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'{{short description|Chinese home video game console}} {{About|the home console|other iQue products|iQue|other uses|iQue (disambiguation)}} {{primary sources|date=December 2017}} {{lowercase title}} {{Infobox console | name = iQue Player | logo = File:Logo of iQue Player.png | image = Nintendo-N64-iQue-Player-FL.jpg | caption = iQue Player console/controller | developer = [[Nintendo]] | manufacturer = [[iQue]] | type = [[Home video game console]] | generation = [[Fifth generation of video game consoles|Fifth]] | media = [[Flash memory|Flash card]], [[ROM cartridge|cartridge]] | os = <!-- operating system --> | power = AC Adapter | cpu = [[R4200#R4300i|R-4300i]] 64Bit CPU | memory = 16 [[Megabyte|MB]] (8 MB available) | graphics = 62.5 MHz Reality Co-Processor | sound = ADPCM 64 | lifespan = 2003–2016 | discontinued = 2016 | connectivity = USB (iQue@Home) | related = [[Nintendo 64]] | website = [http://www.ique.com/products/M_Player.htm iQue] {{in lang|zh}} | releasedate = {{vgrelease|CHN|November 18, 2003}}<ref name="iquereleasedate">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051225021132if_/http://www.ique.com/news/game_news_031118.htm|url=http://www.ique.com/news/game_news_031118.htm|title=iQue PLAYER优惠套装上海试卖，五款精品游戏同步发售！|trans-title=iQue Player Discount Set Trial Sale in Shanghai, Five High-quality Games Released Simultaneously!|language=Chinese|access-date=March 15, 2023|archive-date=December 25, 2005|publisher=[[iQue]]}}</ref> | price = [[Renminbi|¥]]498 | location = <!-- GPS or Wi-Fi based --> | service = iQue Depot, iQue@Home<ref name="test">[http://www.ique.com/products/M_athome.htm iQue Ltd] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408060033/http://www.ique.com/products/M_athome.htm |date=2018-04-08 }}.</ref> | topgame = ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'' (pre-installed in bundled memory card) | CPUspeed = 140.625 [[MHz]] | successor = [[Nintendo Switch]] }} The '''iQue Player''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|aɪ|_|ˈ|k|j|u:}}, stylised as '''iQue ''PLAYER'''''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ique.com/products/M_Player.htm|title=iQue Ltd.|website=www.ique.com|access-date=2018-06-04|archive-date=2019-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111232106/https://www.ique.com/products/M_Player.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>) is a [[handheld TV game]] version of the [[Nintendo 64]] console that was manufactured by [[iQue]], a [[joint venture]] between [[Nintendo]] and [[Taiwanese in America|Taiwanese-American]] scientist [[Wei Yen]] after China had banned the sale of home video games. Its [[Chinese language|Chinese]] name is '''''Shén Yóu Ji''''' ({{lang|zh-cn|神游机}}), literally "God Gaming Machine". ''Shényóu'' ({{lang|zh-cn|神游}}) is a [[double entendre]] as "to make a mental journey". It was never released in any English-speaking countries, but the name "iQue Player" appears in the instruction manual. The console and its controller are one unit, plugging directly into the television. A box accessory allows multiplayer gaming.<ref>[http://www.ique.com/machine_bb_gyh.htm iQue Ltd] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705093324/http://www.ique.com/machine_bb_gyh.htm |date=2007-07-05 }}</ref> ==History== ===Development=== China has a large [[black market]] for video games and usually only a few games officially make it to the Chinese market. Many Chinese gamers tend to purchase [[Copyright infringement|pirated]] cartridge or disc copies or download copied game files to play via [[console emulator|emulator]]. Nintendo wanted to curb software piracy in China, and bypass the ban that the Chinese government has implemented on home game consoles since 2000. Nintendo partnered with [[Wei Yen]], who had led past Nintendo product development such as the Nintendo 64 console and the [[Wii Remote]]. Originally, the system would support games released on Nintendo consoles prior to the [[GameCube]], including the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], and Nintendo 64, but it was decided only to include Nintendo 64 games. Additionally, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'' was planned and is shown on the back of the box, but was later cancelled.