betfred is a uk-based bookmaker , founded by fred and peter done .

it was first established as a single shop in ordsall , salford , in 1967 .

its turnover in 2004 was more than £ 3.5 billion , having risen from £ 550 million in 2003 .

as of february 2016 , the company has 1,370 betting shops .

it has its head office is in birchwood , warrington .

the ceo for two years until september 2016 was john haddock , who started with the company as a regional manager in 1986 .

on his departure , chairman fred done assumed the ceo role .

fred done was the first ever bookmaker to pay out early ( i.e. before the result was guaranteed ) , when in march 1998 it paid out to gamblers who had bet that manchester united would win the premier league , only for arsenal to pip united by one point .

betfred also paid out early on manchester united to win the 2011 – 12 premier league title , only for manchester city to beat them on goal difference .

during the 2004 – 05 fa premier league season , done lost £ 1m to fellow bookmaker victor chandler after staking that amount that manchester united would finish higher than chelsea .

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we are also the main sponsor of the betfred select stakes , betfred eclipse and the betfred gymcrack .
wanderers have confirmed a lucrative two - year sponsorship deal with gambling firm betfred .
acquired in 2011 for £265m , betfred and tote have continue to successfully grown .
betfred marketing detailed that jdg deep knowledge of the sport was needed in order to boost activation of its ‘betfred’s super league’ sponsorship , one of the bookmaker’s biggest marketing initiatives .
super league has new title sponsors after announcing a three - year deal with betfred .
betfred wants to continue using the tote name at the uk ' s 60 racecourses .
betfred will take over the tote ' s monopoly on pool betting at 60 uk racecourses and online , and will rebrand the tote ' s 517 high street outlets under the betfred name .
super league chief executive nigel wood said :
betfred is a well - recognised household name and i am delighted to welcome them to the sport as the new title sponsors of the betfred super league .
paul fisher , group managing director of jockey club racecourses , said : “i would like to thank betfred for their support of both races in recent years . betfred have been clear both partnerships performed very well for them .
uk - based bookmaker betfred has been chosen to buy the tote after an auction process that began in november .
wigan ' s man of the moment joe burgess is the betfred 7 / 2 favourite to be top try scorer in the 2017 super league . one of the new faces of the betfred - sponsored super league xxii , burgess has
jdg , a content marketing specialist , will promote betfred as title sponsor and best bookmaker for uk rugby league . the partnership sees betfred take up significant coverage on jdg’s urltoken portal , the uk’s biggest rugby league news and information website .
betfred replace previous sponsors spin and win – with the new deal worth “significantly more” according to sources at the club .
paul roy , chairman of the british horseracing authority , said the industry would do its best to work with betfred .
contract renewal with previous partner , betfred , has not been possible following british racing’s authorised betting partners’ initiative , said jcr .
betfred boss and entrepreneur fred done is delighted to be renewing his company’s links with wanderers after their return to the championship .
betfred , which is paying £265m , said it would look at ways of exploiting the public body ' s commercial potential .
as part of the deal , betfred will keep exclusive control of the pool betting system on uk racecourses for seven years .
however , despite writing city off this season , betfred has installed them as 7 / 4 favourites for the 2012 - 13 title .
betfred , which was established in salford in 1967 but is now based in warrington , is already the sponsor of the world snooker championship .
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the bloom may be off betting operator betfred ’s purchase of the tote as the uk racing industry considers launching a rival pool betting business .
the scottish professional football league has agreed a three - year deal with uk - based bookmaker betfred to sponsor the new - style league cup .
in recent years , betfred owner fred done has had a fractious relationship with uk racing . in december 2015 , done stated that his company could ‘walk away from the sport’ following the loss of betfred’s title sponsorship of cheltenham festival’s gold cup for not committing to uk racing’s ‘authorised betting partner’ scheme .
ken anderson said : “we are thrilled to have betfred on board as our official shirt sponsor who join our ever - increasing and high - profile partnership portfolio .
but barry nightingale , betfred ' s finance director and the man who led the bid , said the firm was committed to the industry for the long term .
betfred executive chairman fred done added that after the seven years were up ,
there ' s no reason why this can ' t go on forever
.
betfred are one of the most active sponsors of sport in and around the uk with a wide variety of sports and tournaments under the famous red and blue banner .
uk independent bookmaker betfred has hired sports media agency jdg sport to help optimise its title sponsorship of rugby league’s ‘2017 super league’ season ( start date 9 february ) .
betfred ' s executive chairman , fred done , said in a statement :
buying the tote has been an ambition for years , so i am absolutely delighted .
betfred has lost two major sponsorships – the cheltenham gold cup and the sprint cup festival at haydock park – through not being given authorised betting partners status by jockey club racecourses .
but we will now work with betfred and the government to ensure their commitments are delivered upon , both in relation to the tote and other areas of industry reform .
one of britain’s biggest betting shop chains , betfred , which also owns the tote pools betting business , has plunged into the red due to a decline in its digital operations .
betfred , which opened its first betting shop in salford in 1967 , are the seventh different title sponsor of super league since its formation in 1996 under the backing of stones bitter .
the times has revealed that a group of uk racing stakeholders are preparing to establish a rival pool - based betting system to betfred’s tote , as the sport looks for new revenue streams .
as part of the overall purchase , betfred was awarded an exclusive seven year licencse to operate pool betting at uk racecourses , tote’s 517 shops and the online arm of totesport . com .
mr done , who is 68 and is betfred ' s executive chairman , said buying the tote had been an ambition of his for many years and an opportunity he could not miss .
in may 2016 it was announced that betfred would take over sponsorship of the scottish league cup for 3 years rebranding it to the betfred cup . eight sections of five teams play in a round - robin format starting each july . the tournament involves 38 clubs with the exceptions being clubs involved in champions league or europa league qualifiers . the winners of the highland league and lowland league also partake in the competition that culminates with a final at hampden park in november . coverage of the betfred cup is provided by subscription channel bt sport and the current champions are celtic fc .
at the time of the tote sale , a number of racing stakeholders were critical of the government’s actions stating that betfred had been granted a ‘cheap pass’ to create a trackside monopoly on racing pools .
each week trevor baxter turns the spotlight on betfred super league stars and gets them to reveal a little more about their lives , often with surprising results . in this issue , he caught up with hull
hull kr head coach tim sheens is hoping new arrival todd carney can
hit the ground running
and help the club retain their betfred super league status for the 2019 campaign . rovers have been short
betfred ' s main rival in the auction was sport investments partners ( sip ) , a consortium led by the british airways chairman martin broughton , which was the preferred option of many in the industry .
