Japan's Weird Nintendo DS Accessories...

[@TheRetroFuture]

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[@chasematheww5393]

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[@JustAlexVr]

Hey just asking can you fix my Nintendo ds lite cause I saw you fix a fans ds and the only problem with my ds is the battery

[@WilkinsYTP]

Unpinned moment

[@matthewmasonofficial]

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[@DarkAvatar1313]

6:20 without chemical stabilizers abs plastic can yellow overtime due to UV exposure, even in a sealed but transparent packaging. This is why many old computers and other electronics are that yellow-beige color; they were white or grey originally. The process can be reversed in a method called "retrobrighting" which is usually putting the plastic in a container full of hydrogen peroxide and exposing it to the sun during a bright sunny day or those in the solar deprived areas such as Northern Europe, a UV lamp.

[@dumbpup]

Fluorescent lights can also yellow light colored or clear plastic. So if it was sitting in a store for years or in a warehouse it could be from that.

[@ZMYaro]

Came here to say this. It also happens to a lot of transparent phone cases over time.

[@flowerdolphin5648]

@@ZMYaro can confirm. My silicone phone case goes crazy yellow after two years or so. Even just after half a year it's not as transparent anymore.

[@ZMYaro]

@@flowerdolphin5648 Mine as well 😔

[@frog_goblin]

came down to comment exactly this! you see this yellowing on a lot of older plastic pieces so i was surprised he thought it was disgusting. it was very familiar to me

[@klopferator]

13:40 Logitec is a Japanese company that is also dealing with computer hardware and about as old as the famous Logitech (with older trademark rights in Japan). Logitech sells its products in Japan under the name Logicool.

[@Beanzops]

I eat the cotton candy from my walls

[@burplejones]

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[@AddATudez]

On the one with the polar bear: His name is Mite-Kuma, and he's that company's mascot. I was once at Tokyo Game Show, and got a shirt of him that says on it (in English), "Mite-Kuma likes games and salmon!" 🙂

[@DoubleDTVx2]

Omfg that's so cute 🥹

[@Ricar2002YT]

Well I wasn't expecting at all the egg grip to be like that haha, I hope your glasses aren't forever stuck with egg residue

[@rexthewild]

A little bit of Izo-alcohol and they'll be brand new, but the face with the eggs on his glasses got me :D

[@apollolux]

@@rexthewild He did have egg on his face indeed.

[@carddamom188]

The DS with that stuff looked like a DS with tits...

[@Axerol]

The stand looks like something that would work for people that used flipnote studio a lot, just like drawing screen tablets have stands for them too

[@serentique]

True!! I would probs end up stacking ontop a box or something so there's less strain on the wrist but ye

[@RC32Smiths01]

The red controller add-on for a DS is certainly something I could look forward to. Design and transparent aesthetic looks so cool too!

[@cthulhukc7six6six37]

Same I have rather large hands and most portable systems are difficult to hold at length

[@NeoTechni]

same, I want one too

[@50zezima]

it looks stupid. imo. however does seem like a nice add on

[@javadkhusro]

The only weird thing is that it lacks the extra circle pad, so I don't know why they made it for Monster Hunter.

[@anon_y_mousse]

That looks like the only legitimately good item. Would turn it into a similar form factor that I keep hoping someone will use.

[@reniesulaweyo4383]

Re: the stand, I think it's important to know that the Japanese releases weren't limited to games only and that adults without interest in gaming could have one in Japan. That includes things like language learning software and dictionaries as well as other databases on top of cooking. For a teen using it for homework before smartphones got big a stand would make perfect sense, for example.

[@kevhavard]

I lived in Osaka when the DS was popular (2006), so this video and the packaging has given me mad nostalgia feels ❤️

[@knightsurda]

The dock was indeed something you could buy. I got one myself for about $5 from gamestop preowned. Its perfect for someone who uses their 3ds enough so that you can just drop it like you would a phone these days to charge. Kinda useful until you get a 2ds xl or 3ds xl/new 3ds lol

[@bland9876]

I know at least some of the other 3DS models also had charging docs for them that were official.

