More Video Game Madness from China

Arcades may be a dying fad back in the US, but they’re still popular hangouts for Chinese citizens, young and old. The arcade on Nanjing Road in Shanghai had some pretty crazy, new games, too, like a strategy game where you controlled your characters by moving actual playing cards around on a table. The coolest part of the arcade, though, was this game that used a big-ass joystick:

A few weeks later, I was in Wal-Mart and stumbled across a hilarious Nintendo console knock-off in the toy aisle. No, it’s not a Vii. Even better. And cheaper. It’s only 180 yuan ($26), which is a small price to pay for something called a WiNi. I can only imagine that’s pronounced “weenie.” Oh yeah, everyone’s going to want one of those for Christmas. Here’s a close-up of the box art if the below image isn’t enough:

21 September 2009 | China, Video Games | Comments | Home

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