“betfred enjoyed a great relationship with bolton whilst operating as the club’s official betting partner a few years ago and it’s great to be back at macron stadium but this time as title sponsors , ” he said .
to say i ' m chuffed to bits about the betfred sponsorship of super league would be an understatement . it has been absolutely brilliant - and i ' m so pleased i allowed myself to be persuaded to invest
in 2011 amid the ongoing financial crisis recovery , the uk government sold the tote to betfred for £265 million . uk racing received 50 % of the sale which was ring - fenced for the racing foundation charity .
gambling and racing minister john penrose said the government had
bent over backwards to deliver a good deal for racing
, but betfred could yet face a hostile reception from racecourse owners who favoured the rival bidder .
in an apparent battle between old and new money in the closely knit racing world , it is thought warrington - based betfred got the nod from ministers because its offer was less likely to breach state aid rules .
castleford tigers head coach daryl powell has ruled out a return to leeds rhinos ahead of the two sides ' meeting on sunday ( castleford 11 / 2 - betfred super league grand final outright ) . leeds took the decision
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the deal with betfred , who also sponsor the world snooker championship , is thought to be worth between £850 , 000 and £900 , 000 a year , compared to around £750 , 000 a year from first utility .
his betfred business , which he founded from a single shop in salford in 1967 , beat off competition from a consortium led by british airways chairman sir martin broughton to land the on - course and betting shop chain .
betfred also claimed its deal was worth £45 million more to the industry than the rival consortium and said it had signed an undertaking that there will be no more than 150 staff cuts in the first year following completion .
accounts just filed for its parent firm for the year to september 27 , 2015 show that customers at betfred’s 1 , 402 shops and online gambled £10 . 4 billion , resulting in a net turnover of £526 million .
betfred are on the road to wembley after agreeing to sponsor the shirts of non - league afc fylde in their fa cup second - round tie which will be broadcast live on friday . past winners of the world ' s
that could help ease some concerns that betfred is more interested in the 500 betting shops than the on - course side . it has also agreed to pay a minimum of £65 million to the industry over the next seven years .
betfred has pledged to keep job losses for the next 12 months to less than 150 of the 9 , 000 headcount for the new combined business . it said a lot of those job losses would be concentrated in the north west .
monday ' s 2 - 0 win over blackburn rovers moved united five points clear of manchester city and betfred ' s fred done has risked the ire – and possible ridicule – of the blue half of manchester by declaring the race already over .
i have met with owner fred done , who is passionate about rugby league and we look forward to working closely with him , everyone at betfred and our member clubs to continue to increase the visibility of our sport over the next three years .
led by the jockey club and arena racing company ( arc ) , it is understood that 56 of the 60 uk racetracks have committed to the tote rival venture which will aim to launch its services by 2018 when betfred’s exclusive pools licence runs out .
betfred’s £265m deal for the tote gave it an exclusive right over race pool betting in the uk until 2018 . but the mail on sunday reported that major uk racing stakeholders including the jockey club and racecourse media group had begun exploring their post - 2018 options .
a betfred spokesman said the company wasn’t in a position to comment on the report . the company’s purchase of the tote required it to remit £9m per year back to racing , a sum the company says it routinely exceeds by as much as 50 % each year .
we are one of the largest sponsors of uk horse racing with around 700 races spread across a host of courses including the midlands national at uttoxeter racecourse , the dante stakes at york racecourse and the betfred cesarewitch on the rowley mile course at the home of british racing ; newmarket racecourse .
in 2005 betfred became sponsors of the group one sprint cup at haydock park . the race is run over the minimum distance of five furlongs . the sponsorship ended in 2016 and we also sponsored the most prestigious national hunt race , the cheltenham gold cup , between the years of 2012 and 2015 .
betfred sponsored the world snooker championships between the years of 2009 - 2012 . in 2015 it was announced that we were to once again become the sponsors of the tournament and increase the winner’s prize money to £425 , 000 . the current champion is mark williams who defeated john higgins earlier this year .
in 2017 , betfred began a three year period as the main and title sponsor of rugby league’s super league . the league is the northern hemisphere’s premier rugby league competition featuring 12 teams spread across england whilst also featuring the catalans dragons who are based in perpignan , france . the season finishes with the grand final that has been held at old trafford since 1998 . the current champions are the leeds rhinos who defeated the castleford tigers in october 2017 . in june 2017 , betfred was confirmed as the new official shirt sponsors of championship side bolton wanderers in an agreement which will initially last for two years .
paul roy , chairman of industry regulator the british horse racing authority , said the decision was
not our preferred outcome
, but added it would
now work with betfred and the government to ensure their commitments are delivered , both in relation to the tote and other areas of industry reform .
the racecourse association , the owners ' lobby group and opponent of the tote sale , added :
the racecourses are businesses , run by business people , and the task for them now is to sit down with betfred with a view to negotiating acceptable commercial terms both for racing and for the individual courses .
taking on the tote shops , which are to rebranded , will make betfred a sizeable player in the uk bookmaking industry . the deal will increase the size of its estate to more than 1 , 350 shops and make it a
fourth force
in the bookmaking industry behind gala coral , william hill and ladbrokes .
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gemma strath , group head of marketing at betfred , commented on the partnership : “love rugby league have been engaging with rugby league fans for many years and as such , it made perfect sense for us to work together in this our inaugural year as super league sponsors . doing so allows us to get closer to fans of the sport and build strong relationships moving forward . ”
racing ' s customers , the punters , see it as racing ' s bookmaker and i think one of the challenges for betfred - which again is a company that i do respect - is to convince punters , as well as racing , that he ' s going to run the tote for the benefit of racing as well as for the benefit of his own business .
the timing could be coincidental , but the news comes after betfred boss fred done took a typically defiant stance towards racing’s new authorized betting partner ( abp ) scheme , which limits racing sponsorship to operators who remit a certain portion of online betting revenue back to racing . in december , done said relations between betting and racing were “worse than they’ve ever been . there’s no trust . ”
jdg sport md james gordon backed betfred as partner : “from our first meeting , we recognised there were some great opportunities and , with both companies being based in warrington , it lends itself well to a positive and developing working relationship . we cannot wait for the new rugby league season with such a great partner on board , whose input will allow our great team of journalists led by john davidson in continuing to deliver exclusive news and feature content . ”
a manchester united - supporting bookmaker has tempted fate once again by paying out on his side retaining the premier league title – even though there are still seven games remaining this season .
done lost £500 , 000 in 1998 when he was the first bookmaker to pay out early on the league winners . united were 12 points clear of arsenal at the time , but went on to lose the title by one point .
back in 1998 fergie told me to never pay out early again but sir alex need not worry , i ' ve not got it wrong this time ,
he said .
united are past the post for a record 20th title . even with the derby to come a five point lead is just too much for city .
