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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Beginning_Cap_1563 on 2025-06-25 17:32:57+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that when Nintendo released the NES in Brazil, they formed Playtronic by contracting a clone manufacturer named Gradiente to manufacture their consoles, as they discovered their clones were both better built and cheaper to produce than Nintendo’s version.