Entertainment · Gaming · 1 hr ago
ESA urges US to flag handhelds loaded with pirated games
The ESA is urging the US government to flag retro handhelds loaded with pirated games as a “notorious market.”
These devices are sold with thousands of games, according to the description.
The ESA calls them the video game industry's version of “superfakes”—a comparison to convincing counterfeit goods.
The request concerns handheld devices and pirated games, rather than a single game or console maker.
The label would identify the market as one associated with piracy, but no government decision is described.
The information provided does not say what action officials may take next.
The ESA urged the US government to flag handheld devices loaded with pirated games.
The devices were described in the article headline as a “notorious market.”
The ESA said handhelds containing thousands of games are the industry’s version of “superfakes.”
- Who
- The ESA urged the US government to act.
- What
- The ESA called for handhelds loaded with pirated games to be flagged.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The United States.
- Why
- The ESA described handhelds containing thousands of games as the industry’s version of superfakes.
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- Target
- US government
- Devices
- Handhelds loaded with pirated games
- ESA’s description
- The industry’s version of superfakes
- Article date
- 2026-10-13
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