Sunday, November 04, 2007
Nintendo Wii Knockoff at Wal-Mart
Sometimes you can get great products from Wal-Mart at good prices; other times, you find items that shouldn't ever be sold.
A few weeks ago, reports started showing up that Wal-Mart was selling a cheap LCD game that looked nearly identical to the Nintendo Wiimote.
When I went to my local Wal-Mart to see if it was true, they hadn't arrived yet.
I just checked again, and there they are - terrible, terrible little toys that have zero redeeming features aside from their resemblance to a much better brand. Produced by a company called ToyQuest out of Los Angeles, these toys are border-line unplayable, and shamelessly copy the Nintendo Wii's style.
They even include motion controls, which are absolutely worthless because you can't see the screen if you're moving the toy. ToyQuest should be ashamed for making these, and Wal-Mart should be ashamed of carrying them. It's a product blatantly designed to confuse the consumer and leech an undeserved sense of quality by emulating a better product only a couple isles away.
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From: Nintendo About