Another Wii knockoff arrives to give Vii some competition

The Vii (or Vii 2, for that matter) not really providing all the satisfaction you were craving when you first acquired it? Don't hang your head in shame, dear boy, there's another option for you yet! China Shenzhen Firstsing Company Limited, the same company who provided the totally unnecessary cooling fan for the actual Wii, has produced a 7-in-1 gaming console that -- from here, at least -- looks unbelievably similar to Nintendo's latest machine. Still, this rig provides mind-melting 16-bit graphics, sports games that are "similar to those on the Wii, but more cheaper," a wireless gamepad, a battery-powered designed (uh...) and a sweet gift box just in case you're showering someone with kindness pranking your cubicle-mate. We're not even going to touch the pricing issue, and trust us, neither should you.

[Via Zumo Blog, thanks Henrique]

[AJ in the East Bay @ May 9th 2008 8:59AM]

Pffffffffft!!

[Branden Russell @ May 9th 2008 10:11AM]

349 Brazil reais = 205.294015 U.S. dollars

[Ally @ May 9th 2008 9:18AM]

Inspired

*yawn*

[JohnTitor @ May 9th 2008 9:31AM]

umm, whats the router, harmonicas, and waffle irons form?

[Phoenix @ May 9th 2008 9:35AM]

The "router" is the console, the "harmonicas" are game cartriges and the "waffle iron" is a racket to "make the game seem so REAL" (check the link in the post below.

[JonC @ May 9th 2008 11:13AM]

Pheonix: Try getting a hold of a sense of humor, it's great fun if you manage to get one

[Phoenix @ May 9th 2008 11:26AM]

I've been looking, but they seem to be out of stock everywhere. A bit like the Wii.

Anyone got a second hand sense of humor I could have cheap?

[CUBSWILLWIN @ May 9th 2008 4:56PM]

It's a Giz avatar!! Burn Em'! Burn Em'!!!!

[martin @ May 9th 2008 9:31AM]

just got an email from aria.co.uk with one of these nock offs in

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/newsletter?productId=31052&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Yuraku+V%2DMax+Virtual+Game+Console+%26+Games+%2E%2EWiild+Fun%21+&utm_campaign=newsletter090508

yuraku v-max for only £35 :-o

[Gaz @ May 9th 2008 9:52AM]

Is it just me or are they taking the piss with that product code?

gad-gam-yur-Wii

[maff @ May 9th 2008 8:41PM]

that's Wiild fun right there!

[Mic2000 @ May 9th 2008 9:33AM]

That thing looks like a broadtoaster

[Mode~7 @ May 9th 2008 9:38AM]

Getting your kid one of these instead of a wii is actually a form of child abuse.

[htd @ May 9th 2008 9:42AM]

dont simply call them imitators, go check toys r us, something with motion control like wii actually came in stock before wii, and they were on clearance. of course it's not as good as wii, but the idea is not that originally nintendo's

[Eddi @ May 9th 2008 9:49AM]

Oh, come on.

[Phoenix @ May 9th 2008 9:51AM]

Just because it came in stock before the Wii doesn't mean it wasn't designed after it. They could have simply got a shoddy product out after the Wii was announced, but before it was released.

You offer no proof that a device with the same design and functionality (on a more limited scale) was released before Nintendo began designing the Wii

[Eddi @ May 9th 2008 9:55AM]

Oh, come on.

[ClarkyCat @ May 9th 2008 9:48AM]

Key Contact:
Mr Joy, Wang
Manager

[Omega @ May 9th 2008 3:51PM]

=/ 16-bit, good ol SNES =3

[mahmud @ May 9th 2008 9:59AM]

I can't wait to have kids. The looks on their faces when they open up a Chinese knockoff console expecting the real Nintendo one is gonna be PRICELESS.

[MeatyPi @ May 9th 2008 10:18AM]

Doing that would ensure that in 10 years time your children would be heroin addicts.

[Low Ranked @ May 9th 2008 11:53AM]

I still fail to see the problem in either of these scenarios.

