RT @TheRealJoshYe: “We interact a lot with the regulators,” he said. “In fact, regulators in China today are very well-versed with the vide…
Mon Nov 01 12:42:35 +0000 2021RT @DanielOlimac: Everybody's talking about Animal Crossing again, so I figured this would be a good time to share my piece from last year…
Thu Nov 04 05:42:49 +0000 2021Tencent launches a survey on Wechat on the topic and concepts of Brain Aging and Brain Training.
There is not yet a confirmed release date for the China release of Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch.
Thu Nov 04 06:30:06 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Survey link:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/bsiS9vF6VfFApzgotKb2Kw
(In Simplified Chinese, requires a WeChat account and client)
Thu Nov 04 06:30:46 +0000 2021RT @ChaoyangTrap: NEXT WEEK: "Flashing for Fun and Profit."
Two lost futures from the history of videogames in China. We look at Gold Min…
Mon Nov 08 14:54:05 +0000 2021Twenty two Pokémon moves in the Simplified Chinese script from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl.
Another set of name changes in a Pokémon title that has no foreseeable official release in China.
Tue Nov 09 10:12:10 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
It's possible that these words in the original names are considered taboo:
鬼 Ghost
地狱 Hell
炼狱 Purgatory
灭亡 Destruction
死亡 Death
爆 Explosion
轰炸 Bombing
杀 Kill
吸血 Blood-sucking
抢夺 to Rob
诅咒 to Curse
欺诈 to Deceive
断头 to Behead
斩 to Slash
烧尽 to Burn Entirely
Tue Nov 09 10:17:40 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
More cases of Pokémon name changes in the Simplified Chinese script:
https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1318682088405520384?t=K_fMfEJ-aFI7p0ntEbiN-A&s=19
Tue Nov 09 10:21:20 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Via: https://weibo.com/5878514807/L0GCZ5nV3
Tue Nov 09 10:52:42 +0000 2021RT @ZeyiYang: OMG that’s so funny. They are clearly avoiding using words like “kill, die, hell, ghost, rob, bomb…” in the Chinese translati…
Tue Nov 09 13:33:42 +0000 2021RT @MetalMarioJSKR: There are more Nintendo official stores in malls in China.
All of them are Tencent model consoles bundled with import g…
Thu Nov 11 02:47:47 +0000 2021RT @MetalMarioJSKR: Fire Emblem's first official Chinese release [Echoes] was a title at the end of the 3DS lifecycle and the ROM was leake…
Thu Nov 11 02:47:50 +0000 2021A use on Idlefish, China's eBay equivalent from Alibaba, was banned for 168 hours (7 days) due to mentioning "Animal Crossing" in Private Messages.
Fri Nov 12 12:00:32 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Source: https://weibo.com/1628450815/L1atDdtmg
Mentioning the game by Pinyin is also subject to the same 7-day ban.
Fri Nov 12 12:03:04 +0000 2021Replying to @PaulFelixKelly
Banned as in terms of buying/selling on online trading sites, as well as streaming. The government is not actively cracking down selling-below-counters and eShop purchases.
Fri Nov 12 12:07:28 +0000 2021Replying to @yuinausicaa
That keyword was banned by the same site a few days after the initial ban, so probably tough luck out there.
