Hmm...you're the one that blogged about the Extremespeed 3DS and the burnt N64, right? XD
I am very protective over my consoles, mainly my older ones, NES, Megadrive and so on.
This. I'm very cautious and I'm always trying to avoid damage to my consoles.
What damage has your consoles gone through?
What do you think would be the most easily breakable console?
1. My GameBoy Advance SP, by far, has the most visible damage. The shoulder have
slight chips on them, and the back of the screen part has
several scratches on it, mainly due to inadvertent dropping.
The plug adapter of my Sega Game Gear is frayed at the point where it connects to the Game Gear, to the point where it can be strenous work for one of my fingers to position it in a way where it continues to supply power to the Game Gear. And a
lot of my Game Gear games don't permit saving, so yeah. T_T Usually, I have to use batteries just to be able to play it; sadly, the Game Gear's battery life isn't that long (IIRC, it requires
six AA/AAA batteries to work).
For an "old console", my Nintendo 64 has held up quite well!
2. I don't know...in a odd twist of fate, either the Nintendo Wii or the Nintendo DS Lite. The Wii is my most recent/expensive modern console that I own (it cost
$250!), and I am overprotective like
heck. It seems like it's so delicate with its components, like merely having it accidentally tipped over will break it or something. ;_; Mine is typically set next to a fireplace (because the TV is located next to there), so I'm scared that the intense heat may harm my Wii's internal components as well. >.< Thankfully, none of the disks look like they are scratched too much. I'm glad to hear the reports of the Wii's excellent durability, though; from appearances alone, you might think that PS3 and/or XB360 have a better chance of surviving traumatic blows.
HAHA YEAH RITE The sturdiness of the GameBoy line and the 3DS are also pleasant to hear, which will hopefully minimize my fears whenever my consoles are jarred (though I'm still taking many preventive measures in the first place).
As for the Nintendo DS Lite, I've heard
numerous horror stories of the hinges breaking, a sharp constrast to Nintendo's usual Nintendium-reinforced products. I don't want to chuck out $140 to have the hinges break on me in like 3 months, and that's the issue that I'm
really worried about. It would also suck because without the DS Lite, my GBA and DS Pokemon games will essentially be obsolete, as I would be unable to transfer the Pokemon they contain onwards to Generation 5 (likely in
Gray Version). And apparently, the DS Lite is getting discontinued, so if it breaks and my warranty expires, I'll be limited with options. I plan on getting a 3DS down the line, but the DS is mostly so my GBA games stay relevant Pokemon-wise, and that I have a second "DS" available for BW Pokeshifting.