fake wii mote?

anthonyy · 07-18-2007, 02:24 AM

The one on the left is the one I sold to walkitout

paintba||er · 07-18-2007, 02:28 AM

I just noticed another difference between mine and those. Neither of mine have either the sticker or then engraving in this picture.

And is the controller on the right the one that came with your console?

trevpepper · 07-18-2007, 02:42 AM

im gonna check my wiimotes...lol

anthonyy · 07-18-2007, 02:45 AM

Its not my console, its WalkItOut's. The one that came with his console is the controller on the right, the one I sold him is the one on the left

walkitout · 07-18-2007, 03:29 AM

yea, and they both say made in china

Elfman · 07-18-2007, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Umbrous

You don't even need to provide pics, the thing is if you got that off of ebay you bought a counterfeit item. Something ebay loves to sell to people, because the ebay nazi's are making lot's of money off of each of those sales. They don't care that it is fake, they got your money and they fooled you hands down.

Counterfeit merchandise is a huge problem on ebay, one of the reasons I hate the place with a passion and a reason I don't shop there. I know where to get my stuff that is real and worth my money.

The PSP has this problem with the sony/sandisk MS Pro Duo memory sticks, they are cheap on ebay but they are entirely fake. Most PSP idiots don't even care that it is fake and buy it anyway, like morons.

Just do yourself a favor, spend the extra $10 or what not, and get the real item instead of helping scammers/fakers/counterfeiters all over the world. If you can't find it online, go to your local store, they should always have them.

Note: If you bought this from a person you can see face to face, kick him in the nuts for me. Spit on him too if you want.

That's the most rediculous thing I've ever read. Have you ever even shopped from eBay? ebay isn't making alot of profit. It's all about the users. The users are the ripping people off, don't blame the website.
You can see if the user is trustworthy (if he has sold before and people recommending and more).

awdawg · 07-18-2007, 04:29 AM

My NES came with a orange duckhunt gun and my friend has a grey one... maybe his is counterfeit

Just joshin... I wouldnt worry about it, many products have multiple manufacturing methods.

*but orange is cooler

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walkitout · 07-18-2007, 05:06 AM

well im just curious to know where everybody with the remote that looks like the one on the left got them, and around when. I wouldn't really have this concern i the motion sensors in both remotes performed the same, but they respond noticably different. It works fine now, but im just concern they the remote will fail prematurely.

paintba||er · 07-18-2007, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by walkitout

well im just curious to know where everybody with the remote that looks like the one on the left got them, and around when. I wouldn't really have this concern i the motion sensors in both remotes performed the same, but they respond noticably different. It works fine now, but im just concern they the remote will fail prematurely.

I got both of mine on launch day, and I got them from Walmart. One of them is the one that was included in the Wii...

walkitout · 07-18-2007, 05:17 AM

hmm sounds good i guess, just the stupid sticker make it look kinda fake lol, guess its just an earlier production

martini178 · 07-18-2007, 05:28 AM

both mine are the same as the ones on the left and i bought mine 5 days ago they work fine and i am pretty darn sure they will last a while because nintendo never fails to deliver a quality long lasting product. and i say this from expereince not from being a fanboy which i am not. all of my nintendo systems and accessories have never failed me unlike some of my sony and microsoft devices.

paintba||er · 07-18-2007, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by martini178

both mine are the same as the ones on the left and i bought mine 5 days ago they work fine and i am pretty darn sure they will last a while because nintendo never fails to deliver a quality long lasting product. and i say this from expereince not from being a fanboy which i am not. all of my nintendo systems and accessories have never failed me unlike some of my sony and microsoft devices.

You haven't had a NES that you had to take the game out and blow into it fifty times before it actually works?

walkitout · 07-18-2007, 05:42 AM

well i was just reffering to if the remote is actually fake then chances are its not going to last very long... im still having my doubts though, although im more reassured now than this morning

Umbrous · 07-18-2007, 06:16 AM

Actually, yes I have boughten and sold on ebay, and yes they do make a percentage off of you (this is what is bs) "buying space on their website to list your product to sell". While they charge you a measily .30 cents or so it comes out to a large portion of the winnings.

I wouldn't spew random bs about a place I didn't have a personal experience with, ok kiddo. My only point is that ebay DOES make a profit, they DO NOT care and ENCOURAGE the sale of fake items by not doing anything about them.

You can find out yourself by going and purchasing a fake PSP MS Pro Duo stick on ebay, if you can't handle the truth (the heat) get out of the kitchen, son.

I wouldn't be relating the counterfeit items to this situation if it didn't sound like a counterfeit item to me. Further more, you would be surprised if you ever went to an asian country and walked around on the streets. Fake everything, sales of pirated movies, etc. I am just speaking the truth kid, those same products end up on ebay and I have no doubt they make fake wii controllers as well. They make fake everything! Infact, if you purchase something from across the ocean on ebay, the likely case is that it will be worse quality even though it was summed up to something of better quality. Make yourself believe what you want but there are counterfeit items that look real, with just a few hits and misses that give it away. Also, there are just simply third party controllers, usually mad catz or some other recognizable name like nyco (or whatever I don't know the names anymore, don't buy the cheap junk) or something along those lines. I only mentioned counterfeit items on ebay because I have watched people pay $15 for a 4GB stick when it is $70+ and they think they got a deal. Well, even though it might function remotely the same it literally can cause damage. Look at the faulty fake batteries for cell phones, they burst into flames.

So, it was just a point. Don't try and assume anything about what I have or haven't done, considering you don't even know. Besides, I will repeat, I have personally paid ebay for my listings (which sucks) and I know they make profit. So regardless of what you think, it is the users and the website, that is indeed ripping people off.

DOWN WITH SCAM-BAY!

P.S For further clarification I haven't ever boughten any counterfeit items, but learned of this phenomena during my short stay at the playstation forums; Reading about who got what stick for what price, which is entirely lame. I don't visit anymore because it is boring there. The people kind of react like you did elfman, over proportionally with your own assumptions.

anthonyy · 07-18-2007, 06:42 AM

Ok internet tough guy

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Don't try and assume anything about what I have or haven't done

You too should honour these rules, as clearly you don't:

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If you bought this from a person you can see face to face, kick him in the nuts for me. Spit on him too if you want.

If you want to rant on and on about ebay, this is not the place. We are here in this thread to find out whether or not the controller is fake. So please, could you just knock it off?

joe_duffy · 07-18-2007, 08:31 AM

Im from the Uk and purchased mine in the UK and they all have writtening on them on the side so it must just be the country or something. Different region

Elfman · 07-18-2007, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Umbrous

The people kind of react like you did elfman, over proportionally with your own assumptions.

Yeah life is harsh on you, isn't it?

TheCosmicFrog · 07-18-2007, 12:11 PM

On my remotes, I have those Nintendo stickers too

ericlewis91 · 07-18-2007, 02:50 PM

didnt nintendo slightly update the wiimote..there was a topic on this a while ago...i believe so

walkitout · 07-18-2007, 03:10 PM

hmm.. now im interested to know how many different "versions" of the wii mote there are. If everyone could post pictures emphasizing the differences and maybe when and where they got it, maybe we can make some sort of reference for people to check if their remotes are fake or not when they actually emerge (if they havent already =/)