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Kurgy Since: Feb, 2013
#11626: Jul 21st 2014 at 11:35:42 AM

Wait, dust? Really? And there I was, fiddling with the button and couldn't feel like there was anything stuck there, as it goes down all the way and even makes the "click" noise like the R button.

Wonder why the L button is more suspectible than R...

odiefromtheoz KING OF EXPLODO KILLS from Shadow Mosses Since: Apr, 2013 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
KING OF EXPLODO KILLS
#11627: Jul 21st 2014 at 11:37:33 AM

I honestly don't know if dust is the actual issue, I just kinda suck the button back out. i think it's like, displaced or something. I was surprised how few games actually used them so i didn't notice it for a while.

nyo ho ho
SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#11628: Jul 21st 2014 at 11:40:44 AM

My 3ds had l button broken and I did notice it since I happened to play those games where it is necessary to be less annoyed tongue

So I switched to xl

strawberryflavored Since: Sep, 2010
#11629: Jul 21st 2014 at 11:41:29 AM

Some of these things can depend on the way you hold your 3DS.

That being said, I think you can contact Nintendo Customer Service and see if it can get fixed if nothing else works.

Kurgy Since: Feb, 2013
#11630: Jul 21st 2014 at 11:41:37 AM

What do you mean "sucking the button?"

But seriously, what exactly does the trick for you? I could use some help to get it to work.

MusikMaestro from Ireland Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Heisenberg unreliable
#11631: Jul 21st 2014 at 2:00:04 PM

I think it's a problem with the whole DS line. The same thing happene to my D Si.

BadWolf21 The Fastest Man Alive Since: May, 2010
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#11632: Jul 21st 2014 at 2:01:43 PM

It's every system. The L button is well-known to be made of anti-nintendium.

OdieFromTheOZ KING OF EXPLODO KILLS from Shadow Mosses Since: Apr, 2013 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
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#11633: Jul 21st 2014 at 2:14:21 PM

[up][up][up]I do exactly what it sounds like I do. I wrap my lips around the button, inhale as hard as I can, and then it works. Don't ask me why, don't ask me how I found out, it just works.

nyo ho ho
nomuru2d Gamer-turning-maker from Port Saint Lucie, FL Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
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#11634: Jul 21st 2014 at 2:15:16 PM

Mine had the R button stuck.

I got it unstuck by bashing the button against my knee once.

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#11635: Jul 21st 2014 at 2:25:54 PM

My top screen flipped me off once.

I condemned it to eternal damnation and then it worked just fine.

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GreatT HOT DOG Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#11636: Jul 21st 2014 at 4:42:38 PM

The L button on my 3DS is still working fine and dandy. I just can't hear the telltale 'click' sound from it anymore.

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Kurgy Since: Feb, 2013
#11637: Jul 21st 2014 at 11:28:43 PM

Well, a knee smack and pressing at a certain part later, it seems to work. Sort of.

It has to be the button dislocating somehow. And when pressing on it hard enough, something just sounds off. The R button doesn't make the sound either, so it's something with the L button.

Well, now I can atleast work around the issue.

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#11638: Jul 22nd 2014 at 3:28:38 PM

Cross posting from the The Legendof Zelda thread: Major's Mask remake confirmed?

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#11639: Jul 22nd 2014 at 6:24:17 PM

That seems pretty well-done if it's a hoax. On the other hand, this just seems unlikely to me. Now I have all my bases covered, so whatever happens I can say I called it. :P

tryrar Since: Sep, 2010
#11640: Jul 22nd 2014 at 6:52:34 PM

[up][up]I believe Neogaf confirmed that to be a hoax, or at least very unreliable. I'll see if I can dig up the relevant thread

KoujiTamino Since: Jul, 2010
#11641: Jul 23rd 2014 at 1:38:37 AM

Due to Club Nintendo, a coupon, and several sales I now have more 3DS games than I know what to do with. In just the past month and a half I've gotten Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Tomodachi Life and Super Mario 3D Land with Kirby Triple Deluxe on the way in the mail.

