34 Years Ago, Nintendo Begged Fans Not To "Risk" Importing SNES Consoles From Japan

The concept of importing video games from other regions has become less popular in recent years thanks to the introduction of region-free software and release dates being much closer together than they were many decades ago. In the modern era, many games will launch internationally on the exact same day, something that was largely unheard of during the '80s and '90s.Importing games and hardware from Japan was a big deal once upon a time, largely thanks to the fact that Western consumers often had to wait months (if not years) to get their hands on the latest consoles and games.In fact, the market for "grey imports" became so buoyant that Nintendo of America felt compelled to print a warning in the April 1991 issue of Nintendo Power magazine informing fans of the "risks" involved with non-authorised Nintendo hardware and software.Here's the text in full:Since Nintendo of America Inc. announced at the winter CES that it will be releasing a 16-bit Super Nintendo Entertainment System this...