The New DS Lite Crack

[bapenguin]

Ever since cracks were discovered (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15120&highlight=lite+crack) people are taking a close eye to their DS Lite. It appears a new style of crack (http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=8928) is becoming more common. Even worse is the fact that this one isn't only cosmetic, it actually can make your DS Lite unplayable.

http://static.flickr.com/82/209088786_fc26d2e54b_m.jpg

Has Nintendo's long standing repuation of quality finally be broken?

[notcivx]

Yes, Nintendo's long standing reputation of quality has been broken by some person on a shitty website that I've never heard of.

[Abednigo]

No problems with mine.

[Kelegacy]

I've become paranoid since the rumors of the first crack appeared. Thanks, now I'll be doubly panicky.

[Zaro]

If many DS light crack like this, it'll hurt the reputation of quality.
I just hope mine will not crack.

[protocol_image]

great.......now i gotta be paranoid with my DS.....i thought those feelings would stay reserved for my PSP

[i aint yer pa]

I don't get it. Every time you read about these cracks showing up on someone's DS, it's always someone who, "treats their DS with the utmost care and keeps it in a climate controlled humidor." Well, I've dropped my DS Lite at least twice, let my 3-year-old play with it and never keep it in any kind of protective case. And yet, my DS Lite is suprisingly crack-free.

Maybe I'm just lucky, but all these "I take good care of my stuff" always seems a little phony to me.

[easi]

What a surprise, bapenguin posting more FUD against Big N.

And that's what this is. FUD.

[notcivx]

What a surprise, bapenguin posting more FUD against Big N.

And that's what this is. FUD.

Quick, defend Nintendo on an internet forum! BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

[easi]

In a couple of months I can sit back and let the overwhelming tide of satisfied Rev purchasers do the work.

[Mortis]

I have no cracks but my left shoulder button continues to loosen. It actually makes a fairly loud noise now, pretty annoying.

[bapenguin]

What a surprise, bapenguin posting more FUD against Big N.

And that's what this is. FUD.

Yeah because I hate Nintendo. :rolleyes:

[kabutor]

well, it could be like the chromehounds toast your 360 news out there.
http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/26065#

take with a grain of salt ..

[51|RandoM]

Things break. Portable things tend to break even more than things that just sit there. Portable things with moving parts break even more.

Welcome to reality, perhaps you should've stuck with the matrix where nothing ever breaks.

My DS Lite is broken too, but that was a weird yogurt accident.

[SaintArnold]

Has Nintendo's long standing repuation of quality finally be broken?

How can their reputation be damaged if they're replacing cracked DSs for free?

As long as Nintendo has a 1 year waranty and Sony/Microsoft have 3 month warranties, Nintendo is looking good. And subjectively, I hear a lot less about broken Gamecubes in forums than I hear about xboxes with bad DVDs, 360s with red lights of death, or broken PS2s.

Disclaimer: I <3 Nintendo, and am planning on going the Wii60 route.

[Mason]

Things break. Portable things tend to break even more than things that just sit there. Portable things with moving parts break even more.

Welcome to reality, perhaps you should've stuck with the matrix where nothing ever breaks.
Stirring.

I don't think the issue anyone has is with the impermanence of forms, but rather how frequently these rather expensive forms are demonstrating their impermanence.

[bapenguin]

How can their reputation be damaged if they're replacing cracked DSs for free?

As long as Nintendo has a 1 year waranty and Sony/Microsoft have 3 month warranties, Nintendo is looking good. And subjectively, I hear a lot less about broken Gamecubes in forums than I hear about xboxes with bad DVDs, 360s with red lights of death, or broken PS2s.

Disclaimer: I <3 Nintendo, and am planning on going the Wii60 route.

Yes but historically Nintendo's consoles and handhelds haven't had any problems with them to even need the warranty. Everyone talks about their XBoxs or PS2s breaking but you never hear anything about the Gamecube. It was the same with the N64 and PS1.

[soco]

thankfully no problem with my pretty black one, but i've also never had to replace my launch 360 or my original xbox :D one of the ps2s i had, did have to be repaired 6 weeks after it was bought, and another was kinda wonky, so that's like 3 i've bought.

i think the problem is the whole intarweb echo-chamber effect. 3 people in the whole world complain on the intarwebs, and every blog and their mother runs it as if it's an epidemic.

[J Arcane]

As I understand it, there's been an almost literal handful of reports of these "cracks", as compare to an absolute metric fuckton of DS lites sold.

I'd say that's pretty good odds. It's just the usual tendency of the internet to blow tiny and rare problems completely out of proportion.

"Really, the numbers are small. But in today's age of the Internet, you just need a dozen people to have a problem and it just seems to magnify itself enormously. " -- Peter Moore

[Draft]

What a surprise, bapenguin posting more FUD against Big N.

And that's what this is. FUD.lol. Bizaro Avatar joke account?

My DS Phat is still holding steady. I'll take big, ugly and invincible over small, cute and full of defects any day of the week.

[anakin876]

My DS Lite is broken too, but that was a weird yogurt accident.

This sounds interesting - and possibly quite amusing

[sanatos]

Quick, defend Nintendo on an internet forum! BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
Hey, the easier it is to identify the Nintendoids, the easier it will be to perform the Great Cleansing when the Second Coming of Sega occurs. Defend away, fools!

[AversionFX]

Has Nintendo's long standing repuation of quality finally be broken?


"been broken?"* :P

/residentgrammarnazi

As for the cracks? Wow, what the hell happened in transition from original DS to this? I was very much going to pick up a Lite, but now I don't wanna risk it.

[51|RandoM]

Stirring.

I don't think the issue anyone has is with the impermanence of forms, but rather how frequently these rather expensive forms are demonstrating their impermanence.

...and they're getting their numbers from where? The only people who know for sure the crack rate on the DS Lite is Nintendo.

[grimjoe]

These crack DS Lites dont hold much since theres soo few of them cracking.....

when your selling like 10 times the amount in millions, afew here and there doesnt need to be mention(esp when there being replaced for free)

[51|RandoM]

This sounds interesting - and possibly quite amusing

I would've been laughing my ass off---if it I'd seen somebody else make that particular bonehead move.

[51|RandoM]

lol. Bizaro Avatar joke account?

My DS Phat is still holding steady. I'll take big, ugly and invincible over small, cute and full of defects any day of the week.

That is sorta like picking Rosanne Barr over Paris Hilton, sorta. ;)

[Cupelix]

Not to be completely skeptical, but does anyone else look at those 3 pictures are think that perhaps those actually aren't 3 different DS's? The crack looks nearly identical, and I don't care how frequent the flaw is, the physical shape of the crack would still show differences.

Photographic evidence on the internet simply doesn't sway me as easily any more.

[bapenguin]

These crack DS Lites dont hold much since theres soo few of them cracking.....

when your selling like 10 times the amount in millions, afew here and there doesnt need to be mention(esp when there being replaced for free)

Well I know the first crack thing that came out someone went to the Nintendo Store in NYC. 8 of the 10 display units had the crack in it.

[Razlo]

I treat my DS Lite just fine and don't use it that much in fact and yet it still cracked. I like how whenever there's negative Nintendo news Nintendo fans deny it regardless of whether it's true or not.

[Kamalot]

Nintendo is T3h D00m3d! ;)

[Ernst_Jager]

Will blowing on the tape help? Wait wrong system....

[Hydroeric]

No problems with my DS. Logged many hours between SMB, Brain Age, Metroid, and my GBA collection. Includes car, airplane, and breakroom use.

Still, as with any mobile device getting any extra coverage is advisable. Whether that is a phone, PDA, laptop, or gaming device. These items are are by nature designed to be mobile so they are exposed to more dangers than your standard electronic device that sits on a shelf, floor, desk.

[Sparky]

THANK GOD!!!
Finally, a new style of crack! I was *so* tired of the old kind of crack. I'd much rather go to Nintendo for my needs than that guy on the corner...

[UnderHero5]

There has been many cases of cracks forming on the right side of the ds between the power light and the R button. When these cracks get worse, the ds starts to fall apart, and becomes unplayable. This is a serious issue.
The DS falls apart and becomes unplayable from that little crack?

Oh, and I can't imagine how a responsible adult would break their DS Lites when they take the utmost care while using it http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/blog/?p=140

WTF is wrong with people.
How could any one hold the damn thing that tightly.

Then people wonder why their stuff breaks.

[SaintArnold]

Yes but historically Nintendo's consoles and handhelds haven't had any problems with them to even need the warranty. Everyone talks about their XBoxs or PS2s breaking but you never hear anything about the Gamecube. It was the same with the N64 and PS1.

I think we are in violent agreement. Nintendo has a longer warranty *because* their hardware breaks less frequently.

[Mason]

...and they're getting their numbers from where? The only people who know for sure the crack rate on the DS Lite is Nintendo.
No one can pretend to know that. You were the one who stated that breaking is inevitable and thus not noteworthy, though, while I feel that the rate is important, as is the reason behind the breaking.

Look at the 360. None of us have any idea about their rate of failure, but the publication about it did some good: people identified some irresponsible behaviors (like moving it while it was running) which contributed to certain types of failure and damage. So I'd rather people talk about their DS Lite problems and perhaps figure out behaviors that might've contributed to them than just suck up their damaged purchases.

[Kamalot]

Are the cracking problems as bad as the dead pixels and dusty screens found in the PSPs? :eek:

[Razlo]

THANK GOD!!!
Finally, a new style of crack! I was *so* tired of the old kind of crack. I'd much rather go to Nintendo for my needs than that guy on the corner...

Best comment yet!

[divinechaos]

Will blowing on the tape help? Wait wrong system....

Surprisingly enough, that has worked for me with my DS!

[JazGalaxy]

This is one of those reasons to hate the internet. In the pre-connected world days, this kind fo thing would never even be mentioned or agknowledged. It's only now that a guy can write a "my ds cracked!" post on a message board and have it be copied a jillion times to make it seem like a jillion people are having problems...

[Abednigo]

I didn't see the stories about "major XBOX 360 crashes!" posted all over the internet last fall hurting 360 sales at all. This will be no different.

[Orosco]

Has Nintendo's long standing repuation of quality finally be broken?

No. (too short)

[Sl1pstream]

Wait, I can't throw my DS Lite on the ground and jump on it afterwards?

[Savok]

The DS falls apart and becomes unplayable from that little crack?

Oh, and I can't imagine how a responsible adult would break their DS Lites when they take the utmost care while using it http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/blog/?p=140

WTF is wrong with people.
How could any one hold the damn thing that tightly.

Then people wonder why their stuff breaks.
Proof the DS Lite is sound in design if it can survive that twit, seems they aren't all created equal though.

That said, it's how Nintendo responds that is far more important then something minor (until it starts screwing with the auto-sleep anyway) like a crack.

[TheEpicOfTyler]

Mine has no cracks, and I beat the hell out of it. I work in maintenence where I'm constantly climbing and crawling and throwing shit, and it's always in my pocket, and it's just a little dirty.

[shnastybiznastic]

Hey, the easier it is to identify the Nintendoids, the easier it will be to perform the Great Cleansing when the Second Coming of Sega occurs. Defend away, fools!
Hows the output on that unnamed sega console working for you? ;)

[J Arcane]

Yanno, as much as I may idly dream of someday seeing a Dreamcast 2, I'd say that's abotu as likely to happen as live pigs flying from my ass.

[shnastybiznastic]

Man, I like me some sega, but bashing them just to see sanatos get mad is totally worth it!

[fitbabits]

What a surprise, bapenguin posting more FUD against Big N.

And that's what this is. FUD.
What a surprise, easi posting more FUD in response to something he/she not only knows nothing about, but also claims that it's untrue without even checking the facts.

And that's what your posts are becoming. FUD!

Did you happen to know that Nintendo have admitted that there is a problem and are now offering free repairs (http://www.digg.com/gaming_news/Nintendo_now_offering_free_repairs_for_cracked_DS_ Lites.)?

[Codicier]

That is sorta like picking Rosanne Barr over Paris Hilton, sorta. ;)

Right, the only difference is that the Lite isn't festering with disease.

[Stormwatcher]

easi makes me ashamed of being a nintendo person. He/she does some very stupid posts.
Pleas, easi, turn to the Sony camp. Go troll for another company. Nintendo does not need the likes of you!



PS: I love my ps2.

[Ryiinn]

Ironically I just read this article and then took my own DS lite out of it's case to see if it had cracks, and it actually did. Mine's on the left screen hinge, and is a deep crack all the way across. And I am definitely careful with my stuff, trust me.

I'm glad I got the warranty on it :(

[score]

A buddy of mine has gone through two whites and now has a black. I got myself and my sister a black at release and their both still going strong.

Is this just a white thing?

[Achilles]

Yes, Nintendo's long standing reputation of quality has been broken by some person on a shitty website that I've never heard of.Out of the dozens of people who bought DSs where I work, one of them hasn’t had it crack along the hinge, and that one was because they knew about the problem and were being very careful with it. The DS Lite is not a sturdy machine.

[Eran Hawke]

I have no crack in my DS Lite. If this is a serious issue, I bet Nintendo will address it the same way they did with dead-pixels.

I went through 4 PSPs looking for one without dead pixels. I finally settled on a PsP with 3 dead pixels.

Does not matter though, as the PSP never gets any use. :-/

[Cubfan]

Haven't had a problem with my DS fat, and the screen is build pretty darn well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNNNwK2XMzk

[Majster Wichajster]

FUD? Could someone please explain this to me? I'm not up-to-date on teh intarnetz acronymz.

[GigaFuzz]

FUD? Could some please explain this to me? I'm not up-to-date on teh intarnetz acronymz.

Fear, uncertainty and doubt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FUD

[vherub]

Imagine if man was so designed that we could see our backsides, there would be all kinds of uproar as we languishd over the nastiness suddenly visible. There certainly would never have been religion. How could anyone believe in a higher power that has such terrible design flaws?
Stuff you own scratches, it's kind of what happens when you use it. Oh, and the more you use it, the MORE likely it is to break down. Craziness. Maybe some stuff scratches worse than others, maybe some people are paranoid and plastic wrap their couches, or leave matresses wrapped in packaging, or never use the good china.

[flinxz]

Mine cracked last night (the Left hinge crack). Playing Dawn of Sorrow and I heard something. I was buying potions at the time not doing a jig on my system.

Anyway phoned up the Nintendo America customer number and they had no problem replacing it for free. They are even mailing me the UPS shipping tag, so it really is 0 cost (just a week without my DS).

My point is this Shit happens; it is how the company takes care of it that matters.

I know that has been said before and even in this thread. I am just restating it from first hand experience.

[agentgray]

Mine's not cracked because I don't twist the dang thing with my mits and grip the thing as hard as I can while playing it.

[Majster Wichajster]

Fear, uncertainty and doubt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FUD

Quite a backstory.

Me wants moneyz. I am at the end of the gaming spectrum... Whatever that may be. I see into the future and it doesn't include me with a next-gen console and/or a hand-held gaming one (and they're not that expensive).

/whine

Did you notice that every argument against Nintendo seems to have these half-truths flying all over the place? I can't quite place my finger on it but it's a "small crack in the China Wall" kind of thing.

OH NOEZ< THA CRACKZOR!!1!!1111

You know...

[sanatos]

Hows the output on that unnamed sega console working for you? ;)
Meh, I figure there'll be another 40 years of wandering around in the desert, and then everyone who bought a Saturn gets free ice cream. Oh, and eternal salvation.

[pseudopseudo]

Meh, I figure there'll be another 40 years of wandering around in the desert, and then everyone who bought a Saturn gets free ice cream. Oh, and eternal salvation.
And in the meantime, the Saturn right now is worth the same as a cone of ice cream.

(I still like to crack mine open to play Bug Too! or Duke Nukem Forever from time to time.) :)

[sanatos]

And in the meantime, the Saturn right now is worth the same as a cone of ice cream.

(I still like to crack mine open to play Bug Too! or Duke Nukem Forever from time to time.) :)
Yeah, too bad Panzer Dragoon Saga and Radiant Silvergun will run you the cost of a new DS Lite each.

[pseudopseudo]

Yeah, too bad Panzer Dragoon Saga and Radiant Silvergun will run you the cost of a new DS Lite each.

Yeah, but the chance of finding either of those games anywhere around here are about as good as my tap water magically turning into beer. ;)

[xhazeleyes01x]

Yea, so I recently sent my brand-spakin-new never-been-dropped ds lite to get that lovely left hinge crack fixed. At the same time, they are fixing an "R" trigger ailment...so this new problem...definately not just cosmetic, that little crack, means biiiig problems. My "R" trigger stopped working all together. If you play alot of "R" trigger heavy games (i.e. M&L partners in time, sims2, mariokart) beware. These new DS lites are pretty, but they aren't heavy duty like the DS phats. Definately not good for heavy users. Meh, they fixed it for free. I should get it tomorrow according to the tracking...at least their repairs are fair and fast.

[Zeal]

It's called cheap Nintendo garbage.

The DS is a toy.

[dena miscreant]

It's called cheap Nintendo garbage.

The DS is a toy.

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

http://www.badmovies.org/movies/troll/troll4.jpg

Everyone just ignore the troll and he'll just go back under his bridge.

[51|RandoM]

The DS is a toy.

Not sure what you're trying to say here. Curiously enough, the DS IS A TOY! lol.

http://www.kbtoys.com/vgames/DSbuilder.html/CatalogNumber/4518239

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2401483&cp

[MaxDuo]

Speaking of the crack...

I bought myself a DS Lite, and it has a small crack on the left hinge.


However I bought mine off ebay for $100.... It's perfect other than that so I have no reason to complain. Not sure what this other crack is but I don't seem to have it. So that's nice.