[@knightsurda]

@@bland9876 I only happened on mine by total chance. If you can find any I would appreciate a link.

[@bland9876]

@@knightsurda I'm not sure what your asking for but if you search online for a specific model of 3DS or 2DS I'm sure you can find a charging dock for it.

[@Osoros666]

the faceplates never took off bc people just found the ones they wanted immediately and just stuck with it, like I do.. black n3ds with the "wooden" mario plates, looks dope and is simply the best combination.

[@shadesoftime]

Very sad that there weren't any n3ds xl plates available though

[@itsamegrabbins]

I'd love to see Eliot open presents on Christmas morning - he can really cherish and see the the fun in a lot of junk ☺

[@cgwworldministries83]

I know here in America, the new 3ds XL did super well. It sold at a 2:1 factor here, and it was ALWAYS sold out. I wish they made the plates removable on the new 3ds XL because it was one of my favorite consoles and I want to get it new in box at some point.

[@jadethegamermc]

I just bought the animal crossing new 3ds because 😍

[@kathrynoswalt6621]

I could see that easel stand thing being useful for art academy.

[@fruitythread]

The moment he said "These are brand new!" I thought of the problem of the US iDog where it had a plastic window and it would yellow in houses or stores

[@tylern6420]

Yeah abs plastic without stabilizing chemicals can yellow even with no UV light at all

[@person4636]

I never had an IDog, but i know there’s a constant problem with the yellowing with UV light, I guess UV light dosent only damage the qorld

[@brandoncoates1427]

I'm surprised you never knew about the DS charging bank. I actually had 1 a few years ago that my cousin gave me

[@frankieinjapan]

After moving to Japan on going on retro game hunts, I never expected to be as many weird peripherals as there are for everything 🤣

[@gnosis1185]

Ahhh man it's so great seeing you active on this channel again. Your videos are always super fun and interesting. I really appreciate the energy you put out there.

[@nahidwin65]

4:28 That perfectly performed thumbaround, just gorgeous!

[@ga8riell108]

EXACTLY!!

[@darrynkilpatrick4244]

The stand you showed for the first one might have been more useful with the seg1 TV tuner that was released in Japan, just so you get a better angle for kids wanting a mini TV.

[@xxdjsolomanxx]

Well, technically speaking, they do make offbrand shells for switch and switch lites. I have a yellow switch lite that is now clear with black screen bezel (Looks SO much better) and an animal crossing v2 that is also clear. They also make aluminum shells for the lite, as well as a rear aluminum shell and joycon shells for the tablet switch. They have just about any color you can imagine, and if you do a bit of research, you quickly learn which ones are amazingly good quality, even come with some custom button replacements like snes colors, etc, as well as really nice hardware with screen protectors and bezel color replacements. Tell you what though, its quite stress inducing trying to peel the switch lite screen from an original shell..... Takes alot of heat and alot of patience. Ive been modding consoles since i was in high school, im almost 40 now, and, theres good money in it, as well as the cool factor of having one of a kind custom consoles. ^_^ Its really unfortunate we cant add pictures to comments, i'd love to show both of mine.

[@dracocellestan6874]

I'm not a boomer, but I absolutely love the America's test kitchen recipe game of sorts that was made for the DS. I got some of my most used recipes off of it... 😆

[@mattie3867]

"Boomer"?...how old do you think the ds is???

[@MegaZeta]

@@mattie3867The term has just migrated to mean anyone over 21, pretty much. Fair enough, since like all "generations" ("Gen X", "Millenials", etc.) the ideas mapped onto those born in the 20th c. baby boom didn't really correspond to anything except bestseller junk pseudo-science books.

[@MegaZeta]

I keep seeing those egg grips on different channels and everyone's like "To the extent that this works, I'm stunned that it works so well"

[@keihaii]

The egg packaging even looks like the shape you get when buying egg, i don't know what it's called but that's so cool

[@littleloner1159]

I'm very surprised the 3ds cover plates didn't take off When I bought my 3ds (about 2 years ago) it came with custom cover plates already on and the original boring black ones They're white with Mario motives engraved all over and they look absolutely sick Who would WANT the boring one?! I can't believe they didn't take off like crazy. They rock.

