PS3 clone is a genuine 'Winner'

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Jan 9th 2008 at 8:30AM }

Understandably, you've likely gotten tired of hearing about the Chintendo Vii and now yearn for a truly next-gen knockoff. Allow us to bestow that description upon the Phony "Winner," a marvelous new device which not only (and poorly) apes the PlayStation 3's aesthetics, but the Vii's motion-sensing gimmickry -- itself nothing more than Wii mimicry. The repetitive sequence of effortless cloning culminates in a $120 - $150 package offering photo viewing, karaoke, media storage and, amazingly enough, both 2-D and 3-D games.

With so many astonishing features, a winner is you if a Winner is what you get.

[Via Engadget]

Tags: clone, vii, winner

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jason @ Jan 9th 2008 8:35AM

China sucks.

ark_v2 @ Jan 9th 2008 1:37PM

No, China doesn't suck. Cheap ripoff companies suck.

baby sea tuna @ Jan 9th 2008 8:40AM

"Chintendo?"

Isn't that a little racist? Not that I give a shit...

jamma @ Jan 9th 2008 8:57AM

Why, just because it has the first two letters of Chinese in it? You might as well say that Nintendo is racist to Nigerians.

Their just letters, racism has nothing to do with it. Tommy Hilfiger, now he's racist

Obie @ Jan 9th 2008 9:19AM

Wow, I wish Joystiq would give me a "double neg" button for this comment.

Helloimbob @ Jan 9th 2008 10:18AM

Lol... It has the first 4 letters, chin. Not just the first two.

JCD @ Jan 9th 2008 11:20AM

It's not like they said "chinktendo" or actually, you know, used any racial slurs.

Does China have like zero laws at all about trademarks and such?

Nigeria @ Jan 9th 2008 11:36AM

???

riggs @ Jan 9th 2008 12:53PM

you win nigeria, you fucking win. haha

bm @ Jan 9th 2008 11:48PM

Offended at nothing. Stuff like that is exactly what keeps racism alive.

"Does China have like zero laws at all about trademarks and such?"

I'm not sure, I think they do but they just turn a blind eye way too often.

Jason @ Jan 9th 2008 8:44AM

How is that racist? China + Nintendo = Chintendo. Its a play on words, which doesn't include the use of any racial slurs at all.

Brett from Atlanta @ Jan 9th 2008 8:47AM

Oh wow, I can't wait for the video of engadget china breaking this one open, the Vii video was classic.

michas_pi @ Jan 9th 2008 8:48AM

You're Winner!

/Big Rigs

DarthDavid @ Jan 9th 2008 8:53AM

Shit.....I'm a winner....right guys?...guys? =(

michas_pi @ Jan 9th 2008 3:31PM

Don't worry, DarthDavid, you're winner...in our hearts.

Slayer @ Jan 9th 2008 8:55AM

Thats just pathetic.

StalkerB @ Jan 9th 2008 9:14AM

This is awesome and I have to get one.

ProfWho @ Jan 9th 2008 9:26AM

Do you think China will have a hard time now if they ever make an actual console? You know since the world see their video games as copyright infringing crap?

ThornedVenom @ Jan 9th 2008 1:01PM

Once upon a time, there was a country made out of a bunch of Asian islands who used to copy and manufacture the shit out of everything from the Western world, and for cheaper.

Engineering developed over imitation and reverse engineering.

In less than a century, they are one of the biggest poles of the videogame industry.

That country is Japan.

ThornedVenom @ Jan 9th 2008 1:01PM

James @ Jan 9th 2008 9:27AM

It has probably got more fun games than the PS3 has too.

Matt B @ Jan 9th 2008 9:36AM

So fucking funny!!! Joystiq must be getting better because we got 12 replies BEFORE a douchebag showed up.

Great job as always James.

Secre @ Jan 9th 2008 10:01AM

For the record, is anyone actually planning on buying one of these when it appears in the malls? Maybe if I see a Winner Fanboy, but otherwise, I doubt I'll be buying it myself.

NATO_Duke @ Jan 9th 2008 10:19AM

When it appears in malls? You really think this will appear in malls in the states?

Also, heck yeah I think folks will buy it - if not just for the laugh factor alone. I'd even get a Vii just to laugh my ass off for a day.

Secre @ Jan 9th 2008 10:26AM

http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/01/08/console-wars-are-over-here-is-the-winner/

According to Wii Fanboy, the creators are planning to push it in the Japanese and American market. Therefore, it'll most likely be in stores for a couple weeks. Probably not long enough for too many people to notice, of course, unless it's actually worth buying and playing. Like I said, I probably won't buy it unless I see an actual Winner Fanboy.

scrap104 @ Jan 9th 2008 10:03AM

I'm going to play with my POPStation now.

ryan.mcguin @ Jan 9th 2008 10:09AM

Dose it blu-ray?

ViagraFiend @ Jan 9th 2008 10:14AM

lol @ Action Fun poster in the background.

Geist @ Jan 9th 2008 12:32PM

That's all I could see when I looked at the picture. ACTION FUN. I must have it.

TheWarden @ Jan 9th 2008 10:32AM

You mean Wii-neiner?

PhoenixSS @ Jan 9th 2008 10:33AM

Action Fun!

Gangsta Smurf @ Jan 9th 2008 10:39AM

Will it blend?

RatBoy @ Jan 9th 2008 11:50AM

I love the fact that even the in the knock offs the PS3 is on the high-end. Maybe if they make a 360 knock off it will be middle of the road in features but with great online support. I might have to change my name from "Viifanboy" to "Winnerfanboy" but the cost is a bit prohibitive.

also, of course it will blend.

deaftly @ Jan 9th 2008 11:55AM

So it does 2d and 3d, thats 5d! moar powerful than ps3!

FOXHOUND @ Jan 9th 2008 12:08PM

No Blast Processing?

Not interested. :p

shadow024 @ Jan 9th 2008 6:16PM

Gives a whole new meaning to PSWii!

wendalweetskin @ Jan 9th 2008 9:59PM

haha Nigeria

phihexy27 @ Jan 10th 2008 12:45AM

I'm really starting to get offended by all of the Vii and Winner bashing from Sony, Nintendo and MS Fanboys. Do you guys own either the Vii or Winner? Have you ever played a game for either?

Just give it time for game developers to get the codding right and you will begin to see some good games for both of these systems, and then we'll see who's laughing.

Secre @ Jan 10th 2008 2:00AM

The Vii is actually a Wii knockoff. It looks like a Wii, it plays like a Wii, it has games that are actually ripoffs of Wii games in name and function, its name is obviously an attempt to make people who aren't paying enough attention think it's a Wii (I'm thinking of Coke-Cola as an example for when Coca-Cola first became popular).

And if you open it, all it has is a single motherboard half the size of the entire console and wires running to the items on the outside. And, I'm not sure if it does or not, but it may have a fan. I haven't checked the picture in a while.

In every way, it's meant to cash in on the Wii's popularity through "settling for this," or someone not paying attention when they are shopping. That's why we're mocking it so much. At least, that's why I mock the Vii. I just like to mock things, serious or not ;).

Of course, to answer your question, no, I don't own one, nor have I ever played it. I actually want to try it out, though, see if it works well or not. I wouldn't plan on buying one, but trying it would be fun.

As for the Winner, I think it's far more likely to be an actual console with a fanboy site than the Vii.

Anyways, I forgot what my point was with these ramblings...