Nintendo has run out of spare parts needed to repair the original Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL in Japan. As such, the company had to stop accepting repairs of the portable consoles earlier than expected.

Nintendo has dominated the video game industry. It’s become a behemoth of a company and a staple for so many iconic video game console platforms and video game titles. While the company has come a ...

Today’s announcement will only apply to the original Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL (known in Japan as 3DS LL) released in 2011 and 2012, respectively. The newer models—New 3DS, New 3DS XL, 2DS, and New 2DS ...

Nintendo is ending repairs of the original Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL a few weeks earlier than expected in Japan. That February announcement reportedly led to more units than expected to be sent in for ...

Hi,<BR><BR>So as a continuation from my previous thread, I bought a DS and it turned out it had a single "stuck-on" pixel. This was towards the center of the top screen and was very annoying, ...

As stores, malls, stadiums, and pretty much everything else closes down across the globe to curb coronavirus spread, so too are Nintendo's hardware repair centers. If your Switch gets broken during ...

With the release and incredible success of the Nintendo Switch, it seems Nintendo is ready to let go one of its previous handheld devices. According to the Nintendo support website, the gaming giant ...

[Anton] recently acquired a broken Nintendo 3DS. When the power button was pressed, the device would start booting up only to shut back down after flashing a blue light and making a popping sound. It ...

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for Game Rant since 2015. After meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. Sarah majored in game design in college and utilizes that knowledge to ...

It's been 10 years since Nintendo released the 3DS console in Japan on February 26. Its pen-and-touch dual screen was one of the most advanced displays at the time among handheld gaming consoles. When ...