[@KingRidley]

I think you mean motif instead of motive?

[@leonschroder2970]

I love how you tried to stuff the SD Card holder in there

[@helentran204]

I'm so very lucky to have a few rare New 3DS faceplates and have a few of the consoles myself. Such a good system! Might not be worth the upgrades by itself, but the slight power boost is pretty nice for homebew stuff on it.

[@KrucialKenn-]

“They repurposed this. This was a shower bag.”😂😂

[@kennethdoyle3693]

3:20 That pen flip was immaculate

[@rmf99fr]

man's too skilled with long sticks, those spins

[@vxcl]

Was the New 3DS fully charged? Might be why it didn't charge if so

[@ThatOneWeeb420]

Unlikely, the 3DS takes about 5-10 minutes to detect if the battery is full or not when plugged in, even if the battery is already full, half a second isn't normal, for any of the DS family in fact. It's more likely that it could be just how the New 3DS XL is designed with a bigger battery than the original 3DS, but I don't work for nintendo so I can't say for sure.

[@tylern6420]

@@ThatOneWeeb420 thats slow

[@JumpBonnielevrai]

The ✨comme ça ✨ when he put the eggs was just🗿

[@TFD_Animations]

3:20 such a non-chalant pen trick there, floored me. Came right outta left field with that move!

[@heromedley]

the stands are probably used for school since nintendo did released an educational model of the ds in japan

[@ExperimentIV]

god i have so many of those faceplates. ones i imported are worth hundreds of dollars now. i’m keeping them though. aftermarket ones are coming along fairly nicely though!

[@SailorLoonie]

This is a very Ashens-flavored episode. I adore it

[@tylern6420]

but where are the sad onions

[@amatolio]

I love to see stuff so old it comes pre-yellowed

[@oni2662]

I was thrilled by the egg grip since the last video, I was expecting this video. Thank you

[@RetroTaylor94]

That Egg Grip is perfect for me. I've been struggling to be able to hold my DS and a boiled egg at the same time. Finally, someone thought about the customer!

[@crossbredlemon]

casually dropping a badass pen flippy thumb twiddly trick

[@kekchanbiggestfan]

The packaging for the egg grip is the same kind of packaging you’d see for hard boiled eggs in japanese convenience stores!

[@Silly_Critter69]

Yum

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@@Silly_Critter69 hi osaka

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@@kekchanbiggestfan Hi kekchanbiggestfan

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@@Silly_Critter69 :3

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[@tsuikagura]

Love the video, there's nothing like well timed irony :3 ''This has peaked at the polar bear'' ... actually no, it peaked at the eggs.

[@tylern6420]

polar bear eat egg and egg become eated

[@HeyItsKora]

ahhhh man it's so good to have you properly back Eliot!! Great video my dude!

[@DrBagPhD]

14:55 Very nice I Can't Believe It's Not Butter themed 3DS.

[@MiraPink]

i wasnt prepared for the quick mod of buttcheeks for the 3ds at the end

[@dodgydruid]

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[@rmf99fr]

new to SEIKO, the most expensive watches to me are the JoJo and SEIKO collab, that's my dream watch

[@raymondwhiting6267]

The nonchalant flip of the big stylus sorta amazed me.

[@ButtercheeseYay]

That stand with the thicker stylus would be great for someone I know, they have fine motor issues which prevents them from holding the DS as intended, so they have to lay it flat on the table and play hunched over. Before knocking certain gadgets, always keep in mind that it might be a lifesaver for someone with a specific disability.

