The Official Nintendo DS Thread

maestro_za said:
Core, MI Digital and Partserv are a bunch of idiots not worthy of the paper the contract for distribution rights is written on.

In terms of dead pixels, the ratio is not as high as on the PSP ... but it happens.

*sigh*

/fixes some more PS3 consoles (YLOD/Dead lasers)
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Tell me about it, I've send them confirmation of my address so that they can pick up the thing but I still haven't heard from them since...sigh. What a mission. I really miss the good old days where you could actually return stuff to the damn store (seems like Sony/Kinekor is the only one allowing this).

YLOD/Dead lasers....What happened to the 1% failure rate?
 
I saw a Black DS for R800 on gumtree now.
Now I wonder should I take that one or should I still try and repair my thing(was gonna send it up to Maestro), coz I have went on to loose my damn springs that makes the shoulder buttons work, sigh, the luck I have... Seriously.
 
Dr@g0nic said:
I saw a Black DS for R800 on gumtree now.
Now I wonder should I take that one or should I still try and repair my thing(was gonna send it up to Maestro), coz I have went on to loose my damn springs that makes the shoulder buttons work, sigh, the luck I have... Seriously.
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You don't get spare springs unless you salvage it from a old broken DS :mad:

Silly :p
 
DarKWateR said:
Tell me about it, I've send them confirmation of my address so that they can pick up the thing but I still haven't heard from them since...sigh. What a mission. I really miss the good old days where you could actually return stuff to the damn store (seems like Sony/Kinekor is the only one allowing this).

YLOD/Dead lasers....What happened to the 1% failure rate?
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That's a myth ... trust me.

Working on more PS3's than Xbox 360's these days :rolleyes:
 
DS CORE Update

Well here's my Nintendo DS update from CORE Group.

Note: If your DS has pixel related problems and you want to send it back please note two things before you do. According to Nintendo SA/Core it works like this:

Option A.) You send it back, they replace it, but you have just as big a chance of getting one back that the same or even worse. They don't test for pixel problems on replacement units.

Option B.) They can fix the unit but apparently you'll be able to see the unit was opened or something to that extent. I guess the replacement screens don't align perfectly or something.

Bottom line, both options suck.

Anyway, I've send my unit away on the 15th of April and I'm still waiting for it. I tried to phone for about a week now with no answer until yesterday. The guy that was suppose to sort out my unit was away (holiday?) so some other dude had to look at the unit and according to him they "fixed" it but he's not sure what actually happened to the unit :confused:

Anyway, I'm "suppose" to get the DS back today but to be honest I'm not really looking forward to it as I can already see myself sending it back again.

This sucks, I've only had the unit for a week :(
 
/rant on

Argh! :mad: I was suppose to receive the package yesterday or today before 11. Guess what? It's not here! and to make matters even worse, Nintendo is as usual not answering their damn telephones (even the voicemail box is full).

Nintendo SA is just as pathetic as Microsoft SA. Partserve, Mi Digital and Core sucks. Maybe I should just go buy myself Monopoly or something.

/rant off
 
Damn I'm frustrated :mad: It's almost half past 2 and I'm still waiting. I guess it's safe to say that they're not coming today. I wanted to track the parcel myself but since nobody answers the damn telephone or replies to the mails I can't do that either.

****!
 
OMG! These people are turning out to be just as bad as Futronic!
WTF is with the people that takes over distribution of Nintendo products here in SA!?

I say we must have a little talk with the Big daddy, Nintendo Asia, Maybe it'll be for the best if they strip Core of their distribution rights as well.
Do these people get lazy or something? Coz I know Core did a really good job at first... or maybe it was just to Impress Nintendo.
 
Dr@g0nic said:
OMG! These people are turning out to be just as bad as Futronic!
WTF is with the people that takes over distribution of Nintendo products here in SA!?

I say we must have a little talk with the Big daddy, Nintendo Asia, Maybe it'll be for the best if they strip Core of their distribution rights as well.
Do these people get lazy or something? Coz I know Core did a really good job at first... or maybe it was just to Impress Nintendo.
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Well here I am still waiting :mad: but yeah I agree with the big daddy thing. There's also quite a few complaints about Core on Hellopeter. It's not just Core however. Ster Kinekor/Partserve (PlayStation) and Mi Digital (Xbox) is just as bad. Maybe it's the overall service in SA. Thing about Core is that they only have 2 people...yep two! working in the repairs/replacement department and obviously they're bot coping with the job. Not replying to service requests and/or answering the phone is really bad service.

Even if Core is stripped from the Nintendo Distribution license I can bet the next SA company will be just as bad. Seems like we just have to deal with horrible service and expect it. I honestly don't even think I've seen a TV advert about Xbox/PS/Nintendo in SA before. The console gaming scene in SA is bigger than they think and by offering the advertising/pricing/service that they're doing now they surely are going to loose out in the long run. Most people have already started importing consoles and games since it works out much cheaper.
 
Well I managed to get hold of the guy again and he promised (I've heard that one before) that it will be delivered today.

As expected it did not come. I think it's safe to say my DS (which I owned for 5 days) won't be coming home. RIP
 
DarKWateR said:
Well I managed to get hold of the guy again and he promised (I've heard that one before) that it will be delivered today.

As expected it did not come. I think it's safe to say my DS (which I owned for 5 days) won't be coming home. RIP
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What's his name - get him to explain the delay on this forum?
 
Got my R4 & R4 Deluxe and having a problem with Chrono Trigger: When I load the rom it just shows a white screen. Any ideas?

BTW You can buy R4's with a 2gb microsd at brightwater commons' flea market for R500! if I had known that then I wouldn't have waited for 5 F*^%*%ng weeks!
 
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Dr@g0nic said:
Hey that's theft man!

Yeah whats his name.
The guy that I talked to, his name was Romeo Topkin.

These people need to be sorted out.
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It's the same guy and he seems to be off for the day. What a joke and to make matters even worse I phoned the couriers this morning and according to them the waybill number does not even exist!
 
Grav3 said:
Got my R4 & R4 Deluxe and having a problem with Chrono Trigger: When I load the rom it just shows a white screen. Any ideas?

BTW You can buy R4's with a 2gb microsd at brightwater commons' flea market for R500! if I had known that then I wouldn't have waited for 5 F*^%*%ng weeks!
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Maybe its the firmware...
Did you put the latest version on?

@DarKWateR
Well atleast my waybill existed it's just that the damn thing never got to me, for some reason they couldn't find my addresss:confused:
The mistake I did is that I didn't phone RAM Couries. If I did that I could've found out more.
 
Grav3 said:
Got my R4 & R4 Deluxe and having a problem with Chrono Trigger: When I load the rom it just shows a white screen. Any ideas?

BTW You can buy R4's with a 2gb microsd at brightwater commons' flea market for R500! if I had known that then I wouldn't have waited for 5 F*^%*%ng weeks!
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We sell the R4 for R125 on BidorBuy, so R500 is way out of line even with a 2GB card, plus we have tons of stock.

http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/12779324/R4_R4DS_Multimedia_Card_for_Nintendo_DS_Lite_IN_STOCK.html
 
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