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Police have arrested nine Italian nationals thought to be selling counterfeit retro games and consoles for a video game trafficking ring estimated to be worth almost £42m (€50m \/ $55.5m).<\/p>\n

The pirated material included 12,000 counterfeit “Nintendo, Sega, and Atari” consoles holding 47m fake versions of retro games like Mario Bros., Street Fighter, and Star Wars.<\/p>\n

As reported by the BBC<\/a>, Turin police confirmed the devices – which were using non-certified electronics and batteries that did not meet EU safety standards – were being sold online or to specialist shops.<\/p>\n

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Police have arrested nine Italian nationals thought to be selling counterfeit retro games and consoles for a video game trafficking ring estimated to be worth almost £42m (€50m \/ $55.5m). The pirated material included 12,000 counterfeit “Nintendo, Sega, and Atari” consoles holding 47m fake versions of retro games like Mario Bros., Street Fighter, and Star Wars. As reported by the BBC, Turin police confirmed the devices – which were using non-certified electronics and batteries that did not meet EU safety standards – were being sold online or to specialist shops. 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