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People can use a flashlight to check if there is a box inside a Switch game box to avoid buying counterfeit goods.
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Switch games are still popular in physical formats due to the system's capabilities.
Shared a simple trick with Nintendo Switch a community of fans to help people distinguish between legit Switch games and fake ones. The trick works to help people when shopping in a store, preventing them from accidentally buying a Nintendo Switch game box that has been tampered with by thieves.
Although physical game sales are declining across the board, the Nintendo Switch remains a bastion of physical game sales compared to other consoles. This is partly due to choosing to store physical Switch games on cartridges instead of discs, as well as the portable nature of the console, which encourages players to take their games with them in physical form. Or the Ace Attorney investigation collection of money is getting an exclusive Switch physical release, with publisher Capcom acknowledging the market potential for physical Switch games.

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Unfortunately, physical goods can be vulnerable to theft and manipulation, prompting Reddit user Far-System1555 to share a simple trick to help the Switch community protect itself. The trick is to shine a bright light, like a flashlight, through a part of the Switch game case to see if there is a game cartridge inside. Because the Switch's physical release box is made of transparent white plastic, any area not covered by the label will accept light, illuminating the black Switch cartridge in its case and verifying that the package contains cardboard. Therefore, the technique reduces the chance that someone will get a case of the best Switch game in 2024, only to open it and find a missing game cartridge.
A Simple Trick helps to verify the original Nintendo Switch cartridge without an unlocking package
Commenters on the Far-System1555 thread praised the trick, citing it as a potential defense against Switch game thieves. They also wondered if the trick might work when the Switch 2 comes out, since Nintendo has announced that the Switch 2 will support game cartridges. 'the perpetrators of the Nintendo Switch game, to remove the cartridges and close the case for the victims. Others have shared tips to improve the effectiveness of the trick, such as trying to identify the metal connections that indicate the cart inside the case is actually a game cart, not a plastic “decoy” that some thieves have left inside. case to deceive the buyer. Some commentators have advised caution, saying the trick won't work in Switch game cases that aren't transparent. They added that the trick only checks if the cartridge is available, not if the cart is compatible with the purchased game.
Despite the rise of digital distribution, cartridges are not going away anytime soon. In fact, Nintendo released more than ever, thanks to recent advances that allowed it to install Pokemon Scarlet SY Violet on a single game cartridge. With that in mind, it would be nice if Switch fans came up with a way to protect themselves from theft. Then it is also necessary to complain that such deception is necessary in the first place.

Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid console launched in 2017, which can be played in handheld mode or attached to a TV. The Switch Lite, a handheld-only model, followed in 2019, with an OLED update coming in 2021.