Man accused of selling fake Nintendo products, including Switch docks, that made over $2 million in years-long scheme

A 34 year-old man from Long Island was arraigned this week after a scheme was uncovered in which fake Nintendo products were sold for years, which brought in over $2 million.

Isaac Lapidus will now need to deal with trademark counterfeiting and conspiracy charges. While he plead not guilty and was released, this is far from over.

Lapidus is accused of selling fake Nintendo products between October 2018 and September 2025. 200,000 faux Nintendo Switch docking stations, 10,000 docking station adapters, and about 15,705 Pokemon GO Plus accessories were allegedly sold. Following a search warrant at the Island Park warehouse in Long Island, 46 boxes of Nintendo Switch docking stations and power adapter sets, 23 boxes of Nintendo Cool Baby HD video game sets, and 33 boxes of Pokemon Plus GO accessories were found, which were all counterfeit.

District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly said that Lapidus may have sold “hundreds of thousands of counterfeit Nintendo accessories for popular consoles and games” through Amazon. Items were stashed away in the warehouse.

Donnelly added: “Despite consumer complaints about imitation products in their reviews, sales totaled into the millions of dollars. Counterfeit products are not just bad for business; they can also be dangerous for consumers, especially when electronics are involved.”

Nintendo and Amazon were tipped off to the situation through five Amazon seller accounts. Following an investigation, these accounts were connected to Lapidus.