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they’ve got wii-sports, we’ve got v-sports

just plain fun | video games

V-Sports Wii Clone

Too cheap to buy a Nintendo Wii? Then look no further than the latest Wii knock-off to find its way from the streets of China.

The V-Sports console from Hong Kong electronics outfit Rumdes does its best to copy the motion controller concept of Wii Sports, but without any of those pesky Nintendo games…

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August 6th, 2008 6 comments stumble it! author: technabob

miwi game console is nothing like a wii, really.

video games

Eittek 9800 MiWi Wii Fake

Here’s the latest, greatest, phoniest knock-off console to surface from China. While the MiWi video game system might steal some of its looks from the Nintendo Wii, that’s about where the similarities end.

Created by China’s Eittek Electronics, the 9800 MiWi video game system comes with a pair of wireless controllers which do their best to mock Wii-motes…

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May 12th, 2008 4 comments stumble it! author: technabob

cool boy game console: call the copyright cops

mobile tech | video games

Cool Boy Portable Gaming Console

The latest gadget to crawl out from the seamy underbelly of the Chinese gaming underground. Not to be confused with the GameBoy, the Cool Boy is a portable game system that plays a variety of old school 8-bit and 16-bit console titles…

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April 15th, 2008 8 comments stumble it! author: technabob

mobile phone offers nes emulation, mystery windows key

media players | mobile tech | video games

ZTC 8898 Mobile Phone with NES Emulation

Here’s a suspicious looking mobile phone from China that manages to infringe on at least a couple of prominent brands in one feature-packed device.

When opened up, the ZTC 8898 mobile not only looks mimics of the looks of HTC’s QWERTY phones, it claims to “simulate” 8-bit NES games too…

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December 19th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

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