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Posted July 11, 2013
"China expected to end ban on video game consoles"

I must admit, that i didnt know they were banned in the first place..
Posted July 11, 2013
I guess the Chinese are the real PC Gaming Master Race.
Posted July 11, 2013
It has to be passed through seven ministries. Now that's bureaucracy if there was ever some.

One or two, sure, but seven?! Yeah, it's bloody hard work governing a billion people, but surely one department can be cut from the red tape?

Governments, man.
Posted July 11, 2013
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Hesusio: I guess the Chinese are the real PC Gaming Master Race.
...so clearly gog should be advertising in China then? Only billion+ customers :)

Wish i had the time and money to go to a Go game camp in China some day though.
Posted July 11, 2013
About time. Shipping fees would be quite agreeable :D
Posted July 11, 2013
Xi Jinping is just pissed that he wasn't able to get to level four of Splinter Cell and now he's taking it out on the whole country. What an asshole!
Posted July 11, 2013
If video games were banned in China, how come the nintendo IQue was release there as a portable N64 equivalent system ?? I'm pretty sure it was release in mainland China and not (or not only atleast) in HongKong.
Posted July 11, 2013
No more shitty bootleg consoles :(
Posted July 11, 2013
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N0x0ss: If video games were banned in China, how come the nintendo IQue was release there as a portable N64 equivalent system ?? I'm pretty sure it was release in mainland China and not (or not only atleast) in HongKong.
The article said the ban is 13 years old (so enacted around 2000 or so), so the N64 was perfectly legal up until the tail end of its lifespan.
Posted July 11, 2013
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Hesusio: The article said the ban is 13 years old (so enacted around 2000 or so), so the N64 was perfectly legal up until the tail end of its lifespan.
True, true... Only : The iQue Player was released on 17 November 2003 with a few launch titles. Nintendo strategy to market games in China was to show how videogames can help improve children's mental and social development. At first, the only way to get games was to buy them via the iQue Depot, but in 2009, Nintendo released Fugue Online to download games at home. The latest game released was released in 2006.
(Source Nintendo )

And If I recall, the Zeebo (released around 2011 if I recall correctly) was meant for third-world markets among witch : China... So I really think that selling video game systems weren't as much illegal as monitored and strictly controlled.


Yet another article on wikipedia clearly states : On the other hand, video game consoles have been banned in the country since the early 2000s, in response to parental concern for youth productivity.

I really think that there's a big misunderstanding about how exactly and to what degree consoles or systems, be it handhelds or not, are banned in Mainland China.
Post edited July 11, 2013 by N0x0ss
Posted July 11, 2013
The chinese goverment has seen the benefits of the Xbox One and will supply one to every household in China so they can better keep an eye on them and spam them with propaganda (advertising) of course.

PC's will probably be banned in the future, too much freedom. =/
Post edited July 11, 2013 by Strijkbout
Posted July 11, 2013
If I were in charge of a country, consoles would be banned too. Everyone must be taught when young about computers and how to assemble a computer. We would even have drills like in the military when they have to assemble their rifle quickly, but instead it's for your PC. Selling games with DRM would also be illegal, punishable by death.
Post edited July 11, 2013 by Crosmando
Posted July 11, 2013
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Strijkbout: The chinese goverment has seen the benefits of the Xbox One and will supply one to every household in China so they can better keep an eye on them and spam them with propaganda (advertising) of course.

PC's will probably be banned in the future, too much freedom. =/
LOL
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Crosmando: If I were in charge of a country, consoles would be banned too. Everyone must be taught when young about computers and how to assemble a computer. We would even have drills like in the military when they have to assemble their rifle quickly, but instead it's for your PC. Selling games with DRM would also be illegal, punishable by death.
LOL You know how expensive that would be, considering most people are retards? You willing to spend that kind of money?
Post edited July 11, 2013 by langurmonkey
Posted July 11, 2013
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Strijkbout: If I were in charge of a country, consoles would be banned too. Everyone must be taught when young about computers and how to assemble a computer. We would even have drills like in the military when they have to assemble their rifle quickly, but instead it's for your PC. Selling games with DRM would also be illegal, punishable by death.
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langurmonkey: LOL You know how expensive that would be, considering most people are retards? You willing to spend that kind of money?
That would most likely pay itself back pretty fast, considering that people would learn to use computers at earlier age and thus work better later on.

http://www.geek.com/chips/estonia-to-teach-programming-in-schools-from-age-6-1513339/
Posted July 11, 2013
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Hesusio: The article said the ban is 13 years old (so enacted around 2000 or so), so the N64 was perfectly legal up until the tail end of its lifespan.
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N0x0ss: True, true... Only : The iQue Player was released on 17 November 2003 with a few launch titles. Nintendo strategy to market games in China was to show how videogames can help improve children's mental and social development. At first, the only way to get games was to buy them via the iQue Depot, but in 2009, Nintendo released Fugue Online to download games at home. The latest game released was released in 2006.
(Source Nintendo )

And If I recall, the Zeebo (released around 2011 if I recall correctly) was meant for third-world markets among witch : China... So I really think that selling video game systems weren't as much illegal as monitored and strictly controlled.

Yet another article on wikipedia clearly states : On the other hand, video game consoles have been banned in the country since the early 2000s, in response to parental concern for youth productivity.

I really think that there's a big misunderstanding about how exactly and to what degree consoles or systems, be it handhelds or not, are banned in Mainland China.
I *believe* the ban only covers "traditional", non-handheld consoles. The iQue player got through because it was a plug and play thing where the entire console is contained in the controller, and Nintendo have released multiple handhelds (GBA, DS, DSi, 3DS...), which are clearly not covered either.
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