<ref name="youtube.com">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/eGT7lRptA3c Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130214105616/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGT7lRptA3c Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGT7lRptA3c| title = Nintendo iQue Player - History and Hardware Overview | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{unreliablesource|date=February 2023}} The iQue Player was announced at [[Tokyo Game Show]] 2003. It was originally planned to play [[Super NES]] in addition to Nintendo 64 games, and had a release date set for mid-October with debut markets including [[Shanghai]], [[Guangzhou]], and [[Chengdu]], expanding into the rest of China by the following spring.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031008164643/https://www.gamespot.com/gba/news/news_6075768.html/|url=https://www.gamespot.com/gba/news/news_6075768.html/|title=New Nintendo console for China|website=[[GameSpot]]|last=Calvert|first=Justin|date=September 25, 2003|access-date=March 15, 2023|archive-date=October 8, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/25/ique|title=iQue|website=[[IGN]]|date=November 25, 2003|access-date=March 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/news260903ique|title=Nintendo to launch new console in China|website=[[Eurogamer]]|date=September 26, 2003|access-date=March 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dengekionline.com/data/news/2003/9/26/bee3b1516c04c038daa23f9f1f7cdfca.html|title=【TGS】任天堂が中国向けに新ハード「神遊」を発売。ソフトはダウンロード方式！|trans-title=【TGS】 Nintendo launches new hardware "iQue" for China. Software is downloadable!|lang=Japanese|website=[[Dengeki Online]]|date=September 26, 2003|access-date=March 15, 2023}}</ref> The system missed its mid-October launch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-ique-player-spotted/1100-6083370/|title=Nintendo iQue Player spotted|website=[[GameSpot]]|last=Calvert|first=Justin|date=November 13, 2003|access-date=March 15, 2023}}</ref> By November 21, it was available for purchase at [[Lik Sang]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031206103055/https://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3214|url=https://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3214|title=Nintendo's iQue in stock and shipping: iQue opened and exposed [picture gallery and videos inside]|website=[[Lik Sang]]|date=November 21, 2003|access-date=March 15, 2023|archive-date=December 6, 2003}}</ref> ===Release=== The iQue Player was released on November 18, 2003<ref name="iquereleasedate"/> with few [[launch game]]s. Nintendo's strategy to market games in China was to show how video games can help improve children's mental and social development. However, the launch was not successful. The total estimated sales was between 8,000 and 12,000 units.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chuapp.com/article/251110.html|title=《记录》第17期：神游中国（上） - 触乐|website=www.chuapp.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref> At first, the only way to get games was via the iQue Depot, but in 2004, Nintendo released iQue@Home to download at home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ique.com/products/Player_upgrade.htm|title=再次升级啦|website=iQue Ltd.|access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref> The last game, ''[[Animal Crossing (video game)|Animal Crossing]]'' (动物森林, ''Animal Forest'') was released in 2006. === Discontinuation=== On October 31, 2016, iQue reported that iQue@Home service would be discontinued by the end of December 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ique.com/|script-title=zh:神游机服务终止通知|date=2016-10-31|website=iQue|language=zh|trans-title=Notice of Discontinuation|access-date=2016-11-01|quote=The company has decided to formally terminate the service in the end of December 2016 and hereby informing that iQue Depot stations providing the service will be terminated.