And Earns $250k In 24 Hours From It!

Less than 48 hours ago, the famous hip-hop artist called 'Soulija Boy' launches his own branded 'Video Gaming Consoles' and in less than 24 hours earns over $250k from the sales of his $99.99 handheld clone and his $149.99 xbone clone, which are really both just pirated $20 china-produced clones, with the handheld one including over 3000 games and the xbone-like clone with 800 games!

As they say, if you can invent a dance, you can invent a game console. The notorious Soulja Boy recently became the first rapper to dip his toes in the untapped market of gaming, springing the official "SouljaGame" console upon the unsuspecting world at large. Though many immediately took to ridiculing the device, others respected the rapper's gumption in attempting such a bold product launch. Still, many questions arose, still persisting as we speak. Is Soulja meaning to compete with Nintendo's handheld market? Are we to expect a Soulja Smash Bros in the future, in which all playable characters are different variants of Tellem?

The rapper slash businessman took to Twitter to reveal a detailed diagram of the console's skin and bones, as it were. In the same breadth, Soulja proudly revealed he had made $250,000 off his console in fewer than 24 hours. Yet the folks at Games Radar were unconvinced and put on the detective hats accordingly. Apparently, the console variant comes with 800 built-in games, including titles from PlayStation, Neo Geo, PC,SEGA , Game Boy Advance, and NES. The handheld variant is said to come with titles from Nintendo Switch, 3DS, PS Vita, Neo Geo, Game Boy Color, Game Boy, and Game Boy Advance.

Yet, as Games Radar points out, the console's manufacturer Anbernic (who retails via Aliexpress) is selling a suspiciously similar product via their website, for markedly cheaper at that; likewise for the handheld version. As of now, it's not clear whether or not Soulja Boy struck a deal to simply rebrand Anbernic's existing product, or if Soulja Boy is engaging in a little bit of the ol' cop-and-resell. In any case, Soulja Boy's hustle continues, and there doesn't seem to be much anybody can do to stop it.

But the big question now is how will Nintendo and other gaming companies react to the fact 'Soulija Boy' has basically launched 'retro-emulator' clone consoles into the mainstream world, the same way big 'N' did with their official Mini's, but these are clearly not authorized boxes, so will we soon seen this world-famous rapper being dragged into court or will Nintendo turn a blind eye to it!

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Sources: HotNewHipHop (and) MaxConsole

 

[ChaosEternal]

I've come up with a great business idea. I'll make a few hundred thousand dollars selling some shitty emulator with some built-in pirated games. I'll spend the money quickly then declare bankruptcy after I get sued. I'll stay in school for a few more years and after 3 years pass the debt shall disappear.

Better plan: Just do it in China and skip the lawsuit entirely. Unless you decide to copy a Chinese company's stuff, that is. I've heard that they don't like that.

 

[chrisrlink]

rule 71 if you want your rapping carrier to go down in flames sell a video game system thats preloaded with warez (I hope he did this as an FU to them for all the fan games they killed (besides being an iillegal cash grab he would've been better off selling drugs)

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[garyopa]

rule 71 if you want your rapping carrier to go down in flames sell a video game system thats preloaded with warez (I hope he did this as an FU to them for all the fan games they killed (besides being an iillegal cash grab he would've been better off selling drugs)

Nintendo releases a china 'mp3/mp4 player' with all of Soulija Boy albums and music videos on it, they sue each other, and settle out of court.

 

[MeteoXavier]

I wish I had gotten to this site earlier to read about this - all the possible responses to it are taken.

I guess all that's left to ask is when the hell "Soulija" Boy added an "i" to that name? Even "eye" doesn't have an "i" in it!

 

[Beerus]

crank that pirate gamez

 

[Fusion]

crank that pirate gamez

I think it should be crack those pirate games, as he busts out more games for the revisions

 

[Hells Malice]

Well he had to do something, given he has absolutely no talent in the music industry.

 

[genxor]

Lawya boys tell 'im

 

[nando]

what's the list of games?

 

[Justinde75]

NOW WATCH ME SUEEEE

 

[grey72]

He wanted attention, and he's gonna get it - from ninty's lawyers. I'm gonna enjoy seeing his metaphorical ass whooping.

 

[Jayro]

If he launched them with ROMs on em, that's balls... If no ROMs came on them, then who cares? Let him live in the moment and get that bread.

 

[Hephaestus]

Why is it spelled "Soulija" here?
I googled it and everyone else spells it "Soulja".

 

[Viri]

Surely he wouldn't be stupid enough to launch a console with a shit ton of Nintendo, Sony, Sega, etc games on it, right? Does he not have a lawyer, who will warn him of how bat shit insane his idea is, and that he'll get sued into the poor house?

 

[Localhorst86]

If he launched them with ROMs on em, that's balls... If no ROMs came on them, then who cares? Let him live in the moment and get that bread.

of course he did. He just took some cheap chinese knock of consoles, bought them in bulk on alibaba, marked up the price about 200% and sells them under his name.

I'd guess he's not even repackaging these things.

If you take a look at the shopping poage of soulja boy, you'll find these are pretty much exactly these two items:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/201...-Video-Game-Retro-Handheld/1000005649678.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Ret...-800-Classical-Games-for-PS1/32869617870.html

even his "SouljaWatch" looks like a generic chinese smartwatch available for $5:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Sli...SIM-TF-Camera-Smartwatch-For/32854809679.html

PS: The RS-97 (handheld one) is even half decent once you install a custom dingux firmware.

EDIT:

basically everything in his shop is just some generic item from china marked up about 100%. These are not designed for, by or with soulja boy. The only thing I wasn't able to find was his SouljaHeadphones, there are just way too many generic headphones out there, not going to bother with this.

"SouljaPhone": https://www.aliexpress.com/item/HOM...Display-Octa-core-13MP-Front/32859866252.html
"SouljaPods": https://www.aliexpress.com/item/I7s...ireless-For-Iphone-For-Apple/32933079187.html
"SouljaPad": https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4-3...a-tab-gift-for-baby-and-kids/32719790879.html
"SouljaHeadphones": https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Fre...c-Support-TF-Card-for-iPhone/32757109028.html

 

[lolboy]

I can’t wait to see if Nintendo really has the balls for this. Will they sue him just like they did with rom sites or will they fear the fans?

Sue him and then make Nintendo direct in wich you take a shit on the console.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Buy 'em off Aliexpress then sell as if they were your own. Hope that Nintendo, SEGA and Sony are getting their lawsuits ready to take him to court. haha

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of course he did. He just took some cheap chinese knock of consoles, bought them in bulk on alibaba, marked up the price about 200% and sells them under his name.

Precisely. Some people are too naive.

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no idea but he might be in the same cell as 6ix9ine
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡ °)

Oh, the colorful, MLP, obnoxious 'rapper' or whatever he calls himself.

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If he launched them with ROMs on em, that's balls... If no ROMs came on them, then who cares? Let him live in the moment and get that bread.

Guess you never heard of Aliexpress, GearBest, Alibaba, Rosegal, eBay, Amazon or other online retailers. These are pirated consoles with "800-in-1" games.

He's asking to get sued and he surely deserves. I've not heard the name "Soulja Boy" in a long time so this is how he's rebooting himself. lol

 

[DarthDub]

This has got to be the most bizarre thing I've read about today. Is Soulja Boy trying to be relevant again?

 

[Catsinabucket]

What timeline is this

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

This has got to be the most bizarre thing I've read about today. Is Soulja Boy trying to be relevant again?

He'll try to be a YouTube star after he gets sued by Nintendo. lol