When Nintendo first announced the NES Classic Edition, one of the common responses was "It's just a Raspberry Pi!" Which, yes, is true. It just misses the point that the NES Classic delivers a nostalgic experience through the presentation. It's also one of the few legal ways to emulate the iconic games of that era. There are other devices one could buy that deliver the same experience, and even more, but they may not be on the up-and-up. Take this pile of fake NES Classics discovered by authorities in North Carolina, for instance.

WBTV reported on Friday that North Carolina’s Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force found 340 fake NES Classics. The units were seized from vendors at a "Triangle area shopping center." Apparently the sellers voluntarily surrendered the counterfeit consoles after a two-week investigation led the task force to their doors. All in all, it looks to be an open-and-shut case. There's just one fun little detail about the fake NES Classics left to mention.

They had over 600 games.

via: WNCN

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According to the boxes confiscated by the Task Force, each fake NES Classic had 620 pre-installed. Others that were recovered claimed to have as many as 800 games. For comparison's sake, the Nintendo-made NES Classic has 30 games installed.

If the counterfeit sounds like a way better deal to you, consider this: many of these fake budget game consoles come with bootleg games. There's often a plethora of Super Mario Bros. clones with awful physics and even worse controls. Having 620 games isn't worth it when 600 of them are unplayable bootlegs. There's also the fact that, as previously said, these devices are illegal.

Unfortunately it is the holiday season, and many shoppers are looking to get great items at great deals. That's why the North Carolina Secretary of State urges shoppers to do thorough research before they buy electronics like these.

“If it’s inferior quality, it may be a fake. If it’s ‘too good to be true,’ it probably is,” said a press release run by the Sec. of State's office.

So if you want to buy an NES Classic Edition for a loved one this year, check eBay.

Source: WBTV

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