IQue Player

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.
==Overview==
The iQue Player was created as a joint venture between Nintendo and Dr. Wei Yin, founder of , as a means to curb piracy in China. The console has a built-in controller that resembles a cross between the Nintendo 64 and Nintendo GameCube controllers. A central controller hub was available for purchase to facilitate multiplayer.
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.
The system only had 14 games available, one of which was . was also slated for release, but was eventually cancelled. The reason for its cancellation was never confirmed, but it is speculated that it was due to iQue shifting resources to the iQue Game Boy Advance.
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