Fri Nov 12 12:08:55 +0000 2021RT @krishraghav: For @ChaoyangTrap, with @chinesenintendo and @zzoemoee, I wrote about videogame archives, games historians in China, and h…
Sat Nov 13 02:26:48 +0000 2021RT @ChaoyangTrap: Here's Ep 3: Subor Smash Bros. Ultimate
Two lost futures from the history of videogames in China. We look at Gold Miner…
Sat Nov 13 02:26:57 +0000 2021RT @ChaoyangTrap: .@krishraghav talks to @chinesenintendo on the history of the iQue Player, the sublime ideal of China's hardware creativi…
Sat Nov 13 02:28:35 +0000 2021RT @ChaoyangTrap: The iQue is worth remembering not just as a failed experiment but as a big “what if” moment in China’s gaming history. @c…
Sat Nov 13 02:28:40 +0000 2021RT @ChaoyangTrap: .@chinesenintendo: China’s gaming timeline is different. Many gamers moved from the GameBoy Advance to the PlayStation P…
Sat Nov 13 02:28:43 +0000 2021RT @ChaoyangTrap: In a way, the iQue Player envisioned systems equivalent to, and predating, the Nintendo eShop, Nintendo Network, and Miiv…
Sat Nov 13 02:28:45 +0000 2021RT @ChaoyangTrap: In between, asides on speedrunning history, how to be a videogame archivist, indie comics in China, and some Nintendo's a…
Sat Nov 13 02:28:50 +0000 2021RT @tianyuf: This week's Chaoyang Trap, from @zzoemoee @krishraghav @chinesenintendo, is a deep-dive into the history of Chinese video game…
Sat Nov 13 02:33:19 +0000 2021RT @nathanelamarHK: This episode of @ChaoyangTrap is soooo good. I love everything, from flash Cui Jian to iQue's archive by @chineseninten…
Sat Nov 13 06:37:49 +0000 2021RT @yancongphoto: flash, iQue, Nintendo Switch x Tencent collaboration for the Chinese market https://t.co/QQXK7FiRsd
Sun Nov 14 03:41:34 +0000 2021RT @MetalMarioJSKR: > On the topic of Tencent Nintendo Switch considered to have a bright future on 2019
"The showcase back then truly dem…
Mon Nov 15 07:31:58 +0000 2021RT @MetalMarioJSKR: The Tencent Nintendo Switch celebration was only 2 years ago, but it felt like something an era ago, or even existing o…
Mon Nov 15 07:50:26 +0000 2021RT @MetalMarioJSKR: Someone brought up Tencent's high-profile publicity during ChinaJoy.
Things are clear considering the timeline:
Officia…
Mon Nov 15 07:50:32 +0000 2021RT @jintor_au: god theres so many writers making these long articles about specific niches of the gaming world that i dont know anything ab…
Mon Nov 15 07:50:49 +0000 2021Game approval is said to recommence "soon", according to insider personnel from multiple game companies.
The GAPP has not issued any approvals for August, September, and October 2021.
Tue Nov 16 07:24:32 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Source: https://www.cls.cn/detail/875403
Via: https://s.weibo.com/weibo?q=%23%E6%B8%B8%E6%88%8F%E7%89%88%E5%8F%B7%E6%88%96%E5%B0%86%E5%9C%A8%E8%BF%91%E6%9C%9F%E6%81%A2%E5%A4%8D%E5%AE%A1%E6%89%B9%23&from=default
Tue Nov 16 07:25:06 +0000 2021RT @MetalMarioJSKR: Almost every large shopping mall has a Tencent Nintendo Switch store.
Tue Nov 16 07:26:07 +0000 2021Replying to @Hugo_Diaz17 and @MetalMarioJSKR
It's more like someone just slapped a random image without knowing which Mario Party game it was from.
Tue Nov 16 08:23:14 +0000 2021RT @MetalMarioJSKR: When ACNH was banned in China last April, media that made jokes on "Strong Man Picking Branches" on a daily basis are a…
Tue Nov 16 09:18:13 +0000 2021RT @MetalMarioJSKR: Libero Games has been revived.
However, the only games remaining are China legal releases.
Tue Nov 16 09:18:52 +0000 2021The Japanese website for Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain shows a player with a flag of China (PRC) in the online multiplayer introduction.
The PRC flag is not available in games that sets the country/region based on Nintendo Account settings.
Fri Nov 19 02:10:46 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Source: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/azlsa/ghost/index.html
Fri Nov 19 02:11:40 +0000 2021Replying to @MizuEiga
With the current Nintendo Switch ecosystem, the only possibility of the 🇨🇳 flag on display in the game might be:
1. The flag is used to represent Hong Kong (which uses no flag in past first-party Switch games)
2. This game allows custom setting (like the Olympics).
Fri Nov 19 02:14:06 +0000 2021An interesting view on WeChat Mini Programs fulfilling the roles of independent Smartphone apps for use with Nintendo Switch titles.
Mini Programs are applications within the WeChat ecosystem and are only usable from the WeChat app or desktop client. https://twitter.com/MetalMarioJSKR/status/1461524132613525504
Fri Nov 19 02:51:24 +0000 2021RT @chinesenintendo: The Japanese website for Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain shows a player with a flag of China (PRC) in the online mu…
Fri Nov 19 13:15:21 +0000 2021Update: The Flag of China 🇨🇳 is no longer present on the website, with a footnote saying that some "incorrect images" has been replaced as of Nov 19, 2021. https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1461517274842501122
Fri Nov 19 13:19:15 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/1461685504148008962?s=20
Fri Nov 19 13:19:40 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Thank you, anonymous 32-year-old office worker from China who was raised on hip-hop. You will be remembered.
