Capt. Wolf@lemmy.worldtoRetroGaming@lemmy.world•Nintendo No Longer Able To Repair ‘New Nintendo 3DS’ Consoles, Effective Immediately | Retro DodoEnglish
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30 days agoYup, the 72-pin, after many years of use, would become loose and not make a full connection to the the cart. That’s the most common issue. In general the NES is very easy to repair and there’s extensive documentation out there for anyone with the knowhow to solder on a new part.
My best guess would be that they’re trying to get ahead of the recompiler scene before it catches a bigger foothold. But also, that lumps in the entire rom hacking and fan translation community, which I’m sure they view as perpetuating the piracy of their games.