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Nintendo has used a wide variety of bespoke hardware as part of their manufacturing processes, many pieces of which have surfaced into the community via [[Glossary:Xianyu|Xianyu]].
 
Nintendo has used a wide variety of bespoke hardware as part of their manufacturing processes, many pieces of which have surfaced into the community via [[Glossary:Xianyu|Xianyu]].
  
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Many of these are copied (with revisions) from [https://odd-taobao.neocities.org the Odd Taobao Neocities site], with permission from the author. This isn't a 1:1 copy of what's on that site, as this article's scope is limited to factory hardware, and several other types of items have showed up on Xianyu which will be documented separately.
 
Many of these are copied (with revisions) from [https://odd-taobao.neocities.org the Odd Taobao Neocities site], with permission from the author. This isn't a 1:1 copy of what's on that site, as this article's scope is limited to factory hardware, and several other types of items have showed up on Xianyu which will be documented separately.
  
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For items which originated from a Xianyu listing, some listing metadata is included as taken from the Odd Taobao site. A "showoff listing" is one which was created by the seller primarily to show off what they have without any real intention of selling it, often with an exorbitantly high price specified.
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Nintendo has a tendency to use their own products as part of factory testing setups for other products, even sometimes across console generations. As such, there are a lot of odd revisions of consoles and peripherals here which were themselves used to help manufacture other consoles.
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Due to MediaWiki limitations, most images will be placed in a [[Nintendo Factory Hardware#Gallery|gallery]] section at the end.
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== FC/NES ==
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=== FC/NES cartridge tester ===
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Source: ?
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This exists in both FC and NES variants. It's a blue box with two cartridge slots and various controls.
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[[File:unknown.webp|200px|thumb|FC cartridge tester]]
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== SFC ==
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=== SFC cartridge tester ===
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Source: ?
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A SFC cartridge testing machine which is equipped with a Game Boy screen.
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[[File:image01.png|200px|thumb|SFC cartridge tester]]
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== N64 ==
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=== Aging Cartridge ===
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Source: ?
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Regular and PAL versions of the N64's [[Glossary:Aging|aging]] cartridge.
  
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Nintendo has a tendency to use their own products as part of factory testing setups for other products, even sometimes across console generations. As such, there are a lot of odd revisions of consoles and peripherals here which were themselves used to help manufacture other consoles.
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=== N64 controller testing cartridge for SFC (SNES) ===
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Source: ?
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A Super Famicom cartridge which would be used in combination with a custom setup featuring both SFC and N64 boards to test N64 cartridges as they were being produced. This cartridge has been dumped, and was documented extensively on [https://eludevisibility.org/nus-64 eludevisibility.org].
  
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== GameCube ==
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==GameCube==
  
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=== "Engineering Test Controller" ===
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==="Engineering Test Controller"===
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* Listing Price: 90¥
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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* Listing Description: "Nintendo ultra-rare collectible NGC original engineering test controller"
 
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* Listing Description (Original): "任天堂 超稀有收藏品 NGC原装工程测试手柄"
 
  
 
This is a white, final model [[GameCube Controller]] with a second wire with an unknown plug type attached to it in addition to the regular one. It's unknown what this was used for, possibly for controlling some kind of test equipment (not necessarily for the GameCube itself).
 
This is a white, final model [[GameCube Controller]] with a second wire with an unknown plug type attached to it in addition to the regular one. It's unknown what this was used for, possibly for controlling some kind of test equipment (not necessarily for the GameCube itself).
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Angular Velocity (CFS8280 Handle)
 
Angular Velocity (CFS8280 Handle)
  
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== DS/DSi ==
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==Wii/Wii U==
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==='SAMU' DP2 Prototype Wii Fit U Pedometer Test Jig===
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
  
