How to spot fake Nintendo NES Classic Mini game console

How to spot fake Nintendo NES Classic Mini game console

Nintendo stopped producing its best-selling model, NES Classic Mini game console, so since that market is being filled with fake consoles. We will research how to spot cloned NES Classic Mini.

The case of console is made mostly perfect. Color may slightly differ but it can be catched only having both genuine and counterfeit devices. Look closely at the console logo, it align slightly not in parallel to a case edge:

How to spot fake Nintendo NES Classic Mini game console

The most differences can be spot inside console menu:

  • Smaller game name font in replica menu
  • Icon stayed more close to each other
  • Another pixel font in 1P/2P menu
  • Different START and SELECT icons
  • 5 games on the screen instead of 4 in genuine NES Classic Mini console

This is how genuine menu looks:

How to spot fake Nintendo NES Classic Mini game console

Some videos:

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