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More Vii for you: another Wii knockoff hits the scene

12:15 PM on 05.09.2008, Colette Bennett 36 comments

More Vii for you: another Wii knockoff hits the scene photo
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We had a giggle over the Vii last year, but like any massively popular icon of pop culture, the ripoffs are far from over. We spied this recent imitator over at Engadget, with comes with a slew of vaguely identifiable acessories including paddles, something that might be a bat and a tiny blue spaceship. I'm kidding, I have no idea what that little blue thing is. A heart rate monitor?

The rig costs roughly $205 and comes with a gift box in case you want to make someone hate you for life. How thoughtful! It was made by China Shenzhen Firstsing Company Limited, who hilariously enough made a cooling fan for the actual Wii, but apparently didn't make the profit they hoped for, so they decided to rip off the whole system. Nice going. I wish I knew someone in China who could tell me if this crud actually sells.

[Thanks Justin]


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mistic's Avatar
mistic at 05/09/2008 12:17
ugh ridiculous... and looks quite flimsy to me...
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zombiekiller13 at 05/09/2008 12:21
I quickly scanned the post and read "China Shenzhen Firstsing Company Limited" as "China Shenzhen Fisting Company Limited". If that was the company that made it, I'd buy a dozen.
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Lord The Night Knight at 05/09/2008 12:23
That British guy on youtube, is going to love this. And by love, I mean love to tear it a new one.
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Holyetheline at 05/09/2008 12:34
it'd be fun to see what this one is like
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ZombiePlatypus at 05/09/2008 12:41
That looks pretty sad...
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Yuphrum at 05/09/2008 12:45
I would so sorry for the kid whose parent brought this home thinking it was a Wii
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MechaMonkey at 05/09/2008 12:52
These should be distributed for free to make everyone in the world laugh. The positive energy created by this event will solve all the planet's problems.
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Professor Pew at 05/09/2008 12:59
That bat thing on the left had better vibrate.
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BlackSheep at 05/09/2008 13:19
the blue thing is obviously a VMU.

duh.
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AgentMOO at 05/09/2008 13:22
Holy shit, $205 for that? I'm speechless
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Novakaine at 05/09/2008 13:31
China's got the most fucked up copyright infringement laws.
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Neonie at 05/09/2008 13:34
I think Vii have a problem (I COULD NOT HELP MY SELF)
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Tash at 05/09/2008 13:39
Are they kidding with the $205?
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Noah at 05/09/2008 13:46
I live in China, and I don't believe this thing is that expensive. I've never seen it, but have seen tons of cheap consoles like it, they're not that expensive. You can get an authentic Wii already flashed with 10 games of your choice for not much more than $300....but that's not in a department store if you know what I mean.

When I was in Thailand you could find tons of cheap consoles that looked like a PS1 that played cartridges and sole for practically for nothing.
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TheF1sh at 05/09/2008 13:54
The Viimote attachments look like something Fisher Price would make.
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Cheeburga at 05/09/2008 14:00
Hot.
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Dexter345 at 05/09/2008 14:06
Poor Chinese people.
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Rifter01 at 05/09/2008 14:09
LOLz @ ZombieKiller13... I thought the exact same thing... Great minds think alike. I'll be looking for one of these at the next big flea market/swap meet sale! ^.^
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Satsumomo at 05/09/2008 14:28
Yeah, I think it's $205 imported, I doubt it's THAT expensive.

Here in Mexico, in WAL-MART you can find the PS1 knock offs that play NES games.
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mrplow8 at 05/09/2008 14:49
Why do the Wii ripoffs always look 100 times cooler than the actual Wii?
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king3vbo at 05/09/2008 14:57
In a sick way, I kinda want one
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brainpower4 at 05/09/2008 14:59
is it just me or does that blue thing have a soccer ball on it? my guess is that you strap it to your ankle, and "kick" the ball. Nintendo might actually learn a thing or 2 here.
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Primo at 05/09/2008 15:38
will it blend?
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big filth at 05/09/2008 15:40
lol @ ^
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fetusmilk at 05/09/2008 16:13
my local moruning radio station (wplr) was talking about how they want to do a WII pole dancing game. i guess the controller would be the pole?
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TheToiletDuck at 05/09/2008 17:56
Chances are i could drop this and it would still work.
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Alpha 87655320875 at 05/09/2008 18:14
These systems make me cry, poor kids.
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grrza at 05/09/2008 18:32
These systems make me lol. But I'm holding out for teh Pii.
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WillyFourEyes at 05/09/2008 18:43
Wait a minute...are those cartridges on the left side? Pfft...anybody who mistakes that for the real Wii deserves to get ripped off.
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brownpig at 05/09/2008 18:55
I live in China, and I don't know who buys these. I see plenty of real Wiis around Beijing.. (they have been overstocked since its release... isn't that amazing.)

It is probably for small country towns, where movies are still sold on vcds. I've seen a PS1 on sale in a country town department store.
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Mxyzptlk at 05/09/2008 19:19
It's no Wu.
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CareBear LG at 05/09/2008 21:10
I saw this in The Nederlands(Mastricht) two weeks ago, I actually tok a picture of it on my cellphone.. I guess I'll upload it later..! ;)
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GeTFiX at 05/10/2008 02:14
The team of the french magazine "Canard PC" made a review with videos and dismantling of this thing ...
Here, the console is called Technigame and is cheaper (40€).
http://www.canardplus.com/dossier-40-console_technigame_miwi_vimix.html

FYI, the "space ship" is an accessory for the soccer minigame to detect your kick move.
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TrailerParkJesus at 05/10/2008 09:24
But is it as good at collecting dust?
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