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224034443/http://ique.com/|archive-date=2018-02-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> The service was gradually phased out until the content distribution servers went offline in 2018. ===Technical details=== <!--Help this missing link! [[Image:|thumb|right|The logo to the iQue system.]]--> The iQue Player is a size-reduced [[Nintendo 64]] console, using [[system-on-a-chip]] technology. It plays Nintendo 64 games specifically [[porting|ported]] to the system. * Processor: [[R4200#R4300i|R-4300i]] 64-bit [[Central processing unit|CPU]], 140.625&nbsp;MHz * Memory: 16&nbsp;MB DDR (8&nbsp;MB available) * Graphics: 100,000 [[Polygon mesh|polygons]]/second, 2.09 million colors * Sound: ADPCM 64 ===Games=== The iQue Player's library has 14 games, light conversions from past releases for the Nintendo 64 in Europe, North America, and Japan. One game was canceled, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]''<ref name="NS cites iQue Player's Majora's Mask">{{cite web | url=https://nintendosoup.com/chinas-ique-player-was-originally-supposed-to-get-zelda-majoras-mask/ | title=China's iQue Player Was Originally Supposed To Get Zelda: Majora's Mask | work=NintendoSoup | first=Gabriel | last=Lim | date=October 16, 2018| access-date=February 2, 2019}}</ref> and another, a Traditional Chinese version of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', was completed but never announced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iquebrew.org/index.php?title=The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time_(Traditional_Chinese)|title=The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Traditional Chinese) - iQueBrew|website=www.iquebrew.org|access-date=2019-06-02}}</ref> iQue Player games differ slightly from their Nintendo 64 counterparts, with the text and voices having been translated to Mandarin. The only exceptions are the ''Mario'' games and the previously Japan-only ''[[Sin and Punishment]]'', where the text has been translated but the voices remain in English. Many [[Video game glitch|glitches]] and errors from the original games have been fixed. Some features were removed due to the system's lack of support for Nintendo 64 controller accessories like the [[Rumble Pak]]. Some features were added, and many games that allow the player to enter their name now have the option to use their iQue Player's username.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} [[Speedruns]] of several games, such as ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Star Fox 64]]'', are sometimes carried out on the iQue Player due to quicker loading times and faster scrolling text than the Nintendo 64 versions.<ref name="Gamerant Ocarina">{{cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/world-record-ocarina-of-time-speedrun-skater82297/|publisher=Gamerant|title=Gamer Sets New World Record for 'Ocarina of Time' Speedrun|last=Gates|first=Christopher|date=2015-05-09}}</ref> Nintendo had plans to support network multiplayer in games that originally only support local multiplayer, which would work in a similar manner to that of an [[console emulator|emulator]].<ref name="IQue Fun Facts">{{cite web|author=IGN IGN|url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/nintendo-ique-player/IQue_Fun_Facts |title=IQue Fun Facts |website=[[IGN]] |date=2014-08-01}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=December 2017}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Original title ![[Simplified Chinese]] title ![[Pinyin]] !Release date !Game code |- |''[[Wave Race 64]]''{{Refn|A demo was included with the system.|name=demo|group="games note"}} |水上摩托 |''Shuǐ Shàng Mótuō'' |November 18, 2003 |51011<ref name=":0">[http://www.ique.com/games/51011.htm iQue Ltd]</ref> |- |''[[Star Fox 64]]''{{Refn|A demo was included with the system.|name=demo|group="games note"}} |星际火狐 |''Xīngjì Huǒhú'' |November 18, 2003 |41011<ref name=":1">[http://www.ique.com/games/41011.htm iQue Ltd]</ref> |- |''[[Dr. Mario 64]]''{{Refn|The full version was included with the bundled memory card.