My bottom plate on my New 3DS XL flaked off a bit too. Not an LE, so I was just able to replace it. But yea, it’s weird how they used such bad materials.
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It’s happened with the bottom case of my 2014 blue New 3DS XL too.
The metallic finish was achieved by dip coating the plates, which produces a really nice looking and luxurious finish, but one that eventually rubs off due to skin oils etc. over time.
Probably one of those things they didn’t have the foresight to expect issues from, like how the anti reflective coating on MacBook Pro displays also peeled off over time.
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My LBW XL did that too, flaking in the corners despite me taking immaculate care of it. Sold it and bought a regular size n3ds instead. Sucks that happens after its too late to replace, especially when its an LE console.
Oh, they knew alright. Its not a new process. Thing is, Nintendo always do things on the cheap. Just look at the nasty plastics used on SFC and PAL SNES carts. They yellow like someone took a dump on them.
None of my Sega Mark III carts are yellowed and they’re white and about a decade older.
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Uh, some of mine have. And Sega Mark III consoles themselves yellow to hell.
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it’s weird because then you have stuff like the SNES edition new XL and that one, from what i saw, was actually etched or otherwise painted on and doesn’t have these issues
I guess I must be lucky. My white Saturn is still white as well.
~80% of white Saturns on ebay have yellowed. ~80% of Super Famicom carts have not.
Most likely weather and light conditions wherever they have been stored. Games yellow less as a whole because they’ve largely been kept in cool dry places in boxes, vs consoles kept on shelves.
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I didn’t know this game got a sequel. I got some enjoyment out of Kersploosh back in the day.
Can’t say I agree there, you could cherry pick examples from every manufacturer on earth of things being done on the cheap. It’s not a Nintendo Vs Sega thing.
Contextually the dip painting on the N3DS XL actually looks and feels very premium; the cheapness comes from Nintendo not properly testing how it might hold up after hundreds of gameplay sessions.
They could expand their testing to do what IBM/Lenovo does with ThinkPads, but is that really financially feasible for $199 devices? ThinkPads sell for thousands of dollars.
