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3DS refund row hits Nintendo (Users report headaches and dizziness)

FURIOUS gamers made ill by Nintendo's new 3DS console have been REFUSED full refunds.

Record return levels were reported after thousands suffered headaches and dizziness. Many only got some cash back from shops - or nothing at all.

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ultimate-remag4792d ago

lol jus turn da 3d off they say.. but hmmm isnt it a 3ds lol.. u get what u pay 4...

Trunkz4792d ago (Edited 4792d ago )

I've played my 3DS for 1-2 hours straight without any dizziness or headaches, this is on max as well. I've given it to a friend to play and he couldn't handle the 3D very well, but simply turned it off and had a blast playing with it.

All in All, if you have to return a 3DS just cause of 3D, then you got it for all the wrong reasons.

Star514792d ago

I can't believe what i am reading. Purchasing 3DS for its 3DS abilities is the wrong reason to by one??? Are people serious? Who's buying the 3D TV for it's impressive size alone? In that case why not cop a DS XL or DSI? The graphics are only marginally improved on the 3DS anyhow. Frankly i've played the 3DS on several occasions and did have some strain, but it was nothing i couldn't handle. If i had poor eye sight however, or if it were giving me headaches i WOULD want a refund. And no one's wrong for wanting their money back on the system's main draw...3D without glasses!!!! Especially if you'll need glasses afterwards

NYC_Gamer4791d ago

Ummm,the 3D gaming part is the main selling point of the handheld.

chaos-lockheart4791d ago

I got it for the graphics, and some of its coming out titles, 3d was just a plus for me

AWBrawler4791d ago

What thousands? what is with these bogus articles. I know hundreds of people (online and in person) who have a 3Ds and nobody is complaining about headaches or being ill except one guy said he had a slight headache, but he also went to a loud party that day, so it could be that.

This is getting ridiculous.

MGRogue20174792d ago (Edited 4792d ago )

If you are in the UK & you no longer want your 3DS.. Best thing to do would be to trade it in to HMV then, They'll give 'ya £200, no questions asked.

Good deal if you ask me...

Ddouble4792d ago

I knew this would happen.

Danielmccue4792d ago (Edited 4792d ago )

The SUN is the worst news paper in the UK.

calling it a newpaper is actually a compliment.

Its pretty much the FOX news of the UK but in paper form.

Want proof disagree? here is a delightful article apology they published.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol...

"IN an article published on The Sun website on January 27 under the headline ?Gollum joker killed in live rail horror’ we incorrectly stated that Julian Brooker, 23, of Brighton, was blown 15ft into the air after accidentally touching a live railway line."

Hahaha if the writers didn't have jobs they would probably just Troll on the internet. heres another bit of gold:

"His parents have asked us to make clear he was not turned into a fireball, was not obsessed with the number 23 and didn’t go drinking on that date every month."

jony_dols4791d ago

The Daily Mail are just as bad.

They wrote a 2 page article on one of my mates, because he stupidly got a drunken and disorderly charge.

People are getting mown down everyday in Libya and the Ivory Coast, and they're writing bullshit about a 21-year old.

macky3014792d ago (Edited 4792d ago )

I experienced a severe headache and dizziness, when I saw the price tag in Europe (it is like 370USD), never mind 3D.. They be smoking some Mario mushrooms at Nintendo,..and I would have problem giving Sony so much money for NGP,.. and that shit will be a technical beast,.

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake13d ago (Edited 13d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno13d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."