Anyone else have an “old” 3DS XL model with a cracked hinge?

[Stella-Io]

This isn't a 3DS system, it's my lite. I JUST saw this, like I swear that wasn't there before. Guess it's time to finally retire it, considering the A and R buttons don't work normally either RIP.

 

[neoratz]

Spoiler

omg mine JUST broke in the same spot shown here but on the backside. i didn't even notice it was cracked til a few months ago though ! i thought hinge cracks/breaks were just a big issue with ds lites, i didn't realize old 3DS XLs had the same problem

 

[Reyrey]

I did, and everything went downhill from there for my 3DS?s life. RIP.

 

[Paperboy012305]

I do.

I got a 3DS XL for Animal Crossing: New Leaf just for that. A year and 4 months later the hinge broke and I was being brutally careful not to snap the 3DS in half until I got a new one for Christmas.

It still works now, I just use it for when I’m getting Welcome Amiibo or regular items on my used to be Cycling Town in my other towns quicker than day by day.

The thing is though, is that it shuts down on me and sometimes resets itself to New Years of 2011 at Midnight.

 

[Romaki]

Haha, that second picture was my 3DS last year. Seems like a common issue. Now that piece fell off and I can't close my 3DS anymore. At least it plays normally, though I do miss the times when we could destory our DS and get a GBA out of it. xD

 

[AngelBunny]

update on my 3ds, my right hinge officially broke...

 

[Alienfish]

Nope, although I remember 3ds XL were kinda fragile... I did however own ds lites and the hinges and screens broke way too easily on those.

 

[oath2order]

Thankfully I don't! It's my most important video game system, I would hate if it got damaged.

 

[Croconaw]

Those hinges break so damn easily, to be honest. I have had my fair share of cracked hinges. If you literally open and close the hinge too rough, it will break. You have to be super careful, unfortunately. I have literally broken, like, seven DS systems and that is no exaggeration. I like to think it wasn?t my fault for at least six of them, but I was young. I played them a lot. Those things are so fragile, I swear.

 

[ILikeFroakies]

No but my sister has a DS Lite with a cracked hinge

 

[Bluebellie]

My only 3Ds is good and doesn’t have a broken hinge. Though I did have this problem back when I had the original ds where I used to play wild world. I sold it a couple of months ago broken hinge and all for like $10 lol
It still worked perfectly but it was wobbly because of the hinge.

 

[jvgsjeff]

Yeah, my old 3DS XL had a cracked hinge in 2015, but I didn't take a picture of the initial crack. But I did take a picture when it soon got worse...to the point of falling off.

I got a New 3DS XL to replace it, and fortunately, I haven't had the same problem with it.