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=== Factory/Internal Top Halves ===
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A test jig for a [[Glossary:FP/EP/DP/MP|DP]]2 pedometer prototype, used with the game 'Wii Fit U'. The silver label reads 'For Finished Product Inspection'.
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* Listing Price: 9999¥ (Showoff listing)
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* Listing Description: "This is my first time seeing this. Does anyone know the origin of this machine? Nintendo World New York"
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===GameCube Controller and Memory Card Jig for [[Wii#Models|Wii Family Edition]] + Factory Memory Card===
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* Listing Description (Original): "第一次见，有了解本机出处的吗，纽约任天堂世界"
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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A jig with GameCube controller ports (1 and 4, as 4 is used for verification inputs by many internal tools) and memory card slots, intended to be plugged into the GameCube port-less Wii Family Edition via a debug port present in place of the second GameCube memory card slot. A memory card is also present.
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[[File:FE NGCJig-3.jpg|200px|thumb|Wii Family Edition jig]]
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Unit label (Roughly):
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Jigs and Tools Management Label 2011/09/22 Ver.00
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Name: Jigs for Post-Aging Inspection Finalization RVK
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Nintendo Co., LTD Uji Factory Product Engineering Department
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The memory card label (Roughly):
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Jigs and tools management label 2009/01/15 Ver.04
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Name: Memory card for aging RVL
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New Technology Department, Uji Factory, Nintendo Engineering Co., Ltd.
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These labels indicate that this jig was used as part of the factory process on RVK (Family Edition) units, since some parts expect GameCube port input which would not be possible otherwise. The memory card was likely used by [[RVL_DIAG]] tools, and predates the RVK.
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===Wii Power Supply for Inspection/Testing===
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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A power supply likely used for testing Wii systems in a factory setting. The label on the front reads "AC Adapter Power Supply for Testing" ("検査用ACアダプタ电源")
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===RVLC-DIF-01 - Wii [[Crusher]] Disc Interface Board (USA & EUR versions)===
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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These boards contain memory chips with the Crusher program which is sent to the console as an emulated disc. It's not clear, but something along the lines of 'cpu - 40/50/60' seems to be written on the white tape on the EUR board, indicating it is specific to certain (later) [[Wii#Board Revisions|board revisions]].
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===RVLC-SI-02/02 - Wii [[Crusher]] [https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Hardware/Serial_Interface Serial Interface] Boards===
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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These boards contain two "CNT-DOL" chips, the main chip of the [[GameCube Controller]]. The "SI" in the name indicates they're connected over the GameCube Controller interface, and so might be used for playing back verification inputs or serving as a controller adapter of some sort.
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== GB ==
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=== GB cartridge tester ===
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The GB cartridge tester, known as "DUCK", has a similar appearance to the FC/SFC ones, with two cartridge slots and a Game Boy LCD.
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[[File:89F8B2EA-EEF3-61E0-37D4111A75A86FE5.png|200px|thumb|GB cartridge tester]]
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==GBA==
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==GBA Test LCD - 'Good Sample'==
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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A GBA LCD known to be in good working order, used for testing. The label on the back reads 'AGB LCD Machine Inspection Good Sample'.
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==DS/DSi==
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===Factory/Internal Top Halves===
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
  
 
These are several DS/DSi console top halves with various internal-use labels. Of note is parts from a 3DS that appears to have been used as part of a microphone tester setup, as well as (probably non-factory) a DS that appears to be from [[Nintendo Software Technology|NST]], a highly defective 3DS which failed numerous factory tests and has the error codes printed on it along with [[Glossary:NG|"NG"]], three DSi XLs with the names "Kin Corn Karn", "Unira", and "Sable Able" printed on them, and a DSi branded with the Nintendo World Store (now Nintendo NY) logo.
 
These are several DS/DSi console top halves with various internal-use labels. Of note is parts from a 3DS that appears to have been used as part of a microphone tester setup, as well as (probably non-factory) a DS that appears to be from [[Nintendo Software Technology|NST]], a highly defective 3DS which failed numerous factory tests and has the error codes printed on it along with [[Glossary:NG|"NG"]], three DSi XLs with the names "Kin Corn Karn", "Unira", and "Sable Able" printed on them, and a DSi branded with the Nintendo World Store (now Nintendo NY) logo.
  
