The hinges break withina week.

It has a floppy, cheap hinge that feels like it could break right out of the box (but it won't)

I've had the original DS since 1 month before the DS Lite was released, and only recently did I accidentally drop it, breaking the hinge

Cons:-Loose hinges are a big problem.-Launch lineup

The only questionable design choices are the odd placing of the stylus (upper left-hand side of the system, opposite from where your hands would intuitively be), and the loose-ish hinges supporting the top half of the system

Also the hinge while opening the screen seems a bit loose as well

The Hinge that holds The system together is in my opinion, a little weak

No one was clear about wheather a loose hinge was normal or not (not even Nintendo).

My 3DS has a slightly loose hinge where the top screen isn't exactly helped firmly in place

The hinges are a little looser on the 3DS than on my old DSi but it does not mean the 3DS is

FALSE"I put the 3D effect on full blast, and wifi, and everything else playing Ocarina of Time, and I get at least a good 5-6 1/2 hours

I well understand that as we get more powerful hand held devices, battery life is going to suffer.

The only thing I wish was that Nintendo would stop with their annoying friend codes but that is what continues to keep children all happy and E rated, maybe that could be included in the parental controls as well.