Winner: Vii meets the PS3 and a new legacy is born

An eager tipster sent in a pic and some info on what appears to be some sort of PS3 clone called "Winner" – think Vii meets PS3. While the Vii concentrated on mimicking (horribly, but still) the Wii's feature set, the Winner is all about mimicking the PS3's myriad media functionalities. That means a photo player, karaoke functions, SDHC for media storage. But it's all about the (really crappy) games, right? Winner is going to be packing 2D and 3D graphics with online and motion sensing features (note the totally not-a-Wiimote controller). How much would you expect to pay for the privilege? Did you say $600? No! Did you say $400? No! How does $120-150 sound? At that bargain basement price, these things are really going to go fast; good thing they're promising 3 million consoles for the Japanese and North American markets.

[FK @ Jan 8th 2008 7:12AM]

That guy FTW... literally!

[tamoghno @ Jan 8th 2008 7:30AM]

"Winner is going to be packing 2D and 3D graphics with online and motion sensing features"

so i think these are more advanced than PS3 , i mean , does PS3 have any 2D games ?

[tadghostal @ Jan 8th 2008 9:28AM]

Technically, aren't all video games that play on your typical screen 2D? If not, all that 2D-to-3D point conversion code is useless.

[tadghostal @ Jan 8th 2008 9:29AM]

Ok, I meant 3D-to-2D. I'm such a looser. hic.

[error2k2 @ Jan 8th 2008 9:56AM]

It's missing 4D graphics, so you can already see it's a cheap knock-off.

[Flashpoint @ Jan 8th 2008 7:45AM]

I don't understand how they let this guy get in the door with that thing.

Furthermore, why isn't this a "KEEPIN IT REAL FAKE" article?
Just cause it isn't a copy of an Apple product?

[joe23521 @ Jan 8th 2008 9:54AM]

Because it's not from China.

[Flashpoint @ Jan 8th 2008 7:47AM]

...and I bet you the makers of the Winner were smart enough to side with Blu Ray.

[Dan Z @ Jan 8th 2008 7:59AM]

Or because of they picked the console with the most units sold

Wait a sec....

[NHAnimator @ Jan 8th 2008 8:34AM]

If they're packing a Blu-Ray for $120-$150, I'm a Winner!

[z3r0D @ Jan 8th 2008 8:36AM]

Bet you they sided with the format that has the most movies.

DVD.

[locke6854 @ Jan 8th 2008 8:04AM]

a winner is you!

(he looks so proud of his crappy science project)

[G @ Jan 8th 2008 8:10AM]

It's not often we get to see the face behind the shenanigans. On one hand, I agree with FK. That guy could be my new hero. On the other hand, I want to knock him over for wasting the efforts of so many people. Action Fun indeed.

[Jonathan Bergeron @ Jan 8th 2008 8:49AM]

$30 and I'm sold.

[Flashpoint @ Jan 8th 2008 9:14AM]

I am the CEO of a multi-thousand Yuan company based in Shenzhen China.
Our research and development team is located in the basement of a sweatshop where these diligent workers concentrate on producing devices which pale in comparison to thee originals they are copying from.
We've been featured in Forbes under "Ten Companies to Avoid in 2008" as well as on Engadget.com under "Keeping it Real Fake VXXXI"

[4honor @ Jan 8th 2008 9:42AM]

So basically a Wiimote + PS3 multimedia + 360-like online play? Wow, sounds like the best of all 3 worlds!

What more could you ask for! :P

[blade417 @ Jan 8th 2008 10:55AM]

I can't wait to play Aluminum Gear Solid

[chance @ Jan 8th 2008 11:04AM]

WINNER == Action Fun!

[Magallanes @ Jan 8th 2008 11:35AM]

Interesting device with a bad name. In opposite to be called Winner, this must be called OCPC One Console Per Children.

[Good_Bytes @ Jan 8th 2008 11:58AM]

I would laugh so hard, if they have enough resources to make their own real console and actually compete with Sony and Nintendo.

[michas_pi @ Jan 8th 2008 12:08PM]

You're Winner!

[Vexorg @ Jan 8th 2008 1:48PM]

A Winner is you!

[3rdsun @ Jan 8th 2008 5:55PM]

We got a winner on our hands

[ace_spades @ Jan 8th 2008 6:50PM]

Why not name it ViiS3?

[Sam @ Feb 16th 2008 11:48AM]

That guy in the picture is pitiful. I bet he is the manager of one of those shitty arcades in a mall. He's got the cheap suit with a stain and the collar sticking out. This is such a joke.

[mike @ Jan 9th 2008 8:43PM]

why do people make crap like this??? to trick gullable parents into ruining a good Xmas?? or as a way to punish them?

[Ed @ Jan 9th 2008 5:55AM]

"good thing they're promising 3 million consoles for the Japanese and North American markets"

I think I just peed my pants I am laughing so hard.

The real sad thing about this, is that some poor kid is gonna get one from his grandparents, cuz they can't tell the difference.

It's like the stories I have heard of grandparents getting their grandkids those little portable arcade machines from an informercial with poor ripoffs of a bunch of 70's and 80's arcade games. The kid thinks he is getting a GBA, but ends up getting one of those.

The grandparents mean well, but it's this kid what will be tracking down that fool :)

P.S - I bet the smiling fool uses the money to buy his kids an actual PS3.