15,000 counterfeit Nintendo products seized in Mexico

Nintendo’s war on pirated goods is well documented. Just last month the company, along with some customs agents, were able to stop a shipment of over 5,500 counterfeit Nintendo products from China.

The Big N also lent their support to local authorities during a raid of the San Juan de Dios market in Guadalajara to confiscate 56,000 Nintendo products.

Just recently, another blow was struck against the counterfeiters after 15,000 pirated Nintendo products were seized by Mexican authorities. The raid was carried out in one of the “fayuka” or contraband markets in the country. Nintendo of AmericaÂ’s senior director of anti-piracy Jodi Daugherty spoke about Nintendo’s focus on Mexico:

Mexico is NintendoÂ’s largest market in Latin America, where the problem of video game piracy is widespread. Since January, Nintendo has worked with law enforcement agencies worldwide to seize 100,000 counterfeit Wii games.

Nintendo, with its developers and publishers, lost about US$ 762 million in sales back in 2006 from piracy, so it’s understandable why the company is making this issue its top priority.

Nintendo’s war on pirated goods is well documented. Just last month the company, along with some customs agents, were able to stop a shipment of over 5,500 counterfeit Nintendo products from China.

The Big N also lent their support to local authorities during a raid of the San Juan de Dios market in Guadalajara to confiscate 56,000 Nintendo products.

Just recently, another blow was struck against the counterfeiters after 15,000 pirated Nintendo products were seized by Mexican authorities. The raid was carried out in one of the “fayuka” or contraband markets in the country. Nintendo of AmericaÂ’s senior director of anti-piracy Jodi Daugherty spoke about Nintendo’s focus on Mexico:

Mexico is NintendoÂ’s largest market in Latin America, where the problem of video game piracy is widespread. Since January, Nintendo has worked with law enforcement agencies worldwide to seize 100,000 counterfeit Wii games.

Nintendo, with its developers and publishers, lost about US$ 762 million in sales back in 2006 from piracy, so it’s understandable why the company is making this issue its top priority.