This weekend, we had to do something that made us feel horrible, but in the end, was for the best. Like that scene in Old Yeller, we had to put down one of our DS carts (Mario Kart DS, oddly enough). You see, all of the inserting and ejecting of the cartridge with our DS caused something to get loose in there and now the cart cannot be read by the system.It got us to wondering about this happening to others, namely you all, who probably play their DS a lot more than we're able to. So have you played a game so much this has happened? Have you never heard of this happening? What's your oldest DS game?
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4-23-2008 @ 9:09AM
nil said...
This hasn't happened to me or anyone I know. If it did, I'd call Nintendo customer service; they're pretty good at helping customers out.
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4-23-2008 @ 9:42AM
David D. said...
I'd also try to back up the save data too.
4-23-2008 @ 2:01PM
Frastoglegnia said...
I'd try that, too, if I could find my trusty DS-cart-to-USB adapter. Too bad my wingéd maid's already cleaned the accessories corner in the game room of my imagination.
4-23-2008 @ 9:32AM
a said...
When one of the buttons on my DS stopped working, I called Nintendo and they were willing to help me out... for $80.
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4-23-2008 @ 10:20AM
Roto13 said...
Warranties run out and then you have to pay for repairs. It's a fact of life.
4-23-2008 @ 5:35PM
Sam said...
yeah I broke my power button cleaning the screen for my ds (and I wanted to try out my new Trigram screwdriver set) and I sent it off to nintendo. they gave me a new motherboard AND two new screens, they have an awesome repair service, and It's really great, they didn't even complain that I had opened it up.
4-23-2008 @ 9:39AM
case said...
Your situation makes a good case for the r4, as long as you own the game too, of course.
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4-23-2008 @ 1:37PM
torokun said...
It's still illegal.
4-23-2008 @ 2:09PM
Frastoglegnia said...
The R4 itself is not illegal. Nor is keeping the backup ROM of a game you own already on an SD so that you can save your game progress to your PC.
The one thing I don't like about the DS is the lack of save options: No one should be forced to limit their saves to a few spots on a single cart. The convenience is ingenious, but the limitation is maddening.
4-23-2008 @ 9:50PM
Nightstar said...
Circuit City was selling a save game backup late last year...
4-23-2008 @ 10:21AM
Roto13 said...
I've never even heard of that happening. How unlucky for you.
I go Mario 64 DS soon after launch and it's still working fine.
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4-23-2008 @ 10:32AM
shawn said...
animal crossing did this to me,one day i put it in and the system couldnt read it
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4-23-2008 @ 11:15AM
phoenix said...
I hear a lot of rattling around with my copy of pokemon diamond, but oddly enough that has never had any impact on the cart working or not.
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4-23-2008 @ 11:33AM
Doupi said...
I heard of this problem in Blackcats's Forums. But I don't know what to do in this situation...
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4-23-2008 @ 12:13PM
Brent said...
Did you learn nothing from the NES days, blow out the system and blow on the game
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4-23-2008 @ 5:37PM
Sam said...
yeah sometimes my ds games and I do that exact thing, I think the ds/GB sticking with carts is kind of a tribute to the NES days.
4-23-2008 @ 12:20PM
Sonic_13 said...
One of my games (WarioWare) occasionally isn't recognized by my DS, but turning it off and on a couple times always fixes the issue.
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4-23-2008 @ 12:33PM
Jamie said...
This has happened a couple of times with my Zelda, Sonic Rush, and Dragonball Z supersonic warriors 2 card.... Zelda and Sonic are pre - owned though... and once my DBZ data got deleted :O It came back when I booted up the game again XD
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4-23-2008 @ 2:25PM
pr0vidence said...
What a coincidence. Just last night I popped in one of my current favs, Picross. Turn on my DS, "there is no DS game inserted". "That's odd" I thought, as I turned off the system, removed the game, and inspected the contacts on the game for anything that might cause a poor connection. Reinsert the game...."there is no DS game inserted". A small amount of panic begins to set in. How will I get my pixelized puzzle fix? Ok, step by step, is it the game, or the system. Take Metroid out an pop it in, works fine, take Wario Ware out, pop it in, works fine. "Oh no!" I think "My Picross died!". After a few more panicked inserts, turn-ons, failures, removals, it decided to work. Now I am afraid to take the game out of my system for fear it may never work again. Nothing feels lose in the pack, however. I find that a bit odd.
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4-23-2008 @ 2:42PM
Ry Guy said...
That's your DS, not the cartridge. That happened with my old DS too.