Posted Mar 31, 2008 at 08:34AM by Isaac C. Listed in: Off Topic Tags: Japan, China
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Another Wii rip-off: the Japanese V-Sports - Image 1Another Wii rip-off: the Japanese V-Sports - Image 2Another Wii rip-off: the Japanese V-Sports - Image 3


Some of our readers might remember the Vii from a few months back. It was a blatant rip-off of the Nintendo Wii that was being sold in China. It got everything down pat - even the Wiimote. It looks like it did pretty well for itself: apparently it just got a localization in Japan.

This time the console is being sold as V-Sports (wonder what their inspiration was for the name) and being sold at JP¥ 7,980 (US$ 80), a good leap below the JP¥ 22,800 (US$ 229) price tag the Wii has in Amazon Japan.

You'd think the company who manufactures the console would try any other country instead of the home of the Wii. Still, surely there are people out there who are strapped for cash and only want to play Wii Sports V-Sports. It's pretty easy to imagine how the rip-off still survives.

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   by Mister Common Sense - 2008-03-31
 » Go Vii!

The Wii is so pathetic, the Chinese have improved it in many ways.

The graphics are better
More, better games than Wii sports
Price is much more attractive

The only downsides are:
No washed up mario games (oh snap!)
No pointer function
Slightly fewer games than the Wii
No Gamecube compatibility (since it isn't an overclocked Gamecube.)

If you like gimmicky consoles, it seems the Vii is the best choice.


   Re: demondirk - 2008-03-31
 » GO m sense!!

if we didn't have idiots like you we would have no one on this planet to make fun of

keep up the good work

   Re: BIH - 2008-03-31
 » Funny thing is...

the only pathetic thing here is you.

Im still not sure why you hate the Wii so much?
If you have a PS3 or 360(or both), but also as you say the Wii is "S@@T" i dont see why you would care about the Wii enough to post on nearly every single topic here at qj.
It tells me two things:
1) You have no life , sure you dont like the console but to post on nearly every topic shows how little time you spend in the real world
2)A crazed fanboy

Many of us may not like other consoles and alot could be said about them no console is perfect, but many of us dont stoop to your level!

   Re: Billie - 2008-03-31
 » @BIH

I think this is the reason why he hates the Wii. He couldn't find a Wii in the store, so instead he went out any bought a Vii. I mean he is a douche bag.

   Re: zeromatrix75 - 2008-03-31
 » ...

Get of the wiis nutz guys

   Re: Mister Common Sense - 2008-04-02
 » the truth?

I like making idiot fantards like isohaven angry.

   Re: demondirk - 2008-04-02
 » Correction m senes

the only fantard around here you m sense

   Re: ISOHaven - 2008-04-02
 » WTF!?!?!?!?!

Angry?

You mean you like making me laugh until my sides split?

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!
   by The Obsidian - 2008-03-31
 » Vii

Vii thats hilarious XD Could they make it any more obvious?! Oh and Mister sense you need a hobby......BADLY

   by ISOHaven - 2008-03-31
 » WTF!?!?!?!?!

Ever since they first released the Vii I wanted one!!! Something new to tinker with. I wish they would hurry up and make something in English for the rest of the world to mess around with.

The continued success of the Vii is EVEN MORE proof that Mr. Nonsense is a "know nothing" douche bag that doesn't know his mouth from his a-hole. Nothing but crap comes out of both of them so I don't blame him.

Anyway, what I mean by all that is the Vii's success tells us that the controller method is NOT gimmicky as he puts it and that people ARE NOT buying the Wii simply because it's Nintendo. They are obviously buying it for the same reasons people are buying the Vii, because the simple games created for it are HELLA FUN!!!!!

It was my wife's birthday this last weekend so we had most of the family over. My Wii was turned on when the first guest arrived and it wasn't turned off until the last guest left. What did we play? For the most part Wii Sports. The things is....EVERYONE PLAYED. That's the awesome thing about it. EVERYONE can have fun playing it. Had I turned on a PS3 game I probably would have attracted 2 or 3 people. Instead, with the Wii, I attracted all 27 guests!!!