[@gooseii]

I've been having fun looking through ds and other older gaming stuff on sendico. I recently bought my brother a cars (like the movie) ds stylus, and my sister a hello kitty x monster hunter ds case, plus a hk cartridge case and one of those stickers you put on top of the ds. (These will go with the ds lites I got them as Christmas gifts.) I have considered making a small youtube channel not talking, just showing the items (and opening if they belong to me). Not to encroach on your genre, just to share cool things with people :) Thanks for putting me on to sendico btw. It's helped me have purpose and make a little money (buying junk consoles, cleaning/fixing and then selling) while unemployed, and have really cool gifts for my family (mostly my sister who loves hello kitty). Of course I love getting the occasional thing for myself too. 😊

[@Slimeay]

That stylus flip at 3:20 was pure class

[@Flashy7]

What a high-tech thing! It falls off, BUT still leaves unremovable residue?! (I'm sure it came off later, alcohol solves most of our problems in some way)

[@MumsieGames]

as someone who still uses two nintendo 3ds consoles i love this video. the docks are really usefull and i still use them alot

[@prairie_court]

The yellowed casing reminds me of those older folks I met as a kid who covered their fancy upholstered sofas in a similar material

[@tylern6420]

I mean yellow/orange can look good, just like how the sodium street lamps look better than the LED ones

[@HaruVibes_]

Always love these accessory vids lol. Also the stand would have actually been great for all those art apps. I used to draw a lot on homebrew apps and art academy.

[@Thewaterspirit57]

No dude…. That’s full on, a hard shell case. The Wii remote jacket is the condom lol 😂

[@GreenCinco12Official]

8:00 Didn't know that the charging station only is something you didn't know about. Those are still available in germany to buy (but with charger).

[@EO-fv3wc]

The little reactions catch me off guard so bad lol “that sucks” XD

[@SonicAlpha]

I have that 3DS charging cradle/dock, actually used it all the time for my XL.

[@jesseglenn8803]

There was a 3ds theme that looked like those faceplates too. Great video!

[@itsmecallyc]

Been waiting for this one and was well worth the wait! Japan truly have some of the strangest accessories 😂 love it!

[@ultrabosh6427]

those egg grips make the 3DS look like it has a Tonka dump truck double slap ass-cheek blowout. :D

[@maeganmonster]

I'm just imagining someone seeing someone else on a train using the eggs while playing a ds and the first person thinking "those 5 minute DIYs have gotten REALLY weird"

[@sdewey4152]

To be fair to the eggs, it's not hard to improve upon the ergonomics of a rectangle for use with human hands.

[@challengerdrakava1198]

That clear case must of been in the home of a smoker. Cigarette smoke usually destroys anything that air can get into.

[@rossshepherd9836]

Must've or must have* But nah, just sun turns it yellow.

[@markwayne86]

Time to retrobrite that case in a video

[@osta_kere8986]

Your vids are always so relaxing

[@bigd1348]

As a left-handed person I always wondered why they put things for the pens always on the right side instead of a different spot

[@Flamarious]

im pretty sure the 3ds dock came with my 3ds back in the day which is pretty awesome

[@HANABiLOG]

Around 7:50 : it was a thing in Europe as well. I remember them heavily promoting it as this modern add on to elevate one's 3DS experience. They were desperately trying to sell it, but it fell off VERY quickly, hence why you might have never heard of it before!

[@pinkdarkman]

In the US the charging dock came bundled with the 3ds. I'm assuming he lives in America or another country where the dock was included, since he's not saying the dock itself is odd, just the fact that it was being sold separately.

[@frog_goblin]

my 3ds didn't come with one of those cradles/charging docks when i bought it, which to me says it probably released somewhere between the original launch and the new3ds model. so they probably sold it separately in case you didnt get one to begin with, or if you lost or broke yours

[@davidlara4170]

that charger would’ve been such a life saver when I was a kid and would religiously play my DSi

[@NERYN.1]

I allways cannot watch your videos without your voice because for me its so iconic

[@nealhammersmith8798]

Can you retro-bright the clear DS case?

[@dann652]

The dock was included in the box of the first 3DS, bought mine few weeks after the launch and it was in the box

[@joeyhuab]

Super early but glad to watch the video before this one where you unboxed them! Thanks for giving us a dive into these obscure accessories that we definitely never had access to. Cheers from the Philippines! Keep up the great content!

