Nintendo And Gamestop Rock!

For those of you who read my piece about missing my  Nintendo DS  portable video game system while it was  breaking down, things were not what I thought they were.

As  most of you already know, with the introduction of the  Nintendo DS Lite and more recently, the Nintendo Dsi, the original  Nintendo DS was  quietly  phased out. So while I was trying to see if my  original Nintendo DS system was  worth salvaging, I communicated with folks from Gamestop  and Nintendo. With satisfying results.

First, I called up Gamestop  to see if they  had  a battery for the system.  The attendant  was friendly and  helpful, also telling me that  if the problem with the Nintendo DS system was due to battery  life  failure, I could probably get a battery online.  But if I wanted a really good battery I would have to go to Nintendo for it.

By this time, I felt as if I was not going to ever play my Nintendo DS again. So I did an online search for a Nintendo DS battery  but  upon feeling   a bit  skeptical,  I decided to give the folks  at  Nintendo a call and see if they had a battery for the system  I hoped would just work.

And after diagnosing the problem with the Nintendo attendant on the other  end of the line, he told me the problem may not necessarily be with the Nintendo DS battery.  And if it  were,  I would have to get a Nintendo certified battery  because the Nintendo DS batteries I saw online might not work  due to the fact that they, the batteries, may not be Nintendo certified.  Relieved to hear that  the problem  may not be with the  Nintendo DS battery,   I waited for more positive news.

The Nintendo  representative went  on to tell me the problem could be with Nintendo DS adapter/charger I was using to recharge the Nintendo DS battery.  If the charger were malfunctioning for some reason, that could be the reason  my Nintendo DS system was not getting power.

After speaking with him, I then made a quick call to the Gamestop store I frequent for all my  video gaming needs. Speaking to the same Gamestop  clerk  I spoke to earlier, I explained to him that the guy at Nintendo said the problem could be with the charger not the battery.

Probably  sensing my despair at not being able to use my  Nintendo DS, the Gamestop  guy  told me to bring in the system, and he would test it  thoroughly.

Happy  to hear that, I took in my  Nintendo DS to the Gamestop store. Pleased  when the Gamestop attendant finally got the time to handle my case, ( there was  a line, so I initially  had to wait my turn like everyone else) he tried another charger.

To my  relief, I found the Nintendo guy to be right, the problem with my Nintendo DS was the charger. And after the Gamestop guy showed me that the green light on my  Nintendo DS system was on, he also showed me the problem I was having with my  charger.

Over time and without me noticing it, (I’ve had the charger for over two years) the charger was broken. So I got a replacement charger, thanked the Gamestop guy and went my  merry way to recharge  and enjoy  my Nintendo DS  system.

Thanks  to Gamestop  and  Nintendo. You guys rock!

Missing My Nintendo DS…

I  have heard people say that you don’t miss something or someone until it’s/he/she is gone.

Something I realized is not always true just recently when my Nintendo DS battery life started to fail.  For I began to miss my Nintendo DS  as soon as I saw that red light on.

You know, the one that tells you when the battery is low. And when I used the Nintendo  DS AC adapter to recharge it, that failed too. So while I waited until morning so I could go and get another Nintendo DS battery, I started to wonder about all the fun I had with the Nintendo DS.

The first time I got it, I was fascinated with the dual screen feature, then the touch screen. And I also remembered the many  Nintendo DS and GBA games I played on it.

Games such as: The Legend Of  Zelda Phantom Hourglass, Phoenix Wright And Justice For All, Professor Layton and the curious village, Namco Museum of  a few popular arcade titles like, Galaga, Galaxian, Pac Man, Space  Invaders.

There were other titles and many RPGs such as: Final Fantasy IV on the GBA, Final Fantasy IV the  Nintendo DS version, Dragon Quest IV and V, Legacy of Ys Books I and II for the Nintendo DS as well, Summon Night  for the GBA, then later Summon Night Twin Age on the Nintendo DS, Animal Crossing Wild World, Puzzle Quest Challenge Of The  Warlords, Puzzle Kingdoms, GBA Mazes Of Fate etc.

All in all, I am quite fond of my Nintendo DS. I like  the built in alarm clock feature, the clock itself, Pictochat, even the one of a kind sound effect you hear when you turn on the system.

It is my best video game system to date. And I would like to commend the folks at Nintendo for bringing it to us avid gamers. It’s just one of those things you start missing long before you are unable to use it  anymore.