3DS D-pads and buttons wearing away due to cheap materials used by Nintendo?

Emmmm hey... it's been a long time lol, well i'm bringing this thread back from the dead because I want to share something to you. Well, today I finally recieved my Nyko PowerPak+ battery, and when I took off the battery cover guess what? yeah it's painted, the inner side it's like a light gray cheap plastic, and between the 2 sides it's very clear that is painted, because I can see an irregular color along the cover. So, that's it, it's painted, mistery solved, lol. I can take pics if you want. Cheerswarishuku

You saw that your D-Pad was painted? :?

[QUOTE="warishuku"]Emmmm hey... it's been a long time lol, well i'm bringing this thread back from the dead because I want to share something to you. Well, today I finally recieved my Nyko PowerPak+ battery, and when I took off the battery cover guess what? yeah it's painted, the inner side it's like a light gray cheap plastic, and between the 2 sides it's very clear that is painted, because I can see an irregular color along the cover. So, that's it, it's painted, mistery solved, lol. I can take pics if you want. CheersLegatoSkyheart

You saw that your D-Pad was painted? :?

I see Timstuff is firing on all cylinders.

Watching him be the only fierce supporter of this isolated, freak incident of dubious sources is the cherry on top of the cake.

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

[QUOTE="warishuku"]Emmmm hey... it's been a long time lol, well i'm bringing this thread back from the dead because I want to share something to you. Well, today I finally recieved my Nyko PowerPak+ battery, and when I took off the battery cover guess what? yeah it's painted, the inner side it's like a light gray cheap plastic, and between the 2 sides it's very clear that is painted, because I can see an irregular color along the cover. So, that's it, it's painted, mistery solved, lol. I can take pics if you want. Cheerswarishuku

You saw that your D-Pad was painted? :?

So there you have it-- some 3DSes are painted, and some aren't. From the sounds of it most of them are not painted and should not have problems, however the few that are... Well, be careful how much Street Fighter IV you play on that thing. :?Timstuff

Also, I think that all the 3DS's are out now are painted, if not, somebody show me a battery cover with the same color on both sides, please lol

[QUOTE="warishuku"][QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

You saw that your D-Pad was painted? :?

Timstuff

I do not make it a habbit of bumping old threads, but I made a very important first-hand discovery that confirms the existance of 3DS units with worn out paint on the D-pad. I just checked a display 3DS unit at Wal-Mart, and the D-pad was definitely painted since the blue paint was chipping off pretty badly around the edges. I took a picture using my ancient cell phone so I apologize for the poor resolution, but as you can see there is gray plastic showing through the edges of the D-pad, especially at the outward corners.

Now, I think we can put to bed these silly allegations of counterfeit and conspiracy. I feel somewhat vindicated having posted this thread initially, however my sympathies go out to the people who may actually become victim of this since you guys were clearly excited for this system and deserve better quality. Obviously a display unit will see a lot of abuse, but since we now know it to be fact that it is possible for the paint to wear off of the D-pad and buttons, it could potentially happen to home users who play their unit a lot so caution is adviseable. If you are gentle with that thing and it should last a long time, but still, it's disappointing that Nintendo went cheap with the manufacturing on it.

This is the first time I've heard of such a thing... but if this is a widespread occurence then damn. Get your stuff together Nintendo :x

Its so out of focus, I cant see it. Even so, those Gamestop 3DS's get more use in one month than an owned 3DS's lifetime.bbkkristian

Why does it feel like the newer the device or technology is, the more fragile/less durable it becomes? :?

Why does it feel like the newer the device or technology is, the more fragile/less durable it becomes? :?

mmmwksil

Yeah I hear all the time about the older 360's and PS3's released this gen mostly dying out by now and people having to buy the new iterations while their are people who still have SNES's and PS1's still fully functional.

My 3DS can get dirty but I haven't seen any of that on my 3DS

???

My D pad is as good as it was when I first got my 3DS and so are my buttons. I have had my 3DS since practically launch.

It's fake. Nintendo doesn't use cheap material.

It's fake. Nintendo doesn't use cheap material.

Bigboi500

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It's fake. Nintendo doesn't use cheap material.

Timstuff

[QUOTE="Timstuff"][QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

It's fake. Nintendo doesn't use cheap material.

Bigboi500

Saying "my 3DS looks fine, so this is not true" is like saying "there's no such thing as cancer, because I don't have it."I think it's far more likely that you are just being stubborn and refuse to accept the truth about this situation, since I know for a fact that this is a problem and have seen it with my own eyes.

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[QUOTE="Timstuff"]We have multiple first-hand accounts that it is not fake (including my own, posted above).Timstuff

Saying "my 3DS looks fine, so this is not true" is like saying "there's no such thing as cancer, because I don't have it."I think it's far more likely that you are just being stubborn and refuse to accept the truth about this situation, since I know for a fact that this is a problem and have seen it with my own eyes.

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

[QUOTE="Timstuff"]We have multiple first-hand accounts that it is not fake (including my own, posted above).Timstuff

Saying "my 3DS looks fine, so this is not true" is like saying "there's no such thing as cancer, because I don't have it."I think it's far more likely that you are just being stubborn and refuse to accept the truth about this situation, since I know for a fact that this is a problem and have seen it with my own eyes.