Fri Nov 19 13:30:29 +0000 2021RT @GameHistoryOrg: Some great history of Chinese Flash games and the iQue in this @ChaoyangTrap newsletter: https://chaoyang.substack.com/p/gold-miner-swf
Mon Nov 22 02:20:29 +0000 2021In the iQue Player version of Animal Crossing (N64), the villager favor to return the Pokémon Pikachu was replaced by returning the iQue GBA.
Interesting, Pokémon Pikachu had an official China release, albeit not distributed by iQue.
Wed Nov 24 02:31:32 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Source:
https://weibo.com/1719269605/L2NYAsyK8
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Th41147kz
Wed Nov 24 02:33:09 +0000 2021Replying to @BelesRicardo
It was distributed by Auldey, a toy company who was also (partially?) responsible for distributing the Game Boy Color in China.
Thu Nov 25 02:19:10 +0000 2021This is very interesting.
Like Splatoon 2, Mario+Rabbids has both the Japanese and Western editions available on the HK eShop. While both versions of the game play in Chinese, the former is not frequently discounted while the latter is. https://twitter.com/MetalMarioJSKR/status/1464125490856407073
Fri Nov 26 07:06:43 +0000 2021It was a natural choice for Nintendo to advertise a product with winners from the Tokyo Olympics.
However, Nintendo may not be completely aware that these two athletes were the center of a controversy after they won against the Chinese team. https://twitter.com/MetalMarioJSKR/status/1462615968539160579
Fri Nov 26 07:35:19 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Ito and Jun claimed having received a large number of verbal attacks on the internet, which some media refuted as an attempt to provoke. Conspiracies were made on the two using cheat devices, and some TikTok videos spread hate on the two without reason.
Fri Nov 26 07:46:36 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Attempts have been made to dissipate the false claim that two are deliberately mocking the Chinese. However, nationalist people are still inclined to believe.
Under a post featuring the duo, one user kept complaining, although the rest of the comment section saw him as a clown.
Fri Nov 26 07:53:17 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Many Nintendo Switch users in China do not fall for these xenophobic schemes as they frequently consume foreign content.
While there are fears for casual users of the Nintendo Switch falling for such acts, it was believed the chances of a casual player watching the ad to be rare.
Fri Nov 26 07:56:14 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Resources:
1. The ad repost where the clown was:
https://weibo.com/6247019417/L2ayVF4Bg
2. Chinese wikipedia on the controversy:
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B4%E8%B0%B7%E9%9A%BC#%E7%A4%BE%E4%BC%9A%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6
3. On contents hating her were spread and sometimes taken without reason:
https://twitter.com/MetalMarioJSKR/status/1462617696063959051?s=20
Fri Nov 26 07:57:46 +0000 2021Replying to @checkerfired1
There were conspiracy theories saying Ito and/or Jun wore special glasses that could predict the trajectory of the ball. As absurd as it may sound, some people are actually falling for that and believe they cheated in the match.
Fri Nov 26 08:04:44 +0000 2021iQue GBA (A region-specific delivery item) - 动物森林 Animal Forest (iQue) https://youtu.be/4dpdgZdoXSw via @YouTube
Sat Nov 27 11:26:11 +0000 2021The 2021 China Game Industry Annual Conference (CGIAC) is to be held in Guangzhou on Dec 14th-16th. Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft are also set to participate in a console game forum to "promote the healthy development of the console game industry".
Mon Nov 29 02:56:54 +0000 2021Replying to @chinesenintendo
Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/pd0TI2e-IsGYJ-bWtUgtRA
Via: https://weibo.com/2634877355/L3hAtrgKt
Mon Nov 29 02:57:27 +0000 2021🥲 https://twitter.com/Zachruff/status/1465437727856508928
Tue Nov 30 02:20:08 +0000 2021Replying to @MetalMarioJSKR
Tue Nov 30 05:43:03 +0000 2021RT @MetalMarioJSKR: E-cigarettes. Minors are banned from smoking, but they can have a counter in the mall.
Cigarettes and alcohol. Minors a…
Tue Nov 30 06:36:41 +0000 2021