Nintendo Warns Fans About Fake Websites Impersonating The Company, Says It'll Take Action

Inbox: "Hello, this is Nindento.com, please click the link below to get a 34% discount on a Switch game of your choice"

@nhSnork pls insert your credit card 16 digit number, DOB, 3 digit code and a photocopy of your foot for verification.

@TechaNinja Here comes the wacky Movie Maker videos...
"hown to get nintendos switch forn the cheap"
"so you just got to nindento.com"

@TechaNinja Please insert all the personal data you can think of.

glad Nintendo is warning us so we don't get trouble from fake websites

Tried to get "Pokemon Legends Arceus" from a fake site but the only Legend I got was inescapable debt. /j

Fake websites and fraudsters are such a plague. Here's hoping that they develop technologies and techniques to better expose and arrest them, and that more people become aware of them.

But can I buy a Caltron 6-in-1 from the official Nintendo site?
(that is a pretty deep reference)

I bet it's Tendindo from Regular Show.

@BTB20 Please don't forget to enter your home address [here].

Plot twist: It's actually a fake website saying these things because Nintendo couldn't care less /s

This sort of crap is unfortunately very rampant. Sometimes all it takes is a mistyped link and someone not paying attention.

@nhSnork to be fair, any time a Nintendo-published title is discounted on the eShop it usually goes for 33% off. So you weren’t too wrong with that joke 😂

Guys, be careful of this website called "Nintendo Life", it's a website pretending to be Nintendo, but instead gave me credible news, annoying commenters, and Super Mario 3D All Stars articles. Be careful everyone.

@HotGoomba ya beat me to it

I think the clue that any official looking Nintendo website is fake is that it offers products at discounted prices

Is nintendolife infringing, since nintendo is in the name of it? It could be misleading as to whether this is an official or sponsored site of Nintendo. Why does the sister site call itself push square instead of playstationlife or pslife?

@Zeldawakening Because Playstationlifestyle exists.

@TechaNinja Nep! Where did you learn about foot stuff?!

@noobish_hat $20 for a Switch OLED huh?

This reminded me of the letters Nintendo Life used to get from people thinking they were talking directly to Nintendo asking for refunds and stuff. I almost fell of my chair laughing at some of those letters.

Oh, they are done. Dead. Bankrupt.

But.
But I won a ps5 from nintendo

I’m super paranoid, it took me hours to download a mod for Minecraft because I was cross referencing everything

I’m glad they confirmed the US site is just “Nintendo.com”. I’ve been seeing this MyNintendo site where they offer you rewards based on the Switch games you buy but the “rewards” are basically just all PC wallpapers or mediocre discounts on super old 3DS and Wii U games! Very sneaky!

I have a easy way to get around this. Just use the eshop. I know it sucks with all the crap on it but usually you know what game you are buying before you dive into it.

This is just like the hit indie game amogus

Plot twist: the company claiming to be Nintendo threatening to take action about fake Nintendo sites isn't actually Nintendo

This is unacceptable! Nintendo should let people use their IP and impersonate them!

@Rhaoulos ikr. Such a greedy company

'and offers Nintendo Switch products at discounted prices. ' , there's your red flag right there

Wait, so that site selling that Fire Emblem game where you have incestuous relationships with your siblings and awkwardly pet them was fake? I knew it!

I'm glad I pre-ordered my Switch Pro directly from nentendo.com.

@NEStalgia

I should've known, that game was way too good for modern day IS to have made themselves.

@nhSnork "we put a verification code on the back of your mother's credit card, please type in the code"

Thanks Nintendo for looking out for your fans.

@TechaNinja What? No eye scan?