Right looking at this pic for a replacement shell it all makes sense. It's designed like that for mounting the leds. I am surprised though because they could be mounted from below and keep the strength of the other hinge.
Albeit i called it a hoax earlier, it seems I have the problem too...it is quite small at the moment but if its anything like the hinge crack it will just get bigger
1 year warantee ftw though...im just gonna wait b/c its not affecting my play atm.
Thats one thing we dont have to worry about here in europe! I havent heard of any Black DS lites breaking as of yet! But seen a few white ones with cracked hinges!!
My ds lite from china had a small crack after some weeks of usage.
Now the crack is completely throughÂ
So i send an email to nintendo europe and guess what, they want me to pay 90 euros so they can fix it for me.
talk about service, thank you nintendo, for nothing.
I'm not afraid of opening my ds lite, but is it possible to fix the problem, maybe i can glue the crack and put the screw there somewhat looser so it wont crack again? Anyone tried that?
Does the hinge look any different, even slightly? I've only heard 2 people who said that their replaced Lites had "better hinge construction" but unfortunately they couldn't take any photos, or that's what Nintendo may have told them when they were getting their DS Lites back. Well it would be nice if this was the case but if not I'd love to hear whether the hinge breaks or not after a couple months of use. Hope you guys will keep us updated.