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.

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 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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nintendo, like many companies, suspended some of its customer services amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but it’s now gradually beginning to reopen some of its repair centers. That means that if ...

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