IQue Player

iQue Player
iQue Player console/controller
DeveloperNintendo
ManufactureriQue
TypeHome video game console
GenerationFifth
Release date
  • CHN: November 18, 2003
[1]
Lifespan2003–2016
Introductory price¥498
Discontinued2016
MediaFlash card, cartridge
CPUMIPS R-4300i 64Bit CPU @ 140.625 MHz
Memory16 MB (8 MB available)
Graphics62.5 MHz Reality Co-Processor
SoundADPCM 64
ConnectivityUSB (iQue@Home)
PowerAC Adapter
Online servicesiQue Depot, iQue@Home[2]
Best-selling gameDr. Mario 64 (pre-installed in bundled memory card)
RelatedNintendo 64
WebsiteiQue (in Chinese)

The iQue Player (/ˌ ˈkj/, stylised as iQue PLAYER[3]) is a handheld TV game version of the Nintendo 64 console that was manufactured by iQue, a joint venture between Nintendo and Taiwanese-American scientist Wei Yen after China had banned the sale of home video games. Its Chinese name is Shén Yóu Ji (神游机), literally "God Gaming Machine". Shényóu (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.[4]

  1. ^ "iQue PLAYER优惠套装上海试卖,五款精品游戏同步发售!" [iQue Player Discount Set Trial Sale in Shanghai, Five High-quality Games Released Simultaneously!] (in Chinese). iQue. Archived from the original on December 25, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. ^ iQue Ltd Archived 2018-04-08 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "iQue Ltd". www.ique.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  4. ^ iQue Ltd Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine