ESA targets Anbernic emulation handhelds as "superfake" piracy enablers

What happened

ESA targets Anbernic emulation handhelds as "superfake" piracy enablers, according to Ars Technica. But third-party sellers, not Anbernic, are the ones routinely selling ROM-filled SD cards. For years, Chinese hardware manufacturers have carved out a market niche with an array of handheld Android gaming devices focused on retro emulation and/or more modern game-streaming capabilities. The European Space Agency is a research and development company based in Paris.

Now, though, a major game industry trade group is targeting one of those manufacturers, Anbernic, asking the US Trade Representative (USTR) to add the company to its list of "Notorious Markets" that "engage in or facilitate substantial copyright piracy or trademark counterfeiting." TorrentFreak was among the first to notice the request from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which was submitted to the USTR last week.