Fake retro video game ring worth €50m smashed in Italy

More than 47 million pirated copies of games including and Mario Bros. and Street Fighter II were seized in raids across Italy.

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Among the counterfeit games were popular titles from the 1980s and 90s, including Mario Bros., Street Fighter and Star Wars.

The pirated consoles were imitations of the iconic devices produced by Nintendo, Sega and Atari and did not meet strict safety standards.

New versions of video games and gaming consoles that were released decades ago have recently soared in popularity and command high prices, in a cultural trend known as "retrogaming".

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