Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Model SNS-101) - Counterfeits

Counterfeits

The SNS-101 is quite unusual in that it is perhaps the only known example of a Nintendo console having fake/counterfeit clones posing as a genuine console. Most clone consoles usually adopt different names or case designs, however with the SNS-101 almost every detail was copied and reproduced to some degree — including the packaging. In recent years many of these clones have been mistakenly bought by users on auction sites such as eBay under the impression that they are brand new original SNS-101 systems, sometimes even the seller is unaware they are not original. Most games can still be played with these clones systems, however the build quality is not as high. There are guides available on how to spot fake SNS-101 consoles The clone controllers were also sold separately in copies of the genuine controllers' packaging.