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Nintendo can't repair your New 3DS because it ran out of parts

Nintendo has stopped offering repairs for the New Nintendo 3DS because it has simply run out of parts.

While it's unsurprising for a company to end support for hardware that's a decade old, the reason in this case is that Nintendo has simply run out of parts. Nintendo said it will stop offering repairs on those handhelds when they likewise deplete their stock of replacement parts. Third-party repair platform iFixit currently has a stock of replacement parts and guides for the handheld in its online catalog.

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