Hardware In Nintendo We Trust

[Arm73]

I must say , I purchased every Nintendo console and handheld to date , besides the Virtual Boy which I never knew nothing about until it was too late.
Just a few little problems in 25 years of gaming:

Everything was fine and perfect with NES and SNES, but with the N64, the analog stick of my first controller got loose after too much abusing, forming a fine white dust around the shaft that would make the stick less accurate.
But that was the first controller, then I got a second one, and I was much more gentle to it, and it's still in perfect working conditions to this day ( not that it gets much work though ! ).

My first GB died on me in 1990, after roughly a year of use, one day I was playing seating by the table with headphones on ( I could I play the awesome Sunsoft Batman any other way ? ) , then my mom called me in the kitchen, so I put the GB down on the table but forgot that I had headphones on....and I dragged it flat on the floor, damaging the screen.
It probably still worked and maybe I could have just changed the screen, but I didn't have that much knowledge back then and I just went on and got a yellow GB, even better !

And sadly the hinge of my second DS lite failed on me, but I'm not too sure if it was my fault or my brother's which at the time was very addicted to FIFA 2008.
So I went on and purchased a DSiXL, which turned out to be one of the best purchases ever for me and still gets plenty of use to this day.

So all in all I must also say, in Nintendo I trust.

 

[JulietStMoon]

if you slightly move a 360 while its on with a game inside, chances are you lost both the game and the lens.

Something like this happened at my house over the summer. My brother was playing my copy of MW3 and, for some bizarre reason, he decided it would be a GREAT IDEA to tilt a corner of the 360 to check some of the wiring while the game was running. It didn't ruin the lens (to my knowledge), but the disc was completely destroyed.

 

[matt1tude]

Sh!t xwatchmanx thats bad, it sounds like the discs in 360's aren't securely fixed in place when being read. I know from my times taking my ps2 apart there was a circular piece of plastic with a magnet that connects to the disc drive rotary that locks the disc in place.

 

[VampireLordAlucard]

my launch Wii overheated and melted the graphics chip creating artifacts in game

My launch Wii had the same issue! Nintendo sent me a new system, I let them keep mine, and a few months later.. it happened again! ..and I was too lazy to send it in again

My 3DS hinges rub together, and make an annoying squeaking noise.

My Wii U will be defect free.. because I won't buy one at launch! It's the only reason I won't buy at launch, honestly.

 

[10_0ARMY]

Nintendo has made quality goods for such a long time. Remember that electronics don't have a particularly great longevity . My Gameboy Color still works after having so many meetings with gravity and concrete. The only Nintendo product I ever had a major issue with was the Gameboy Advance SP. Its triggers broke without me mistreating it.

 

[KingVamp]

My Wii U will be defect free.. because I won't buy one at launch! It's the only reason I won't buy at launch, honestly.

Except you can still get defects later down the line and it not automatically defective if you get one
at launch.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

My Wii U will be defect free.. because I won't buy one at launch! It's the only reason I won't buy at launch, honestly.

Except you can still get defects later down the line and it not automatically defective if you get one
at launch.

Although launch defects are more probable.

Also buying a console at launch seems like a rather unwise decision.

 

[PriMieon]

Yes I think so * THINKS OF THE REALLY BIG PROBLEM WHERE I SENT IN MY DSI TO THE REPAIR 5 TIMES IN A YEAR BE CAUSE OF THE SHOULDER BUTTON PROBLEM*
No not really. Well it was fixed with the dsixl 3ds and 3dsXL. Overall I like Nintendo quality.

 

[loco365]

Once upon a time, Nintendo consoles were tought durable bricks that could withstand a meteorite strike. Nowadays, not so much. I wouldn't place that much faith in their build quality any more.

*coughDSlitecough*

I'm pretty sure the Wii U will last. Nintendo's consoles are rather durable. Can't say the same for their handhelds.

 

[chavosaur]

The console might be durable, but I have concerns for that gamepad.
Its gonna need a screen protector, i'll have to make sure it has a strap so I don't drop it while gaming, I really hope the glass is not fragile so that it doesn't crack/break, and Im worried about letting my brothers get their destructive little hands on it.

 

[VampireLordAlucard]

My Wii U will be defect free.. because I won't buy one at launch! It's the only reason I won't buy at launch, honestly.

Except you can still get defects later down the line and it not automatically defective if you get one
at launch.

True, I guess I'm just a little hesitant after my previous problems.

Also buying a console at launch seems like a rather unwise decision.

Why's that?

