Generic Wii clone thread

[taizou]

i think the Sport Vii is one of the better clones - its one of the few with actual motion control (along with the Conny Q3 and that one Timetop is making). did you see it recently? i didnt even know they were still in production.

[PlayerSecelt]

Well, I saw it somewhere in 2010, forgot when.

[taizou]

i was poking around on taobao and i found a bit more evidence of Nanjing having developed the Wow games: this console called the MiniWi, it looks a lot like the Wow/Vii only with a curved top and front panel. 9 sports games, 15 mini games on a separate cart.
heres the Chinese version: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=5914419506
the tennis, badminton, football & pingpong all have Nanjing logos in them.
& the English: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=8333628235
in the English version the Nanjing logos seem to be removed (like they are on my Wow), I guess so distributors can put their own name on it. but theres a closeup of the 15 in 1 cartridge which says "NJ" on it. (& it also has Macro Winners' "BS" logo for some reason.)

[Awesome Panda]

I guess in that case, their blatant plagiarism isn't limited to the Famicom.

Also, why is Bob the Builder on that 15-in-1 cartridge?

[PlayerSecelt]

Maybe because to make it more random. =P

[codeman38]

taizou

Apr 27 2011, 07:04:32 PM

in the English version the Nanjing logos seem to be removed (like they are on my Wow), I guess so distributors can put their own name on it. but theres a closeup of the 15 in 1 cartridge which says "NJ" on it. (& it also has Macro Winners' "BS" logo for some reason.)[/quote]Heh, that is confusing. Maybe Nanjing ended up getting the molds from Macro Winners and made their own incompatible system?

Also note the "Power Player" branding on the console itself. This stuff just gets more and more confusing.

[taizou]

yeah, and I still haven't figured out why this, this, this & this all look identical (controllers aside), despite all being from different companies and containing each a different set of games.. do they all just copy each other, or is there some kind of real connection here?

[taizou]

well i found a tiny bit more info about the previously mysterious Shenzhen Niutai-
http://www.hysz.net/plus/view-39813-1.html

企业名称:深圳市纽泰科技发展有限公司
主营行业: 应用软件服务
成立日期: 2006年8月30日
电话: (手机号不对外公布)
联系人: 杨帆
地址: 深圳市福田区彩田南路中深花园B栋2809
主营产品:
计算机软硬件的技术开发（不含限制项目）。


quick google trans-
Company Name: Shenzhen Niutai Technology Development Co., Ltd.
 Industry: Application Software Services
 Launch date: August 30, 2006
 Phone: (phone number is not made ​​public)
 Contact: Yang Fan
 Address: South Road, Futian District, Shenzhen Caitian 2809, Building B in the dark garden
 Main Products:
 Computer hardware and software technology development (excluding restricted items).

[taizou]

DealExtreme has a few Wii clones up  if anyone's interested. made by Subor:

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/29493 http://www.dealextreme.com/p/29492 - iSports, was out of stock for a while but it's back
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/65752 http://www.dealextreme.com/p/65751 - iSports Pro, relatively new addition

(if only i'd signed up to their affiliate program i could have made some money from all those links. curses!)

they're both pretty expensive though. the iSports is even more expensive than the Pro for some reason. although that one can play Famicom carts at least. (for what its worth I have another iSports that looks like the Pro but has mostly the same games as the non-Pro. and no cart slot)

The Pro has an SD card slot intriguingly but i'm not paying $60 for a damn Wii clone.

[taizou]

and another: http://www.dealextreme.com/p/90566
looks like some kind of Family Sports variant.

[FoxMan]

I happen to own a Zone 60 myself, I came across it while shopping at an A&P not to far away from my neighborhood. I had planned on grabbing a friend or two and recording our exploits of playing this horrible clone, but so far I haven't made any attempt to do so. I've already tested it out once, though, and now it sits in my room, still in the box.

also, hi guys, first post on this forum. :V

[Ninja-Kun]

How much did you pay for it?
(Also, welcome )

[FoxMan]

I'm pretty certain it was around the 20 dollar range. Not particularly pricey, but I still felt it was a stupid amount, despite the fact that I knew EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GETTING MYSELF INTO when I purchased this Wii clone. :V

I really do want to record footage of it, though. It definitely needs to be done.

[Ninja-Kun]

Yes, please!

[Awesome Panda]

FoxMan

Jun 21 2011, 01:16:06 AM

I really do want to record footage of it, though. It definitely needs to be done.[/quote]Do eet.

Seriously though, these consoles might be fun if you managed to get a couple of mates over with a crate of beer on standby.