And I still haven't finished Bravely Default and Shin Megami Tensei IV.

And what's up with the platforming kick I've been on recently? I didn't even like platformers all that much growing up, I was always terrible at them. [lol]

Kurgy Since: Feb, 2013
#11642: Jul 23rd 2014 at 3:00:40 AM

Maybe you just got better at games in general? I know I have.

And lately, I've been sinking peoples dreams in Steel Diver Sub Wars.

Funny enough, my longest win streak of 8 came with the sub many people berate: Blue Marine AKA "The Starfox Sub"

And there seems to be people trying to form "clans" in Miiverse.

I'm surprised I ever got into playing it. I'm pretty terrible at conventinoal FPS games.

And relating to the Majora's Mask rumours: it could happen. Not saying it will, but it could.

edited 23rd Jul '14 3:02:35 AM by Kurgy

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#11643: Jul 30th 2014 at 6:35:17 PM

Nintendo Video is getting really disturbing for an app freely accessible to kids.

The Cartoon Hangover universe is alright, though iffy, but I don't know what they were thinking allowing Marshmallow People.

edited 30th Jul '14 6:37:12 PM by BaffleBlend

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occono from Ireland. Since: Apr, 2009
#11644: Jul 30th 2014 at 6:43:23 PM

Sales are terrible for 3DS for me, but I did just manage to find Miracle Mask for €15, so that's great. Although I haven't played Spectre's Call....

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Sterok Since: Apr, 2012 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#11645: Jul 30th 2014 at 6:50:21 PM

So when do you think we'll see the 4DS/whatever the next handheld is called? I personally think it'll be 2016 so that they aren't rushing it out, but with the lack of 3DS 2015 titles it's possible it'll come out then.

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strawberryflavored Since: Sep, 2010
#11646: Jul 30th 2014 at 6:54:52 PM

That'd give the 3DS a 4 year lifespan. I don't see that happening.

BadWolf21 The Fastest Man Alive Since: May, 2010
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#11647: Jul 30th 2014 at 7:06:57 PM

My current theory is that we'll get a new home console and handheld that are developed in tandem to keep the link stronger. We're due for a new handheld around the second half of 2016, giving it a life of 5.5-6 years (depending on region) and doing a console then will give the Wii U four years, which is a bit short, but still long enough to be worth it for Wii U owners.

Sterok Since: Apr, 2012 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#11648: Jul 30th 2014 at 7:16:18 PM

The GBA had lifespan of 3 1/2 years. It launched in 2001, and the DS launched in 2004. Obviously the 3DS lifespan won't be that short, but it isn't unheard of.

Regardless of when it comes out, I'm curious as to what it'll be. It'll be their first true answer to the mobile boom, and I hope they have something that can succeed even with that market active.

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Kostya from Everywhere Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#11649: Jul 30th 2014 at 7:30:11 PM

They're probably merging the handheld and console into one platform for the ninth generation so when we get one we'll get the other. I'm guessing we'll get a brief introduction to it at E3 2016 and it will release in November 2017. That will give the 3DS a six year lifespan and the Wii U a five year lifespan. I think that seems reasonable and I doubt they'd want to wait much longer given how they're struggling now.

BadWolf21 The Fastest Man Alive Since: May, 2010
The Fastest Man Alive
#11650: Jul 30th 2014 at 7:36:39 PM

And see, I think that's way too long. Five years is typically standard (the seventh generation held on a while longer, and PS 2 was around forever, but those are outliers). Wii U is struggling, so it's better to get the next thing out a bit earlier.

Letting 3DS roll over after five, and taking Wii U with it makes the most sense to me. The only real problem is one inherent to the idea of combining the platforms, and that's that it's a total gamble. You don't have one to prop up the other if it's sagging. The total package has to fly or fall on it's own.


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