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this season ' s competition , won for the first time by ross county , was sponsored by energy firm utilita from the quarter - final stage onwards .
next season , it will revert from a straight knock - out competition to a group - stage format in the first round .
eight sections of five teams will play the round - robin , starting in july .
it will involve 38 clubs not involved in champions league or europa league qualifiers , plus the winners of the highland league and lowland league .
it is also heavily involved in the horse racing ' s grand national and in greyhound racing .
the scottish league cup has previously been sponsored by coca - cola , skol lager , bell ' s whisky , co - operative insurance and the qts group .
county defeated hibernian 2 - 1 in this season ' s final at hampden park .
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the racecourse group has announced that partnership rights for these events are now available from 2016 .
the group has chosen to support the initiative by not agreeing new commercial deals with betting firms that are not already considered authorised betting partners or who do not agree to include a clause in new contracts requiring that status in the future once the initiative is up and running in 2016 .
as supporters of the authorised betting partners initiative we recognised there may be some effect on current partnership arrangements , but it is essential for british racing is to do everything necessary to secure sustainable funding for the future we want for the sport . that will be to the benefit of all working in british racing and also the betting industry for whom racing is a vital seven - days - a - week product .
meanwhile , betfair is the new headline partner of sandown park’s grade 1 tingle creek chase and the london national after using its status as a founding authorised betting partner of british racing to reach agreement to expand its sponsorship portfolio with jcr .
this is the first new commercial partnership for jcr with a betting operator since recently announcing it will enter into new agreements only with authorised betting partners – those who are making a fair contribution to british racing through appropriate funding agreements with the sport .
simon bazalgette , group chief executive of the jockey club , said : “betfair is a major supporter of british racing and the jockey club is delighted to expand our relationship together on account of their status as a founding authorised betting partner of our sport . this is further endorsement of that initiative so soon after its introduction .
“through its long - term commercial arrangements with british racing , betfair has recognised the importance of the sport receiving fair returns and the resulting benefits this , as well as opportunities such as race sponsorship , provides to their business . ”
the company will have their logo emblazoned on the front of the club’s shirt for the next two seasons and will also take up additional branding at the macron stadium .
“they are one of the leading betting brands in the uk but have never forgotten their roots which are firmly entrenched in the north west .
“i have been looking to get more involved in football and , following their return to the championship , i sense that bolton are on the verge of exciting times again .
“bolton have shown a real willingness to work with us and i have been impressed at the way that this deal has been completed . ”
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the betting company takes over from first utility , whose three - year contract ended after last saturday ' s grand final at old trafford .
the announcement marks a complete u - turn by the governing body , coming five years after super league clubs voted narrowly to reject an offer from betfair thought to be worth £750 , 000 a year .
now betting companies will have their names attached to both major competitions , with ladbrokes sponsoring the challenge cup as well as the 2016 four nations series .
finally we would also like to pass on our sincere thanks to first utility for their support of rugby league for the previous three years .
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the racing post reports that former gala coral chairman neil goulden is leading the new racing pools project which has gained support from numerous high - powered racing stakeholders .
backers of the venture , which will not be allowed to be branded as a ‘tote’ product , have detailed that a successful system could double pool betting contributions to uk racing .
speaking to the times , racing ceos martin cruddace ( arc ) and simon bazalgette ( jockey club ) personally backed the project stating that racing needed to revamp its pool system with better centralized operations and flexibility for racecourse owners .
furthermore , done has been publicly critical of racecourse owners funding strategy for the sport , stating that their plans made no economic sense .
in 2018 a brand new digital offering including an app and an improved website were fully updated to ensure the products stay at the leading edge of the industry .
horse racing will receive £90m from the sale and £90m will go to the taxpayer .
in return , it has committed to paying the racing industry £11m to march 2012 , with payments of £9m a year for the next six years of the licence .
but there have been warnings that changes to the way that money is distributed could threaten the number of racetracks in the uk .
we ' ve got 60 racetracks . what happens is the tote basically subsidises the smaller tracks because the money the tote makes on any particular day is shared between all the tracks ,
racing journalist neil clark told the bbc .
that ' s under threat so i fear that in , say , 10 years ' time we ' ll have a sort of premier league system and some of the smaller tracks will close down , which would be a great shame .
we ' re investing in the tote , we ' re going to be engaging with racing to create a lasting legacy and we will be involved in running the tote for a long , long time ,
he said .
the new business will remain the country ' s fourth - biggest chain of betting shops with a new total of 1 , 350 outlets , behind leaders ladbroke and william hill who have more than 2 , 000 each and third - placed gala coral .
the previous government had an offer of £400m on the table and rejected it . to finish up with half of that . . . seems rather odd
the sale is subject to consultation with the tote ' s employees and is expected to be completed in about four to eight weeks ' time .
the initial agreement signals the end of a 14 - year attempt by governments to privatise the betting group , which employs more than 3 , 500 staff .
the culture secretary , jeremy hunt , said :
it was a closely fought contest .
the £265m sale price is about a third lower than the £400m first offered by a consortium of racecourse owners in 2007 .
that was turned down by the then - labour government because it was backed by private equity .
the consortium reformed and made another offer , believed to be about £320m , which was also rejected for not being enough .
an earlier sale attempt ended in 2006 after the european commission said that the price was too low and tantamount to state aid .
the tote specialises in pool betting , which differs from that offered by other bookmakers .
the tote takes a percentage of stake money placed . of this percentage , some is used to cover the tote ' s expenses while the rest goes to the racing industry .
the tote is an opportunity i just could not miss . over the coming months i will develop the tote ' s relationship with the sport into a highly successful commercial partnership .
