Nintendo Wii Fanboy

The latest in the short line of Wii knockoffs, this product is made by the China Shenzhen Firstsing Company Limited and might just be the best of the bunch of knockoffs already on the market. Featuring some stellar 16-bit graphics, it offers everything someone who's too cheap to buy the cheapest real console on the market could want.

[Via Engadget]

The Vii now has some real competition in the knockoffware market. ENG Electric Co., a Taiwanese company, plans to introduce a new console called the Winner, which combines the best aspects of both the PlayStation 3 and the Wii in a package that is less expensive than either. That is, if the best aspect of the PS3 is the shape of the console, and the best aspect of the Wii is the shape of the controller.

The Winner boasts karaoke and media-playing functions, and includes an SDHC slot for media storage. Apparently it also features motion-sensing in its Winnermote, and online gameplay capabilities. "Best" of all, ENG plans to push this console in the American and Japanese markets, at a price between $120 and $150. Look for it at mall kiosks soon!

[Via NeoGAF; Thanks, Anonymouse! ]

Remember that ridiculous Wii knock-off from China? Well, up until now we've not seen the thing in action, quietly stowing away all kinds of nightmarish thoughts we cooked up of how the actual thing works into the most darkest recesses of our mind. Now, those nightmares come alive for all to see.

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Our colleagues over at Engadget Chinese got some exclusive pictures of the Vii, the Chinese game console that bears an entirely coincidental resemblance in name and appearance to some Nintendo thing. Looking sort of like a Wii turned on its side and crammed awkwardly into a tiny stand, the Vii's appearance proves that there were no actual Wii consoles nearby when the engineers/buccaneers in charge were designing the system. Unlike the real Wii, however, the Vii comes in pink-- advantage: Vii.

But, as we have all been trained to tell Wii haters, appearances are nothing-- it's the games that count. And, as revealed by NeoGAFfer xfactor, the Vii has things that look like games, at least, all of which star a pair of unidentifiable white animals (goat-bunnies?). The Vii can, of course, play sports games like Alacrity Golf, Happy Tennis and Fantasy Baseball, and the cooking simulation Fry Egg. But it's also got the dancing game Fever Move, the Balloon Fight-esque Bird Knight, and even something ... seal-related called Come On.

The 2D graphics in these games show evidence of some small amount of work, which means that these games must be direct copies of some retail games. Or the real games don't look anything like the screenshots. We're guessing we'll never find out, since we don't know any knockoff retailers we can go to for one of these. GameStorp?

Check after the break to see the screens, and check out the Engadget Chinese post for more hardware pictures, including festive Viimotes.