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These DS Bootlegs Are Chinese for "Crappy"

Don't criminals take pride in their work anymore? Geez, with shoddy labels like that, you'd have to be Amish to think these DS cartridges are real. And even then, that's a stretch. These faker than fake bootleg DS games have surfaced in China and are on a slow barge to your nearest used-game retailer.

Before that, they'll definitely show up on eBay for you to bid on, insert in your sexy DS Lite and totally screw it up. How can you be sure the cartridge wasn't made in some backwoods cabin by a troop of barefoot children? GameSetWatch points out:

Another sure sign of a counterfeit DS game is the numbered code on the bottom of the label. SZGD-20011-A888 is not a Nintendo DS product number. Nintendo DS numbers begin with NTR (a leftover from when the DS was code-named 'Nitro') and end with a region specific acronym, either USA, JAP or EUR.

But, even then, can you be sure? Like sure-of-your-own-existence sure? So beware, take care and only buy new DS games. Brand new ones. On launch day. Brian Ashcraft

More Here [GameSetWatch]

11:23 PM on Wed Jun 14 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
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