Faulty Red/Blue Pokemon 3dxls

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Getting very frigged off atm. After getting two doggy screens I decided to check my girls xmas presents.

Red one has two marks under the screen... Any clue what this is? Looks like something exploded under the screen

Blue replacement yesterday


Red one has two marks under the screen
 
Ok back to game got two replacements.

guess what
red

blue


Seems to me these are being made in a dirty factory.
 
This is a known fault with the hardware, I have a friend who got lucky and it hasn't happened to him. My friend works for Game and said the company got emails notifying them of the problem and to replace any they get like that so you should just be able to keep swapping them until you get one that's good.
 
LoopyOrc said:
This is a known fault with the hardware, I have a friend who got lucky and it hasn't happened to him. My friend works for Game and said the company got emails notifying them of the problem and to replace any they get like that so you should just be able to keep swapping them until you get one that's good.
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Do you know if it's the ltd editions or the 3dsxl in general? As when i googled it and only found one story back a year ago when they first came out?

Yeah the guy in game could not be any more apologetic and told me if you not happy just bring them back. I have had 5 in total now and one with the finest spec on the screen that I know where it is but have to look for it even get the torch out sometimes to find it but am happy with it.

Others are right in you face. When you open them they look perfect but after some use or light wipe with a soft cloth will bring they dust to the surface.

It's a shame as I have never seen a nicer looking handheld
 
Wow that's terrible also why is that Pokemon one £50 more it doesn't even come with the game I hear?
 
Went to game after work went to car to test guess what :(

Went back the staff got me two more but opened them in front of me. Both had perfect screens but I told them it only pops onto the screen after a bit use or a light rub with a cloth. Think the guy could not believe his eyes as buy magic a very big mark jumped onto the screen right in the middle.

The red one seems fine but I still have two blues to replace as the one I was going to live with had a very small dot but when I got home to play it where the dot had a cluster of big and small marks round it and that is without rubbing or use.

When I say rubbing i mean lightly wiping with a very soft cloth

This is the one I was going to keep. You can see a very small dot but then a cluster formed round it. They got a new batch coming in but I can seem them just refunding me which I can understand but I really want these.
 
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JoeBoi said:
Really poor considering how many will be opening this at xmas.

I'm surprised by it all because ninty are usually pretty good with limited editions.
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It is indeed

Think am fed up with this now. Going to head into their store soon and ask for a refund. I have a feeling this has effected all these Pokemon editions.

The good red one I taught I had now has 2 very small dots. I only wiped it to put a screen protector on it and they jumped onto the screen.

I have 3 with dots now. Game are meant to ring me when they get a new batch in.

I think the total number I have found dirty screen is 6-8
 
I just wiped my screen and its completely clear, I guess I was lucky, sounds like Game had a bad batch - mine was from Nintendo Store direct btw.
 
Addicted said:
I just wiped my screen and its completely clear, I guess I was lucky, sounds like Game had a bad batch - mine was from Nintendo Store direct btw.
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Still don't trust it. Send it to me and I get those marks on the screen or a genie will pop out ;)

The red one I had was wiped a lot in the store and was fine until I went to install screen protectors on it tonight and noticed the two dots had jumped onto the screen.

Keep a good eye on it.
 
FML, you are right.

Just looked again properly in the light and found it.

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Addicted said:
FML, you are right.

Just looked again properly in the light and found it.

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:( Sorry If I have made you spot the fault

You can check my last photo that had the finest dot on the screen so small that I was going to keep it but look what formed round it.
 
Addicted said:
It's ok, I'd rather know now than when it's out of warranty, just sent the Nintendo Store a support ticket.
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I have a feeling that this will get messy after xmas
I also have just sent a email of complaint to Nintendo with photos. Like seriously who left the door open in the production factory.....

It's a good job game is working with me but I have a feeling it wont last as am fed up with it and am sure the store is also
 
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