 

[chyyran]

I don't understand what "pun" you mean in your "no pun intended" quote though.

Using "specs" and "speculation" in the same sentence, I presume.

Seems like a missed opportunity to me. You could have gone with the totally appropriate pun "specs-ulation".

Or even
"In Nintendo Wii Trust" right in the title

 

[Gahars]

Also buying a console at launch seems like a rather unwise decision.

Why's that?

(I can't speak for Guild, but I imagine that he'd generally agree with me on this) The price, the crowds, problems with the launch hardware, the small amount of games, etc. all make it a hassle.

In my experience, you're better off waiting a while before making the purchase. You'll know about any hiccups with the hardware, the library will be built up, lines and crowds aren't an issue, and you might even be able to get it at a reduced cost.

 

[matt1tude]

Aww punyman, that woulda been an ace title can't believe I didnt think of that.

 

[VampireLordAlucard]

Also buying a console at launch seems like a rather unwise decision.

Why's that?

(I can't speak for Guild, but I imagine that he'd generally agree with me on this) The price, the crowds, problems with the launch hardware, the small amount of games, etc. all make it a hassle.

In my experience, you're better off waiting a while before making the purchase. You'll know about any hiccups with the hardware, the library will be built up, lines and crowds aren't an issue, and you might even be able to get it at a reduced cost.

Here's my logic to buying sooner-than-later:
Situation 1 - Buy Wii U for $350 now.
Situation 2 - Buy Wii U for $350 6 months - 1 year from now.

Either way I (probably) pay the same, but have less time to enjoy it. Small library doesn't really matter - I won't have enough money / time later to catch up on everything I missed (unless games price drop, which Nintendo games are stubborn about).

Hardware defects, crowds, and the potential for a price drop (or better bundle) are still strong deterrents for me, personally.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Here's my logic to buying sooner-than-later:
Situation 1 - Buy Wii U for $350 now.
Situation 2 - Buy Wii U for $350 6 months - 1 year from now.

Either way I (probably) pay the same, but have less time to enjoy it. Small library doesn't really matter - I won't have enough money / time later to catch up on everything I missed (unless games price drop, which Nintendo games are stubborn about).

Hardware defects, crowds, and the potential for a price drop (or better bundle) are still strong deterrents for me, personally.

Gahars is pretty much correct.

I mean if you don't have the money when it comes out it's not like getting the money later on will be any better. I wouldn't really want to dump my money into a hole and not get anything out of it.

And Nintendo's rather stubborn on prices but others aren't. I wouldn't be surprised to see ZombiU drop in price at least, Rayman Legends too (Origins shot down to the $20 mark pretty quickly). There's probably more but I CBA.

I'd rather just wait until I think my investment is worth it. I'm not really gonna gamble on a launch I personally don't find too exciting and not a whole lot promising in the future outside of like (so far) a SSB game that's years away.

 

[Blaze163]

Build quality checklist:

- SNES. Had it since launch, it's still active now and usually is on a regular basis, even though games are ridiculously hard to acquire outside of eBay these days. Still works fine despite being hurled out of a third floor window and thus through a conservatory during an especially arduous session of Mario Kart multiplayer. One of the control pads was brutally assaulted by a full grown Siberian Husky with a bad attitude and a grudge. Still works fine even with hefty great fang marks all over the D-Pad.

- N64. Had been involved in two fairly serious fires. Has been hit with a hammer when stressing out over Majora's Mask's water temple got the better of me. Has been thrown down the stairs in a rage incident best not discussed. Aside from requiring a replacement aerial cable snatched off a Gamecube after that second fire, still working fine after over a decade of hard service.

- DS Phat. Survived longer than I expected, but the hinges finally died last week after being knocked off the bed. We held a small memorial service.

- XBox 360. Crashed and got RROD about 3 weeks into its tour of duty. Has been sent for repairs 3 times. Gave up when it died yet again and sold it to the local second hand shop for more than I paid for it.

Retro technology for the win.

 

[DiscostewSM]

Not sure what all the fuss is about. Build quality of products get less and less as products become more sophisticated. This isn't just a problem with Nintendo. It's a problem with every company.

 

[Clarky]

keeping in line with Nintendo's built quality for consoles, seeing the worst the Wii suffered was lasers going slighty dodgy with dual layer games due to crap like in the air I cannot comment on too many problems I have read about....well besides Nintendo managing to cripple some with firmware updates

 

[JulietStMoon]

besides Nintendo managing to cripple some with firmware updates

Were those un-modded consoles?