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=== Factory Test Cartridge ===
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[[File:TEST-PRINTS-1.jpg|200px|thumb|DS top halves]]
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* Listing Price: 1599¥
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===Factory Test Cartridge===
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* Listing Description: "Nintendo Factory Test Card"
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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* Listing Description (Original): "任天堂工厂测试卡。"
 
  
 
An unidentified [[Nintendo Test Cartridges#DS|DS test cartridge]].
 
An unidentified [[Nintendo Test Cartridges#DS|DS test cartridge]].
  
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=== TWLC-FMCOM-01 board with [[TWL-EVA]] 3.1 flashed ===
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===TWLC-FMCOM-01 board with [[TWL-EVA]] 3.1 flashed===
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* Listing Price: 100¥ (Though, this seller often does not list items for their genuine prices)
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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* Listing Description: "A copy of Nintendo's finished product inspection board TWL EVA. Version 3.1, dated December 21, 2009. During the production of Nintendo's DSi system, the software was used inside the factory to evaluate each unit before it was put on the shelves."
 
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* Listing Description (Original): "任天堂完成品检查基板 TWL EVA的副本。版本3.1, 日期为2009年12月21日。在任天堂DSi系统的生产过程中, 该软件曾在工厂内使用, 以评估每一个单元, 然后将其放入货架。"
 
  
 
A 'TWLC-FMCOM-01' memory board which connects to a 'TWLC-FDUMMY'. Written to it is version 3.1 of the factory test suite [[TWL-EVA]].
 
A 'TWLC-FMCOM-01' memory board which connects to a 'TWLC-FDUMMY'. Written to it is version 3.1 of the factory test suite [[TWL-EVA]].
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The "TWLC" naming scheme suggests a connection to the DSi [[Crusher]] system.
 
The "TWLC" naming scheme suggests a connection to the DSi [[Crusher]] system.
  
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=== X4 DS Prototype/Factory Unit ===
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===X4 DS Prototype/Factory Unit===
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* Listing Price: 188¥ (Though, this seller often does not list items for their genuine prices)
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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* Listing Description: "Nintendo nds factory tested machine won't turn on without batteries - Factory tested machine case, these are not the same as the retail machine."
 
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* Listing Description (Original): "任天堂 nds 工厂检测机 无电池开不了机 工厂检测用机的外壳，这些和零售机都是不一样的。"
 
  
 
An X4 Nintendo DS [[Nintendo DS#Prototype Consoles|prototype]] that was likely used as part of a factory process, judging by the wires attached to it. Its serial number is NTPAB20003 - see the [[Glossary:xTPAB|xTPAB]] page for more information on the NTPAB/RTPAB serial number prefix. Interestingly, this appears to have been one of the first units of the NTPAB2 series, which would have been the first series using the final shell design, as the [https://fccid.io/BKENTR001/External-Photos/External-Photos-457111.pdf FCC test photos] of an early-shell DS prototype taken in August of 2004 show an NTPAB1 serial.
 
An X4 Nintendo DS [[Nintendo DS#Prototype Consoles|prototype]] that was likely used as part of a factory process, judging by the wires attached to it. Its serial number is NTPAB20003 - see the [[Glossary:xTPAB|xTPAB]] page for more information on the NTPAB/RTPAB serial number prefix. Interestingly, this appears to have been one of the first units of the NTPAB2 series, which would have been the first series using the final shell design, as the [https://fccid.io/BKENTR001/External-Photos/External-Photos-457111.pdf FCC test photos] of an early-shell DS prototype taken in August of 2004 show an NTPAB1 serial.
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A unit of the same origin as this one had its firmware dumped and [https://xcancel.com/forestillusion/status/1553199815240347649/ released via Forest of Illusion] by Twitter user MasChief in 2022. Documentation of this firmware can be found on the [[Nintendo DS#IPL|IPL section of the DS]] page.
 
A unit of the same origin as this one had its firmware dumped and [https://xcancel.com/forestillusion/status/1553199815240347649/ released via Forest of Illusion] by Twitter user MasChief in 2022. Documentation of this firmware can be found on the [[Nintendo DS#IPL|IPL section of the DS]] page.
  
