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Nintendo Japan plans to stop repairing its Classic Edition consoles (www.theverge.com)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Sure this is sad, but what even breaks in these? They’re single board computers inside plastic shells. Of course the controllers can break/wear out but those are easily replaceable

[–] Kelly 4 points 4 months ago

I had assumed they were a one and done appliance that would be replaced if under warranty with the faulty unit going to e-waste.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

~~Probably things like capacitors and connectors. Anything that would let the magic smoke out after 40+ years of use.~~

Edit: I'm a dummy and didn't realise this was referring to a newer product.