UK parents instructed about knockoff consoles

by David Hinkle on Dec 5th 2008 1:58PM

Knockoff electronics must be a big issue in the UK, because the BBC is airing a public service advisary from Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs that takes extra care to show parents and other potential gaming consumers the warning signs of counterfeit goods. Not only is it a danger to shoppers because it's not what they intended to purchase, but because these counterfeit devices could pose a fire hazard or some other danger to the child or children the gift is intended for. They provide a handy little checklist that allows consumers to know if they're looking at a legit Nintendo handheld or some knockoff.

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Tags: bbc, counterfeit, ds-lite, uk

Reader Comments (4)

I honestly didn't know that there was a market for/of real fake DSes! I guess I missed it among all the Popstations and the [name of terrible, terrible Wii copycat]s.

Uk has a lot fake stuff.

I saw a special on it...

Isn't it obvious what the best way to avoid fake consoles is? Buy a new one from GAME or Gamestation. Simple.

The CBC here in Canada had a big news story/public service announcement warning people about counterfeits. I hadn't ever really thought about it all that much before I saw it, but there really are a lot of counterfeiting operations going on.