Just had to submit a repair request for my 3DS XL (I'll detail the issue below), and under "Repair History" it's listing my model as "Nintendo 3DS XL System - Blue/Black." I have the gold Zelda model. Are they going to send me a blue/black 3DS XL back? Because if so, I don't want to send this in, and I'll figure out some way to repair it myself, whether or not it voids the warranty.
The unit has worked perfectly until today. I opened the 3DS from sleep, but it wouldn't come on. Just two black screens. After about ten seconds, I held down the power button to turn it off, waited a few seconds, and turned it back on again. The 3DS will boot to the main menu, as usual, but after about ten seconds, I get a black screen with an error message that reads: "An error has occurred. Hold down the POWER Button to turn off the power, then turn it on and try again. For help, visit support.nintendo.com." Tried it again, same result. I tried plugging the unit in, removing the game card and the SD card, turning it off and on again, same result. Boots to main menu and after about ten seconds, black screen with that error message.
According to Nintendo's support site, I need to send this unit in for repairs, but as stated in the first paragraph, I only want to do this if I can get a gold Zelda 3DS XL back (if not this exact unit, repaired). Anyone have any suggestions?
Cheers.