The sad part is, Guest B now has a better bowling score then me :( My poor Mii :(

Can you imagine Mr. Nonsense being at the party? Telling everyone how stupid they are for having fun? How retarded they all are? Talk about a BEAT DOWN!!!!


   Re: Mister Common Sense - 2008-03-31
 » not me,

While the fact you had a party AND it was fun is questionable (especially 27 guests) I'm sure more people would have played it than a PS3 or 360. It's just simpler to say "do this" rather than explaining the buttons and what they do. However, to anyone who plays games somewhat often and has adequate hand/eye coordination to press a button on demand, the gameplay is overly simplistic with the minigames and overly complex with traditional type games. That's why you can play smash bros. with a Gamecube Controller (much better) instead of weird unresponsive Wiimote commands.

Facts are:
Wii games get worse reviews, sell more poorly, and are more catered to kids than any other platform.
Wii has the worst ports of the 3 almost always with worst graphics and sound abilities always.
The Vii is much cheaper than the Wii and was easy for the Chinese to immitate. Have you seen the Chinese copy of the PS3, the "Winner"? It doesn't even come close to a PS3.... The Wii is incredibly low-tech.

If I was at a party, I would whip out the 360 and Rock Band, or perhaps some Warhawk on the PS3. Both games are highly popular with the 16-40 age group. I don't invite the old people or kids to my parties. Most women like the 360 or PS3 if they've played games before. Anyone's up for some Rock Band if they've had a few...


   Re: ISOHaven - 2008-03-31
 » WTF!?!?!?!?!

"While the fact you had a party........"
As usual, nothing you said had any bearing on anything real.

"Facts are:"
None of those were actual facts. Just crap opinions from the crap master himself.

"If I was at a party, I would whip out the 360 and Rock Band, or perhaps some Warhawk on the PS3."
Who cares? No one. I have GH and no one wanted to play it. For the most part, people are bored with it already. We've played that as well in the past.

"Anyone's up for some Rock Band if they've had a few..."
Wrong. Not anyone. GH and RB are getting used less and less at everyone's parties that I know of. At first it was a big hit. But everyone I know that likes it has played through it more then enough.

That's not to say new players wont continue it's use and continue to like it. I'm still waiting for better drums before I buy into RB.

   Re: Mister Common Sense - 2008-03-31
 » seriously?

"I have GH and no one wanted to play it. For the most part, people are bored with it already. We've played that as well in the past."

Maybe because it probably had mono sound, crappy Wii graphics, and only a guitar that one person can play at once?

"Anyone's up for some Rock Band if they've had a few..."
Wrong. Not anyone. GH and RB are getting used less and less at everyone's parties that I know of. At first it was a big hit. But everyone I know that likes it has played through it more then enough."

There you have it from the "party expert," nobody is playing Rock Band or Guitar Hero at parties. They're bored with challenging rythym games, so now it's pointless repetive minigames!

With Wii Sports, however, the same repetive, oversimplified gameplay never gets old! There's bowling where you do the exact same motion EVERY time and randomly you get a strike or maybe a spare. Ahh tennis, swing wii-mote, repeat endlessly. No you can't move your player, that could make it fair. Admire jagged stick figure graphics while bored. Boxing! Flail your arms continuously until stick figure boxer with floating gloves finally reacts and hits the player. Sooo much fun! What kind of fool would get bored with that?

OK I'm done being sarcastic, but seriously that was one boring party.

   Re: Lazyboy256 - 2008-03-31
 » Obviously (Wall o' text)

MCS, you haven't even played Wii Sports hands-on.
You really just can't seem to learn that people game differently from each other! No one thinks the way you do (thank god they don't, even my friend who is a 360 fantard is nowhere as bad as you are), so why should you force your thoughts onto them?
Also, why do you press your stupid, biased, and ignorant opinions on the Wii's games? For the sake of Wii Sports, you say to admire the graphics of the game while being bored, but really, that's just pure out BS.

Apparently you seem to be a graphics-whore, but you purposely avoid the fact that Wii Sports can be enjoyed by some (although it can be disliked by others; you hating it because you plain suck). Also, there is much more to the games themselves.

