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. 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 was built into a controller that resembled a cross between the N64 and Gamecube's controllers. Players could purchase a central hub that allows them to play multiplayer, however. Games were purchased at a kiosk or from an online software called iQue@home (which requires a firmware update for the console that can only be found in the kiosks) and downloaded to a 64 MB cartridge that plugs into the controller. The system only had fourteen games available, one of which was. was also slated for release on the iQue, but was canceled. Exact reasons for the cancellation are unknown.