King-Wei Electronics

Founded: 1988-12-22^[1]

Defunct: 1998-04^[2]

Headquarters:

#19, 929 Lane, Zhongzheng Road, Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City^[1]

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King-Wei Electronics (慶威電子股份有限公司), also known as Kingway Electronics, was a Taiwanese clone console and pirate game manufacturer based in Taiwan, most know for producing the KW-501 clone Mega Drive system.

History

Reportedly, the company was successfully sued by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. sometime in the late 1990s. While King-Wei ceased operations in April 1998^[2], Sega is said to have won the lawsuit in 2000.

References

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King-Wei Electronics

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