This is starting to get scary. Why are you spending so much time covering negative topics about Nintendo?

This is starting to get scary. Why are you spending so much time covering negative topics about Nintendo?

SuperFlakeman

This is starting to get scary. Why are you spending so much time covering negative topics about Nintendo?

SuperFlakeman

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This is starting to get scary. Why are you spending so much time covering negative topics about Nintendo?

Timstuff

This is starting to get scary. Why are you spending so much time covering negative topics about Nintendo?

SuperFlakeman

I have no idea why he goes to such extreme lengths to pull this stuff.

[QUOTE="SuperFlakeman"]

This is starting to get scary. Why are you spending so much time covering negative topics about Nintendo?

Timstuff

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[QUOTE="SuperFlakeman"]

This is starting to get scary. Why are you spending so much time covering negative topics about Nintendo?

Shinobishyguy

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="Timstuff"]I was at Wal-Mart the other day and I found proof that some 3DS units have painted D-pads. I decided to revisit this thread, since a lot of fanboys demanded that the report about it was a hoax. And of course, one of them has now called me a liar. With fans like that, it's no wonder Nintendo makes such crappy products these days.

Timstuff

whatever will help you sleep at night

[QUOTE="SuperFlakeman"]

This is starting to get scary. Why are you spending so much time covering negative topics about Nintendo?

Bigboi500

I have no idea why he goes to such extreme lengths to pull this stuff.

I wonder will the hideous looking analogue stick add-on be cheaply painted too.RR360DD

[QUOTE="RR360DD"]I wonder will the hideous looking analogue stick add-on be cheaply painted too.bbkkristian

[QUOTE="RR360DD"]I wonder will the hideous looking analogue stick add-on be cheaply painted too.bbkkristian

He's on a mission, bbk. If he can turn one potential 3DS fan into a Vita fan, he'll have fulfilled his life's purpose.

[QUOTE="Timstuff"][QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"] the only thing more pathetic is that you're the only one that's making a big deal of this. Hell I can barely even see the "scratches" in that photo due to all the fuzzShinobishyguy

whatever will help you sleep at night

Why it's so hard to accept that the 3DS is painted? it's not like an ultra low quality method to give color to a product, have you guys ever had in your hands a very well used golden N64 controller or a silver gamecube controller? those, my friends, are bad painted products. I said it a month ago and I'm gonna say it again, if you people want to know the truth, just remove your 3DS back cover and see for yourself. I'm not a hater (I have one) and neither a fanboy, but c'mon people the truth is there, just accept it :)

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[QUOTE="RR360DD"]I wonder will the hideous looking analogue stick add-on be cheaply painted too.mmmwksil

He's on a mission, bbk. If he can turn one potential 3DS fan into a Vita fan, he'll have fulfilled his life's purpose.

Why it's so hard to accept that the 3DS is painted? it's not like an ultra low quality method to give color to a product, have you guys ever had in your hands a very well used golden N64 controller or a silver gamecube controller? those, my friends, are bad painted products. I said it a month ago and I'm gonna say it again, if you people want to know the truth, just remove your 3DS back cover and see for yourself. I'm not a hater (I have one) and neither a fanboy, but c'mon people the truth is there, just accept it :)

warishuku

In my perspective, I think that this problem is not merely Nintendo's fault, let explain myself, when I see a sunburned car paint, I don't say "oh boy, that car paint is so low quality, **insert brand car name** sucksssss" I think that is the owners fault, because they don't take care of their products, nothing is impossible to destroy, and if you treats you 3DS like a s**t obviously it's going to take damage. I think that the D-Pad paint stuff is merely because the people who played with that kind of 3DS played with their thumb nail, and obviously if you are a loyal Nintendo fan means that you take care of their products, and then obviously you are probably never going to suffer of that kind of damage, but that's just me :P

In my perspective, I think that this problem is not merely Nintendo's fault, let explain myself, when I see a sunburned car paint, I don't say "oh boy, that car paint is so low quality, **insert brand car name** sucksssss" I think that is the owners fault, because they don't take care of their products, nothing is impossible to destroy, and if you treats you 3DS like a s**t obviously it's going to take damage. I think that the D-Pad paint stuff is merely because the people who played with that kind of 3DS played with their thumb nail, and obviously if you are a loyal Nintendo fan means that you take care of their products, and then obviously you are probably never going to suffer of that kind of damage, but that's just me :P

warishuku

[QUOTE="warishuku"]

In my perspective, I think that this problem is not merely Nintendo's fault, let explain myself, when I see a sunburned car paint, I don't say "oh boy, that car paint is so low quality, **insert brand car name** sucksssss" I think that is the owners fault, because they don't take care of their products, nothing is impossible to destroy, and if you treats you 3DS like a s**t obviously it's going to take damage. I think that the D-Pad paint stuff is merely because the people who played with that kind of 3DS played with their thumb nail, and obviously if you are a loyal Nintendo fan means that you take care of their products, and then obviously you are probably never going to suffer of that kind of damage, but that's just me :P

Shinobishyguy