Waixing

Waixing at a Glance

Waixing is a Chinese company that operated as both a developer and publisher from 1996 to 2005. Founded in 1993, the firm built its reputation on creating unlicensed games for the Family Computer and later producing electronics like Wii clones. Their catalog on PlayPile contains ten titles, with nine released under their publishing name and eight developed by them directly. The company focused heavily on the Family Computer platform, accounting for nine of their ten listed games. They also touched the Super Famicom, Sega Mega Drive, and various Plug & Play consoles with single entries each. Their genre output was surprisingly broad for such a small library. The data shows two Adventure titles and two Platform games among their work. They also released one entry each in Sport, Puzzle, Arcade, Role-playing, Fighting, and Shooter categories. The company's production slowed down slightly as time passed. They released three games during the 1990s before increasing their pace to six titles throughout the 2000s. Their final entries on record include Shudu in December 2005 and Table Tennis in April of that same year. Earlier releases included Bio Hazard in 2003 and Zelda Chuánshuō: Sān Shén Zhī lì in 2004. Waixing is best known for releasing Chinese translations of Japanese games under their own name. This practice included titles like Fire Emblem. The company also created games built into consoles around 2005. These later projects often reused code from developers like Subor and Macro Winners but featured Waixing copyright screens. Some versions had altered graphics or music compared to the original sources. The IGDB bio notes that they worked with Nice Code Software and Cube Technology during this period. Quality ratings for their games are mixed at best. While some of their translated RPGs found an audience, many of their entries suffer from poor execution typical of unlicensed bootlegs. Their output dropped significantly after 2005 when they stopped developing Famicom games. They shifted focus to manufacturing Wii clones and educational software instead. Today, you can still find their old FC library on their TMall site, but they no longer release new titles for retro consoles.

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