but some are said to be less happy to provide these facilities to a private company .
our support for the sip bid has been well documented and naturally today ' s announcement was not our preferred outcome ,
he said .
stephen atkin , the chief executive of the racecourse association , said taking over the tote would be a difficult task .
the gambling and racing minister , john penrose , said the government had
bent over backwards to deliver a good deal for racing
.
he added :
most people can ' t understand why , in the modern world , the government should be even part owner of a bookie . so we pledged last year to end years of dithering and resolve the future of the tote , and today we have done just that .
the tote was set up 83 years ago by winston churchill to provide a safe haven for punters , as it was controlled by the state and beyond the reach of illegal bookmakers .
theresa may moves to shore up her position after a day of high profile resignations over her brexit strategy .
veteran bookmaker fred done secured horseracing ' s ultimate prize today by agreeing a £265 million deal to buy the tote from the government .
the taxpayer and the racing industry will each get £90 million from the sale proceeds , with the government finally ridding itself of a business that it has wanted to privatise for more than a decade .
some owners are said to be unhappy at allowing a private owner of the tote automatic access to their facilities .
wigan - based tote has 517 shops , an online business and an on - course pool betting business which operates at all uk racetracks and was set up by an act of parliament in 1928 . it employs more than 4 , 000 people and last year injected around half its profits back into the industry .
he said :
i love racing and i believe we have the greatest in the world . over the coming months i will develop the tote ' s relationship with the sport into a highly successful commercial partnership .
however , a spokesman said the deal was not about cost - cutting but awakening a
sleeping giant
.
the bookmaker also committed to the establishment of a tote racing development board , which will involve the course owners and others in the industry and develop the pool betting operation .
rival bidder sip , which was backed by leading players in the racing industry , expressed disappointment at losing a battle that became increasingly acrimonious in recent weeks .
sir martin broughton of sip said :
we are extremely disappointed that the government has rejected our proposal and will be carefully reviewing the details of the decision .
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the mail ’s sources claimed the push for a tote alternative wasn’t about revenge , insisting that the stakeholders believed “a racing - owned tote would return more money to racing as well as revitalize a product which is looking rather old and tired now . ”
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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 .

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 .

ique

the suffix - ique does not always translate to - ic in english . see individual words ending in - ique for more precise translations .
china ' s ique , which officially hands nintendo releases in the territory , will be launching the dsi ( ique dsi ) in china on december 15 .
according to the wikipedia article , the ique ds can play ds games from other regions , but ique ds games can only be played on the ique ds . it may be worth something to collectors , but don ' t expect much .
apparently , ique is actually a company that is made up of nintendo , and a guy and a scientist named dr . wei yen . his company sells nintendo products , but under the name ique . there are apparently ique shops in china .
sorry - not really into that - but it literally looks like the original ds but it says ique on the top part , and ique ds on the bottom .
nintendo ique owner ' s manuals ( pdf ) ( chinese ) - 1 . 35 mb nintendo ique gaming manuals ( pdf ) ( chinese ) - 1 . 40 mb
nintendo game boy advance sp ique bright screen vs . game boy advance ags - 001
ique crossing ( a cross parody of china ' s company & animal crossing . )
the ique player was a console sold exclusively in china . it was developed jointly by nintendo and ique to curb the rampant piracy of nintendo games in china . the ique player hardware is essentially a miniaturized version of the nintendo 64 , entirely contained within the controller . as such , games on the ique player were direct ports of nintendo 64 games . games are stored on a 64mb flash card and purchased at kiosks or using the ique @ home software . demo versions of four games came included with the ique player .
stopped into ique for a screen repair . ended up buying a package deal . the service was quick and friendly . thanks ique , for making my phone pretty again ! ! !
the screen that shows when you put an ique ds game on a normal nintendo ds .
save nintendo ique ds to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .
ique , ltd . is a chinese joint venture with its founder , wei yen , and nintendo . 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 . currently , ique may only release portable nintendo games for ique ds , game boy advance , and game boy advance sp . the ique player is the only home
console
available from the company in china . however , plans to release the wii in china were officially announced by satoru iwata on 28 october 2007 , but they were only 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 .
nintendo game boy advance sp ique bright screen vs . game boy advance ags - 001 - youtube
super mario advance 3 - yoshi ' s island ique vs nintendo jpn ( scanlines16 . com )
it ' ll be branded the ique 3ds . the ique ds had unique copy protection that meant chinese games could only be played by chinese systems ( though chinese systems could play everywhere else ' s games ) ; it remains to be seen whether the ique 3ds will continue this practice .
talk to one of our experienced ique repair technicians , and we’ll fix your device on your time .
are we missing a good definition for ique ? don ' t keep it to yourself . . .
first of all , what ' s the deal with the ique ? it seems nintendo doesn ' t use it ' s usual nintendo name / company in china but uses ique instead . any clue as to why ?
my friend got her nintendo ds from china and instead of nds , it is nique . ique ds lite .
i thought most ique products required you to go and get the games from an ique station . . . . . . those of which wouldn ' t be located anywhere outside of china . i could be wrong though .
also i ' ve never seen an ique system here . . . but easy enough to find on taobao .
nintendo has managed to secure a release of 3ds in china via distributor ique , according to a gamrade report .
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ique is the architecture window film brand of v - kool and it was developed to meet architectural flat glass applications .
destaco ' s camco ique ™ conveyor is a modular , scalable , intelligent conveyor system powered by itrak ® technology .
here is a video of a nintendo gameboy advance sp released in the peoples republic of china under the ique brand .
ique is an official chinese brand for nintendo products that started with the nintendo 64 , i know there was plans for an ique ds but i had no idea one was actually released ( it ' s not too surprising though ) .
i played mk7 producted by ique ( china ) limited . it seems this softwere has been translated in chinese simplified .
nintendo is giving china that work with these ique 3ds xl designs ( the system is known as the ique 3ds over there ) . man has not yet crafted a jar that could contain all the jelly i now have inside me .
ique are a partnership between wei yen and nintendo , to get nintendo consoles repackaged and released in china . they have been doing it since the n64 . ( they still use ique 64 ' s in zelda speed runs , actually . )
since this system is emulating the nintendo 64 , hard to rate the ique anything higher based on the time of its release .
ique ds , the chinese version of the original nintendo ds , has region - protected games unlike all other versions . they are unplayable outside chinese consoles , triggering a glowing red error message (
only for ique ds
, in english ) . this protection can be circumvented by changing 0x1d from 80 to 00 . for some reason , the dsi and 3ds do not use the protection and will play ique ds games .
