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you know
out of the blue
I was playing a DS game, and I clamped down the cover. Then there, right in front of me on the right hinge was a crack
purely cosmetic
but it kind of pisses me off being that I've taken great care of the system
so I'm looking at IGN and see this article:
http://ds.ign.com/articles/719/719927p1.html
out of the blue
I was playing a DS game, and I clamped down the cover. Then there, right in front of me on the right hinge was a crack
purely cosmetic
but it kind of pisses me off being that I've taken great care of the system
so I'm looking at IGN and see this article:
http://ds.ign.com/articles/719/719927p1.html
Nintendo Responds to DS Cracks:
Physical cracks are popping up on DS Lite hinges, and the company offers its official statement.
July 20, 2006 - Grab your Nintendo DS Lite. Go on, we'll wait. Close the system and look on the back, and focus on the hinges that connect the upper half to the lower half. If you see a physical cracking, you're among a growing minority of Nintendo DS Lite users who have discovered a slight defect in the system.
The defect isn't detrimental to the enjoyment of DS gaming, and in fact it doesn't look like the crack does anything but put a blemish on your system's sleek exterior. At IGN, we have several DS Lite systems from the Japan, US, and European release. Only one of these units has the crack defect.
The crack defect will appear on one of the edge hinge connectors (right).
Still, this appearance is steadily making gamers uneasy, and it's a problem that's risen so much in the past few days that Nintendo of America has issued a statement concerning the problem:
"In the U.S., the reported number of small cosmetic cracks in the plastic hinge of DS Lite systems represents less than 0.02 percent of the total units sold. This cosmetic issue in no way impacts the gameplay or integrity of the DS Lite. Nintendo stands behind the quality of our products and encourages DS Lite owners to contact our Customer Service Department if they are not happy with the functionality of their systems."
Nintendo can be contacted at 1-800-255-3700.