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Police have raided the home of a couple suspected of being the first people to sell fake games consoles in the UK. Described as a "team" in an Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (Elspa) report, the couple’s Kent home contained 40 counterfeit Nintendo DS handheld consoles, the organisation alleges. Each …

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  1. David Gosnell

    Really fakes?

    Or grey imports with unauthorised modifications?

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  2. Anonymous Coward
    Black Helicopters

    2 laptops AND a PC!!

    These people must be stopped!!

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  3. Anonymous Coward
    Paris Hilton

    Probably not even modified

    I expect they're imported DS Lites by iQue, the company that sells them (under license) in China. I'm not sure about the legality of the "game copying devices" -- I know Nintendo has been taking steps against the manufacturers and sellers of flash cartridges but I don't know what legal grounds they have for shutting them down. Yes, they're probably used mainly for piracy but there is a good selection of homebrew available for the DS too (eg. Spectrum emulator ZXDS, Roguelike game Powder, etc.) so it's not inconceivable that someone could buy a flash cart with no intention of pirating games.

    Paris, because she's no stranger to flashing.

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