More than 47 million pirated copies of games including and Mario Bros. and Street Fighter II were seized in raids across Italy.

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  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    25·
    2 months ago

    This is, IMO, the only reason that this should have been stopped:

    All the devices were fitted with non-certified batteries and electrical circuits and did not meet EU technical or safety standards.

    Other than that, forget it. Nintendo and CAPCOM aren’t making significant amounts of money from Super Mario Bros. or Street Fighter II.

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Aren’t these things usually expensive because they’re being passed off as genuine collector’s items?

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 months ago

        Possibly, although the article was not clear on that point. That would definitely be a legal issue. I just object to the ROMs part.