|name=bundled|group="games note"}} |马力欧医生 |''Mǎlìōu Yīshēng'' |November 18, 2003 |61011<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ique.com/games/61011.htm |title=iQue Ltd |access-date=2006-06-06 |archive-date=2006-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515230217/http://www.ique.com/games/61011.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |''[[Super Mario 64]]''{{Refn||name=demo|group="games note"}} |神游马力欧 |''Shén Yóu Mǎlìōu'' |November 18, 2003 |11011<ref name=":3">[http://www.ique.com/games/11011.htm iQue Ltd]</ref> |- |''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''{{Refn||name=demo|group="games note"}} |塞尔达传说 时光之笛 |''Sàiěrdá Chuánshuō: Shíguāng zhī Dí'' |November 18, 2003 |21011<ref name=":4">[http://www.ique.com/games/21011.htm iQue Ltd]</ref> |- |''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' |马力欧卡丁车 |''Mǎlìōu Kǎdīngchē'' |December 25, 2003 |52011<ref name=":5">[http://www.ique.com/games/52011.htm iQue Ltd]</ref> |- |''[[F-Zero X]]'' |F-Zero X 未来赛车 |''F-Zero X Wèilái Sàichē'' |February 25, 2004 |52021<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ique.com/games/52021.htm |title=iQue Ltd |access-date=2006-06-06 |archive-date=2014-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726122409/http://www.ique.com/games/52021.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' |耀西故事 |''Yàoxī Gùshì'' |March 25, 2004 |11021<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ique.com/games/11021.htm |title=iQue Ltd |access-date=2006-06-06 |archive-date=2007-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928083541/http://www.ique.com/games/11021.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |''[[Paper Mario (video game)|Paper Mario]]'' |纸片马力欧 |''Zhǐpiàn Mǎlìōu'' |June 8, 2004 |21021<ref name=":8">[http://www.ique.com/games/21021.htm iQue Ltd]</ref> |- |''[[Sin and Punishment]]'' |罪与罚-地球的继承者- |''Zuì yǔ Fá: Dìqiú de Jìchéng Zhě'' |September 25, 2004 |41021<ref name=":9">[http://www.ique.com/games/41021.htm iQue Ltd]</ref> |- |''[[Excitebike 64]]'' |越野摩托 |''Yuèyě Mótuō'' |June 15, 2005<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ique.com/game.htm |title=iQue |access-date=2006-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060212101459/http://www.ique.com/game.htm |archive-date=2006-02-12 |url-status=live }}</ref> |51021<ref name=":11">[http://www.ique.com/games/51021.htm iQue Ltd]</ref> |- |''[[Super Smash Bros. (video game)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' |任天堂明星大乱斗 |''Rèntiāntáng Míngxīng Dà Luàn Dǒu'' |November 15, 2005 |12021<ref name=":12">[http://www.ique.com/games/12021.htm iQue Ltd]</ref> |- |''[[Custom Robo (Nintendo 64)|Custom Robo]]'' |组合机器人 |''Zǔhé Jīqìrén'' |May 1, 2006 |21051<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ique.com/games/21051.htm |title=iQue Ltd |access-date=2006-06-06 |archive-date=2006-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060530082719/http://www.ique.com/games/21051.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |''[[Animal Crossing (video game)|Animal Crossing]]'' |动物森林 |''Dòngwù Sēnlín'' |June 1, 2006<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ique.com/news_games.htm |title=iQue |access-date=2007-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028053427/http://www.ique.com/news_games.htm |archive-date=2007-10-28 |url-status=live }}</ref> |21041<ref name=":15">[http://www.ique.com/games/21041.htm iQue Ltd]</ref> |} <references group="games note" /> ==See also== *[[Video gaming in China]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.ique.com/products/M_Player.htm iQue Player website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111232106/https://www.ique.com/products/M_Player.htm |date=2019-11-11 }} {{in lang|zh}} *[http://www.ique.com/products/M_athome.htm iQue@Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408060033/http://www.ique.com/products/M_athome.htm |date=2018-04-08 }} {{in lang|zh}} {{Nintendo 64}} {{nintendo hardware|}} {{Fifth generation game consoles}} [[Category:Nintendo 64]] [[Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|IQue]] [[Category:Products introduced in 2003]] [[Category:Discontinued video game consoles]] [[Category:IQue consoles]] [[Category:Online video game services]]'