East Asia is rampant with bootlegged merchandise and purchases from Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, ect is best avoided. No official Pokémon games have been released in China or been released in the Chinese language. The manuals of pirated copies will often be missing the Warning, Legal & Warranty Information, Contents, and Basic Controls pages. Inside the case, just below the game cartridge you should see ‘Nintendo DS’ embossed into the plastic.įalse copies will often lack an instruction manual, have boxes of poor quality, have incorrect box art, and have poor game descriptions on the back. If still sealed in plastic wrapping the corners should have a perfect y-fold and not be shrink wrapped. Bootlegged versions of Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver will be unable to communicate with the Pokewalker because they will be missing an infrared-sensor (IR sensor).Īll official NTSC DS games come in a black case, not an exceptionally thick white or clear case as is common place for bootlegs. Many counterfeit Pokémon DS games used to be unplayable on the DSi, DSi XL, and 3DS but more recently pirated games have found a way to bypass the security measures. After an average time of two months save files corruptĪll official DS Pokémon games should work with the DS, DS Lite, DSi, DSi XL, and 3DS. DS console fails to notice or read the game when inserted Is incompatible with Wifi or Online play The Cartridge has a bulge in the plastic either on the front or the back. The Nintendo seal says ‘Nintendo Seal’ or ‘Official Nintendo Seal’ On the back there should be a serial number in nine alpha-numeric digits underneath the PAT. At the bottom there should be a code starting with NTR and ending in USA (ex: NTR-XXXX-USA) At the top there should be ‘Nintendo DS’ in black The Nintendo seal should say ‘Official Nintendo Seal of Quality’ The ‘Nintendo Seal of Quality’ should be Gold and have a shine to it.īootlegs will often lack an instruction manual, be riddled with grammar/punctuation errors, have incorrect box art, boxes of poor quality, and have poor game descriptions on the back. Upon its arrival bootlegs will usually have boxes that came right off the printing press and have clearly never been folded into shape. When buying a supposedly new game overseas you’ll often be told that the box will be flattened for shipping reasons which is true. Oftentimes bootleg cartridges are larger than the real thing and capable of damaging the GBA. The cartridge quality of a fake will be weaker than a legit copy as will the quality. When looking at the gold connectors they have dents in them. When started up a message such as or similar to "The game can now be played", corrupt data, or Japanese letters appear. Cartridge is discolored, transparent or grey/black (for those that should be colored) Clock feature wont work, often retaining the same time throughout the game. Game is heavy with grammar and/or punctuation errors Labels are poorly printed and/or misaligned The game is rated RP (rating pending) or has no rating at all At the bottom of the cartridge, beyond the gold connector pins you should see the year, NINTENDO, and the serial number written in white. ‘Nintendo’ and ‘Model NO.’ should be embossed on the back in the center In the lower right corner there should be a code starting with AGB and ending in USA (ex: AGB-XXXX-USA) The Nintendo seal should be in the lower right corner The game rating should be rated E (everyone) The game rating should be in the lower left corner This will cover NTSC games for the DS and GBA as well I hope to include images to better illustrate. I’ve decided to throw this together to help make identification easier for those who collect these pirates, suspect they may own counterfeits, and to indulge my own interests in bootleg merchandise. Many unsuspecting, ignorant, buyers get ripped off purchasing these games many times unaware it isn’t the real thing. Bootlegs of Pokémon games are rampant and widely available thanks in a large part to Hong Kong, China.
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