Funny... I saw this post on the main page and saw the title: To those of you who have bricked their 3DSes..., followed by "Bubsy Bobcat"... and I half expected to open it up and see "Well, it worked for Clint!" 
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What's so great about $60 2DS units? I mean that's about the going rate for a regular (not translucent, not fancy decorated, no included games, no extra geegaws) one on eBay.
People have said the 2ds "sucks monkey balls" anyway and having had one I agree; for only a little bit more you can get a much superior o3ds. I don't understand what the point of the 2ds was: it's ugly and huge, yet they didn't put a nice big screen in the huge case.
People have said the 2ds "sucks monkey balls" anyway and having had one I agree; for only a little bit more you can get a much superior o3ds. I don't understand what the point of the 2ds was: it's ugly and huge, yet they didn't put a nice big screen in the huge case.
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Except aren't Euros worth more than USD? $60 was in the US, it might be €50 or something over there. Not TOO bad pricing anyways.i bought a new 2ds(firmware8.1.0) with mario kart preinstalled for 69€ so 60for a refurb is kind of ripoff
I got my 3DS back repaired. They replaced the PCB. They also damaged the bottom screen so I immediately put it back in the box and sent it back. If you don't have any hacking stuff on your sd card (or don't include it) I don't think N can really tell what happened with nothing but a black screen to go by. I mentioned I had lent it to a little kid who I think was saying he shut it off when it started updating. They seemed to think that was a decent story to explain it.
I can't say. As soon as I turned it on I saw the damage they did and packed it back up. Never went past the select language first setup screen.
I'd love to try and send my 3DS in for repair, but I'm not under warranty so it'll probably cost over $60. I'd rather give the 2DS a try instead of paying anything more than that, I remember trying it at a local Nintendo event and liking what it did, so I think this could be a cool new opportunity.
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So has anybody purchased one of these yet? If so, what firmware was it on?
If you bought a refurbished o3ds then I'd like to know the info on that too.
If you bought a refurbished o3ds then I'd like to know the info on that too.
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I've had mine since year one, so I didn't have a chance to repair it for free. The costs I'd have to pay would be greater than $60, so in my case these 2DSes would be cheaper.
However, this is still a good option for anyone else who is still under warranty! I'll update the OP to include information about that.
My brother and his friend ordered two of these and shipped em to me to be CFW'd.My 3DS came in the mail today! It was on 8.1.0-19U! REJOICE!!!!!
I'll update the OP with the new results.
One was a red 2DS which came with 6.0.
The other was blue and came with 9.4.
Upgraded the red and downgraded the blue without much issue
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