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Title: Sega Accused of Using Police Raid To Recover Nintendo Dev Kits After
Office Disposal Error
Link: https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/09/11/201...
Sega allegedly orchestrated a police raid to recover Nintendo development
kits it had accidentally disposed of during an office relocation from
Brentford to Chiswick Business Park. An anonymous UK reseller purchased the
items -- including Game Boy Advance, DSi, 3DS, Wii, and Wii U development
consoles plus prototype games like Sonic Chronicles and Mario & Sonic at
the Winter Olympic Games -- for roughly $13,575 from a removals worker
handling Sega's office clearance. City of London Police arrested the seller
July 14, 2025, on money laundering charges, deploying approximately ten
officers to seize the hardware. The seller claims the search warrant was
defective and authorized Sega representatives to participate in the raid.
Nintendo development kits remain the hardware manufacturer's property
regardless of possession, outlet Time Extension writes. Police requested the
seller relinquish ownership two days after releasing him from eight hours in
custody, which he refused. Sega has not responded to multiple legal letters
or six separate pre-action protocol claims from the seller.
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