SD card, China edition.
*Also works with a Nintendo device that does not officially exist in China
Tue Aug 17 11:54:05 +0000 2021RT @dasasweater: スーパーマリーのトレーナー
Tue Aug 17 14:08:12 +0000 2021Random: Guy buys a Tencent Nintendo Switch from the official store as a Chinese Valentine gift, feels uncomfortable after knowing the console was manufactured 2 years ago in 2019; game store explains there is no quality concern as electronics do not have an expiration date.
Thu Aug 19 08:12:24 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Via: https://weibo.com/2334162530/Ku9EK2sI6
Thu Aug 19 08:12:36 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Jokes aside, this might be one proof that the demand of the Tencent (China) model were overestimated, as consoles from the launch batch are still being sold this month.
Thu Aug 19 08:16:53 +0000 2021Replying to @yzeng82 and @zogzhu
I am no expert on the situation, but I believe there is something analogous to the laws among mafia/yakuza/other criminal gangs that they won't pirate domestic indies for a certain period of time since launch. Although that "promise" sometimes got broken too.
Thu Aug 19 08:20:15 +0000 2021I wish inquiry emails on official character names sent to iQue were as fruitful as those attempts. https://twitter.com/SMWikiOfficial/status/1427975754961223689
Thu Aug 19 08:21:38 +0000 2021Replying to @DanielOlimac
Perhaps their definition of a commercial success or failure lies beyond the revenue from official China model sales: They count any advertising or popularity gained from the official presence of the Switch in China to the criterion for commerical success.
Thu Aug 19 08:23:55 +0000 2021RT @DanielOlimac: Absolutely. The Chinese/Tencent Switch if anything is a failure, commercially. Been saying it all along. It baffles me ho…
Thu Aug 19 08:27:42 +0000 2021RT @DanielOlimac: @chinesenintendo Yes, the marketing efforts helped popularize the Switch and consoles in general in China. But also, I gu…
Thu Aug 19 08:27:47 +0000 2021The demo Wario Ware: Get it Together! features Mandarin Chinese voice acting for microgame prompts.
This is the first occurrence of Chinese voice acting in the series.
Video provided by @MarkussLugia
Fri Aug 20 02:00:43 +0000 2021RT @CometObservator: Timeline of all 17 Super Mario Galaxy releases, featuring their system, date & place of release.
Notable events are a…
Fri Aug 20 15:31:48 +0000 2021The "Nintendo Switch Software Lineup" leaflet included with every Tencent Nintendo Switch purchase.
Features 2 unofficial translations as one game that fell into oblivion.
Sat Aug 21 09:55:17 +0000 2021RT @CometObservator: @RimScrummy I apologize for not initially realizing that the Wii Safety screen was being skipped on the Wii footage.…
Tue Aug 24 08:17:05 +0000 2021RT @pierre485_: 🇹🇼 Taiwan Charts | Week 32, 2021 (Aug 9 - Aug 15)
1 [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (=)
2 [NSW] Super Mario Party (+3)
3 [NSW] Th…
Wed Aug 25 05:52:45 +0000 2021RT @TheRealJoshYe: Published this 1,500-word whopper of a focus story last night, exploring how Tencent navigates Beijing’s love-hate relat…
Fri Aug 27 06:35:47 +0000 2021RT @zogzhu: I feel that this could be a very good meme template
Sun Aug 29 13:26:27 +0000 2021Some of my favorite China regional differences from my experience as an iQue researcher:
Sun Aug 29 14:03:31 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Template courtesy of @zogzhu :
https://twitter.com/zogzhu/status/1431964013953380355?s=20
Sun Aug 29 14:03:53 +0000 2021Replying to @BelesRicardo
Yes, because HK 3DS can read and write Amiibos directly.
However, you're limited to Traditional Chinese characters.
Sun Aug 29 23:53:14 +0000 2021RT @CROSS_ZTC: 熬夜画图庆贺STING神作《圣剑同盟》Nintendo Switch™ 首次中文化！！
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Mon Aug 30 07:34:44 +0000 2021RT @zogzhu: 🤦🏻♀️ 3 hours a week of gaming for everyone under 18. Jesus
Mon Aug 30 11:12:11 +0000 2021Replying to @EricTGK
https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1152588845570908160?s=19
Mon Aug 30 11:13:56 +0000 2021Replying to @DanielOlimac
The Chinese government's definition of an "Online" game involves all games distributed via online platforms, which induces fear among gamers in China who believe their gaming freedom are at peril since many offline games are still "distributed through the internet".
Mon Aug 30 11:18:49 +0000 2021Replying to @MicheleMosena and @zogzhu
It says online games on paper, but the Chinese gov defined (or still defines) "online" games as all content distributed via the internet, which makes PC gamers and even console gamers feel uneasy.
Mon Aug 30 11:25:14 +0000 2021RT @GameAddict: NPAA once again fails to understand gaming and understand how they are destroying their opportunities for businesses in the…
Mon Aug 30 15:25:27 +0000 2021"We live in a country where minors are barely allowed to game, but the content of the game must be censored down to a minor-friendly level."
Mon Aug 30 15:39:02 +0000 2021RT @Nintendeal: China is setting a limit of 3 hours of gaming per week for children under 18
Mon Aug 30 23:38:42 +0000 2021Replying to @gabbmew
From my understanding, many are too busy to keep creating due to their heavy workload at school.
Mon Aug 30 23:43:49 +0000 2021RT @ChaoyangTrap: We have an episode in Season 2 on how gaming culture, specifically indie game dev, weird web games, and games historians/…
Tue Aug 31 03:01:28 +0000 2021RT @TheRealJoshYe: Retopping my gaming VPN story given China's gaming restrictions.
"The habit of jumping the Great Firewall to play games…
Tue Aug 31 03:01:42 +0000 2021RT @six6jiang: Huge If True: Maybe Chinese Gamers Are Just Like You
Tue Aug 31 03:02:12 +0000 2021Replying to @zsidane and @Nintendeal
"Online gaming" on paper, but...
https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1432303393872101385?s=19
Tue Aug 31 09:20:31 +0000 2021RT @abcnews: Broader impact of #China's latest #gaming restrictions which include reducing the number of hours children can play online vid…
Tue Aug 31 13:29:05 +0000 2021RT @TheRealJoshYe: My latest on gaming crackdown: The big elephant in the room is whether this will simply drive kids to play unlicensed an…
Tue Aug 31 13:38:15 +0000 2021RT @nintendo_z: 《马力欧卡丁车8 豪华版》的巡回赛纪念币终于到了4个了，开心～
Tue Aug 31 14:46:49 +0000 2021