Video: Chinese Nintendo Wii Knock-Off Commercial

Posted by Joel Johnson, December 3, 2007 4:08 AM | permalink

It's easy to think of Chinese knock-offs in cheap shrink wrap stacked high in open-air stalls, but being sold via moderately well-produced infomercial? That's how these guys are hawking the "Vii," a motion-controlled Nintendo Wii knock-off that goes so far as to steal the danced double-Is in the animated logo.

If anyone happens on a Vii in New York, let me know. I wouldn't mind buying one, but I'm not going to special order one from China.

Vii Commercial [DannyChoo.com via Japan Probe via Kotaku]

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#1 posted by Benny , December 3, 2007 7:13 AM

OH MY GOD, It got incredibly brutal at around 1 minute 20 seconds before the end.

"When's the last time you played with your kids?"
"DO YOU KNOW HOW LONELY YOUR PARENTS ARE?"

MY FAILURE TO CARE FOR MY FAMILY COMPELS ME TO BUY VII WEI-LEE-BUN!!!

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#2 posted by Leslie

, December 3, 2007 8:36 AM

Any idea how much they are charging for this fabulous piece of merchandise?

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#3 posted by mcow , December 3, 2007 9:02 AM

This site has a video of the Vii in action. Check out the music during the cooking game.

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#4 posted by Not a Doktor , December 3, 2007 9:52 AM

Dose it 215435 games in one?!?

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#5 posted by Benny , December 3, 2007 10:49 AM

JOEL, ENGAGET CHINA (I think) TOOK THE CASE APART, IT'S MAGNIFICENT!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncRWCVdFFM8

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#6 posted by Ian70 , December 4, 2007 7:19 PM

I like the rip-off of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games theme music that shows up from 21 to 26 seconds. I know that song upsidedown & backwards, and they totally borrowed from it :)