{"id":528607,"date":"2018-01-25T18:09:25","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T23:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/?p=528607"},"modified":"2018-01-25T18:09:25","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T23:09:25","slug":"resurfaced-images-from-1994-show-nintendo-destroying-counterfeit-games-with-a-steamroller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/resurfaced-images-from-1994-show-nintendo-destroying-counterfeit-games-with-a-steamroller\/","title":{"rendered":"Resurfaced images from 1994 show Nintendo destroying counterfeit games with a steamroller"},"content":{"rendered":"

Piracy has unfortunately been a constant battle for Nintendo. Even during the Game Boy era, it an issue the company has continually dealt with.<\/p>\n

Originally found by Gamegeschiedenis<\/strong><\/a>, classic photos show Nintendo literally taking the fight to piracy. The images, captured by various sources, show Nintendo using a roller in the Netherlands to destroy thousands of counterfeit games. Even Mario was present at the event.<\/p>\n

The caption from one of the photos reads:<\/p>\n

“Video game company Nintendo is using a roller to combat piracy. At Lelystad airport ten thousand counterfeit video games were crushed. The Japanese company has started a targeted and structured worldwide campaign to combat forgeries of their video games. The destroyed games came from Hong Kong and were confiscated from a Dutch importing company.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A few additional photos taken from various publications well over two decades ago can be found below.<\/p>\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t