Topic: Nintendo Needs to Make Stronger Handhelds

I'm a Nintendo fan and not to bash Nintendo and their fans. I think they should make stronger handhelds that doesn't break so easily and doesn't need a repair within the first two years of their handheld game systems. For example, I had a Nintendo DS Lite and I kept it for 2 years and later something happen to the hinge and L button, the serial code number wasn't even sticky and strong enough to stay attached to the Nintendo DS Lite and I got to get it repair by Nintendo and return to me in the next couple of weeks. Also, I had a Nintendo 3DS and I kept it for 2 years and something was wrong with the L button and the serial code number came off.
I still own both the Nintendo DS Lite and the Nintendo 3DS game systems and I still play it. But, what I saying is that it's not fair for fans who kept their handheld game systems for 2 years and later it get broken and damage so easily that you got to either get it repair which is fine or buy another one in case Nintendo stops repairing them.
I was suggesting that Nintendo handheld game systems should lasts about at least 4 years, so that fans doesn't have to buy another same Nintendo handheld game system if Nintendo comes to a point to stop repairing them and having to get them repair within the first two years of owning it, built stronger shoulder buttons L and R so it doesn't stop working so quickly, and keep a strong serial code number label on the back of the handheld game system. This is consuming Nintendo fans' more money and time trying to get it repair again and buy another same Nintendo handheld game system just to play some games.

You should not use your 3DS system as a blunt weapon.

That's what the GameCube is for!

I had a funny joke for this, but I forgot....Meowpheel's was probably funnier anyways.

"I'm a Nintendo fan and not to bash Nintendo and their fans."

I've heard this gem before. Usually before some Nintendo bashing.

I see reports like this a lot, usually from people manhandling their systems (Probably why Nintendo now goes great lengths to idiot proof everything) or kids.

Wear and tear will happen with any system, the rate at which is dependant on the user not the manufacturer, they cant control if you just sit there and mash the L button until it breaks or if it one day randomly flies off after years of use. Nothing is eternal after all.

I have to admit that none of my 3DS systems have seen their L and R buttons break so far.

With the GBA SP and the whole DS line, they broke super easily.

I dunno. I see reports of broken hinged and L and R buttons not working, but none of my Nintendo handhelds have broken down, needing a replacement
. I don't even take extreme care with them. I guess I am just super lucky, which is great for me.

hmm...sounds like most of the complaints I got when I worked at gamestop...99.9 percent of them were due to users abusing the systems. I watched a 10 year old flip a ds open like he was trying to very forcefully open a wallet and when it cracked the hinge he got mad at the system. Meanwhile I still have my zelda ds lite in use today.

Get a case, don't throw your system around like it is made of steel. Would you abuse a laptop or other expensive electronics like that? Treat your consoles with respect and they will last you decades. Nintendo makes some of the sturdiest hardware out there. I'm on my second psp, my vita has screen burn in, I've gone through 7 360s. All of my Nintendo hardware except my n64 (because my mother spilled soda on it and it still to a year and a half to die) is original and still works to this day.

The Switch can survive a 1000ft (300m) fall. What more do people want?! "Smart" devices can barely survive 0.3% of that without shattering. (I've been very fortunate with mine though )

My father also got mad at my brother for pulling a 9-Volt in the wee hours and threw his 3DS down the stairs (shockingly, there is no noticeable damage to it whatsoever).

Don't treat your $200 toys like $2 toys. While I have had issues with a couple of my 3DS systems in the past, durability had nothing to do with it.

The DS set-up is notorously hard on hinges, and the shoulder buttons on the things always seem to stop working eventually.

In general, though, I think the Switch is fairly durable piece of hardware. More like the Vita, in that regard (which has survived some nasty falls relatively unscathed).

Systems that are used often and/or are treated like they're NOT electronics will eventually show wear and tear. All of my currently owned handhelds are playable and are in decent form (barring my GBA SP; more on that in a moment). No electronic device lasts forever, but how one takes care of them helps to lengthen their lifespan.

The current statuses of my handheld systems:

GBC - some worn off paint/very minor surface scratches, up/down inputs still work but sometimes have delayed responses. All other buttons work. These things were built like tanks!

GBA SP - ...I used to take this system EVERYWHERE. Until a little over two years ago I thought the shoulder buttons were shot, but that was fixed quite well by Ye Olde Blowing Trick (while being extremely careful to not spit into the system; opening it up would have been more productive, but I wasn't comfortable doing that). All the buttons work otherwise, though the switch that powers on the unit doesn't always turn on correctly. Considering how often clumsy me has dropped the thing and where it's all been, I'm surprised it's still playable. Oh, and the battery probably needs changed....

DS Lite - This system was bought secondhand from GameStop after a bad experience with their refurbished systems (never again) when I had to replace my original phat DS (more on that soon). The buttons all work and the touch screen is in decent shape for a used system, but the A button needs to be pushed more directly for it to accept inputs sometimes, and the R shoulder button is cantankerous. Ye Olde Blowing trick didn't work nearly as well on this one....

3DS - All buttons and the touch screen still work fine, with some minor wear on the latter. The only thing I've had to do to the old girl was replace her battery this past spring.

The only system I've had to dispose of was my original DS. While it had a few battle scratches and some touch screen wear (Guitar Hero: On Tour is what murdered it), the system worked perfectly until early in my college years. I was riding in a vehicle with my mom and she had to slam on the breaks to avoid rear-ending some idiot who merged right in front of her without signaling when a light had just changed. The system flew out of my hands and landed on its very top (while still open). There was no visible damage at first, but over time the top display started ghosting and had bleeding crystals. It slowly got worse until I literally had to hold/position the top screen a certain way (which sometimes took a while) just to be able to even see the display correctly. The last straw was when it started cutting out completely. It was a glorified GBA at that point....

Tl;dr: Systems are meant to be used, and some battle scars should be expected. Just treat them well and don't murder the buttons/display/touch screen and you'll get a lot of years out of them.

My original DS is a funny case... After an accident involving a stupidly heavy plastic figurine (a Hunter from Resident Evil 3), a side of the hinge broke off completely, it's detached from that bit.

The top screen tries to work but it displays just random lines most of the time.

Other than that, though... Everything works just fine. I use it to transfer pokemon from gen 3 to gen 4!

Well, I had noticed that when I accidentally dropped my Nintendo DS Lite. The L button stopped working properly and that probably the reason why the hinge got broken off.

my 3DS home button stopped working about a month ago.

Thats why i have a power button!

and yes i never repaired my 3DS

https://www.polygon.com/2017/5/31/15721150/nintendo-switch-dr...

.....just saying....