Don't you love dubious copyright infringement?

[Miktar]

Snapped these at the Hillfox Reggies over the weekend. I always love seeing these kinds of blatant attempts to trick kids using recognizable branding.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e379/Miktar/28072007001.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e379/Miktar/28072007.jpg

[MrDeVil_909]

I saw those too this weekend. I don't think even a glue-sniffing 6-year old would be tricked, but I had a laugh.

[Chevron]

Miktar was at hillfox?

That's like 10min away from where I work. Cool man.

[ShadowMaster]

What idiot would think they can get a PS3 for R60? lol

Anyway what do you call those things?

[MrDeVil_909]

Anyway what do you call those things?

Piece of crap

[GeometriX]

What?!? 60 Rand! Holy crap-monkeys!

*Rushes off to go and buy 5000 of them*

I'll make a fortune reselling these to stupid little kids!

[Jedi]

It's not the kid's I'd be worried about, but the old fogies looking to buy a present for little Timmy for Christmas, thinking R60 for a ps3 is cheap. Surely that can't be legal?

[MonGooS]

Yea
-"Timmy gess what I got you for Christmas"
-"What grandpa"
-"A PS3" "WOW !!!! I love you so much grandpa can I open it now"
-"sure"
-"YAY !!! *opens wrapper* NOOOO grandpa you old fart does this look like a PS3 *kicks grandpa's teeth in*"
-"OW Timmy all I wanted was to make you happy"
-"get outa here you old fart and I never want to see you again"
-*grandpa is heart broken and teeth broken*

The morel: Don't make fake crap.

[ShadowMaster]

Piece of crap


No I mean their real name, although the are pieces of crap.

[Nduimiso]

LOL, crazy chinese, does that stuff do anything except for looking cheap?

[Drakus]

It's allways been like that. I remember an 8-bit machine that they made to look like a PS. It was called a "game station" or something similar. There will allways be people that will try and cash in on the hype. Funny though, I've never seen them try to imitate a Xbox.

[ShadowMaster]

Primarily because it is impossible to imitate the xbox name without being sued.
Microsoft will find you.

Read this joke, which talks of the might of Microsofts lawyers(warning star trek story): The Borg Versus Microsoft (http://www.ahajokes.com/com067.html)

[Nduimiso]

lol, nice one, long but it just makes me laugh at windows so much

[ironwolf]

lol I can picture ppl buying this for their kids

[Toi]

And to think that someone will be fooled by this.

God help us.:(

[Nimitz]

i notice that they only cost R50
who will believe that a PS3 or PS2 costs only R50?
i wonder what the people who make those products think about what they are doing?

[wisp]

i think the saying is "theirs one born every minute " and i gaurentee you they sold the lot.

[FEN1X]

Does it actually do anything?

[Miktar]

Yeah - it's a cheap little LCD game, like Tetris or something.

[DarkOcean]

That is shocking

[Kensei]

Yea
-"Timmy gess what I got you for Christmas"
-"What grandpa"
-"A PS3" "WOW !!!! I love you so much grandpa can I open it now"
-"sure"
-"YAY !!! *opens wrapper* NOOOO grandpa you old fart does this look like a PS3 *kicks grandpa's teeth in*"
-"OW Timmy all I wanted was to make you happy"
-"get outa here you old fart and I never want to see you again"
-*grandpa is heart broken and teeth broken*

The morel: Don't make fake crap.

:( And that's why little Timmy should not play any more violent games... Maybe I am becoming too much of a pacifist but I don't find that funny at all... poor grandfather. Would you like it if someone beat the crap out of you because you bought the wrong thing by mistake? Like, I dunno, the Volume 2 Bee Gees CD instead of Volume 1?

Ok, bad crap out the way ;) Back on topic...

I think that it funny that people are selling it, and that people will buy the thing. Sort of like buying Pong and opening the box to find 2 paddles and a ping pong ball :P

[Nimue]

What?? Those things are not the real PS3?? But...but....

Curse you, dyslexia!! Curse yooouuuu!!

[ShadowMaster]

I'm with Kensei.
I'm against violence without any apparent reason, like manhunt.

WARNING: THE PART BELOW MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF STUPIDITY


What?? Those things are not the real PS3?? But...but....

Curse you, dyslexia!! Curse yooouuuu!!

WTF!!!

dislekcia (NOTE THE SPELLING!!!) is not even in the thread?

Note to Nimue: When trying to be funny use the right names.

[Paradox]

I'm with Kensei.
I'm against violence without any apparent reason, like manhunt.



WTF!!!

dislekcia (NOTE THE SPELLING!!!) is not even in the thread?

Note to Nimue: When trying to be funny use the right names.

*Ahem* dislekcia is a nick, but Nimue is using the word to refer to the *condition* that makes a person not able to read properly. Use a little sense next time.

[Jedi]

I'm with Kensei.
I'm against violence without any apparent reason, like manhunt.



WTF!!!

dislekcia (NOTE THE SPELLING!!!) is not even in the thread?

Note to Nimue: When trying to be funny use the right names.
lol...rather be thought a fool, then open your mouth and remove all doubt!