[Peter F @ May 9th 2008 10:24AM]

Competition? Didn't the last review we saw of the Vii include huge import issues and cost a lot? How many of these things exist outside of Asian countries?

[j @ May 9th 2008 10:27AM]

Actually, there are a lot of overheating Wiis out there. Cooling fans are more necessary than you may think. I'm one of the unlucky ones, going to try sending it back to nintendo for an RMA, but I've heard that doesn't always work either.

[William @ May 9th 2008 1:57PM]

While Wii doesn't overheat, I've found that the bottom gets hotter than I'd like while the unit is off. My solution has been to have a fan blow air under my 360 and Wii (next to each other) to keep them both cool, on or off. The fan is really low speed and you have to be within 2 feet to hear it at all... Works really well.

[billedluh @ May 9th 2008 11:13AM]

Is it just me or is that an snes on it's side? Are those little cartridges on the left? and is that a classic snes top loading slot... not on the top? This thing just covers all the bases doesn't it.

[kobayashi @ May 9th 2008 11:39AM]

This device was certified March 21, 2006. If could very well have predated the Wii. So maybe the Wii ripped this device off...

Certificate Standard: CE
Certificate Number: RSC0602141-1,RSC0602141-3
Issue Date: 21-Mar-2006
Certification Agent: Bay Area Compliance Laboratory Corporation(BACL)
Expiry Date: 21-Mar-2006

[Rob @ May 9th 2008 12:27PM]

Wow, that looks really expensive, look at those quality plastics


"umm, whats the router, harmonicas, and waffle irons form?"
Router: To play real games on the net
harmonicas: To amuse yourself with
waffle irons: Well you gotta eat sometime

Think that sorts everything out

[WC @ May 9th 2008 1:55PM]

What pricing issue? R$350 = USD$ 50.08. That doesn't sound like an 'issue' to me.

[shanoboy @ May 9th 2008 3:33PM]

But... does it play Doom!

[El Taco @ May 9th 2008 9:32PM]

awesome.

[El Taco @ May 9th 2008 9:32PM]

ur icon is awesome.

[Laughing Man @ May 10th 2008 12:33PM]

People teased Wii about the dildo thing, this one actually has a dildo with it.
What else could that long cylinder thingy be.

Shame on you Vii, SHAME!

[BryanW @ May 12th 2008 4:02PM]

The Wii itself looks like a knockoff of a real system, oh wait it is. Man I've never had buyers remorse over a system before, now that's depressing. All I can do is hope that all the Wii game copying takes them down the road of the Dreamcast and they have to give up and make games for the other systems. We all know that's where Nintendo's strength lies, software development.

[Firstsing @ May 28th 2008 3:14AM]

