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Miggy-AMN
10-22-2004, 06:28 PM
...in China, that is.

Thanks to Lik-sang for the news.

http://image.lik-sang.com/images//large/ique-usb.jpg

After month of silence around Nintendo’s iQue, here is the long awaited iQue Update with some exciting news about the console. This will make iQue owners but also N64 veterans very happy as it's finally getting interesting.

Nintendo recently didn't only announce Sin and Punishment for the iQue (which is available at iQue Depots since a couple of days), they will finally ship the iQue USB Cable Upgrade. The magic accessory allows downloading new games, updating the iQue through the Internet, online play of iQue ported N64 titles and to communicate with other iQue owners. The cable is supposed to be available within two weeks.

Whether this development gives us an outlook how the NDS online functions are supposed to work or if this development is completely separate from other Nintendo (of Japan) developments, and if the online multiplayer modes are already built in into the previously published titles such as Mario Kart, remains unanswered at iQue Limited.

Details (http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3498&)

iQue Online Upgrade + USB cable for $19.95 (http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=245&products_id=5925)
[url=http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=245&products_id=5926]iQue Game Download Voucher for $8.90

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Ironic...

brian23987
10-22-2004, 06:31 PM
The box looks nice. Pirates will probably eat this up.

Cheese0089
10-22-2004, 06:33 PM
that would be cool to play smash brothers online

Pdftbluefire
10-22-2004, 08:25 PM
It would be awsome to play Perfect Dark online.

Are there just sertain n64 games that play online?

Fresnokila
10-22-2004, 08:36 PM
Ha heard about the iQue long ago...but didnt know it looked so sleek...I'm going to China!!!....well....one could dream...

Motz
10-22-2004, 10:00 PM
i hate that thing they released so ugly. they should fucus on the the places that buy more not pirate everything.

Pdftbluefire
10-22-2004, 11:01 PM
Well, I want gamecube online!

Bodyhat
10-22-2004, 11:15 PM
Wow thats kool where can i find more info on iQue...first time i've heard of it.

bXr Groove
10-22-2004, 11:21 PM
Google is a good place to start....

cubed4life
10-23-2004, 12:03 AM
Does it look like im or anyone else is chinese

Shawn
10-23-2004, 12:16 AM
That's pretty neat

Daniel
10-23-2004, 12:31 AM
Damn. I was hoping it was DS. I never heard much about the IQue. Its good for the Chinese though they love online stuff.

cubed4life
10-23-2004, 12:43 AM
id be pretty cool for the ds though

Daniel
10-23-2004, 12:45 AM
Yeah I was really hoping that it was but no. Damn. I need to look into it.

XboxEvolved
10-23-2004, 06:18 PM
It isnt going online like you hope, its simply so people can buy games online, no online play at all.

Will we ever see anything like that here? Probably not. Microsoft has Xbox Arcade were you pay for games online but these are older, much older titles that retail couldn't make money from. If were talking newer games distributed over internet keep dreaming though. Both Sony and Microsoft told major retailers they wanted to do it, then these retailers (Wal-Mart in particular) threatened to stop carrying their products if they did so.

Rensa
10-24-2004, 06:47 AM
Yeah, but it's nice to see possible directions that Nintendo, Sony or Microsoft could take with their various projects.

Kirbimirsha
10-24-2004, 09:39 AM
I'm to china....god why is it the less important markets get it last ( even if CHina is important, its the biggest economy in the world ...)...???