DS Fat hinge broke :(

[ITDEFX]

So I was playing some Castlevania:PoR and decided to take a break. As soon as I closed the top screen i heard a small *crack/snap*.. Immediatly I took off the protective case I had for it and noticed the hinge was cracked :( Now I have heard this problem happening with the lite and Nintendo fixing it for free, but do you guys know if they will fix the fat with the hinge problem? I bought it in Feb during the Sam Goody close out sales so I think I am still under warrenty. Suggestions?

thanks

[spooie_redux]

So I was playing some Castlevania:PoR and decided to take a break. As soon as I closed the top screen i heard a small *crack/snap*.. Immediatly I took off the protective case I had for it and noticed the hinge was cracked :( Now I have heard this problem happening with the lite and Nintendo fixing it for free, but do you guys know if they will fix the fat with the hinge problem? I bought it in Feb during the Sam Goody close out sales so I think I am still under warrenty. Suggestions?

thanks

Should still be under warranty. I believe it's a year. Give them a call tomorrow.

[ITDEFX]

Should still be under warranty. I believe it's a year. Give them a call tomorrow.


gave them a call, seems people are having Wii problems so I can't get a rep :(

Anyways I filled out the form for the repair service. It said phsyical damage is not covered. Ok.......yet it was the hinge that broke, which is a Lite problem that Nintendo was fixing in the first place for free. I should still be able to get this fixed for free anyways right?

[6669]

You can always order another shell (different colors) off of eBay, but you'll need some fancy tools to put it back on. There should be a repair service in your area that can do it.

[ITDEFX]

You can always order another shell (different colors) off of eBay, but you'll need some fancy tools to put it back on. There should be a repair service in your area that can do it.

sorry but the only thing I take apart is my computer, anything smaller I tend to screw up lol.

[Pc Lynet]

I think there was a production error that mad tiny cracks appear in the hinge of the ds lite. Maybe this was the reason it cracked. It should be covered by warranty. Don't give up;)

[akilshohen]

he's talking about the regular DS

[ITDEFX]

ok i got the prepaid UPS sticker from Nintendo and invoice saying no charge for the hinge crack. I will ship it out on Monday. Now what if they either send me a brand new ds fat OR a ds lite, how will this affect my DS wifi adapter I bought for it last year so I can link up to the internet? I think i remembered somewhere that the official wifi adapter binds itself to your DS. If my ds is replaced with another, will it still accept the wi fi connection? I don't have wireless internet at home so I need to use the official adapter.

[AndrewCP]

Yeah, it will still work. You'll just have to reconfigure everything again if you didn't ask Nintendo to transfer your settings to another DS.