The Worst Has Happened!

GhostInTheRuins

About an hour ago I was playing my ds and noticed that the R button wasn't working too well. I had to really press it for it to work, so I flipped it around to have a look and sure enough the hinge is completely cracked and the screen looks like it's almost falling out (Check the pics). I could have sworn it wasn't like this this morning and it hasn't been dropped or anything.

I heard about this a long time ago, that it was common on the first lites to be released. This was one of them, I bought it when it came out first and thought that if it hadn't happened untill now then it wouldn't happen at all, but I was wrong

Has this happened to anyone else? What can I do with it? Will ninetendo still fix it, even though it's quite old (plus it's flashed )

Advice please!

Zapp Brannigan

Lame, dude!

DS's have a 2 year guarantee so I'm pretty sure Ninty will cover ya!

Star Lord

My R button is really annoying in that it needs a good press to register too, hope this isn't whats in store

Kintarō Hattori

You should have cleaned your DS before taking those pics! I'm just after eating thank you very much.

BOHSBOHS

the cracked hinge problem was a small hinge fracture caused by opening the ds too far ,
this looks like u tried to DIY repair your R button but the screwdriver slipped:p

GhostInTheRuins

So I just got around to emailing nintendo this morning and they sent me an email saying they'll fix it if I send it to them.

I doesn't look like they'll fix it now though. I just picked it up and opened it (Slowly) and this happened:

GhostInTheRuins

BOHSBOHS wrote: »

the cracked hinge problem was a small hinge fracture caused by opening the ds too far ,
this looks like u tried to DIY repair your R button but the screwdriver slipped:p

Nope, I never went near (the hinge) with a screwdriver or anything like that.

GhostInTheRuins

I think I'll try some glue on it later and see what happens. It can't really get worse anyway.

killyoutodeath

if its a lite then cracked hinges isent a rare issue(i think i heard people going on about them)