Article: TECHNOLOGY; STANLEY A. MILLER II; Knockoff 'Vii' could take the joy out of the joystick

Nintendo's Wii was a sensation this holiday season -- a hassle to find, expensive on eBay and pretty much on every youngster's holiday wish list.

The game system is still ridiculously difficult to find, making the half-news, half-rumor of a Chinese-made rip-off called the Vii all the more fascinating.

Mockingly called the "Chintendo Vii" by wise-cracking bloggers and Internet forum trolls, rumors of the device started circulating last fall.

The news didn't gain too much traction outside of technology and gaming circles, and admittedly, it could be a very intricate hoax perpetrated by some very bored geeks.

But the information is out there, posted by some credible technology blogs, including ...

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