Newly-discovered iQue GBA prototypes for China surface

Back in the day, Nintendo released a number of GBA games in China. These games came out for the iQue GBA, which was one of a handful of iQue devices Nintendo teamed up with iQue on. Unfortunately, the first wave of iQue GBA games quickly became the focus of piracy. Titles like Metroid Zero Mission, Wario Land 4, and F-Zero Maximum Velocity. These titles were ripped and distributed illegally in China, which really soured Nintendo's thoughts on supporting the iQue GBA any further.

Turns out Nintendo had plans for more iQue GBA support before the piracy issue reared its ugly head. Chinese prototypes for games like Super Mario Kart, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, DK: King of Swing, Advance Wars, Tomato Adventure, Fire Emblem: Binding Blade, and Densetsu no Starfy 2 were recently discovered. While work began on these localizations, as we stated above, piracy problems lead Nintendo to never completing the Chinese releases.