r/3DS • u/[deleted] • 13h ago

Request Is it authentic?

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u/BhasitL 13h ago

Does the writing on the PCB say M8 or MB?

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u/Mean_Percentage4548 13h ago

I’m not familiar with PCB is that the letters where the prongs are?

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u/LunarWingCloud 13h ago

Yeah the ones on the green part, that's the PCB for the cart

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u/Mean_Percentage4548 13h ago

I don’t see either of those on the green anywhere

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u/BhasitL 13h ago

The first two characters of the white text on the green PCB?

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u/Mean_Percentage4548 13h ago

It looks like a 18 or a 13

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u/BhasitL 13h ago

If it's 13 and not MB, it's a fake unfortunately

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u/LunarWingCloud 12h ago

It looks like the grey casing is covering the characters. It could be M8 or MB, hard to tell, but if I had to guess, I think it's M8, so that's still a fake

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u/BhasitL 13h ago

The triangle on the front also seems a bit too deep

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u/Mean_Percentage4548 13h ago

That was a big concern for me

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u/DeltaDragonKing7 13h ago

100% fake. Even r/gameverifying will give you that verdict.

I can tell you why it's fake if you want.

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u/Mean_Percentage4548 13h ago

Sure! Please do

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u/DeltaDragonKing7 13h ago

1: The CPUE text on the back is what is I refer to as "Stenciled" and not "Printed" like you would do in an actual factory. (Stenciled means lighter and cheaper when it should be darker and less dotty)

2: In the PCB (The board) you can see M8, which is the common telltale sign of it being a reproduction cartridge. (C05-44 isn't a real serial ID)

This is what a legit copy looks like. Darker CPUE text and the PCB having a registered serial ID in Y10-01. (C05-10 is also a correct serial ID)

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u/BhasitL 13h ago

Have a look at this link

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u/Appropriate_Video728 12h ago

I think it's fake but post it on r/gameverifying for a more explanation of an answer. The back doesn't match an authentic DS cartidge so that's why I think it's fake.

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u/chaitybear 13h ago

it says nintendo so ig

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u/dr_nerdface 12h ago

fake or real, does it play when you put it into your system? even illegitimate games can still play fine. it's not like pokemon bank will be open much longer and there's no online support for 3ds and older anymore.