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=== Broken DS/GBA Factory Cartridge Boards ===
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===Broken DS/GBA Factory Cartridge Boards===
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* Listing Price: 99¥
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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* Listing Description: "Nintendo factory testing materials"
 
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* Listing Description (Original): "任天堂工厂测试的料板"
 
  
 
Two broken factory test cartridge boards, and two GBA cartridge boards that have had their components de-soldered.
 
Two broken factory test cartridge boards, and two GBA cartridge boards that have had their components de-soldered.
  
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== 3DS ==
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==3DS==
  
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=== CTRC-MAIN-ANALOG-01 (3DS [[Crusher]] board?) ===
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===CTRC-MAIN-ANALOG-01 (3DS [[Crusher]] board?)===
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* Listing Price: 999¥
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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* Listing Description: "Nintendo Factory Beta"
 
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* Listing Description (Original): "任天堂工厂测试版"
 
  
 
A board with two cartridge slots, RCA composite video/stereo audio jacks and a headphone jack. An obscured label appears to read 'CTRANA10--37'. May be the main board for the 3DS [[Crusher]] system.
 
A board with two cartridge slots, RCA composite video/stereo audio jacks and a headphone jack. An obscured label appears to read 'CTRANA10--37'. May be the main board for the 3DS [[Crusher]] system.
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[[File:ctrcmain front.jpg|200px|thumb|The CTRC main board.]]
  
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=== KIS-CARD ===
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===KIS-CARD===
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* Listing Price: 88¥
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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* Listing Description: "Nintendo original unsold NDS ultra-rare KIS-CARD physical simulation card"
 
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* Listing Description (Original): "任天堂原装 未发售 NDS超稀有 KIS-CARD实体模拟卡"
 
  
 
A DS cartridge with a special port which is used for [https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/Bootloader#Non-NAND_FIRM_boot NTRBoot] during the factory process. It's also been seen in certain 3DS XL kiosks.
 
A DS cartridge with a special port which is used for [https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/Bootloader#Non-NAND_FIRM_boot NTRBoot] during the factory process. It's also been seen in certain 3DS XL kiosks.
  
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=== CTR-LU-J1 ===
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===CTR-LU-J1===
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* Listing Price: 199¥
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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* Listing Description: "Nintendo inspection substrate"
 
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* Listing Description (Original): "任天堂检测基板"
 
  
 
A small board of unknown purpose, appears to have been part of a factory process.
 
A small board of unknown purpose, appears to have been part of a factory process.
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==Misc.==
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===TFTT-00 Test Screen===
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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A Nintendo-branded LCD display with a severely damaged polarizer film, dated to 2000. Has composite video and power inputs. The widescreen aspect ratio and date might indicate that it's GBA-related.
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===Unlabelled Test Screen===
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Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)
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A similar device, in what appears to be 4:3 aspect ratio. There's a small possibility this is related to the GameCube's planned 3D LCD, but it's more likely a piece of factory equipment.
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== Gallery ==
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More pictures of some items are available on the Odd Taobao site.
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<gallery widths="150px" heights="150px" mode="packed">
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File:GCN EngineeringTstController-1.jpg|"Engineering Test Controller"
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File:SAMU-WIIFITU.jpg|SAMU test jig
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File:wii testacadapter-3.jpg|Wii test AC adapter
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File:crusher usa1.jpg|Wii Crusher board (USA)
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File:rvlcsi02-front.jpg|Wii Crusher SI board
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File:agb goodlcd1.jpg|GBA test screen
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File:YELLOW-FACTORY-CARTRIDGE-1.jpg|Unknown DS factory cartridge
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File:TWL-EVA-BOARD-1.jpg|TWL-EVA board
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File:X4-NDS-3.jpg|X4 DS showing NTPAB2 serial number
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File:DS-GBA-EWASTE-1.jpg|Desoldered cartridge boards
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File:KIS-CARD-1.jpg|KIS-CARD
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File:CTR-LU-J1.jpg|CTR-LU-J1
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File:2000lcd 1.png|Widescreen unknown LCD
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File:testscreen 1.jpg|4:3 unknown LCD
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File:mdgyf554-img600x450-1359542416kxwlzo54276.jpg|N64 aging cartridges
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File:NUS-64 - Cart Front.jpg|N64 cartridge tester for SFC
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</gallery>

