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Sega Accused Of Using Police To Recover Nintendo Dev Kits It Had "Negligently Disposed Of"


DSi, 2DS, 3DS, Wii and Wii U dev kits are all in the hands of the police

Image: Zion Grassl / Time Extension In July, things took a turn for the worse when it was reported that the seller of this collection was raided by British Police and the haul was seized. In another odd wrinkle to this story, in email correspondence seen by Time Extension regarding the original search warrant’s validity, Southwark Crown Court admitted it 'holds a copy' but then asked the seller to confirm what version he had been given, "suggesting the judiciary itself does not know what documents it issued." The copy served on me is facially defective: it appears to be a photocopied draft with footnotes, carries no case reference, and, unlawfully purports to authorise private parties (“Investigators from Fusion 85” and “Representatives from SEGA”) to execute the raid.

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