Chinese Tablet copies Wii U controller design with Sony button layout

This new Chinese gaming tablet (s7100) by JXD copies the Wii U controller design as well as Sony's button layout in order to create their own version of a gaming tablet. It even plays old Nintendo and Sony games as well as Android market games. This just looks like a lawsuit waiting to happen. The tablet itself seems to be very well packed with features and options, but many ideas shown are obviously ripoffs of what Nintendo and other tablet companies have been showing off.

[Colwyn]

The wii u controller is a copy of a tablet computer so who is copying who?
I can't wait for ps vita and killzone

[Shok]

Nintendo's actually been trying to do this concept for a while now. Look at the GBA and GameCube connectivity. So really, a decade ago, before pads came out, Nintendo's been trying out the whole screen in the controller thing.

Same thing for the Wii and 3DS. They tried 3D with the virtual boy, and motion controls with the power glove, but the technology simply wasn't there yet.

Most of what you see out of Nintendo today are things they've been pondering for a long time now.

[ChickeyCantor]

In a general sense, Ideas are made up a long time ago. Archived and then put to use when the tools are available.

It's not about who comes up with it first, it's about who legally pioneers it first.

[Knushwood Butt]

Yeah, I remember the GC <> GBA connectivity: it was utter crap.

I also remember having a Dreamcast pad with that display unit pod thing in it a long time before the Gamecube ever got released..

Do you get paged every time Nintendo need defending in an N4G article?!

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

That's what you got for going the minimalist route.

Any white square MP3 player is an iPod copy. Any white square tablet now is a WiiU copy...

Obviously no one else would be doing white square stuff wasn't for Apple or Nintendo.

Oh wait...
http://img2.etsystatic.com/...
http://www.gooddealgames.co...

[alien626]

i love how they say they r copying the wii u but in reality they are copying the psp vita. only because its white doesnt mean its a wii u

[Optical_Matrix]

Wut? How is this fool not banned?

[Kur0]

Dude you're getting annoying. You make us Sony fans look bad.

[SonyNGP]

You're trying too hard.

[torchic]

lol how is it possible that one gets so many disagrees? ahaha wow well done.

[Taibo]

@ Calwyn.
Can you go somewhere else... like seriously no one wants to read your damn comments

[tarbis]

Why the disagrees when what Colwyn said was true? Oh, wait. I'm in n4g. Move on.

[rexbolt]

your suck a troll u need to banned and anotherr thing screw killzone this thread aint bout killzone or the vita so u sir need to be banned and hey do u have a life couse u seem to be the first poster on every news articl hmmmmmmm NO LIFE ALERT

[Starbucks_Fan]

Stupid ass blonde

[yabhero]

it is designed like a tablet in general...
this knock off looks almost exactly like WiiU

[ChickeyCantor]

Im looking for a tablet to develop on. But this is just brilliant for emulators as well.

I want this "Made in china" product.

" It is moderately priced at $140,"
Not bad at all.

[PopRocks359]

Hold on, you're going to invest in a rip-off product with next to no merit or chance of success outside of China?

[ChickeyCantor]

I think you are missing the point here ( and I think many don't know this).

It runs Android 2.2
Which means :
Development capabilities (Android SDK)
OpenGL ES2 (programmable shader capabilities)
( Everyone can develop Android Apps/Games if you know Java, for free)
And as a bonus Android has Emulators( and with those game buttons, it becomes a double type of "handheld").

I don't need it to be a success in China.
The success of this device is irrelevant to my end-goal.
The price for these specs are great as well.
A great budget price for a development and emulator device.

I would gladly settle for a "rip-off". Even though it just runs Android on it. So I see no problem there.

Btw
The rip-off design is actually from the early handheld devices( like GBA/PSP hell even older than that). Not Wii-U. Just check their website.

[lizard81288]

Final Combat
Mole Kart
Super Bat
KFG
Pizza Huh
McDnoalds

ect, ect. I bet They would get more money suing China than breaking the internetz. China's copyright is far too lenient. Then again, we shouldn't be messing with our Chinese overloads, should we.

I can't wait to work 35 hours straight a day, make 35 cents and hour, go to my small apartment that is located in my workplace and share it with 3 other people. On top of that, the work place is suicide proof.

[Chrono]

Dec 30, 2011 - 10:00 am
Why do you approve old news?

[itz_zombies]

wlcome to n4g home of old news and fanboys

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

Does their depravity know no end?

[Khordchange]

Man angry birds is on fn everything

[mike1up]

Let the stealing of Nintendo ideas begin!

... did I say begin? I meant continue!

[rexbolt]

lol well said

[hellvaguy]

"Let the stealing of Nintendo ideas begin!"

Maybe nintendo should just take it in stride. I mean they did copy the idea to make a console in the very first place from the Atari 2600 or Colleco Vision or w/e was around before them. Now nintendo is making a push for online play long after sony/ms have had success with it.

Dont get me wrong I think patents should be valid for a few years, but then be open for anyone to copy or modify.

[3DSVita]

They better not rip off the 3DS or Vita! If they do,I don't care if I'm out numbered a billion to one,I'll kick all of there asses!