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    The Nintendo 3DS is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The handheld features stereoscopic 3D technology that doesn't require glasses. It was released in Japan on February 26, 2011 and in North America on March 27, 2011.

    3DS “black screen of death” error reports creep in

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    #1  Edited By JJOR64

    Saw this article over at vg24/7 that some users are getting what some are dubbing "Black Screen of Death."  Here is the full article:

    Reports from multiple users suggest the 3DS is suffering from a recurring crash issue, across multiple titles.

    Posts on NeoGaf, AVForums, and DigitalSpy report freshly christened “black screen of death” error requiring a hard reset of the system.

    Super Monkey Ball, Street Fighter IV 3D, Pilotwings, Ghost Recon, Lego Star Wars, and Mii applications have all been mentioned in connection to the error.

    Some users have found the issue is resolved by the reset suggested on-screen, while others have reformatted their SD cards to FAT-32 format and eliminated the problem.

    Others have had less luck resolving ongoing crashes, and have resorted to returning the console to the retailer for replacement.

    We’ve reached out to Nintendo for official comment and more information.

    Thanks, Go Nintendo.

     
    I really hope this doesn't happen to me.  Thought I would spread the word to give people here a heads up.

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    #2  Edited By LordXavierBritish

    You do realize that now that we know, it will happen. 
     
    You've doomed us all.

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    #3  Edited By TheJasonSigler

    I can't finish a game of Face Raiders without the game freezing at a blank, white screen every time. Was ho

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    #4  Edited By TheJasonSigler
    @mdnytecartunr ... hoping it wasn't just me so Nintendo could push out a patch to fix it.
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    #5  Edited By MordeaniisChaos
    @mdnytecartunr said:
    " I can't finish a game of Face Raiders without the game freezing at a blank, white screen every time. Was ho "
    You was a ho.
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    #6  Edited By JJOR64
    @mdnytecartunr:   Have you updated your firmware?
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    @MordeaniisChaos said:
    " @mdnytecartunr said:
    " I can't finish a game of Face Raiders without the game freezing at a blank, white screen every time. Was ho "
    You was a ho. "
    all you's a hoes.  in fact, you's MAA hoes.  ya feel me?
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    #8  Edited By SoylentGreen

    Hasn't it been out in Japan for a while? Nobody heard of this problem before now?
     
    That sucks, though. Maybe I'll just wait until the next 3DS is released, when all of the problems have been smoothed out and there's actually a bunch of good games out for it.

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    #9  Edited By TheJasonSigler
    @JJOR64 Yup, I can watch OK Go and their adorable doggies all I want, but the freezing issue remains. All other functions appear normal, though.
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    #10  Edited By ReyGitano

    Why does the screen of death have to be black? 
    Your Nintendo 3DS just died, they should at least provide comforting colors, like a sunny yellow.

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    #11  Edited By bed

    it didn't happen me to yet. no problems, except that my d-pad makes a weird squeeking noise when i press down (same thing happened with my lite). i'm pretty sure this thing is going to break soon like my DS lite even though i took really good care of that. 

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    #12  Edited By Animasta

    black screen of death makes it sound so much more dire than it actually is though. It just requires a hard reset?

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    #13  Edited By scarace360

    Hasent happened to me! 

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    #14  Edited By ryanwho

    I was so close to ebay flipping about 10 of these, thank god I pussied out./
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    #15  Edited By JJOR64

    Got done playing some Pilotwings and Super Monkey Ball.  No error for me.

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    #16  Edited By EVO
    @SlashseveN303 said:
    " Why does the screen of death have to be black? Your Nintendo 3DS just died, they should at least provide comforting colors, like a sunny yellow. "
    Because the "yellow screen of comfort" doesn't have the same ring to it.
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    #17  Edited By Contro
    @mdnytecartunr said:
    " I can't finish a game of Face Raiders without the game freezing at a blank, white screen every time. Was ho "
     
    Had that myself a few times. Mine has stalled, white screened and black screened. 
     
    There's no "death" here, this should be fixed with new Firmware after a reformatting.
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    #18  Edited By Sayishere

    This error is not as severe as lets say the YLOD or the RROD, i have read people getting it but the problem fixing itself after a while 
     
    But yeah if it were to happen to me, i would be rather pissed of, i mean when my PS3 got the ylod a couple of months ago i literally FLIPPED out

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