- console released in china - silver colored console with pikachu on it . has
ique
written on it instead of ' game boy advance
regular ds systems have a language option in all firmware . ique ds replaced japanese with chinese , while the korean ds replaced italian with korean .
here it is , the nintendo console that no one ' s heard of . ique is a chinese electronics company owned by nintendo . aside from the ique player they also released gba ' s and ds ' s under the ique moniker . list of available games for the ique player : wave race 64 star fox 64 super mario 64 the legend of zelda : ocarina of time mario kart 64 f - zero x yoshi ' s story paper mario sin & punishment : successor of the earth excitebike 64 super smash bros . animal forest ( aka animal crossing ) dr . mario 64 custom robo
when you can pick up a n64 and all of the titles for less than the ique , it is hardly a good value for the gamer .
ique offers ideal solution for architects , building project managers , business and homeowners who seek the freedom to maximise glass - dependent designs without compromising on comfort .
in order of release , the following are the video games released on the ique player . all of the games were games published by nintendo in other regions .
i really can ' t imagine that more than 2000 of these exist , considering how rare micros are anyway , the ique general rarity and the price tag .
the ique player is a chinese - exclusive plug - and - play video game system , technically based on the nintendo 64 console , that was released in 2003 .
i was wondering mostly because even the vanilla colors in ique for sps and whatnot go for sometimes up to $ 100 more than the normal colors in the us .
the ique ds supports any region of ds cartridges , but the chinese cartridges do not work on other ds systems , therefore making it a great device for importers .
searching a little bit more yielded some good information about ique . . . but i now wonder one thing , can these be usable in english language or only in chinese ?
nintendo ' s publishing partner for its various handheld systems in the mainland of china , ique , will be releasing their own version of the nintendo 3ds xl this coming december .
welcome to gem unboxings , where we show you unique consoles or limited editions ! we start this series with the extremely rare china exclusive game boy advance sp ique mario 20th anniversary .
the ique 3000 comes with mapsource® city navigator data , which provides nearly six million points of interest , including restaurants , hotels , parks , fuel and more . it also includes the ability to synchronize your ique 3000 organizer applications with either palm™ desktop or microsoft outlook . for extra fun , you can also load games and tools from the included setup and map disk .
my friend got her nintendo ds from china and instead of nds , it is nique . ique ds lite . source : urltoken uploader : ifebakarey upload date : 2008 - 10 - 13
ique repaired my wife ' s phone , which had taken a swim . verizon wanted us to buy a new phone , but ique performed a water - damage cleaning and got it back up and running . we had assumed that we ' d need to purchase a new battery since it wouldn ' t hold charge - - and ique easily could have charged us for a battery for more money - - but they performed only the service that was needed . the price was very reasonable , and they were a pleasure to work with . i ' d gladly recommend them to others .
looking to simplify your life with a powerful time - saving tool ? the ique 3000 combines simple , intuitive gps navigation , 3d maps and a palm os platform into a sleek , lightweight pda .
surprising , this system has more mass to it than one would think . the connections to the optional family pack are not very tight , but overall i have not had any problems with ique .
nintendo is giving china that work with these ique . . . - tiny cartridge 3ds - nintendo switch , 3ds , ds , wii u , and ps vita news , media , & retro junk
one of the lesser known consoles released by nintendo , the ique player ( ique ) debuted in china on november 21 , 2003 . the published intention of this system was to allow gamers easy and affordable access to past game releases for the nintendo 64 . in reality , the truth behind its incarnation seems to lie somewhere in between their attempt to govern the illegal distribution of game roms while profiting from the reissuing of past games . though plans to release the ique worldwide were in the works at the time , this console was only sold in china . targeting the chinese audience was not done by accident - digital copyright laws differ significantly from those employed in the us . strongly resembling a plug - n - play device , the ique is indeed a stand alone console on all levels . the ique does not offer anything new to the gaming world technologically . inside this system resides a r - 4300 64bit cpu that is based on the same chip used in the nintendo 64 . graphically , games are able to be displayed using 2 . 09 million colors at a maximum rate of 100 , 000 polygons per second . this sturdy , stylistic unit plugs directly into the television av ports ( composite ) . though only one controller interface is provided , an expansion pack ( nintendo ique family pack ) is offered , sold separately , allowing multiplayer gaming . speaking of software , unfortunately the ique player offers absolutely nothing new for the gamer .
according to luis , the ique player offers a very decent gaming experience , and its controller even represents an improvement over what nintendo was offering the rest of the world at the time . this device’s version of ocarina of time is very much like the game that nintendo fans already know and love ; it’s just in chinese and has slightly quicker loading times . getting new games for the ique player was something of a strange ordeal , however . gamers were supposed to take a memory card to a kiosk at a gas station and download additional titles from there . alternately , games were made available through the ique player website , which hasn’t been updated since 2006 . a total of 14 games were made available for this system . since china finally lifted its ban on video game consoles in 2015 , it is unlikely that anything like the ique player will ever be made again .
the system only had fourteen games available , one of which was ocarina of time . majora ' s mask was also slated for release on the ique , but was canceled . exact reasons for the cancellation are unknown .
software for the nintendo ique player was distributed on 64 mb flash cards . the console comes with time - limited demos of the legend of zelda : ocarina of time , super mario 64 , wave race 64 and star fox 64 along with the full version of doctor mario . games could be purchased in the traditional manner ( with the software preinstalled on a flash card ) or by downloading the software from one of the authorized nintendo ique depots . retail packaging for ique software is basically the same style that is utilized with a deck of playing cards . a flip - top cover provides access to the flash card and one page instruction pamphlet . bright , vibrant artwork adorns the front cover with the high - gloss finish adding a bit of class to the design . the second method of obtaining titles was by downloading them from nintendo ique depots ( as previously described in the reviews section ) .
so apparently the ique 3ds xl is still being sold - but only in mainland china , not in hong kong . the only people i know directly , when they go on vacations , go to hk and not the mainland .
for my personal knowledge , is the ique different from the 3ds region locking speaking ? i thought there were only 3 regions as of recently , us eu and jp . but i learnd there is a south east asia , or singapore version , which appear to be an american 3ds with a
asia
sticker on the box or something . is the ique the same thing or its really its own region and is incompatible with american or japanese games ?