Tennis: swinging the Wii-mote endlessly? With higher-up CPUs, the game can get fast-paced, and since you probably don't know, you have to actually consider timing, the angle in which you tilt the Wii-mote (to slice/hook/hit the ball at different angles), and fast reflexes (better than what you probably have)

Bowling: the same motion? Well, in real bowling, you pretty much do the same motion too, adding in a flick to the wrist to give it more spin, or more power to throw it faster. What's it not to simulate? Dumbass, in Wii Bowling, you can can give the ball a spin and give it more or less speed depending how fast you do the motion. If you're good, you can get constant strikes/spares.

Boxing: flailing your arms like an idiot. Yes, I've seen my sister and some kids who come over do that, but if you are serious about it, you throw different punches depending on how you move the Wii-mote. In a match with a higher-up CPU, boxing matches are actually fun and challenging, forcing you to dodge and block attacks, with countering with decisive blows to different areas.

Myself, a hardcore gamer, actually enjoyed Wii Sports, and I'm sure others who took the time to play it did too. Even though I rarely pop in the disk because the other games I own, Wii Sports is actually great for a demo disc, which pwns your ass.
I could also explain how the other sports simply are much more than simple movements, but I've only described the ones you did, plus your stuck-up, stubborn, and snobbish mind probably can't handle it. Your 0's and 1's on QJ are hated because of the way you act.

   Re: ISOHaven - 2008-03-31
 » WTF!?!?!?!?!

"Maybe because it probably had mono sound, crappy Wii graphics, and only a guitar that one person can play at once?"
No stupid, the PS3 does not have mono sound. How dumb can you be? Did I say anything about GH for Wii? No, I didn't. More proof from yourself that you ASSume most of your crap knowledge.

"There you have it from the "party expert," nobody is playing Rock Band or Guitar Hero at parties."
Wow, your level is intelligence is close to ZERO. I did NOT say NOBODY is playing GH I said NOT ANYONE. There is a major difference there. For one, I'm not being an exaggerating little b1tch like you are assuming what everyone is or is not doing. I'm using FACTS to prove that obviously not EVERYONE still likes GH.

"There's bowling where you do the exact same motion EVERY time and randomly you get a strike or maybe a spare"
As for Wii sports, lazyboy nailed it. It's obvious you don't know crap about the Wii or it's games. Once again you fail and you fail HARD. With this new found information about yourself it's clear now WHY YOU HATE THE WII. Because you FAIL AT IT. It's clear that you have no idea how the Wii works and you think you just fling the remote at the Wii and that everything is random. YOU SUCK AT PLAYING THE WII and that's why you hate it so much!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! What a LOSER!!!!!

To add to bowling, the amount of spin you're able to attain is dependant on WHEN you release the ball. Release too late and throw the ball upward and you lose most of your spin. But you knew that right? Right, Mr. Nonsense??? HAHAHA!!!!

"OK I'm done being sarcastic, but seriously that was one boring party."
Says the guy that wasn't even there! Hilarious!!! This is Mr. Nonsense talking about of his rear again!

   Re: Mister Common Sense - 2008-03-31
 » .

"While the fact you had a party........"
As usual, nothing you said had any bearing on anything real."

Actually the fact your parties are incredibly lame, and your tales of them are complete lies is highly relevant in this argument.

"Can you imagine Mr. Nonsense being at the party? Telling everyone how stupid they are for having fun? How retarded they all are? Talk about a BEAT DOWN!!!!"

God forbid if I was at that lame ass party, I'd just say "what the hell is wrong with you people?" and run away as quickly as possible.

""OK I'm done being sarcastic, but seriously that was one boring party."
Says the guy that wasn't even there! Hilarious!!! This is Mr. Nonsense talking about of his rear again!"

Let's see, sitting around, 27 people all playing the Wii. So much fun, all 27 came over just for it. What a lame ass party! Your family and friends are possibly even bigger losers than you! You're more full of s*it than Nintendo executives themselves! Are you sure you don't work for Nintendo?

"Facts are:"
None of those were actual facts. Just crap opinions from the crap master himself."

Everything is absolutely true, unless your a Wii owner in serious denial.

"Anyone's up for some Rock Band if they've had a few..."
Wrong. Not anyone. GH and RB are getting used less and less at everyone's parties that I know of. At first it was a big hit. But everyone I know that likes it has played through it more then enough."

