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Wii one-off: China brings us the 'Vii' photo

GoNintendo found images of what appears to be a Chinese knockoff of Nintendo's Wii, brilliantly name the "Vii". It looks like the creators of this system put the absolute minimum amount of work into the Vii, obviously copying the Wii's design and control (I've got to play one of these). Hell, they didn't even put effort into the name -- they only dialed back the first letter one notch!

The Moto Sea title and Cooking Mama rip-off look line winners to me. Hit the jump to see two more pages of rip-offery.

Wow, talk about lazy! These guys have even taken Nintendo's advertising model, clearly targeting older people and families with the Vii. I guess if you're going to rip something off, you might as well go all the way.


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Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 12:01
Wedge
IT REALLY JUST PLAYS FAMICOM GAMES =O
Tristero's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 12:08
Tristero
Oh no! It's coming to vipe our vindows!
Mr Jonson's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 12:27
Mr Jonson
I like that jet-ski inflatable peripheral
cryocide's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 12:30
cryocide
It has an all-star lineup of upcoming titles, the most notable of which are Netroid Prime 3, Sunset Princess, and Super Mario SolarSystem!
linuxguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 12:30
linuxguy
it is not as next genish as the BS3
urbanyeti's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 12:31
urbanyeti
Ripping off Nintendo? Are they being funded by Sony?
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 12:35
Justice
WTF!?
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 12:36
Magesx
THE WÜ WILL REMAIN VICTORIOUS
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 13:08
Professor Pew
Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition.

Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it's my very good honor to meet you and you may call me Vii.
Ogu's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 13:18
Ogu
Professor pew won!

I seriously want one of these. I'll be the coolest kid in the block. In the ghetto we just call it the "V".
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 13:32
Oni
Professor Pew, have an internet.

Oh, and also, DO WANT!
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 13:34
deiga-the-semivaliant


"Sup guys?"
bluexy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 13:41
bluexy
While ViiVii does remind us all of a certain black mage, it doesn't have the same propaganda affect as a billion horrible dick jokes that the Wii conjures.

Doomed!
Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 13:46
Teta
Drift64's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 13:47
Drift64
@ windex, lol same here.
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 14:10
Professor Pew
Mabec's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 14:24
Mabec
lol @ internet
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 15:12
MechaMonkey
Vii for Victory!
Loois17's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 16:22
Loois17
wait a second, im confused here... so "Wii" is the real one?!!??

...fuck, thats what i get for shoppin in the shitty parts of town
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 16:26
Batthink
Vii for Vendetta, lol.

Btw, that's probably what the Chinese military managed to create after 'borrowing ideas' in their recent hacking attempts on Germany, Britain and the USA.

Lawsuit, please.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 18:21
Mxyzptlk
Nice shops. :)
Tron Knotts's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 19:05
Tron Knotts
Wodkaredbubu's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 20:47
Wodkaredbubu
China has a bad habbit in terms of copyright issues...









Xbudz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2007 20:57
Xbudz
what a wonderful collection of images, thanks for sharing
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 00:57
Necros
Wu is so much better.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 02:05
Holyetheline
What the hell. There's like a million lawsuits up there.
DGX Goggles's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 02:25
DGX Goggles
LOL, epic steal.
tkyy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 11:14
tkyy
@Holyetheline

there ain't no lawsuits in china.
it's communist! share all your property without getting paid!
Sueng's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 12:39
Sueng
Set a course for hidden pirate island. AKA, HONG KONG!
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