as it has with previous pieces of hardware — like the ds — nintendo has been able to secure a chinese release ( through its partnership with ique ) for its upcoming gaming handheld , with the 3ds due out there in april .
there is no difference between nintendo 64 version and the ique player version of these games except for the fact that text and in some cases voices have been translated to chinese . the only exceptions are the mario games and the previously japan - only title sin and punishment : successor of the earth , where the text has been translated while the voices remain in english . also , the ique games are newer than the n64 counterparts , so many glitches and errors from the original games have been fixed . some features were also removed due to the system ' s lack of support for n64 controller accessories like the rumble pak . due to this , many games that originally supported the rumble feature no longer support it . some features were also added . many games that allow the player to enter his / her name now have the option to use their ique player ' s username , which can be set at the ique player ' s main menu .
stopped in to ique in midvale to get screens repaired on two phones . the service was great and fast . bought a package which included a phone case , waterproofing and screen protector . the phones were done quickly . thanks ! ! !
the ique can be bought on taobao . com , which is the chinese version of ebay . i am pretty sure that hk people can buy things on taobao but i dont know if there is a separation of hk taobao vs mainland taobao .
nintendo fanatics are already well familiar with the nes , the game cube , the nintendo 64 , and a whole slew of other much - loved consoles . but no nintendo collection is truly complete without the ique player . never heard of it ? that’s probably because it was only released in mainland china as a way of dodging that country’s attempted ban on video games in the early 2000s . gaming historian shane luis gives retro gaming fans a proper introduction to the elusive ique player in a new video on his youtube channel , rerez . according to the video , china was effectively trying to legislate video games out of existence at the beginning of the current millennium . nintendo’s solution was to release a plug - and - play console through its china - only subsidiary company , ique . debuting in 2003 , he ique player was promoted as a video game player rather than a console . the differences between player and console are subtle but , from a legal standpoint , important . the ique player had no place for cartridges , nor did it even have multiple ports for controllers . what set the device apart were its limitations . it could only play a handful of nintendo games , including super mario 64 and the legend of zelda : ocarina of time .
games were purchased at a kiosk or from an online software store called ique @ home ( which required a firmware update for the console that could only be found in the kiosks ) and downloaded to a 64 mb cartridge that plugs into the controller .
i ' m living in the usa , but for collection purposes and also data mining ( the dsi eshop is closing in september , after that date all the games are gone forever ! ) i am trying to find an ique system to buy .
but since it ' s a bit different firmware - wise from all the other regions ( hence why it ' s called an ique 3ds xl , not just a 3ds xl ) i wasn ' t sure if it even had the same web browser .
unlike the nintendo 64 , which had very rudimentary online capabilities in japan , the ique player had somewhat more fully - featured online capabilites , including operating system and game updates . however , the console can only connect online through a usb connection on a pc .
they made a new company due to laws in china about outside companies selling products inside china or something . also i know for a fact ique ds games don ' t work on normal ds ' because normal ds ' lack the extra chinese characters in their firmware .
the camco ique conveyor ' s itrak programmable linear drive allows independent control of multiple magnetically - propelled movers along a straight or curvilinear paths . movers can be moved along the conveyor in forward or reverse motion at varying speeds , and in individual , continuous , batch and asynchronous motion sequences .
i got this a few months ago , from someone who didn ' t realize that ique was significant . i ' m wondering how much it ' s worth now , as i ' m selling off my micro collection and i ' m still on the fence about letting this one go .
so how will nintendo discourage piracy ? each ique flash card contains a digital signature specific to that unit . so a flash card from one ique will not work in another . the flash card also stores a download log . this log records what games have been purchased . this will prevent downloads of games not purchased . it also works for the gamer . if a purchased game is deleted simply to make room for another game , it can be downloaded again for free the next time . this download log system is also used to allow time limited game demos . the ique retailed for yuan 598 ( less then $ 100 usd ) . it comes packaged with the unit , a power supply ( 220v ) , and the 64 mb flash card containing 5 pre - downloaded games . doctor mario is a full version title , but zelda 64 : ocarina of time ( 10 hours ) , mario 64 ( 7 hours ) , wave race ( 1 hour ) and star fox ( 1 hour ) are time limited demo versions . the package also contains a serial number and password that allow you to obtain new titles via ique depots at locations throughout china . games cost approximately $ 6 usd and include the game manual . an interesting device that can be imported , but may also appear on other shores . fact : the nintendo ique uses an operating system called uos ( updateable operating system ) . this allows nintendo the ability to apply system updates which are stored onto their flash card .
wikipedia says ,
ique released a chinese dsi model , with a pre - installed version of nintendogs , in december 2009 ; [ 19 ] the nikkei sangyo shimbun reported that this model features improved security , in order to combat piracy . }
. improved security , as in 1 . 4 firmware i believe .
about 150km from bj . one of the first chinese guys i met was an american weeaboo , collecting all sorts of pop culture shit from america , but he also was super into video games , owned a game shop and legit consoles and games , even old promo material like a re2 typewriter . no ique though .
it was created as a joint venture between nintendo and dr . wei yin , founder of ique ltd . , as a means to curb piracy in china . the console has a built - in controller that resembles a cross between the n64 and gamecube controllers . a central controller hub was available for purchase to facilitate multiplayer .
my understanding is that ique is now just nintendo ' s branding in china , so , it is a pretty cool item to see outside of china . you could probably get away with charging a little bit more for it , 10 - 20 $ . then again , you never know how bad someone may want it .
north america ( us ) , europe , japan , korea , taiwan and china . the last two are interesting , as china has the ique ( which is what i ' m after ) , but no actual games for it . . . it comes with two mario games pre - installed and that ' s literally it .
ique knows how to treat customers . these guys get it . other places just don ' t make the effort that ique does . they have fixed my devices every single time , more than 20 times , to my complete satisfaction . that ' s right . i ' m a 20x repeat customer . not sure if that says more about their amazing products and service , or my clumsiness . either way , i recommend them completely . let rob and the midvale team take care of you . rob always makes an effort to call me by name - a little detail of customer attention that you just don ' t see much these days . i love these guys . go there now .
