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@PeteKirkham You know, I just took for granted that the OP had been sold a refurbished Nintendo controller (had to reread the question carefully). Anyway, I did a minor edit to the opening title to reflect the counterfeit/unlicensed difference.
@MartinSmith Well there are several points in this answer not included elsewhere. And perhaps this would work better if this was the answer on top but since it hasn't had voters and the OP didn't accept it, we can only wonder.