"There you have it from the "party expert," nobody is playing Rock Band or Guitar Hero at parties."
Wow, your level is intelligence is close to ZERO. I did NOT say NOBODY is playing GH I said NOT ANYONE. There is a major difference there. For one, I'm not being an exaggerating little b1tch like you are assuming what everyone is or is not doing. I'm using FACTS to prove that obviously not EVERYONE still likes GH."

"Nobody" and "not anyone" mean the same thing, MORON! I don't see a major difference there. You just proved how stupid you really are. Also I didn't see any FACTS you speak of. You claim they're being played less and less based on what? Your extensive party experience? LOL!

"It's clear that you have no idea how the Wii works and you think you just fling the remote at the Wii and that everything is random."

I know how to play the games. You must really think I'm stupid. Random is an exaggeration for the controller's slow response time and being so imprecise. The Wii's controls don't make a crappy tech demo like Wii Sports fun. There's no real variety in the game.

   Re: ISOHaven - 2008-04-01
 » WTF!?!?!?!?!

"Let's see, sitting around, 27 people all playing the Wii. So much fun, all 27 came over just for it."
That's NOT what I said. Once again you PROVE to us all that you can't even read and comprehend ENGLISH.

""Nobody" and "not anyone" mean the same thing, MORON!"
OMG!!! You FAIL THIRD GRADE!!!!

"Nobody" and "not anyone" are DIFFERENT!!!!! Had you bothered to quote me correctly you might have picked up on that. But again, you fail.

You said, ANYONE is up for RB....THAT IS FALSE!!!!!!!!!! 100% incorrect! Thus....NOT ANYONE is up for RB. But that does NOT translate to NOBODY is up for RB. Damn, it is amazing as to how STUPID you are....

Get an EDUCATION YOU PATHETIC CHILD!!!!!

"You claim they're being played less and less based on what? Your extensive party experience? LOL!"
I said less and less at what parties I attend. That is FACT. I said nothing about the rest of the world. Now, let's use some of that "common sense" you claim to have.....how many people from GH1 are still playing? 100% the same? 99%? Even that would be LESS. There are people on this planet that are DONE with GH....that is FACT. I also said nothing about overall number of users, I'm discussing a very specific group of people. But I'm sure you knew that right? HAHAHA!!!!!

"I know how to play the games. You must really think I'm stupid."
1. I think you are VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY STUPID!!!!!
2. You proved to everyone through your OWN COMMENTS that you have NO CLUE how the Wii controller works.
3. Nothing you say will EVER take any of this back.

"There's no real variety in the game."
100% WRONG!

   Re: Mister Common Sense - 2008-04-01
 » .

Listen how isoretard's tone has changed. He's all happy and promoting his Wii, making up BS, throwing in the usual insults that are even worse than the point he's trying to make.

But when I come along, he's in attack mode! I just explained how my parties aren't lame and boring (as his guests were.) Listen to these childish rants!


"You said, ANYONE is up for RB....THAT IS FALSE!!!!!!!!!! 100% incorrect! Thus....NOT ANYONE is up for RB. But that does NOT translate to NOBODY is up for RB. Damn, it is amazing as to how STUPID you are...."


Umm no I'm right here. You're not thinking rationally, is something making you angry? Perhaps you mean to say "not everyone" is up for Rock Band, rather than "not anyone." It's quite funny you calling me stupid for your obvious mistake. That really made my day....

Actually, I was describing the parties I go to, no old people or kids. What you did is not a party, it's a family gathering. Your family is lame. How can it be false if I don't invite losers like you to any party I would have. Since you are supposedly bored with Guitar Hero AND Rock Band (even though you don't have RB,) you assume everyone I know is bored with it? Maybe YOU suck at Rock Band! It is challenging after all, and there is little challenge in playing the Wii. Kids, old people, even dogs can do it.

Here he is directly contradicting himself:

"Let's see, sitting around, 27 people all playing the Wii. So much fun, all 27 came over just for it."
That's NOT what I said. Once again you PROVE to us all that you can't even read and comprehend ENGLISH."

