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Nintendium

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Jackano said:
Wii and 3DS is where they started to drop the ball. Can't be helped I think, the tech is just what it is. Wii DVD reader SSBB thing + that miserable story with the 3DS bottom screen marks.
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I agree about the 3DS but the Wii was fine. I still have my launch Wii and I used to take that all over the place. I'd just throw it unprotected in a backpack.
 
I accidentally put my boyfriend's wii fit meter in the washing machine. Full cycle with all that water and detergent and it came out working perfectly fine and cleaner than before LOL.
 
Too bad Nintendium died with the DS Phat :(

Since then, you've had broken DS hinges, broken Wii disc drives (not to mention scratched to hell consoles thanks to the glossy look)... their shit just feels cheap now in comparison to their older stuff.




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mother fucker that's nintendium
 
Anth0ny said:
Too bad Nintendium died with the DS Phat :(

Since then, you've had broken DS hinges, broken Wii disc drives (not to mention scratched to hell consoles thanks to the glossy look)... their shit just feels cheap now in comparison to their older stuff.




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mother fucker that's nintendium
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I've had my Wii fall off the table it used to sit on a handful of times while playing a game and it was like nothing even happened. It never even froze once (from a fall, anyway), just kept on chugging like a trooper. Eventually I learned to just set it flat on the floor.
 
I remember my friend making a bad joke: "The black box didn't make it, but the WaveBird is still in it's packaging." Those things were a bitch to open if you didn't have scissors.
 
Where's that Morgan Webb video of her putting the Xbox, PS2 and GameCube through a bunch of drop tests. She would ...spank the console when it stopped working while doing a German accent.



I need it....for reasons.
 
My super nintendo I found in storage (where it was poorly packed by my mom in a toy box and moved several times over about 15 years). Scratched up and piss yellow.

Works fine.

If my Ps4 got that treatment? Hahaha
 
My N64, Gamecube, Wii, WiiU, DS, 3DS, all work, none have needed to be fixed yet.

Compare that to my Xbox and Playstation experience.... lol


I will complain about the stick wear on the GC controllers, the rubber coating doesn't last forever.
 
Wii U is an interesting console. The console itself and all its controllers were dropped several times and all works and even looks excellent... but the main console got scratched just after I tried to wipe the dust from it.
 
Can't say I've ever experienced this Nintendium. My Gamecube died of a dead laser after 9 months, my DS Lite developed a fault with the top screen after 6 months of virtually no use and my 3DS XL had to be returned after a day because the touch screen was spongy and unresponsive on the right side. And the less said about the NES, the better.
 
My Game Boy Color went into a swimming pool. Still works perfectly to this day.

Never had any issues with cracked hinges, broken shoulder buttons, or scratched screens - despite carrying all of the various DS/3DS models around with me to work/school.

Nintendo has yet to disappoint me in the hardware quality department.
 
my NES still works
my SNES still works
my N64 still works
my GC still works
my Wii still works
all my GBs/DSs/VB still work

my PSX doesn't work anymore
my PS2 doesn't work anymore
my PS3 doesn't work anymore

my Xbox doesn't work anymore
my 360 LOL

i mean that's just my experience and may vastly differ from others.
 
My NES, SNES, N64, GCN, Wii, Wii U, GB, GBC, GBA, OG NDS, DS Lite, and OG 3DS all work fine.

Only my DS Lite and Wii ever needed servicing (DS Lite had a wonky shoulder button which I fixed myself, and Wii had the overheating/graphical artifacts that Nintendo had to fix).

My 3DS has the screen marking thing because of how it closes, and that's just "poor design" - but really, I don't care because the machine works perfectly no matter how many times it's been dropped, thrown, or otherwise abused.

Conversely, I've never owned one Playstation product that didn't have some legit problems (PS1/2 disc reading issues - remember flipping PS1 upside down to read discs?, OG PS3 YLOD issues, PSP 1000 fucked-up d-pad/Square button), and my 360...well, you already know about those.

Nintendium is still used in these products (even though it's less than before since DS/Wii, IMHO).
 
My pokewalker's dead as fuck after one wash. Not impressed with Wii or Wii U's build quality either. 3DS XLs get scratches pretty easily. I don't think their recent products compare to anything before DS/Wii.

Certainly doesn't justify any of the stuff you handwave in the OP either.

DownGrader said:
Wii U is an interesting console. The console itself and all its controllers were dropped several times and all works and even looks excellent... but the main console got scratched just after I tried to wipe the dust from it.
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I don't really bother touching gloss consoles with anything but canned air. You'll just scratch it.
 