enjoy hours of entertainment with this nintendo ds lite super mario 64 ique ds edition handheld system . besides being compact , the console features a convenient 3 . 12 - inch display , as well as wireless internet connectivity . furthermore , this black nintendo ds lite handheld system is equipped with a reliable arm9 and arm7 processor together with 4 mb ram .
took my samsung tablet in to ique in logan because the screen was black . the tech diagnosed an lcd part needed to be replaced and ordered the part . about a week later i was informed tablet was repaired . i picked tablet up and learned a wire had just become unplugged and was not charged at all for the repair ! awesome customer service .
not , but to be honest i have not really tried yet . it must be findable on the spot with good local contacts . otherwise level gba games i ' m not far from the full set because i lack more than f - zero and super mario advance 2 ique ( it would seem to confirm , but the range includes 8 titles only ! )
enjoy hours of entertainment with this nintendo ds lite super mario 64 ds ique ds edition handheld system . besides being compact , the console features a convenient 3 . 12 - inch display , as well as wireless internet connectivity . furthermore , this nintendo ds lite handheld system is equipped with a reliable arm9 and arm7 processor together with 4 mb ram and comes in black .
beware if you ' re having a better changed . i had ique install a new battery in november last year . now , with absolutely all of my apps closed and no usage of the phone , the battery drops its charge from 100 % to 75 % in just 90 minutes . the
beware
part of this is that although they claim to warranty the battery for lifetime , they ' ll blame it with double talk about apple updates and anything else that can use to talk around and above your head . it is ridiculous that just 7 months after ique replacing my battery , they feel it ' s appropriate to charge for another replacement . and , by the way , the manager all but ignored the conversation while standing just a few feet away . exceptionally poor customer service . one star is generous .
since i updated two games from my ique to full version , i decided to make a video about it . i made some mistakes ( like saying the game run at sixteen hertz rather than sixty ^ ^ ) . the video also show a little glitch when you cross the castle bridge at the extreme left of it , the lakitu bros does not come to meet you . follow me on twitter : urltoken
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the versatile palm - powered™ ique 3000 is ideal for anyone who wants one integrated device for their vehicle , home and office . it features palm® os garnet and includes an address book , date book , to do list , calculator and more and can synchronize information and documents with your computer , so you ' ll always be up - to - date . the 3000 is simple to use and even includes a built - in help to provide useful information about the many software features .
will ensue the ds , dslite dsi and wii . note that for the wii , i have not seen on my last trip to beijing , indeed the only ones available in stores korean import versions were not versions ique . by cons i was lucky to find ique gba games ( and as the gba already belongs to the past , with us over there as , what versions are really not easy to find ! ) . first detail “shock” they are sold in boxes of games ds ! and elsewhere , if you have japanese ds games , you may have noticed that the molding of housings provided a location for a gba cartridge . only wario land advance does not have the right to housing , instead it was delivered in a black velvet pouch with the inscription “it’s me mario” on top and a small cardboard sleeve illustration of the game resuming the . note that these games have been fully localized , whether their packagning , in - game texts , logos etc . … everything is in chinese . this phenomenon is rare enough to be stressed . and up to now comparison photos with versions nintendo japan
the ique 3ds xl , as the system will be known in that country , will come in three different variations . the silver and red models will feature a mario and luigi crest on the front saying ' ' we are twins ' ' , with super mario written under it in fancy writing . there is also a special white and red model , which features mario ' s face as well as many mushroom and coin emblems . all three versions will come with super mario 3d land and mario kart 7 , installed on the included sd card .
most likely the battery is shot - - you can buy a new one for $ 10 or less on ebay ( my ique actually needed a new battery and i got one from china for like $ 6 that worked perfectly ) . a normal triwing screwdriver ( again , $ 2 on ebay ) will open it , but be advised : it ' s really fucking hard to open those . you won ' t need the triwing to open the battery cover ( a small philips head should do it ) but if you don ' t have one , it ' s nice to have around .
getting where you need to go has never been easier ! ique 3000 boasts touch screen navigation that is easy to use with your fingers — no need to pull out the stylus . choose between 3d or 2d maps , which let you easily see where you ' re going . look up addresses or points of interest , such as restaurants , fuel stops , parks and hotels , and the 3000 gives you voice prompts and turn - by - turn directions to your destination . best of all , the 3000 integrates gps navigation with your address book and date book , so you can search for an address or appointment and then create a route to it .
china has been a piracy plague for videogame manufacturers for years . many home consoles have been cloned and sold throughout the streets of hong kong . why spend more money when you can get a cheaper clone ? although many of their older consoles have been cloned , nintendo realized there was still money to be made there . in november of 2003 , they announced a low cost system to debut in china . this new system , called
ique
( rough translation = god ' s toy ) , was not necessarily a new console from a technological perspective . nintendo used nanotechnology on their nintendo 64 console to create a single chip solution containing cpu , graphic engine , etc . this new design allows doubled operating speed , reduced electronic noises , low power consumption , and most noticeably a reduced size . the heart of n64 has been built into a single controller . what makes it even more interesting is the fact that the ique , although essentially an n64 machine , does not use cartridges . the console uses a 64 mb flash card as its game media . these flash cards are used to download and store n64 game ports . the overall concept works similar to nintendo ' s efforts with the famicom disk system . gamers simply purchase a game title and download it onto their flash card . this design makes the games cheaper for purchase .
i have gotten my wife ' s samsung s3 fixed by these guys , repaired an ipad lcd , and gotten a case and tempered glass for my wife ' s 6s ( hopefully it doesn ' t break this time ) . what can i say , our children like to break mobile devices : ) these guys will do whatever it takes to make people satisfied . if things don ' t go the way you thought they should , ask for justin , the manager or kc the owner . these guys will make sure that you get taken care of . . . also , in case you have mobile destructive munchkins as well , ique can also do data recovery for the worst events . a life saver if you need it .
the ique solely uses ports of existing games from the nintendo 64 . games are played from and stored on 64 mb flash cards that are inserted into the bottom of the unit . the system itself comes with time - limited demos of the legend of zelda : ocarina of time , super mario 64 , wave race 64 and star fox 64 along with the full version of doctor mario . additional titles are purchased through official ique distributors ( downloaded onto the flash cards ) . games are exactly as they were at the time of their original release ( with the exception of some translation ) , though graphics have been updated slightly . game downloads sold for $ 5 - $ 10 usd . a nice thing about the system was that the flash cards are rewritable but retains your download history for purchased games ( so you can reinstall them at no charge if you run out of room and need to delete a title ) . as of this writing , there are 14 known game ports for this system . overall , this console is nothing more than a compact , glorified n64 port machine aimed at thwarting piracy ( roms ) and attempting to cash in as well . these systems are somewhat rare , but not entirely . do not spend a great deal in investing in these systems . a cib unit should run you around $ 100 usd , with about $ 45 s / h from china . this console should go up in price in time due to its limited release in china . if making the purchase , due so for collection purposes only , not for a new gaming experience .
