Hi everyone,
I'm facing a really weird problem and hope you can help me.
I own a white 3DS XL console which is about 3 years old. All games I own so far (3DS and DS) work fine.
Now I bought 2 pre-owned games, Lock's Quest (DS) and Harvest Moon: A New Beginning (3DS).
I checked both games - they work fine on my brother's red/black 3DS XL. Both 3DSXL have the latest update.
When I try running them on my system, I get the following error messages when starting:
- Lock's Quest: Error Has Occurred. Hold down the Power Button to turn the power off.
- Harvest Moon: The game card has been removed. Press HOME to get back to the Home menu. (or something similar)
And, to make it even more confusing:
- Lock's Quest used to work until this morning on my 3DSXL. Now, when trying to start, it makes two mechanical clicking noises and shows the error message.
- I can open Harvest Moon's manual from Home screen without any problems.
If my system should be broken, I don't understand why there are two different error messages, why Lock's Quest used to work and why all my other games work fine. I tried reformatting the system, didn't change a thing.
On the other hand, if both games should be broken (which i consider quite improbable), I don't understand why they work on my brother's device.
Of course I don't have any warranty any more. But I wouldn't know which parts to send for repair in the first place...
I didn't do anything unusual to my 3DSXL, neither dropped it nor used any software hacks/flashcards.
Has anyone experienced a similar problem?
Do you have any idea on how to figure out what the problem is - or even how to solve it?
Thanks a lot in advance!
Sonja