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MY 3DS JUST BROKE!!!!!!! :(
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The hindge is doh. But the yoshi is cute, it's like 100$ to get it fixed
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what a waste of money... its not even broke yo
i have both atm and i when i play i feel like the 3ds is going to fall apart in my hands
the xl feels so much sturdier tbh
I have an old DS which this happened to and it worked perfectly fine for 6 years after that happened, as long as you treat it nice and don't mess with it I suspect your ds will be perfectly fine.
If anything, take it to your local gamestop and ask about fixing it. They'll know where to send it.
If anything, take it to your local gamestop and ask about fixing it. They'll know where to send it.
Call up Nintendo and see if you can get it repaired
My XL had been playing up for ages and I never sent it in to get repaired, but a few weeks ago it really started pissing me off (the battery didn't fit the socket so any movement on the back caused it to turn off) so I called up Nintendo and I was like "help pls" and they were like "blh blah blah warranty blhblah blah" but the warranty ended on March 30th but they told me to send it in with the receipt anyway.
And on Monday I received it back in the mail. Nintendo had sent me a brand new 3DS and had performed a system transfer so I kept all my data. I really didn't expect it. I had no idea I'd get a new one, especially since the warranty had ended, and I was surprised to find they had some a system transfer.
So yeah, you should contact Nintendo, they're pretty helpful.
My XL had been playing up for ages and I never sent it in to get repaired, but a few weeks ago it really started pissing me off (the battery didn't fit the socket so any movement on the back caused it to turn off) so I called up Nintendo and I was like "help pls" and they were like "blh blah blah warranty blhblah blah" but the warranty ended on March 30th but they told me to send it in with the receipt anyway.
And on Monday I received it back in the mail. Nintendo had sent me a brand new 3DS and had performed a system transfer so I kept all my data. I really didn't expect it. I had no idea I'd get a new one, especially since the warranty had ended, and I was surprised to find they had some a system transfer.
So yeah, you should contact Nintendo, they're pretty helpful.
I don't think I have a wantary though :c but yeah, I will. I mean, I don't have the recheit but I have the oranaginal box from October...? Yeah..
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Nu waffles u don't want a floppy screen
PrettyGuinea
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I think my little sister sent hers in without the recipt, she had the box. If you do send in though, remember to take out any games in the game slot 
How'd you manage to break it in the first place? That model only came out in October (I have the same one, haha), so you can't have had it very long! 
At least it still works, but I can see why you want to get a new one. Of the two you posted, I think the Magical World one is prettier. Try and take better care of your new one when you get it.
At least it still works, but I can see why you want to get a new one. Of the two you posted, I think the Magical World one is prettier. Try and take better care of your new one when you get it.
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It's just the hinge! When the hinge on my DS Lite broke I just ignored it, and you should do that too.
Wow waffles u meany i asked for it first k
How'd you manage to break it in the first place? That model only came out in October (I have the same one, haha), so you can't have had it very long!
At least it still works, but I can see why you want to get a new one. Of the two you posted, I think the Magical World one is prettier. Try and take better care of your new one when you get it.
My brother an I got in a fight, he through it up against the wall, it chipped the back of the plating, then I kept playing it, then it like poped off,
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U sure let me put my case on
staticistic1114
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umm.. to be honest I expected your DS to be in 2 pieces, but really you're making a big deal out of something this little? (sorry) anyways just calm down, the same thing happened to my laptop and considering its still functioning I'm ok with it
I don't think you need to waste money on fixing it considering its not really affecting your gaming experience, just ignore it nothing will happen unless you carelessly drop it or something
I don't think you need to waste money on fixing it considering its not really affecting your gaming experience, just ignore it nothing will happen unless you carelessly drop it or something
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Send it into Nintendo, you still have the warranty. It hasn't even been a year since the release of X/Y so Nintendo can't argue that a year has passed. I bought a broken 3ds 9 months after the original release, sent it in without a receipt, and got a brand new one.
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