I've had my "Year of Luigi" 3DS xl since Christmas 2013. I've never had any problems with it whatsoever. However, over the past two months, I stopped using it entirely (school kept me busy). Now, when I go back to play, the D-pad seems to be 'digitally' stuck going left. Everything on the system feels fine physically, but the D-pad can only go up and down, and is permanently going left. I've read about this problem happening on the standard 3DS, but I couldn't find any solution outside of replacing the D-pad manually. Yes, I have calibrated everything I could possibly calibrate.
I really hope I don't have to send it in for repair, as I'm not sure the warranty covers it, and I don't have the money to pay for it.