#$@%#, MY DS BROKE

[Dann Woolf]

It fell of the desk and one of the hinges broke. I don't think the warranty is valid anymore.

WHAT DO I DO?!

[MottZilla]

Even if the warranty is dead Nintendo will repair it for some sort of fee. It's probably less than a brand new DS. Was it a DS Lite? I always thought they looked flimsy.

[Brasel]

My first one fell off a shelf onto a concrete floor and busted a screen when I was in Iraq last time. When I got home, my wife sent it in and got a refurbished one for like, 40 bucks or something like that sent back to us.

[AtmaWeapon]

It fell of the desk and one of the hinges broke. I don't think the warranty is valid anymore.

WHAT DO I DO?!OH GOD THERE'S NOT MUCH TIME, BETTER ASK THE INTERNET!

If I were you, I'd run some cold water on it for a couple of minutes to minimize the swelling and reduce the odds that it will go into shock. You're probably going to need to get on the phone with a surgeon and see if he can talk you through the procedure; I've never done it myself so I don't feel good leaving instructions.

HURRY UP MAN EVERY SECOND COUNTS!

[Masamune]

Get drunk and call your ex.

[Dann Woolf]

Get drunk and call your ex.

That would be a bit hard, seeing as I've never had a girlfriend.

Anyway, I have good new and bad news.

The good news: My DS has been sent in for repair.
The bad news: It'll take 3-5 weeks.

[Alex-Link]

Send it to Nintendo for reparis; but warning, expect it to be kinda pricey (like for the Wii they charge about 100 bucks for general repairs :O

[rock_nog]

Tell ya what - you can get drunk and call my ex. It'll be fun.

[Icey]

Send it to Nintendo for reparis


Your advice was so good, he took it five days before you gave it. That is, assuming reparis means repairs and not something to do with Paris.

[Zaphod Q. IX]

Your advice was so good, he took it five days before you gave it. That is, assuming reparis means repairs and not something to do with Paris.

Obviously, this (http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/EXTECAREPARIS/0,,contentMDK:20871165~menuPK:2381205~pagePK:64168 445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:1869769,00.html) is what he meant...silly. ;)

[Icey]

Obviously, this (http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/EXTECAREPARIS/0,,contentMDK:20871165~menuPK:2381205~pagePK:64168 445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:1869769,00.html) is what he meant...silly. ;)

His post does make more sense now - that does look pretty expensive.

[Breaker]

how long ago did you buy it? take it back to the store, tell them it was defective, and exchange it for a new one. why is common sense so hard for some of you people to figure it? most large stores like target, walmart, etc, regardless of the return policy, will allow you to receive store credit or do an exchange if they sell the item, even without a receipt. unless you (or your parents who most likely bought it) made the mistake of buying it at some shit game store, than you're probably SOL.

edit, to add to my first question in this post, if you bought it years ago, then throw it out and go buy yourself a new one from a target, best buy, wal mart, etc and learn to take better care of your shit.

[Breaker]

Send it to Nintendo for reparis; but warning, expect it to be kinda pricey (like for the Wii they charge about 100 bucks for general repairs :O

again, this is just fucking dumb. why not take it back to the store you bought it from and return it for a new one? dishing out more money to the manufacture of the item for "repair costs" is just stupid. if doing this somehow feels morally wrong, you can always check your local craiglist ads. there are almost always unemployed engineers willing to fix busted game systems cheap out of their basement, and you won't have to worry about getting a peice of shit refurbished item back from the manufacture instead of the one you originally sent in. shock that they do that? well it's true.

[Mak-X]

edit: nevermind, I didn't read the replies enough to see it was already taken care of!

[Dann Woolf]

I'd make a joke about saving money on my car insurance, but this isn't something I can easily joke about.

D:

...wait a sec, who edited the topic title?!

[MottZilla]

I didn't edit the topic title, but I don't see how it matters who did. I agree it's not a joking matter when something you've paid a significant amount of money for breaks but the way you started this topic off was rather amusing as you made it sound like a matter of life and death.