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Broken Nintendo 3DS? An Introduction to Nintendo 3DS Repair
by David Turnbull
I'm not an engineer or someone who is comfortable opening up devices like the Nintendo 3DS and messing around, but having been around technology all my life I have dealt with troubleshooting before and I know all the twists and turns it can entail. Follow these simple rules to avoid running into trouble as you try to repair your Nintendo 3DS.
Do
Consult your warranty. It'll tell you all you need to know about who to contact to have your Nintendo 3DS fixed. You'll often find small quirks will be fixed at no charge and with a short turnaround time. Your warranty is designed to serve you, don't overlook it!
Seek professional help. Warranty expired? Perhaps you know a technician or have a geek for a friend who could help you out? You may discover that the Nintendo 3DS has a well-known defect and someone "in the know" regarding technology might have a possible solution (just like all those solutions to the Xbox 360's RROD).
Consider cutting your losses. Surprisingly there are people in the world who will buy your broken Nintendo 3DS on eBay. These are often people who like playing around with the inner workings of hardware. You may not get full price for a broken piece of tech, but you could perhaps regain 50% of the purchase price, and then simply go out and buy a new device. Just make sure your auction clearly states that the Nintendo 3DS does not work.
Don't
Void your warranty. Warranties are fickle. Loosening a screw could really screw you over (see what I did there?). Have patience and understand what you could be getting yourself into. You'll be kicking yourself if your Nintendo 3DS just needed a little tweak by a technician but you've lose access to that privilege because you were impulsive.
Rely advice from unverified sources. The internet is pretty sweet, it's full of great advice and people who can likely give you detailed guides on repairing your Nintendo 3DS. But they're still unverified sources. You never know if someone is misleading you out of malice or even through well-intentioned ignorance. Don't place someone on a pedestal of intelligence simply because they speak with authority.
Devalue your own time. Let's say the wide world of Nintendo 3DS repair is within your grasp, but it'll take 10-20 hours to wrap your head around it. If you find that sort of thing fun then, sure, have a crack at it. But if you're really just trying to fix your Nintendo 3DS, then sinking 10-20 hours into the project (without certain results) is an ineffective use of your time. Your time would be better used working and then simply buying new hardware..
The simple lesson in all of this is as follows: don't try to bite off more than you can chew. Techies love a good problem to solve, and your broken Nintendo 3DS will give them that. Let them handle it.
About the Author
If your Nintendo 3DS is broken, and you don't want to repair it, you could always buy a used Nintendo 3DS console.
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The 3DS DOES NOT show up in "3D" on camera, you have to see it in person, please visit the URL above to get our written hands on.
I got some hands-on with several Nintendo 3DS titles and demos. The basic tech demo shown after Nintendo's press conference was really cool, and it did a good job of showing the basic features of the new top screen and its 3D abilities. The best of the screenshots they showed was Zelda. After trying it on the show floor, I got my hands on ten more titles. Samurai Warriors was good. It did not go overboard with the 3D, but it felt natural. The controls were not the best, but it is only a demo. Kingdom Hearts was only a video, but it looked all right at best. Ridge Racer allowed me to actually race, which felt pretty good, but it played with my eyes a bit. I used the analog slider, which felt great. I was also able to briefly check out Resident Evil, Animal Crossing, Metal Gear Solid, Paper Mario, The Sims 3, and Kid Icarus demos. They all looked great, but because of time, I had to move on to other titles. I cannot wait to see the final products. The last demo I was able to try was an augmented reality shooter. It reminded me of System Flaw, as I was moving the 3DS around in real life to shoot spaceships with my face on them. While this was just a demo, it did prove that the 2 cameras on the front work great together to create a wonderful looking 3D environment, despite their 0.3 megpixels.
Overall, the 3DS looked great, and it felt great too. The 3D slider on the side was able to scale the intensity of the 3D effect. I was amazed how the picture popped out at me when changing from 2D to 3D. Speaking of the graphics, they looked on par with the GameCube and some Wii games, which is excellent. As stated earlier, the analog slider felt great. It was not as stiff as I would have wanted in Ridge Racer, but it is much better than the analog nub on the PSP. It also felt great at the top, while the control pad felt natural under it. Even reaching for the control pad did not cramp my hand. Knowing that the design is not final, I was pleased with what I saw at E3. With other games like Mario Kart, Starfox, Pilot Wings, DJ Hero, Professor Layton, BloodRayne, Nintendogs+cats, Sonic, Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden, Assassin's Creed, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell, Saints Row, and Driver, the Nintendo 3DS is shaping up very nicely. With some very minute tweaks, I believe Nintendo will have a great handheld product on its hands that might even be a threat to its own home console.
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