UK warns that fake imported DS handhelds could be hazardous

HM Revenue & Customs has put out an official report warning that "hundreds of imported counterfeit game consoles seized at UK freight depots were found to have been supplied with potentially dangerous power adapters." Most of the wares had been purchased at a deep discount from Asian websites claiming to sell "genuine Nintendo products" for over 50% off. The Big N has already stepped in to confirm that the DS / DS Lites are indeed counterfeit, and the accompanying power adapters were also deemed "potentially dangerous, since they had not been electronically tested and do not meet strict UK safety standards." C'mon parents -- even if the youngin' has been bad, we'd still say coal is more fitting than a stocking full of potential electrocution.

[Via Pocket-lint, image courtesy of Infendo]

[Madmax @ Dec 5th 2008 8:53AM]

hmm...

Taking the nintendo 64 apart to make a portable 64 Video

[Kris120890 @ Dec 5th 2008 8:57AM]

Your site is shit. Get it in to your head you moron.

[Fusion Fuzo 05 - Mr Professional @ Dec 5th 2008 9:04AM]

madmax, Thats the worst website I've ever seen

[iEye @ Dec 5th 2008 9:06AM]

MadMax eat DS Shite and die!

[Menos @ Dec 5th 2008 9:07AM]

...my job blocks it.

reason?

"BS"

[Mike @ Dec 5th 2008 9:24AM]

3 sets of google adwords, 3 picture ads, that shitty feedjit feed that is useless, clustrmaps cause you're a douche, and then 2 feedburner links. This has so much fail in it, I'm crying.

You really don't need to have your own domain name and email to have a good blog. Just use gmail, use dyndns to set up autoforwarding to a nicer looking name like *.ath.com [whoops...already taken by me :)] and then just write good stuff, instead of this turd-infested page.

[OneLove @ Dec 5th 2008 10:12AM]

With the economy so bad, where do you think Santa is going to be KIRF this year.

[Ignatius @ Dec 5th 2008 12:23PM]

A Fusion post that hasn't been downvoted into obscurity? It must be the end of the world.

[Fusion Fuzo 05 - Mr Professional @ Dec 5th 2008 8:55AM]

Being an owner of a DSLite, You would have to throw of the bridge to buy that thing, or maybe there could be a use for such a thing. Some people do like FUGLY gadgets.

[bill cant fart @ Dec 5th 2008 9:05AM]

Well luckily for me I HAVE threw of the bridge. I'm gonna buy twelve!

[CubeGuy @ Dec 5th 2008 3:14PM]

Still can't think of a better word than fugly?

I thought you were leaving.

[Tom Robertson @ Dec 5th 2008 8:56AM]

Yeah I read this in the metro this morning... Not a good sign.

[From My Cube @ Dec 5th 2008 9:44AM]

well, i guess ill get my kids mega-blocks this Xmas...its what they really wanted anyways

[Eren28 @ Dec 5th 2008 9:01AM]

Well the kids wont realize its a fake till they actually bring it to school and try to trade Pokemon.

So i say its a good gift if you always wanted to see your kids reaction on receiving a Nintendo DS, when you could normally not afford it.

I prefer to just buy the box and stuff it with cans of tuna, seems to be cheaper.

[Timerider @ Dec 5th 2008 12:49PM]

If these were in stores, grandma would buy it thinking "This is what Billy wanted, it looks similar, so it's exactly the same."

[iphoner @ Dec 5th 2008 9:07AM]

Wow! Cool

[Eddy @ Dec 5th 2008 9:07AM]

Kris120890 i didnt find that site shit at all

it was an interesting video

and i liked watching it.

[Mike @ Dec 5th 2008 9:26AM]

and that is merely because you're just a typical stooge that doesn't realize how offensive his website is.

[iEye @ Dec 5th 2008 9:11AM]

"The Big N has already stepped in to confirm that the DS / DS Lites are indeed counterfeit"

Holy shite, they need the a team of engineers to tell them that the Shite is fake?

I can spot a fake Phone just buy the weight of it in on the back side of my hand... Who are those importers... I have some fake shite to sell them!

I think I'll be able to buy that Karma Car after all...

[trevor @ Dec 5th 2008 1:26PM]

...shite? that word still exists?...

[Rob Bourne @ Dec 5th 2008 1:51PM]

I don't even have to buy the weight to tell if something is fake or not!

[ehisforadam @ Dec 5th 2008 9:26AM]

Someone needs to sic Dr. Ashens on them!

[GingerFox @ Dec 5th 2008 2:04PM]

that guy is amazing:)

[BOGRASH @ Dec 5th 2008 9:37AM]

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[trevor @ Dec 5th 2008 9:47AM]

thats what she said XD

[absinthe party @ Dec 5th 2008 9:51AM]

You should probably get her to a doctor then : /

[rumblejazz @ Dec 5th 2008 10:03AM]

that's what you sound like after an absinthe party.

[trevor @ Dec 5th 2008 10:58AM]

...i went ahead and took the liberty to rank you down for not making sense

[Miike @ Dec 5th 2008 11:04AM]

I heard Mapples suffer from the same affliction.

[StalematE @ Dec 5th 2008 11:57AM]

I heard Steve Mobs pees on every unit before shipping...

[Tom W @ Dec 5th 2008 12:37PM]

Yeah, I heard that too haha! What a great episode that is!

[iEye @ Dec 5th 2008 11:33AM]

EK it is not because people gang up on one, it is because when you SUCK!, YOU SUCK!!!

by the way "i" Ranked YOU down "-" yea, gave you one of those...

take that! JACK!!

[Menos @ Dec 5th 2008 11:49AM]

you, my friend... get a "menos".

[Timerider @ Dec 5th 2008 12:44PM]

I hate these rip-off companies. Go die already.

[Rudolphe @ Dec 5th 2008 1:24PM]

Cant blame the companies, if fucking retards buy them, that's on them.

[Menos @ Dec 5th 2008 1:43PM]

sad. whats even sadder is how i fell for these kind of things when i was a kid -all-the-time-

[Andy @ Dec 5th 2008 2:19PM]

Chances are pretty good it's not gonna "electrocute" your kid; start a fire? Possibly.

[matt merritt @ Dec 5th 2008 2:39PM]

That was possibly the most disjointed argument I've ever heard in my life... and my father is a lawyer.

I'm down ranking you because you're a fucking dipshit.

[Alex @ Dec 5th 2008 2:52PM]

'Hazardous'
I thought some of them might have had anthrax on them or something...

[Mr Random @ Dec 5th 2008 4:40PM]

Ashens looked at these ages ago

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ow9SHsnFG2U&feature=channel

[Ryan @ Dec 5th 2008 4:53PM]

Search for ashens in YouTube. He does awesome reviews, most of them are funny, on these rip offs. should have a look, there's about 5 rip off psp's :p

[Untitled @ Dec 5th 2008 11:13PM]

If the horrible beep music and the poorly-lit screen with unplayable game doesn't kill you, the power adapter on these Neo-Double Games surely WILL!!!