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Article: TECHNOLOGY; STANLEY A. MILLER II; Knockoff 'Vii' could take the joy out of the joystick
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- January 20, 2008
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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 ...