DS Touch Screen help please?

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OK, I've had my DS Phat since a week before it came out here in the UK as part of a special deal Nintendo was doing at the time. Recently though it's touch screen had started to act up, especially in touch screen heavy games like Professor Layton. Yesterday, I finally got Spirit Tracks, and when I went to charge my DS overnight, when I came back to playing Spirit Tracks, the DS can't recognize anything on the touch screen.

Is my DS Phat pretty much buggered or is there a way I can save it? Or is it time for me to upgrade to a DSi?

Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.
 
Gerry said:
OK, I've had my DS Phat since a week before it came out here in the UK as part of a special deal Nintendo was doing at the time. Recently though it's touch screen had started to act up, especially in touch screen heavy games like Professor Layton. Yesterday, I finally got Spirit Tracks, and when I went to charge my DS overnight, when I came back to playing Spirit Tracks, the DS can't recognize anything on the touch screen.

Is my DS Phat pretty much buggered or is there a way I can save it? Or is it time for me to upgrade to a DSi?

Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.
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get a new one. original DS's (I refuse to call it a DS Phat, that's just stupid) are pushing close-to 10 years old now I think? That's old for any touchscreen device.

Take care of your touchscreens, too. Get the protective covers, the glossier the better, and don't dig the stylus into them. I cringe every time I play Pokemon, because of poffin making.
 
Tristam Green said:
get a new one. original DS's (I refuse to call it a DS Phat, that's just stupid) are pushing close-to 10 years old now I think? That's old for any touchscreen device.

Take care of your touchscreens, too. Get the protective covers, the glossier the better, and don't dig the stylus into them. I cringe every time I play Pokemon, because of poffin making.
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5 years old here in the UK, in any case, I did take very good care of my DS. *sigh* Well, I'll still keep this DS, mainly for collector's purposes now I'd say.
 
Gerry said:
5 years old here in the UK, in any case, I did take very good care of my DS. *sigh* Well, I'll still keep this DS, mainly for collector's purposes now I'd say.
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lol set it up as a distribution point (kidding, although the original DS is what they use here for that)
 
Ok, thinking about it some more. I really don't want to just retire my DS like this, it was a gift from my Mum, so, you'll probably think I'm crazy for this, I'm gonna see if Nintendo can repair it.
 
Strid said:
I think I know what Nintendo's response will be. I found an anime version just for ya Pal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCblNdUdL_Y
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lol.

Gerry - seriously. It's not worth a repair. Just get a used DS Lite, if you're that strapped for cash.


This is like saying you'd want to repair a Virtual Boy because of sentimental value.
 
Just because you get a new one, doesn't mean you have to trash the old one.

Buy a nice case and mount it if it's that sentimental to you.
 
Yeah I still have my original DS now that I have a DSi. I've had it since release but I'ma still keep it. Wish I could help you out though D:
 
Alight then. I bought a DS Lite, I was mainly unsure as to whether I should buy one due to my 21st birthday coming up, as my mum offered to buy me a DSi XL (Which comes out a month after my birthday).

I also did a little testing to see if it was just Spirit Tracks playing up rather than my DS. It was definitely the DS.
 
Gerry said:
Alight then. I bought a DS Lite, I was mainly unsure as to whether I should buy one due to my 21st birthday coming up, as my mum offered to buy me a DSi XL (Which comes out a month after my birthday).

I also did a little testing to see if it was just Spirit Tracks playing up rather than my DS. It was definitely the DS.
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I don't understand the whole fascination with the DSi XL/LL/Bigass. It negates the idea of "pocket gaming system".
 
Tristam Green said:
I don't understand the whole fascination with the DSi XL/LL/Bigass. It negates the idea of "pocket gaming system".
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It's for older games and people with poor eyesight. Plus that large pen that comes with it looks more ergonomically comfortable than the DS Stylus.
 
Tristam Green said:
I don't understand the whole fascination with the DSi XL/LL/Bigass. It negates the idea of "pocket gaming system".
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I dunno about you but I never dared to put my DS in my pocket, I had a bag/case for it. Therefore, no reason for it to be pocket sized. I got rid of my DS and have never owned a PSP because of the tiny screens, they bother me (Tried the DS to see if I could get past it). I'm a gamer that likes to play in the upwards of 6-7 hours a day and a tiny screen ain't gonna cut it. If a portable gaming system is ever made to be the size of a Netbook, I'll probably buy it, that is a reasonable size.

What I'm getting at is this; I could care less about a "pocket" gaming system. I want a portable gaming system.
 
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Strid said:
I dunno about you but I never dared to put my DS in my pocket, I had a bag/case for it. Therefore, no reason for it to be pocket sized. I got rid of my DS and have never owned a PSP because of the tiny screens, they bother me (Tried the DS to see if I could get past it). I'm a gamer that likes to play in the upwards of 6-7 hours a day and a tiny screen ain't gonna cut it. If a portable gaming system is ever made to be the size of a Netbook, I'll probably buy it, that is a reasonable size.

What I'm getting at is this; I could care less about a "pocket" gaming system. I want a portable gaming system.
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I bought a hard plastic shell for my DS Lite, and it has traveled in my pocket, to work, school, and on the road, since I got it. When I do play it, I play the same amount as you do, but I don't buy next to everything for it and I certainly don't buy horribly ported games that looked good on bigger screens, or crappy games made from successful franchises.
 
Yeah Pocket sized is great for me too. I use my DSi as my music player too so having it in my pocket, with my headphones plugged into them and in my ears is great. I didn't know the DSi XL was bigger? I thought the screen was just bigger but not the actual system itself.
 
Tristam Green said:
I bought a hard plastic shell for my DS Lite, and it has traveled in my pocket, to work, school, and on the road, since I got it. When I do play it, I play the same amount as you do, but I don't buy next to everything for it and I certainly don't buy horribly ported games that looked good on bigger screens, or crappy games made from successful franchises.
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Hey, just explainin' the fascination.

I also hate having things in my pocket. I probably should have mentioned that too.
 
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Strid said:
Hey, just explainin' the fascination.

I also hate having things in my pocket. I probably should have mentioned that too.
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I hate having things in my pocket too, lol, unless they're flat. Hence why I have a thin mobile phone, and I wear cargos a lot (for the DS) :D
 
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