Latest revision as of 00:23, 12 February 2025

Nintendo has used a wide variety of bespoke hardware as part of their manufacturing processes, many pieces of which have surfaced into the community via Xianyu.

This page will catalog items of factory hardware which don't yet have their own articles.

Many of these are copied (with revisions) from the Odd Taobao Neocities site, with permission from the author. This isn't a 1:1 copy of what's on that site, as this article's scope is limited to factory hardware, and several other types of items have showed up on Xianyu which will be documented separately.

Nintendo has a tendency to use their own products as part of factory testing setups for other products, even sometimes across console generations. As such, there are a lot of odd revisions of consoles and peripherals here which were themselves used to help manufacture other consoles.

Due to MediaWiki limitations, most images will be placed in a gallery section at the end.

FC/NES

FC/NES cartridge tester

Source: ?

This exists in both FC and NES variants. It's a blue box with two cartridge slots and various controls.

FC cartridge tester

SFC

SFC cartridge tester

Source: ?

A SFC cartridge testing machine which is equipped with a Game Boy screen.

SFC cartridge tester

N64

Aging Cartridge

Source: ?

Regular and PAL versions of the N64's aging cartridge.

N64 controller testing cartridge for SFC (SNES)

Source: ?

A Super Famicom cartridge which would be used in combination with a custom setup featuring both SFC and N64 boards to test N64 cartridges as they were being produced. This cartridge has been dumped, and was documented extensively on eludevisibility.org.

GameCube

"Engineering Test Controller"

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

This is a white, final model GameCube Controller with a second wire with an unknown plug type attached to it in addition to the regular one. It's unknown what this was used for, possibly for controlling some kind of test equipment (not necessarily for the GameCube itself).

Rough translation of the label:

External objects management Management Number: S-B8520-465 Angular Velocity (CFS8280 Handle)

Wii/Wii U

'SAMU' DP2 Prototype Wii Fit U Pedometer Test Jig

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

A test jig for a DP2 pedometer prototype, used with the game 'Wii Fit U'. The silver label reads 'For Finished Product Inspection'.

GameCube Controller and Memory Card Jig for Wii Family Edition + Factory Memory Card

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

A jig with GameCube controller ports (1 and 4, as 4 is used for verification inputs by many internal tools) and memory card slots, intended to be plugged into the GameCube port-less Wii Family Edition via a debug port present in place of the second GameCube memory card slot. A memory card is also present.

Wii Family Edition jig

Unit label (Roughly):

Jigs and Tools Management Label 2011/09/22 Ver.00 Name: Jigs for Post-Aging Inspection Finalization RVK Nintendo Co., LTD Uji Factory Product Engineering Department

The memory card label (Roughly):

Jigs and tools management label 2009/01/15 Ver.04 Name: Memory card for aging RVL New Technology Department, Uji Factory, Nintendo Engineering Co., Ltd.

These labels indicate that this jig was used as part of the factory process on RVK (Family Edition) units, since some parts expect GameCube port input which would not be possible otherwise. The memory card was likely used by RVL_DIAG tools, and predates the RVK.

Wii Power Supply for Inspection/Testing

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

A power supply likely used for testing Wii systems in a factory setting. The label on the front reads "AC Adapter Power Supply for Testing" ("検査用ACアダプタ电源")

RVLC-DIF-01 - Wii Crusher Disc Interface Board (USA & EUR versions)

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

These boards contain memory chips with the Crusher program which is sent to the console as an emulated disc. It's not clear, but something along the lines of 'cpu - 40/50/60' seems to be written on the white tape on the EUR board, indicating it is specific to certain (later) board revisions.

