Type Subsidiary Key people Seiji Tsukasa Website www.ique.com Founder Wei Yen Parent organization Nintendo | Industry Video game Products Video game consoles Headquarters Suzhou, China Founded 2002 | |
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Guangzhou unique catering equipment co ltd factory view
iQue, Ltd. (simplified Chinese: 神游科技; traditional Chinese: 神遊科技; pinyin: Shényóu Kējì) is a Chinese company located in Suzhou. It was founded as a joint venture between Wei Yen and Nintendo in 2002. As of 2013, it is a 100% Nintendo-owned subsidiary. iQue also makes the iQue Player, which was the company's first product. The company manufactures and distributes official Nintendo consoles and games for the mainland Chinese market, under the iQue brand.
Contents
- Guangzhou unique catering equipment co ltd factory view
- iQue Player
- iQue Game Boy Advance
- iQue Game Boy SP
- iQue Game Boy Micro
- iQue DS
- iQue DS Lite
- iQue DSi
- iQue 3DS XL
- References
Currently, iQue only releases portable Nintendo games for iQue 3DS XL, DS, Game Boy Advance, and Game Boy Advance SP. The iQue Player is the only home console available from the company in China. There were plans to release the Wii in all of China but when Satoru Iwata officially announced the release date for it on 28 October 2007 they said it would only be available in Hong Kong, under the Nintendo brand. The Nintendo DSi was released in China in December 2009 as iQue DSi. The Nintendo 3DS XL was released in China as iQue 3DS XL in December 2012.
iQue Player
The iQue Player is a micro variant of a home video game console by iQue that plays ports of Nintendo 64 games. It was uniquely designed to bypass China's ban on home console products overall at the time.
iQue Game Boy Advance
The iQue GBA is the Chinese version of the Game Boy Advance. It was released on 8 June 2004. It has eight translated games.
iQue Game Boy SP
The iQue SP is the Chinese version of the Game Boy Advance SP. It plays Game Boy Advance games and it has a rechargeable battery; and it is backlit, unlike the Game Boy Advance.
iQue Game Boy Micro
The iQue Micro is the Chinese version of the Game Boy Micro, and the smallest of the iQue family. It plays Game Boy Advance games.
iQue DS
The iQue DS is the mainland Chinese version of the Nintendo DS. It was released on July 23, 2005. It has 6 translated games. It is the only version of the Nintendo DS to have a regional lockout, so iQue DS games can't be played on DS systems from other regions and Nintendo DS games from other regions can't be played on the iQue DS.
Games:
iQue DS Lite
The iQue DS Lite is the Chinese version of the Nintendo DS Lite. It plays Nintendo DS games and it is smaller than the original DS and it has a brighter screen than the original DS.
iQue DSi
The iQue DSi is the Chinese version of the Nintendo DSi. It has a camera and it plays both DS and DSiWare games.
iQue 3DS XL
The iQue 3DS XL is the mainland Chinese Version of the Nintendo 3DS XL. It is currently the only game system offered by iQue. Unlike Nintendo 3DS XL from other regions, the iQue 3DS XL doesn't have Nintendo eShop, can't transfer data from iQue DSi to iQue 3DS XL and can't play DSiWare in iQue 3DS XL.
Games:
Due to the regional lockout, only games that provide simplified Chinese interface language can be used in iQue 3DS XL. Beside the two games listed above which were released by iQue, the following 12 games released by Nintendo Hong Kong and Nintendo Phuten can also be used on this console and include a simplified Chinese interface language: