Some 3DS Units Plagued By "Black Screen of Death"

[RikSharp]

errors on a nintendo system? thats weird, of all the console makers nintendo has always been noted for having the most reliable hardware

Shit.

My original Game Boy will still play games...No fancy trick required. Batteries + Game = GO!

I thought that Nintendo's biggest issue ever was the fucking cracks in the DS Lite, to my knowledge. And that's not hardware, that's design flaw.

Oh well. I'm not getting one from awhile, so hopefully the issue will be fixed.

What kind of cracks??

Also I never would have seen this one coming.

cracks as in the plastic holding the top half to the bottom half. i've had a couple ds's come apart over the years

 

[bomblord]

Im all but certain this was fixed with the day one update I haven't had a single problem but one of the first things i did was download the update

 

[VanQ]

Anyone willing to bet these consoles are bricking due to attempts to hack/play pirated games on them? I heard that there was a patch released for this right after the Jap release to fix it and these are probably all guys who worked around the wireless attempting the hacks and never got the patch.
Luckily, none of the games I will be buying for my 3DS when it eventually reaches me here in Aus are on that list. Can't wait to play the Rayman 2 remake, oh an Devil Survivor! Not to mention Starfox and the Ocarina of Time remake, it's about damn time I played a Zelda game and saw what all the fuss is about and this is a good excuse. I don't care what people say about the thing, I'm buying it and I'm gonna play the hell out of the damn thing!

 

[DanDeFool]

Good job Nintendo.

You took so much time making sure you could brick people's 3DSs whenever you want that you didn't have enough time to make sure they didn't brick themselves.

And yes, I know I'm being snarky and self-righteous about obnoxious anti-piracy measures, and the two issues probably have nothing to do with each other, but you've got to admit there's at least a little irony here.

 

[Cpt Corallis]

This is why I advised people not to buy the 3DS at launch and wait a bit.

A bit? I'd say more like... forever.

Haha, to the people that actually wanted a 3DS I mean

I'll end up getting one in years to come when its nearing the end of its cycle and if i can get it cheap etc.

I don't see how this will be able to dethrone the DS until then with people.

It doesn't seem to be doing that well, really. Will be interesting to see what happens.

How can you say that? It's only been out about a week...

In addition, most of the end of week figures for sales were skewed as they were recorded, in the UK at least, when the 3DS had only been out for two days.

 

[Rayne870]

errors on a nintendo system? thats weird, of all the console makers nintendo has always been noted for having the most reliable hardware

QFT. I have faith they will fix it quickly though, they were quick with the Wii straps and the golf gloves for the N64 Mario Party players.

I still have yet to see one hands on, and I am very curious about the 3D feature.

 

[bomblord]

Good job Nintendo.

You took so much time making sure you could brick people's 3DSs whenever you want that you didn't have enough time to make sure they didn't brick themselves.

And yes, I know I'm being snarky and self-righteous about obnoxious anti-piracy measures, and the two issues probably have nothing to do with each other, but you've got to admit there's at least a little irony here.

it doesn't brick it just says there was an error then you restart it and it works fine

 

[Theotherguy]

Was expected tbh.

 

[DanDeFool]

Good job Nintendo.

You took so much time making sure you could brick people's 3DSs whenever you want that you didn't have enough time to make sure they didn't brick themselves.

And yes, I know I'm being snarky and self-righteous about obnoxious anti-piracy measures, and the two issues probably have nothing to do with each other, but you've got to admit there's at least a little irony here.

it doesn't brick it just says there was an error then you restart it and it works fine

The article did say some people couldn't get the error to go away, but yeah, you do have a point. Like I said, I'm just being snarky for snark's sake.

 

[archvile93]

And thats why one doesnt just charge out to get the latest hardware. They get other people to do it first then laugh as they get all the hardware problems.

BSoD eh, I know [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicBSOD] ive seen that [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VillainousBSOD] somewhere [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BSODSong] before [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnmentionableBSOD]...

To be fair I got it because I didn't have a DS and wanted to play pokemon white. It seemed wasteful to buy a DS, wait a month, then buy a 3DS.

 

[Uber Waddles]

And yet Nintendo is still the most reliable when it comes to hardware.

But hey, whatever. Im not European, so I dont really care about a bug that hasnt been reported over here.

And thats not just for 3DS's. Thats EVERYTHING. Cars, Houses, Computers, EVEN YOUR OWN BODY. Everything degrades, everything will fail eventually.

Plus, I like to think Im like everyone else, and didnt buy a 3DS at launch because the 3DS launch titles were pathetic at best.

The original DS had a remake of one of your best and most popular games of all times. The regular DS also just got a big dose of your biggest cash cow, Pokemon. AND YOU LAUNCH YOUR SYSTEM WITH A REMAKE OF CHAOS THEORY?!? Gimme a 3D Metroid side scroller, Kirby, MARIO FOR FUCKS SAKE.

And thats the end of that rant...

Thankfully, the issue only seems to be affecting a small number of units, though it's a little weird that this issue has only popped up during the European launch (it hasn't been reported in Japan or North America).

I can safely assume that every poster complaining about Nintendo sucking for this glitch is an idiot.

Because it's not the job of consumers to point out every flaw in a product and force companies to make better and better services? News to me.

Last I checked, it IS the job of people to tell a company every single mistake they make is not good enough. Battery life suck? Screen light poor? Sound quality sub-par? Flimsy design? Know how to get it fixed? Complain. Don't buy them. Write bad reviews and tell everyone how shit it is. Money talks.

