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}}{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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 [[wikipedia:Taiwan|Taiwan]], most know for producing the [[KW-501]] clone [[Mega Drive]] system.
 
}}{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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 [[wikipedia:Taiwan|Taiwan]], most know for producing the [[KW-501]] clone [[Mega Drive]] system.
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Reportedly, the company was [[Sega v King-Wei|successfully sued by Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]] sometime in the late 1990s. While King-Wei ceased operations in April 1998{{ref|https://gotw101.com/company/name/慶威電子股份有限公司.html}}, Sega is said to have won the lawsuit in 2000.
  
 
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Revision as of 08:49, 18 May 2024

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King-Wei Electronics
Founded: 1988[1]
Defunct: 1998-04[2]
Headquarters:
Taiwan

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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