Trick Helps You Tell Legit Switch Games from Fakes

Trick Helps You Tell Legit Switch Games from Fakes

From Game Rant (Written by Dave Francisco) on | OpenCritic

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One clever shopper has shared a simple trick with the Nintendo Switch fan community to help people distinguish legit Switch games from fake ones. The trick works to assist people while shopping in a store, preventing them from accidentally buying Nintendo Switch game boxes that have been tampered with by thieves.

Though the sales of physical copies of games are on the decline across the board, the Nintendo Switch remains a relative bastion of physical game sales compared to other consoles. This is in part due to the fact that Nintendo opted to store physical Switch games on cartridges rather than discs, as well as the console's portable nature, which encourages players to bring their games with them in physical form. Even the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection is getting an exclusive Switch physical release, with publisher Capcom recognizing the strength of the market for physical Switch games.

Many expect the Nintendo Switch 2 to arrive with a huge slate of games, but it needs to keep some surprises in reserve for afterward.

Unfortunately, physical goods can be vulnerable to theft and tampering, prompting Reddit user Far-System1555 to share a simple trick to help the Switch community protect itself. The trick...

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