RVLC-SI-02/02 - Wii Crusher Serial Interface Boards

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

These boards contain two "CNT-DOL" chips, the main chip of the GameCube Controller. The "SI" in the name indicates they're connected over the GameCube Controller interface, and so might be used for playing back verification inputs or serving as a controller adapter of some sort.

GB

GB cartridge tester

The GB cartridge tester, known as "DUCK", has a similar appearance to the FC/SFC ones, with two cartridge slots and a Game Boy LCD.

GB cartridge tester

GBA

GBA Test LCD - 'Good Sample'

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

A GBA LCD known to be in good working order, used for testing. The label on the back reads 'AGB LCD Machine Inspection Good Sample'.

DS/DSi

Factory/Internal Top Halves

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

These are several DS/DSi console top halves with various internal-use labels. Of note is parts from a 3DS that appears to have been used as part of a microphone tester setup, as well as (probably non-factory) a DS that appears to be from NST, a highly defective 3DS which failed numerous factory tests and has the error codes printed on it along with "NG", three DSi XLs with the names "Kin Corn Karn", "Unira", and "Sable Able" printed on them, and a DSi branded with the Nintendo World Store (now Nintendo NY) logo.

DS top halves

Factory Test Cartridge

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

An unidentified DS test cartridge.

TWLC-FMCOM-01 board with TWL-EVA 3.1 flashed

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

A 'TWLC-FMCOM-01' memory board which connects to a 'TWLC-FDUMMY'. Written to it is version 3.1 of the factory test suite TWL-EVA.

The "TWLC" naming scheme suggests a connection to the DSi Crusher system.

X4 DS Prototype/Factory Unit

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

An X4 Nintendo DS prototype that was likely used as part of a factory process, judging by the wires attached to it. Its serial number is NTPAB20003 - see the xTPAB page for more information on the NTPAB/RTPAB serial number prefix. Interestingly, this appears to have been one of the first units of the NTPAB2 series, which would have been the first series using the final shell design, as the FCC test photos of an early-shell DS prototype taken in August of 2004 show an NTPAB1 serial.

A unit of the same origin as this one had its firmware dumped and released via Forest of Illusion by Twitter user MasChief in 2022. Documentation of this firmware can be found on the IPL section of the DS page.

Broken DS/GBA Factory Cartridge Boards

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

Two broken factory test cartridge boards, and two GBA cartridge boards that have had their components de-soldered.

3DS

CTRC-MAIN-ANALOG-01 (3DS Crusher board?)

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

A board with two cartridge slots, RCA composite video/stereo audio jacks and a headphone jack. An obscured label appears to read 'CTRANA10--37'. May be the main board for the 3DS Crusher system.

The CTRC main board.

KIS-CARD

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

A DS cartridge with a special port which is used for NTRBoot during the factory process. It's also been seen in certain 3DS XL kiosks.

CTR-LU-J1

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

A small board of unknown purpose, appears to have been part of a factory process.

Misc.

TFTT-00 Test Screen

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

A Nintendo-branded LCD display with a severely damaged polarizer film, dated to 2000. Has composite video and power inputs. The widescreen aspect ratio and date might indicate that it's GBA-related.

Unlabelled Test Screen

Source: Xianyu (Odd Taobao)

A similar device, in what appears to be 4:3 aspect ratio. There's a small possibility this is related to the GameCube's planned 3D LCD, but it's more likely a piece of factory equipment.

Gallery

More pictures of some items are available on the Odd Taobao site.

  • "Engineering Test Controller"

  • SAMU test jig

  • Wii test AC adapter

  • Wii Crusher board (USA)

  • Wii Crusher SI board

  • GBA test screen

  • Unknown DS factory cartridge

  • TWL-EVA board

  • X4 DS showing NTPAB2 serial number

  • Desoldered cartridge boards

  • KIS-CARD

  • CTR-LU-J1

  • Widescreen unknown LCD

  • 4:3 unknown LCD

  • N64 aging cartridges

  • N64 cartridge tester for SFC

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