Handheld game consoles have a hard life, and even the most well-built models can sometimes fail. The Nintendo 3DS XL, for example, can fail at its hinge, which is what happened to the one owned by ...

In manufacturing the XL and non-XL versions of the 3DS, Nintendo didn’t change much ... [Stephen] would also like to play US games on his modded console. That leaves only one option: desoldering ...

A user from the United Kingdom sends Nintendo his childhood consoles for repair and receives two real treasures in return.

One of my favorite consoles of all time is the Nintendo ... games to the platform, and released the Nintendo 3DS XL, too. As ...

Nintendo will stop offering repairs for the Nintendo 2DS and New 3DS LL (XL) in Japan due to the company running out of replacement parts.

Nintendo Hong Kong has finally announced that it will officially start selling its new 3DS XL handheld console this month, with prices set at HK$1,749. The device, which goes on sale on September ...

Nintendo is now completely out of parts to repair the majority of the 3DS family of consoles in Japan, giving us a solemn ...

Nintendo of Japan has revealed that, effective immediately, they will cease repair requests on all New Nintendo 3DS LL(XL here in the States) and Nintendo 2DS ...

Nintendo of America is apparently still maintaining this repair service (thanks, Nintendo Life ), but hopefully it won't be long before they announce the end of this service for good. Nintendo also ...