Nintendo games, especially first-party works, have long been the number one target for pirated manufacturers.Although manufacturers are trying hard to inherit classic games, as game pricing continues to rise, the recent news that the Nintendo Switch game cassette (including the Switch2 cassette that has not yet been released) has allowed pirated manufacturers to repackage copy cassettes, making the problem of game piracy even worse.

According to the first disclosure of the Reddi Forum, these replica cassettes can almost be fake and real.Although there are several detailed features to identify the authenticity, it is difficult for ordinary players to detect, which will greatly encourage the proliferation of piracy.Some physical game collectors jokingly say that they should follow the "licking cassette" method - using the special bitter coating of Nintendo cassettes to verify the truth, but it is not yet certain whether the anti-counterfeiting technology will be counterfeited.

Cassette replication has become a cancer in the industry.As the prices of classic game cassettes such as Pokémon rise, speculators dumped large numbers of counterfeit cassettes, which led to the surge in the prices of genuine collections due to scarcity.It is worth noting that this problem has spread to all gaming platforms that use cassette media.

With the rampant pirated games, the professional community of r/gameverifying to detect fakes has emerged.As Switch games are added to the counterfeit list, the popularity of the forum will continue to rise.Although Nintendo continues to crack down on pirated tools such as simulators and ROMs, in the face of increasingly rampant physical piracy, this battle to defend genuine versions has obviously entered a more complex stage.