<s>
The	O
iQue	B-Application
Player	I-Application
(	O
,	O
stylised	O
as	O
iQue	B-Application
PLAYER	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Device
TV	I-Device
game	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
that	O
was	O
manufactured	O
by	O
iQue	O
,	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Taiwanese-American	O
scientist	O
Wei	O
Yen	O
after	O
China	O
had	O
banned	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
home	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
Chinese	O
name	O
is	O
Shén	O
Yóu	O
Ji	O
( 神游机	O
)	O
,	O
literally	O
"	O
Divine	B-Application
Gaming	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
any	O
English-speaking	O
countries	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
iQue	B-Application
Player	I-Application
"	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
instruction	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Chinese	O
gamers	O
tend	O
to	O
purchase	O
pirated	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
or	O
disc	O
copies	O
or	O
download	O
copied	O
game	O
files	O
to	O
play	O
via	O
emulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
wanted	O
to	O
curb	O
software	O
piracy	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
and	O
bypass	O
the	O
ban	O
that	O
the	O
Chinese	O
government	O
has	O
implemented	O
on	O
home	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
since	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
partnered	O
with	O
Wei	O
Yen	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
led	O
past	O
Nintendo	O
product	O
development	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
and	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
would	O
support	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
only	O
to	O
include	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
and	O
is	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iQue	B-Application
Player	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
play	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
set	O
for	O
mid-October	O
with	O
debut	O
markets	O
including	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
Guangzhou	O
,	O
and	O
Chengdu	O
,	O
expanding	O
into	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
China	O
by	O
the	O
following	O
spring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iQue	B-Application
Player	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2003	O
with	O
few	O
launch	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
game	O
,	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
( 动物森林	O
,	O
Animal	O
Forest	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iQue	B-Application
Player	I-Application
is	O
a	O
size-reduced	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
using	O
system-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
plays	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
specifically	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iQue	B-Application
Player	I-Application
's	O
library	O
has	O
14	O
games	O
,	O
light	O
conversions	O
from	O
past	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
game	O
was	O
canceled	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
and	O
another	O
,	O
a	O
Traditional	O
Chinese	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
was	O
completed	O
but	O
never	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iQue	B-Application
Player	I-Application
games	O
differ	O
slightly	O
from	O
their	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
counterparts	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
text	O
and	O
voices	O
having	O
been	O
translated	O
to	O
Mandarin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
exceptions	O
are	O
the	O
Mario	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
previously	O
Japan-only	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
text	O
has	O
been	O
translated	O
but	O
the	O
voices	O
remain	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
features	O
were	O
removed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
controller	O
accessories	O
like	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
features	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
games	O
that	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
enter	O
their	O
name	O
now	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
iQue	B-Application
Player	I-Application
's	O
username	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speedruns	O
of	O
several	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
are	O
sometimes	O
carried	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
iQue	B-Application
Player	I-Application
due	O
to	O
quicker	O
loading	O
times	O
and	O
faster	O
scrolling	O
text	O
than	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