[Miktar]

@ShadowMaster:

http://links.drakenfluegel.org/m/failure.jpg

That's what you get for not paying attention to what you are reading.

[dislekcia]

*rubs liver-spotted hands together*

Muhahahahahaha!

*superglues liver-spotted hands back onto nearby pensioner's bleeding stumps*

[Gazza_N]

Note the carefully altered "S" in the logo, so as to cunningly avoid trademark lawsuits...

It's shameless, to be sure, but in all honesty I doubt that anyone but the most uninformed would fall for it. Pensioners are old, not stupid - I'm sure they'd make sure that what they were buying was the right thing. I know my grandparents would.

[ShadowMaster]

Sorry my bad :o:o:o

[Drakus]

@ Gaza N: Yep older people are not stupid, agreed

[Miktar]

Sorry my bad :o:o:o

Good recovery. +10 to reputation.

[Cyberninja]

Lol. Reminds me of this one time I went to certain Wholesale store. I remember going into the electronics section and seeing a HI-FI with a familar logo on it. At closer inspection, the name was Fujiza/Fuziwra (or something like that). The logo was...*chuckle* the Reebok symbol. But it still wasn't as funny, as seeing the people rush over to buy toothbrushes, because it had the Nike logo on them..lol

[DaBaish]

I think my dad might accidently buy me a PlayZanythingy3...
...
...
...
...
...
...MUST WARN OLD MAN!
*rushes to poultry station*

[Mic]

Q: this "gaming console" seems to be the perfect prank to pull on some unexpecting victim who will actually think I will buy them one (*lols uncontrollably*)

what would this "PZ3" be referred to in words?

[icebreaker202]

Q: this "gaming console" seems to be the perfect prank to pull on some unexpecting victim who will actually think I will buy them one (*lols uncontrollably*)

what would this "PZ3" be referred to in words?

Yes it would b funny. I think it reffers to Playzone3 lol but im not sure

[ShadowMaster]

It's called something with the letter P somewhere in the middle of the word, station 2/3.

But can some tell me what the first word is please.

[dislekcia]

miniPlay Station 3

[GeometriX]

I'm pretty sure it says miniPoly Station 3. Bit difficult to see in those photos, but I don't think the old eyes have failed me yet.

[ShadowMaster]

miniPlay Station 3

That mini part makes the thing even more stupider.

Wow didn't think it was possible.

[Chevron]

even more stupider.


lol. That's also stupid. :)

"stupider" isn't a word.

[GhOsT_828]

Oh thank you, whichever glorious admin banned this ^ moron!

[cov1e_stalker]

Why is there such a lack of creativity ? Some people will do what ever it takes to make a quick buck.
it seems the PS3 isnt the only nock-off
http://hackawii.com/images/_vii_vs_wii_fake_wii.jpg
spot the difference LOL

[Aval4nche]

We have a little Chinese toy shop near us. They are selling:
Dreambox
X-Box (Yes, it too has the X across the top)
Gamestation
Telegamestation
Gamestation Portable (PSP)
A Chinese console that looks similar to a PS2

[Frozenfireside]

Did anyone else think that the advert in the march NAG for the 'Realplay-unique motion sensing' controllers for the PS2 was just a teeny little bit ghey?

[FEN1X]

Did anyone else think that the advert in the march NAG for the 'Realplay-unique motion sensing' controllers for the PS2 was just a teeny little bit ghey?

Yes.

[samwise]

i notice that they only cost R50
who will believe that a PS3 or PS2 costs only R50?
i wonder what the people who make those products think about what they are doing?

They're only in it for the money hey. I'm pretty sure that their goal is to trick people who don't have a clue about gaming in to buying their cheap products thinking that it's one of those Playstations they saw on tv and it must be on sale or something...

[Garson007]

Did anyone else think that the advert in the march NAG for the 'Realplay-unique motion sensing' controllers for the PS2 was just a teeny little bit ghey?
Pics or it didn't happen.

[Frozenfireside]

Pics or it didn't happen.
What? Are you asking for a picture of the advert?

[Garson007]

What? Are you asking for a picture of the advert?
Yes.

[Frozenfireside]

Just checking because now I can **** my eye brow and stare with an odd look in your direction since we are talking about an advert in a magazine that you 'support'.
Go read NAG and do not ask me for a picture since you can't be bothered.

[Azimuth]

Frozenfireside, you really do need to familiarise yourself a little more with netculture (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pics+or+it+didn't+happen) before posting silly responses like those above. Stop taking everything so ****ing srsly, srsly.

[Frozenfireside]

Yes, I understand, however I'm not googling for that when it's written on a page in front of him.
There are pics already-That is my frikken point.

[Azimuth]

FOR ****'S SAKE, HE WASN'T ****ING SERIOUS. JESUS ****ING CHRIST. IT'S LIKE YOU HAVE NO ****ING ABILITY TO IDENTIFY HUMOUR.

[BlackMage]

LOL. Rage attack.

Reading is your friend Frozenfireside/Read the link.