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Wal-Mart's Terrible Nintendo Wii Knock-Offs
MaryAlan writes "Wal-Mart is now selling an electronic LCD game in the kid's section that resembles a Wiimote so closely that even Wal-Mart employees can't tell them apart in a picture. But the games — made by ToyQuest out of L.A. — are complete and utter crap, to the point of being unplayable. Their only redeeming feature is that they look like the Nintendo Wii, which means Wal-Mart is relying on brand confusion to sell any of these things to unsuspecting customers. There is a gallery of photos online, so you can take a look at side-by-side pictures with a true Wiimote, down to the fake speaker on the front. "
How could you think that resembles it so closely as to be regarded as counterfeit?
It's obvious they took design cues from it, but I don't see what people are complaining about.
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They've been making little LCD toys that looked like console controllers since the Atari 2600.
They make lighters that look like pistols and male masturbators that look like flashlights. If you dont want to be "taken", read the package first.
Slow news day? Is this the best you can do to muster nerd rage?
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...although I think my next game system will be a Mini Polystation 3. Thanks Dr Ashen!!!
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a. Either zonk has trouble telling the two apart and thinks this is legitimate "news."
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b. zonk believes that it has already been posted on
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Finish your capitalism, young man--every last bite. There are starving entrepreneurs in China...
Can you buy me a Wii-mote, please? Here's a picture!
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What the fuck Grandma?! This is shit, I'm never calling you again.
Walmart: At least their hiring the gullible yet unloved elderly.
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Sounds like somebody didn't like unwrapping the big box to find a Sorny PolyStation.
I quite agree. For example, union shop General Motors' cars are almost always of far superior quality and reliability compared to worker oppressing Toyota's cars in comparable categories. They might cost a little more, but you know you're getting quality and helping to fund someone's retirement.
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I think in your ignorance you are confusing korean KIA's with japanese made toyota's.
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You can't oppress a robot. At least not yet.
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I've got a better mnemonic:
If it looks like a snake, get the fuck away.
Everyone knows Chevy trucks are the most dependable longest lasting trucks on the road.
It's actually +$.03/unit, but the damn lawyers STILL won't let us do it. :(
"It's because as I understood the explanation, they refuse to buy meat from any meat processors that are unionized which leaves absolute crap companies." What on Earth is wrong with atoms having an equal number of electrons and protons, and why should that affect meat-buying decisions?