@!#?@! I SMASHED My NEW Nintendo 3DS SCREEN

UGH! @!#?@! NO NO NO! I just smashed and ruined my Launch Day New Nintendo 3DS XL Bottom touch screen when trying to record today's YouTube Short. What happened? Gather round and I'll tell you.

I was preparing to film a #YouTubeShort talking about the 3DS eShop shutting down soon. As such, I was using my New 3DS XL to capture footage. I have a stand I use for portable monitors that I also use to hold my phone when I am shooting something like this, but being a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, it is a bit top-heavy. Normally, I'll wrap a rubber band around the bottom of the stand to keep my phone in place, but I didn't. Then it happened.

My phone slid off the top of the stand, catching the New 3DS XL with one of the edges of the phone case. I didn't think anything of it until I powered my system on. Then I saw it. The bottom screen was ruined, completely smashed and no longer functioning properly. I thought this was weird as the phone fell on the TOP screen, so the damage occurred through that screen and applied sudden pressure to the bottom screen. I am floored my top display is fine, but the bottom one is now ruined.

Well... @!#?@! Now I am checking out videos on how to replace the bottom touch screen and shopping for replacement screens. If you have performed this repair before, what screens did you use and how difficult was it for you? Let us know your experience in the comments below.

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