my ds lite recently kicked the bucket , so i went on ebay and looked for a new one . since most of the consoles i ' ve picked up recently have be limited edition ones , i figured i would look for a le dsl to upgrade from my broken plain black one . i stumbled on this red / black one with this dragon design on the front , kind of like that ryu ga gotoku white ps3 . since the auction was ending in minutes i impulse bid and won it because it was only 60 bucks and looked pretty cool . after paying for it and googling i was only able to find a little bit of info . it seems like i got some kind of chinese dsl called an ique ? it seems a little sketch to be honest . . . anyone know anything about this particular handheld ? are there any downsides to it if i ' m located in the us and own only us ds and gba games ? should i try to see if the seller will be nice and let me retract my bid ? i ' m kind of worried . thanks !
please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online . pages : 26 . chapters : game boy advance , game boy advance sp , game boy micro , ique player , nintendo ds , nintendo dsi , nintendo ds lite . excerpt : the nintendo dsi ) is a dual - screen handheld game console released by nintendo . the console launched in japan on november 1 , 2008 , and worldwide beginning in april 2009 . it is the third iteration of the nintendo ds , and its primary market rival is sony ' s playstation portable . the fourth iteration , entitled nintendo dsi xl , is a larger model that launched the following year . development of the dsi began in late 2006 , and the handheld was unveiled during an october 2008 nintendo conference in tokyo . consumer demand convinced nintendo to produce a slimmer handheld with larger screens than the ds lite . consequently , nintendo removed the game boy advance ( gba ) cartridge slot to improve portability without sacrificing durability . while the dsi ' s design is similar to that of the ds lite , it features two digital cameras , supports internal and external content storage , and connects to an online store called the nintendo dsi shop . nintendo stated that families often share ds and ds lite consoles . its new functionality was intended to facilitate personalization , so as to encourage each member of a household to purchase a dsi . the handheld supports exclusive physical media in addition to ds games with dsi - specific features and standard ds titles . the only exception to its backward compatibility are earlier ds games that required the gba slot . reviews of the nintendo dsi were generally positive ; although they decried the console ' s lack of exclusive software and removal of the gba cartridge slot , its added functionality caused many to recommend it to those who had not purchased a previous ds model . many critics were disappointed with the limited resolution of dsi ' s cameras , though the consensus agreed they . . .
nintendo released a document for its 73rd annual general meeting of shareholders , which features an up - to - date listing of subsidiaries . you’ve got the usual suspects like nintendo of america , retro , and nst . the list also includes 1 - up ( formerly brownie brown ) , nerd ( otherwise known as nintendo european research and development sas ) , and more .
name : nintendo of canada ltd . region : canada capital : c $ 4000000 corporate role : sales / marketing ownership percentage : 100
name : nintendo france s . a . r . l . region : france capital : €10000000 corporate role : marketing / sales ownership percentage : 100
name : nintendo benelux b . v region : netherlands capital : €6800000 corporate role : sales / marketing ownership percentage : 100
name : nintendo iberica , s . a . region : spain capital : €3000000 corporate role : sales / marketing ownership percentage : 100
name : nintendo ru llc . region : russia capital : rub104000000 corporate role : sales / marketing ownership percentage : 100
name : nintendo australia pty . ltd . region : australia capital : aud8500000 corporate role : sales / marketing ownership percentage : 100
name : nintendo taiwan co . ltd . region : taiwan capital : nt $ 5000000 corporate role : sales / marketing ownership percentage : 100
name : nintendo of korea co . ltd . region : south korea capital : ? 25000000 corporate role : sales / marketing ownership percentage : 100
name : nintendo technology development inc . region : united states of america capital : the list states 1 us $ , i assume they mean a million us $ corporate role : development ownership percentage : 100
name : urltoken inc region : united states of america capital : $ 900000 corporate role : other ( product return solutions , retail fraud etc . ) ownership percentage : 100
name : retro studios , inc . region : united states of america capital : $ 10001000 corporate role : development ownership percentage : 100
name : nintendo ( hong kong ) co . , ltd . region : hong kong capital : hk $ 49300000 corporate role : sale / marketing ownership percentage : 100
name : nd cube company , ltd . region : japan ( tokyo ) capital : ¥483000000 corporate role : development ownership percentage : 96
name : 1 - up studio co . , ltd . region : japan ( tokyo ) capital : ¥90000000 corporate role : development ownership percentage : 100
name : monolith software , ltd . ( was inc . ) region : japan ( tokyo ) capital : ¥75000000 corporate role : development ownership percentage : 97
name : nintendo network service database inc . region : japan ( tokyo ) capital : ¥480000000 corporate role : other ( network services ) ownership percentage : 100
name : mario club co . , ltd . region : kyoto capital : ¥450000000 corporate role : development ( debugging ) ownership percentage : 100
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had purchased the warranty ( which was a good deal ) and mailed my phone in to be repaired because i ' m out of state . things that justify the 1 star review , listed below : 1 . the turn around was slow ( they received the phone on a thursday , the phone was finally repaired and shipped back on that saturday 2 . they always said they ' d call me back , but i always had to call them back 2 . 3 days after they shipped my phone , i still haven ' t received it . i called the store , ben answered and said he wasn ' t sure how to get the tracking information ( since he normally works at a different location ) , but he said he would find out and call me back . he didn ' t call me back ( how shocking ) . i call back , josh answers the phone , and i wait on hold for twenty minutes , until i gave up . i called back , but they didn ' t answer . 4 . their website advertises that the return shipping is 2 - day shipping . when i finally got in touch with the store employee regarding where my phone was , they let me know they sent it ups ground . wtf people ? ? ? ! i felt like i was fairly relaxed and forgiving through the whole process , but this is getting kind of ridiculous . 1 star . in person the store is probably fantastic , and a pretty good price . anything via mail , don ' t hold your breath .