Lenovo to Create a New Gaming System Inspired by the Xbox Kinect

Watch out Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, there may be a new challenger on the gaming market. Lenovo is planning to launch a new gaming console to rival the "Big Three" in China.

Lenovo - popular for their ThinkPad laptops - has shocked the world by announcing that they're going to take a shot at creating a new video game system named the Lenovo eBox. Stepping into the video game industry is a very bold move and if you're wondeingr what would drive Lenovo to take such a risk, you might be able to get a clue by looking at the name of their new gaming console.

Lenovo's new eBox console's name bares a very strong resemblance to Microsoft's Xbox and that stands to reason because Lenovo was inspired to create their gaming system after seeing the Xbox Kinect. Lenovo's eBox will be part Xbox Kinect clone and part Nintendo Wii clone because it will be the second gaming system that requires no gaming controls like the Xbox Kinect, but will have graphics closer to the Nintendo Wii.

Lenovo plans to market their Kinect/Wii clone in China where there are over 120 families to market the eBox to. In addition to marketing their eBox console solely in the China market, Lenovo also has over 16 gaming developers that are working to create games for Lenovo's Xbox Kinect and Nintendo Wii Clone.

Lenovo has created a sub-company called Beijing eedo Technology and has a team of over 40 Lenovo engineers currently working on the project. Even though the eBox has only been in the works for over a month, Lenovo seems overly optimistic about the eBox project.

If the eBox were introduced to the United States market, it'd likely be laughed back into the darkest corner of the gaming industry, but China is the perfect place to market a console like the eBox. China is no stranger to knock-off consoles - especially ones that start with the letter "e" - and even settled for the notorious Nintendo Wii clone known as the Chintendo Vii.

Lenovo might be onto something, but in order to stay successful Lenovo will have to keep their fake Wii and Xbox Kinect clone far away from American soil.

For more, read 5 Knockoff Gadget Names that Are Clever Enough to Fool You,4 Fake Nintendo Wii Knockoffs that Are Actually Being Sold and Bought , and 4 of the Most Obvious Fake Nintendo Wii Accessory Knockoffs Ever Made .

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