Kapital Koopas: China Cracks Down on Smuggled Game Consoles, Tencent's New Game Controller Controversy Apr 10, 2021 4:30 pm | Add a comment | 62 reads Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas. Guangdong customs officials bust game smuggling ring Late last month, gamers browsing Taobao, Pinduoduo, and other e-commerce platforms in mainland China began noticing that many stores had removed popular consoles such as Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox, with a few going so far as to completely wipe their accounts. And, needless to say, it didn’t take long for netizens to speculate on the reasons behind the move. However, it wasn't until earlier this week that the mystery was solved when the General Administration of Customs P.R. China announced that Guangdong customs had carried out an anti-smuggling campaign, resulting in the arrest of 54 suspects comprising 13 smuggler rings, many of whom were trafficking illegal game consoles and cards worth more than RMB 3 billion. The confiscated consoles racked up RMB 77 million alone.