Every problem is a problem too many and consumers have every right in the world to want the very best product possible for their hard earned money. No, they aren't entitled to a perfect device. A company sells a service. Like it or leave it. BUT, that company does want money and people need to remember that. The business, although selling something YOU want, is YOUR slave; they will do whatever it takes to sell you their stuff. Treat them like crap. Tell them their device is a piece of shit because 1 in 100,000,000 dies. They want your money. You want a flawless product. Don't just sit there and defend them - that gets no one anywhere. Yell, kick, scream and make a scene.

Funny how eager some people are to call others an idiot, when they themselves have such poor foresight.

This is why I advised people not to buy the 3DS at launch and wait a bit.

A bit? I'd say more like... forever.

Haha, to the people that actually wanted a 3DS I mean

I'll end up getting one in years to come when its nearing the end of its cycle and if i can get it cheap etc.

I don't see how this will be able to dethrone the DS until then with people.

It doesn't seem to be doing that well, really. Will be interesting to see what happens.

Well I had no idea it even launched until I checked earlier. I don't think it's out in Australia yet so that's probably why I didn't realize.

I just lol at the fact that people are essentially buying it to replay 64 games. Apparently that was supposed to impress me...

Because I remember thinking: "Ocarina of Time is okay and all, but what it really needs is 3D!"

Hahaha, exactly man. I don't see how any of these games would be better with the gimmicks. People keep telling me it isn't a gimmick because it's real 3D and blahblah, then I ask them how exactly it benefits the actual game mechanics and get a blank stare. Oh well, if you're into it I suppose, I'm anxious to try one out for a little while but I can't imagine rushing out to buy one.

Every single person I've spoken to about it says the 3D, although cool looking, is prone to problems and in some games, just not worth the hassle.

I would like to point out that your view is wrong. Everything in this world will fail at some point of another, no matter what. Nothing is perfect, everything is prone to head towards degradation and everything is under the rule of Chaos Theory (oh the sweet irony).

You can never have a product without fail unless you have it under constant maintainance. If you had a 1 in 10,000,000 failure rate, that would mean if you sold a DS to every citizen of the United States of America, only 30 consoles would be flawed. That would make it the most reliable peice of technology humans have EVER crafted.

Someone, somewhere, is going to get a dud. Could be because of a power outage during production, a crate is dropped while being shipped to the stores, a clerk man-handles the product, something was wrong with the internals when they got there, etc.

While it IS up to the consumer to complain about features they don't like or would like to see improved, it is NOT up to the consumer to nit-pick and call Nintendo a bad company because of a few un-forseen errors that the company has agreed to fix, free of charge. Considering Nintendo has the highest rate of sucess in all of its consoles across the board percentage wise (the Wii, DS/DSL/DSi/DSiXL/3DS), they are doing quite good for themselves.

 

[L3m0n_L1m3]

And suddenly I'm glad I chose to buy Dragon Age 2 and Crysis 2 instead of a 3DS.

 

[Tiswas]

http://mynintendonews.com/2011/03/28/nintendo-3ds-nintendo-respond-to-the-nintendo-3ds-black-screen-of-death-errors/


Looks like they're gonna at least address it. I bet there'll be a fix within the month.

 

[Raeil]

I'm very happy this seems to only affect UK 3DS's, though I feel for anyone who has the issue.

Since I upgraded from the 1st Gen DS to the 3DS, I'm just enjoying the features that were already available, though FaceRaiders/AR Cards are rather nice diversions until I get SF and PilotWings.

 

[ThreeKneeNick]

Wonder if the bsod is in 3D. I'd be like fffffuuuuuu...oooh *mesmerised by the pretty*

 

[vxicepickxv]

This is why I always wait at least a year after a console has been released before acquiring it because they usually fix most of the problems with the console by then.

I'm waiting because I'm not interested in any of the launch titles.

If anybody wants a US Region 3DS, let me know. I'll see if I can't get one of the local stores to ship the hundreds they have sitting around not sold to your area.

 

[Krion_Vark]

Another system hit by this? wow... Xbox has the red ring of death, I heard ps3 has yellow light of death, pc has blue screen of death now the 3ds with black screen of death.What's next?

Well I hear that Life has a Black Screen of Death. But not many people have actually reported it so it might just be a rumor.

 

[mew4ever23]

Yikes, that's a third of the launch lineup causing BSODs. And here I was holding off because the software linup held nothing for me.

 

[Findlebob]

Once more a new console is rushed out and filled with glitches.

Least we forget the red ring of death from the XBOX.

 

[DivineBeastLink]

Because it's not the job of consumers to point out every flaw in a product and force companies to make better and better services? News to me.

Last I checked, it IS the job of people to tell a company every single mistake they make is not good enough. Battery life suck? Screen light poor? Sound quality sub-par? Flimsy design? Know how to get it fixed? Complain. Don't buy them. Write bad reviews and tell everyone how shit it is. Money talks.

Every problem is a problem too many and consumers have every right in the world to want the very best product possible for their hard earned money. No, they aren't entitled to a perfect device. A company sells a service. Like it or leave it. BUT, that company does want money and people need to remember that. The business, although selling something YOU want, is YOUR slave; they will do whatever it takes to sell you their stuff. Treat them like crap. Tell them their device is a piece of shit because 1 in 100,000,000 dies. They want your money. You want a flawless product. Don't just sit there and defend them - that gets no one anywhere. Yell, kick, scream and make a scene.

Funny how eager some people are to call others an idiot, when they themselves have such poor foresight.

It is indeed the job of the consumer to do as you have said, to the letter.

However, expecting a flawless release for every single unit is completely absurd (not that you shouldn't try, but complaining about such minor issues to the point where you're saying Nintendo sucks is just dumb). There will always be problems. However, as the article says, these problems are MINOR. A small percentage of 3DSes released in one geographic area does not constitute an entire console failure.

Should you complain about this glitch? Yes. Should you demand that they fix it? Hell yes.

Should you go on a crusade against Nintendo for it?