R.I.P NDSi

My DSi is now officially a stud. Well, not completely, since its just the fact that the upper-screen back-light won't turn on thus making the ds turn off.

My DSi has been through a lot of stuff. It was dying slowly, for about a year or so. It started when there was a blackout in my house, and my DSi was charging. After the light's got backed, I witnessed the most terrifying thing I could have ever imagined - the charging LED on my DSi was blinking. I then found out what was the problem, a broken fuse. I sent my DSi to a guy who fixes mobile phones and consoles, but he had never saw a ds. So I told him that my fuse has blown, and he ruthlessly soldered a piece of metal on the fuse. That was only the beginning...
After that, I had to dissemble my DSi dozens upon dozens of times in order to fix the screen flickering problem (the solution was right under my nose, but I ignored it, and I thought it was a problem with the e-cable connection), thus, the screws in my DSi became unspeakably dull to such an extent that it was impossible to unscrew them. After that, I got rid of some screws, and since I couldn't get any, I just had to leave it screwless.
My upper screen started to act very weird, it started to have blue tints, sometimes red. I thought it was a screen problem, but it wasn't, since I was able to overcome the problem for a few seconds by pressing on the little spot over the start and select buttons. Also, if I was to bend my DS a little, then it would turn off and not turn on again unless I charge it. Sometimes, it just loaded the lower screen with a black background and yellow characters. I had no idea how I was able to trigger that. And now, it won't show the upper screen backlight, and its super-sensitive to any movements (that means that it likes to shut-down a lot).
The worst part is, I was playing Ace Attorney on it :(, so I won't be able to play it again...
Yeah yeah, you're all going to say "hurr durr, just sent it to nintnendo!"- I'd love to, but the nearest place I can send it is 3,341 miles away.

R.I.P Nintendo DSi (2009-2012).


Should I get a 3DS now? :creep:
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I never had a dsi, but my dslite snapped cleanly in two....so I guess I know how you feel. I hope your dsi R.I.P.

Yes dammit! What are you waiting for?! 3DSiXL? XP
 
My DS phat's fuse is also broken (it won't charge, at the least). I have to charge on my other broken DS (with a broken hinge), exchange the battery, then start playing... and continue this process whenever my ds is out of juice.

I was thinking on opening it up or sending it to someone to fix it, but oh well... I might as well get a 3ds, perhaps? I won't be able to use my dstt (I don't really know why, but it's my favorite cart :wub:), but I still have an HWID 81 ak2i.
 
I went through one DS Lite. First, the battery started acting up - replaced that with a 3rd party thinga-ma-bob. Then I accidentally destroyed the cable between the screens. (Yeah, stupid me.) I ended up transplanting my buttons into a silver DS Lite.

And now I have a 3DS. Hmmm...
 
Stupid 14 year old alan john didn't know what the word "stud" meant and used it to describe a faulty DS. :wink:
 
I remember the DS Lite had an issue with the bar in the center cracking and breaking and my remember the DSI having issues with the L & R buttons breaking
 

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