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wii controllers,
FS19116 WII Olympic Game 22 in 1 Value Kit, FS19115 Wii 12in1 Super Value Kit, FS19114 Wii cooking mother kit, FS19113 WII Trauma Center Kit, FS19112 Wii Billiards Bar, FS19110 Wii Combat Pack, FS19109 Wii 2 in 1 Light Shift, FS19108 Wii Dual Charge Station, Wii Revolving Wireless Sensor, Wii Laser Light Gun, Wii Fit 700mAh Battery Pack, Silicon Case For Wii Fit, Wii Light Sword, Wii 8 in 1 Sport Kit,Wii Multifunction Charging Station,Wii Ball Bearing Maze Special salver, Wii Revolving Wireless Sensor, FS19098 Wii Wireless Guitar, FS19096 Wii Dancing Mat, FS19095 Wii 3in1 Ping-Pong Bat, FS19091 Multifunction Grip For Wii Remote, FS19090 Wii Wireless Sensor Bar, FS19089 Wii Airplane Controller Stand, FS19087 Wii Fishing Rod, FS19083 Wii Combination Gun, FS19075 Light Gun For Wii, FS19074 Wii Joystick, FS19068 Nintendo Wii Gun Grip for Shooting Games, FS19066 Nintendo Wii Boxing Glove, FS19063 Wii Sport Pack 5in1, FS19062 Wii 7 TFT Color Monitor, FS19060 Wii Sport & Cooling Adapter 4in1, FS19051 Wii Mini Steering Wheel, FS19050 Nintendo Wii Mini Sport 3in1 Kit, FS19047 Cube Controller (Wii), FS19044 Nintendo Wii Baseball Controller, FS19039 Wii Racing Wheel, FS19033 Nintendo Wii Sensor Bar ( Infrared Ray Inductor ), FS19032 Nintendo Wii Sport 3in1, FS19028 Nintendo Wii Golf Controller,
wii cables and adapters,
FS19088 Wii SD Adapter, FS19084 Wii Adaptor + Charge Cradle, FS19082 Wii Controller And Cell Box Charger Cradle, FS19080 Wii Charger 2 In 1, FS19079 Wii Lampion Stand With Cooling Fan, FS19078 Wii Car Power, FS19073 Multi-function Stand, FS19072 LAN Adaptor For Wii, FS19069 Wii Mini Cooling Fan, FS19067 Nintendo Wii Blue Light Charge station with Battery Pack, FS19059 Wii Rechargerable Battery & Charger Stand, FS19058 Nintendo Wii Scart RGB Cable with AV 1.8M, FS19057 Wii Online Network Cable For Broadband 1.8M, FS19054 Dual Charging Dock With 2 Rechargeable Battery Packs And AC Adapter, FS19052 Remote Charger Stand For Nintendo wii, FS19049 Nintendo Wii Component S-Video AV Cable 1.8M, FS19048 PS2/PS3 / Wii / XBOX 360 4in1 Component Cable 1.8M, FS19045 Wii DC Cable, FS19038 Wii Remote Charging Dock With Re - chargeable Battery, FS19037 Wii Winding Device, FS19036 Wii / Ps3 2in1 Sport Wireless Earphone, FS19030 Nintendo Wii 4in1 Multi-function Blue Light Stand, FS19023 Nintendo Wii Vertical Stand, FS19022 Nintendo Wii AV Cable, FS19011 Wii Console Ac Adapter, FS19005 Cooling Adapter for Nintendo Wii, FS19003 Component Cable for Nintendo Wii 1.8M, FS19002 S-video AV Cable for Nintendo Wii 1.8M, FS19001 Scart Cable for Nintendo Wii 1.8M,
wii cases and protectors,
FS19097 Dazzle Colored Adorn Sheet For Wii, FS19086 Silicone Case For Wii Classic Joypad, FS19085 Silicone Case For Wii Console, FS19071 Wii Skin Araneid, FS19065 Wii Controller High Transparency Crystal Case, FS19064 Nintendo Wii Wii Carry Bag, FS19061 Wii Aluminum Box, FS19056 Wii Remote Canvas Wrist Strap, FS19055 Wii Velcro Wrist Strap, FS19053 Double-Color Silicon Protect Skin for Nintendo Wii Controller, FS19046 Wii Console Carry Bag, FS19040 Wii NEO Light Control Stick Silicon Cap, FS19041 Wii Control Stick Silicon Cap, FS19042 CD-ROM Dustoroof & Cleaning for Wii, FS19035 Wii Remote Control Professional Protector, FS19031 Nintendo Wii Wrist Strip & Cleaning Kit, FS19029 Nintendo Wii Controller Crystal Clear Hard Case, FS19021 Nintendo Wii Console Organizer Case, FS19013 Wii Controller Hand Strip, FS19012 Wii Controller Carry Bag, FS19010 Wii Console Double-Clip Carry Bag, FS19008 Wii Console Travel Bag, FS19007 Wii Console Multi-function Carry Bag, FS19006 Wii Console Professional Protector, FS19004 Silicon Protect Skin for Nintendo Wii Controller,
FS19093 Wii Karaoke Microphone, FS19081 Wii 22 In 1 Value Pack, FS19077 Wii 2 In 1 Value Pack, FS19076 Wii 10 In 1 Pack, FS19070 Wii Power Stereo Sound System, FS19025 Nintendo Wii 8in1 Kit, FS19015 Wii Dust Prevent Cover, and more coming .

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