Wii vs. Vii: Let The Games Begin
Last year Japan released a new revolutionary gaming console called the Wii. A worldwide hit almost instantly, the Wii has outsold all other consoles.
Shortly after Japan’s success with the Wii, China released the Vii, also know as the “Power Stick”. China has been infamous in the past for flat out copying products. Recent copies include a complete clone of Digg, Youtube, iPhone, and now the Wii.
The price is much cheaper than the original Wii, for 986 yuan (around $125) you can own a Made in China “Wii”. Such low prices might be why they’ve already sold over 300,000 consoles across China.
The quality? Of course won’t be as good as the originals, but for the money you save you could probably buy a ripped off copy of every Wii game out there. Course it would be on a Vii disk…
#1 in copying products in the world, and dam proud of it!
DAMN STRAIGHT! (^.^)
ALONG WITH OUR EXPLODING CELLPHONES!!
Moron, exploding batteries in cellphone come from Japan not China.
Wrong. China batteries have been used in HK phones, causing them to explode.
Do a bit of research before you start bashing.
this is crazy… LOL~~~
nothing is crazy, I still remember my chineese sega/nintendo called Dendi ;D
Man, they don’t even try to change anything or improve it, just 100% straight up rip.
Cool article!
lazy
They forgot to mention it is ONLY a “Wii” copy. It does not seem to have the GameCube ports on top.
Also you will be “locked out” of Wii’s online functions since you will not have a valid Wii serial number.
So I really doubt its much worth it. At least not at first glance.
I doubt very much that online games will be on the minds of this consoles target market…
This is being targeted at people that don’t have a broadband (or even a slow always on) connection.
This is a typical Chinese ripoff… priced just about right to be considered disposable; which in this era of rapid innovation, changing fads and fashions is ingenious. There is nothing as painful as spending US$599 on the latest toy, only to have it superseded by something better and near half the price a few months later
You can tell that I am an irate iPhone owner who now wishes he had purchased an iPod Touch, rather. Or better yet, a good Chinese knockoff at US$199! I’m holding my breadth…
To mark.
Have u ever thought that some/ most of the ppl dont give a Sh! about the net option..
I think its damn cool.
There’s probably lead in the paint used to make it that annoying shade of pink.
Because lead poisoning is the only dangerous side effect of sticking a large, mains electric powered device in your mouth on a regular basis.
one question though..
Would it play the Wii Games or will it play some cheap Wii Knock off games?
Well since I don’t see any signs of an optical drive on it, you probably won’t be playing Wii games with it.
its joke?!
The vii doesn’t even need cds to play. The only games it features are the 12 built in ones. The inside is as high quality as dirt. So totally ripoff!
The vii plays cartilages not disks.