There is a chance, tho small that you will brick your wii and the main board has to be changed.

@unruled: I asume by unusable you mean the shaking effect, right? that can be avoided with a tripode base. After all if you are going to use a 12X is not for regualr family photos :p

Actually, It was in Mythbusters but the myth was busted. A person in the show who sampled the vodka got the cheap version every time. And said it was kinda bad too.