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Fake Pokémon Cartridge Spotted At GameStop Raises Concerns Among Retro Gamers (www.retronews.com)
submitted 3 months ago by Kain1 to c/retrogaming
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A Reddit post in the GameBoy subreddit caught some eyes. It showed a fake yellow Game Boy Pokémon cartridge displayed at a GameStop. The post received many comments, pointing out the poor quality of this bootleg Pokémon game.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 months ago

I'm not blaming employees here, but if GS is specifically marketing older games, they should be taking measures to ensure authenticity. Not that I think anyone should trust GS at this point. Still good to hold them accountable.