Before, he said:

"Had I turned on a PS3 game I probably would have attracted 2 or 3 people. Instead, with the Wii, I attracted all 27 guests!!!"


I must have infuriated him. That's why I'm here on Qj by the way, I love driving fanatical idiots like isoretard insane. And as you can see, i did not FAIL.

   Re: ISOHaven - 2008-04-02
 » WTF!?!?!?!?!

"Umm no I'm right here. You're not thinking rationally, is something making you angry?"
Only idiotic morons include emotions when reading. I'm having the time of my life making you look like an a$$. You think you're right? Good for you. The world knows different.

"Perhaps you mean to say "not everyone" is up for Rock Band, rather than "not anyone.""
Wrong again! You used the word anyone thus I had to put a NOT in front of it. Damn dude....you are DUMB!!!!

"It's quite funny you calling me stupid for your obvious mistake."
"Anyone's up for some Rock Band if they've had a few..."

See the word ANYONE? HAHAHAHA!!!!!!! You can't hide from FACTS!!! Loser!

"What you did is not a party, it's a family gathering."
You fail so hard it's pathetic. I mentioned "most the family" to give people an idea of what various types of groups were there. I didn't say anything about ONLY family being there. Wow, you fail time and time again.

"How can it be false if I don't invite losers like you to any party I would have. "
That's your argument? That's about as worthless as most of your posts.

"Since you are supposedly bored with Guitar Hero AND Rock Band (even though you don't have RB,) "
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! You are a FREAK!!!!!!! I NEVER NEVER NEVER said that "I" was bored with RB. I've mentioned COUNTLESS times that I'm waiting for better drums.

Dude, give it up...you FAIL at everything you read.

"Here he is directly contradicting himself:"
WOW! Once again, you fail at reading.

Mr. Nonsense said:
"So much fun, all 27 came over just for it."

I said"
"with the Wii, I attracted all 27 guests!!!"

Just because I said I attracted all 27 guests with the Wii WHILE they were at the party doesn't mean they all CAME TO THE PARTY just for the Wii. Any monkey would have gotten that......but not you!

"And as you can see, i did not FAIL."
Seriously....YOU FAIL!!!!!! Once again, I've proven over and over and over again how much you fail.

This is GREAT!!!!!! This is TONS O FUN yet this fool thinks he makes me mad? Mr. Nonsense YOU ARE my daily entertainment.
   by tatchoni - 2008-03-31
 » peace and love to all

mr. sense, loveth the Wii as thou have loveth thy PS3. I wish i could be invited to parties, I think that your party mr ISOHEAVEN, was fun. Please invite me. i am not a bad guy, i am just misunderstood.

   by lavino - 2008-03-31
 » China copy cat should just named it ...

"Yyy" instead ;)

   by whaleshark - 2008-04-01
 » Aw *****.

Thanks guys... your making me miss my wii :(
It started eating my disks... Wario Ware is dead now. i have yet to send it in... ive been very busy lately... and now im afraid my warranty is up. but i guess ill pay for it... i got games for it on christmass and have yet to play them because of my wii brakeing..... METROID PRIME!!!!! DAMNIT I WANT TO PLAY IT!

   by xyal_zx - 2008-04-09
 » so many fan boys so little lighter fluid

you wii fans are so quick to roast anyone who disses the gamecube. its like you know your so damn wrong you gotta explain yourself. stop explaing yourselves cuz its turned into a lake of fire here. these are comments not memoirs.

Wii sucks because:

Of how they market it.
Because of how little it does.
Because of how Suger Miyamoto is using it to eliminate pro gaming
Because the GAMES are gimmicky not the CONTROLLER
Because using a light gun as a mouse is dumb.
Because its just an overclocked gamecube.

See basically besides the motion sensativity all the wii and ds' advancements in controls are just mouse input.

We've had that on pc forever, console gamers...

I like some things about wii. But unless your a FAN of an ongoing franchise like zelda or mario etc, its a pathetic comparison to any of the alternatives including portables.



   Re: ISOHaven - 9 days ago
 » WTF!?!?!?!?!

Yet after all you've said, Nintendo sales prove your OPINIONS as being the minority vote.

Interesting....


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