Man arrested for allegedly selling fake Nintendo products

A man has been arrested for allegedly selling more than $2 million in counterfeit Nintendo products. FOX 5 NY's Jodi Goldberg has more.

The Brief

A 34-year-old New York man is accused of selling counterfeit Nintendo accessories.

He allegedly imported and stored fake products from China and the Philippines in a warehouse.

The counterfeit electronics posed a potential danger to consumers, with one expert expressing concern they could cause fires in people's homes.

In the world of Nintendo, a chase usually ends with a checkered flag on a rainbow road. But for one New York man, the race to riches has ended not in a MarioKart, but in the back of a police car.

A not-so-Super Mario scheme

What we know:

Prosecutors are investigatin

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