Famicom Disk Drive, NES frontloader, and especially Virtual Boy are not made of Nintendium. Those are all extremely flawed designs that do not last the test of time.

In fact, I'm shocked at how poorly the Virtual Boy was designed. Very sub par build quality held together literally with glue that loses its adhesion and causes graphical glitches that make games unplayable. The stand also is very flimsy.

Sure, most people don't love the Virtual Boy. But collectors who want to maintain a functioning unit have to deal with the most finicky cart-based system ever made. Not all Nintendo products are made equally.

NES Toploader, SNES, N64, GCN, Wii (mostly), Wii U, and most of the handhelds are indeed well made. But let's acknowledge that they have made some very flawed stuff as well.

Everything - even the pre-Jasper Xbox 360 - feels like high quality compared to the Virtual Boy's build.
 
My first DS lite had a broken hinge, but Nintendo replaced it for free and it's been going strong since. My launch Wii started being really REALLY loud at one point when reading discs. Was way out of warranty, but apparently an easy fix by tightening one of the screws. Honestly that was only a temporary fix and every time it would get loud again, so I gave up on the Wii and it became meaningless after I could transfer everything on it to Wii U.

I haven't had issues with another console, also not the original 3DS.
 
ElectricKaibutsu said:
I agree about the 3DS but the Wii was fine. I still have my launch Wii and I used to take that all over the place. I'd just throw it unprotected in a backpack.
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Yeah sure the Wii was pretty fine, I was just saying it started to not be so much as previous hardware.
I don' town one but the Wii mini is probably a durable beast too.
 
I dropped my Wii U gamepad yesterday, quite a nasty fall too.


A minor bulge in one of the sides and everything works fine.

Nintendium is alive.
 
They have had their issues too.

NES v1: Corroded metal contacts would prevent it from reading carts. As kids, we didn't know any better than to just blow on the cart's contacts and pray. In its time it was extremely frustrating.

Carts with battery-based saving: A lot of my NES and SNES games are unusuable because of dead on-board batteries.

1st Gen N64 controllers: The plastic used on the analog sticks was not strong enough to hold up to extended use, and the sticks would become wobbly and inaccurate over time. I had to buy more replacement controllers for the N64 than any other system. Mario Party alone destroyed 4 controllers before I banned it from my house. The original grey ones were especially bad. The problem was reduced, but not eliminated, with the special edition controllers released later with games like Ocarina and Goldeneye.
 
Their controllers are made of Nintendium too (Aside from the N64 stick).

The most durable controllers I have ever owned were all Nintendo made. The worst are DualShocks (All 4).
 
Not my story, but I heard of a guy who bought his Wii at launch, put it in his car's front seat, and got into a bad enough car accident the airbags deployed.

No one was seriously injured, and when he got home there was a massive dent on the side of the console.

Still worked perfectly.

My Nintendium is my OG DS hinge finally breaking after 7 years. The top screen still holds on by a thread, still gets power and fully works. Hell, it still holds enough of a charge on its own after so much use.
 
tokkun said:
1st Gen N64 controllers: The plastic used on the analog sticks was not strong enough to hold up to extended use, and the sticks would become wobbly and inaccurate over time. I had to buy more replacement controllers for the N64 than any other system. Mario Party alone destroyed 4 controllers before I banned it from my house. The original grey ones were especially bad. The problem was reduced, but not eliminated, with the special edition controllers released later with games like Ocarina and Goldeneye.
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I remember this all too well. The plastic would even grind away at the base of the stick leaving a gritty powder, and it affected the dead zone to a significant extent. Thank God the GameCube ripped off Sony's stick design minus the clickable button.
 
Bjoern the Smexy said:
My old GameBoy once fell down two flighs of stairs.
Aside from some small scratches it still worked perfectly.

Contrast to that the phat PS2 whose chip flew out of its sockets when you dropped it from a height of less than 1 meter.
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My phat PS2 has fallen at least 6-7 times onto hardwood floor since 2001 and it still stands triumphantly next to my PS3 and 4.
 
Hmmm my OG 3ds had fallen from stairs( quite high too) it still alive right now and kicking Alpha Sapphire. The Circle pad rubbers dies due to Smash Bros though.

All my other 3ds xl, Wii U and jp 3ds is still doing fine here.

I guess I eat up more of Nintendium and leaving u guys with the lesser one lol.
 
All of my Nintendo consoles/handhelds still work fine dating back to the SNES era. Can't say that about my other systems.
 
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