How Is This Legal To Sell In NZ?

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#260225 16-Nov-2019 14:54

https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/mini-retro-game-console-with-hundreds-of-games/31915038

my friend owns the same one he got it from ebay for like 16nzd free shipping it has a lot of nes rom on it like

super mario bros
contra
double dragon
donkey kong
bomber man
pacman
spy vs spy
burger time
ect

i know mightape would not have paid the licenses or the company who makes the console to be able to sell this legally

i remember all the legal problems soulja boy had selling devices like this loaded with nes rom

so how can mightape sell this?

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#2354663 16-Nov-2019 15:01

MightyApe doesn't have to pay rights, the manufacturer would do that.

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#2354665 16-Nov-2019 15:04

It's a legit product licensed from Nintendo.

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#2354681 16-Nov-2019 16:06

No its not, its a cheap knockoff that is about US$9 off aliexpress. Unlicensed, running on a bad version of the old nes and with crap composite out only.

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#2354770 16-Nov-2019 19:01

richms:

No its not, its a cheap knockoff that is about US$9 off aliexpress. Unlicensed, running on a bad version of the old nes and with crap composite out only.

Actually you are right. I thought it was the legit product that they sell, they noticed the price and that it has over 600 games. No way that this is legit. I'm disappointed really that Mighty Ape would offer such a thing. Looking a little bit closer it even has US pins on the plug.

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#2354772 16-Nov-2019 19:12

Yeah that's not the nintendo one... kinda shoddy that mighty ape stock it..

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#2354774 16-Nov-2019 19:17

I have noticed lately they’ve started selling a lot more items of questionable quality.

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#2354828 16-Nov-2019 20:38

Would something like this be better?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33041216624.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.82237e5b5hwiCO&algo_pvid=9fc41097-614b-4972-bb83-751188adad22&algo_expid=9fc41097-614b-4972-bb83-751188adad22-1&btsid=713a3672-dd51-4bde-a787-10a84ebbf2e1&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_10,searchweb201603_55

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#2354853 16-Nov-2019 22:30

Not really, same trashy 8 bit sort of nintedo compatible hardware, only the HDMI version will have a grotty AV to HDMI converter included in the box. You have to spend quite a bit more to get one with a real HDMI output, and then you are almost at the cost of a used nintendo classic or similar, which comes with a much better controller and upgrade options as well. If you can find the playstation classic cheap its great, and also hackable to put other games on it.

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#2360617 25-Nov-2019 19:56

I got the following response from Mighty Ape when questioned about this:

Hi,

Thank you for getting in touch with us.

Although this product is not advertised as a Nintendo item, I've taken a look at the product in question and can see that there is a definite similarity between this product and the 'Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System' official branded Nintendo product which we stocked for a limited time.

We are currently stocking the product in question to provide a product for customers who are after a retro gaming experience, however I appreciate the feedback and I've informed our Games team to look into this product and how it reflects on our integrity.

Thank you for your feedback :)

Please let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.

Kind regards,

Philip
Customer Services Manager - Mighty Ape