[@JustMe88419]

I just came back to the US from San Fernando like 3 weeks ago. My wife's family lives there and we had our wedding there. I already miss it, the Philippines is awesome!

[@Amythiz]

Therapist: Nintendo 3DASS isn’t real, it can’t hurt you Nintendo 3DASS: 17:23

[@LRM12o8]

*Elliot's girlfriend:* "You don't do anything else but playing games on your 3DS anymore honey, please get a grip!" *Elliot:* 8:17

[@riam850]

The problem with cover plates was that they were made only for regular New3DS - Most people I know just bought XL.

[@makedaevilmage]

15:15 The Xbox 360 back in the day also had cover plates for the front. I changed up mine a few times to Assassins creed and Devil may cry 4. There where loads of different designs, butI don't think the concept really took off. Don't know anyone who actually changed their faceplates back then. Also the Nokia 3310 lol, I had a few different designs for my phone back in middle school lol.

[@IanC14]

Yeah they dropped the cover plates when the 360 S came out. I had a Viva Piñata one!

[@ForeverTemplar]

@@IanC14 I remember those. I spray painted mine.

[@hawkfeather6802]

This was funny! Your reactions to the things was fun to watch. That egg is ridiculous 😂

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[@cthulhukc7six6six37]

Love the video. I think the hair sample in the custom leather case is a cry for help from someone in danger, get ahold of the Mario Bros to start an investigation 😋

[@Nixisergal]

It's normal over the years that transparent cases turn yellow like that after several years because even mine have become yellowed

[@CrookiNari]

There are also charging docks for the New 3DS, some colours being exclusive to Japan. I got myself a nice mint coloured one off Play Asia.

[@tylern6420]

Have you been to Japan?

[@shadeglare]

I dont know exactly how much differs voltage needed in n3ds vs old 3ds, but someone in a videogame store told me there not the same circa 2015

[@shadeglare]

@TheRetroFuture is this real?

[@kyx5631]

"Pristine condition DS" Gave me a good chuckle.

[@zigazav1]

That black 3DS dock? I actually have that, though it's lost at my home, along with my 3DS and it's charger, in likely different locations. It came with the 3DS I bought used long long ago

[@mariahwoodland665]

I like the spinny pencil trick thing you do with your hands its fun to watch and to me kinda mesmerizing (I rewound the video like 6 or more times just watching you spinning the oversized stylus around XP.... )

[@andrejwalilko634]

the bear is saying 'wtf? this is a grip?'

[@johnwatson2683]

I actually have a similar clear case for my New 3DS XL! I put it in storage for a few years after moving and it had the same yellowing and grime issue.

[@LilyBloomVee]

1:31 A friend of mine brought a stand with the pen back from Japan back when Flipnote had a leak up in popularity. This stand got much more popular during that time. According to mu friend who got it from there he had been told that it actually had the intention to serve for hasty touch games or art themed games to make the experience feel much nicer. Sadly I lost mine during a move from city to city but it was very nice using it for Flipnote Studio. 😊

[@tylern6420]

imagine if among the stuff there was just hatsune miku holding ds

[@daeronsingollo4131]

I'll just boil an egg, I'll peel it, and use it instead.

[@metis7534]

Can we see a new 3ds accessory haul? I’d love to see what stuff that i definitely don’t need but might buy to make my modded 3ds even cooler

[@georged7627]

Been waiting for so long for this 🙏🏽👍🏾

[@KaiweraGaming]

I actually like that the egg grip is a little discolored, makes it look like a slightly marinated ramen egg.

[@Keyshooter]

according to a store i consulted on, yes, the n3ds draws more power than the classic 3ds, so, it actually needs a different charger, maybe the reason why the batteries couldn't charge the n3ds but had no problem with the classic model, again, that was a store, they want you to sell you stuff, so, take it with a grain of salt

[@outuvoyager1901]

7:45 i had that as a kid, legit one of the best nintendo products

[@Osteolaemustetraspis]

The first product can actually be used as some sort of stand for display or something

[@PyromancerRift]

I loved the official 3DS dock, but then, i met the vertical 3DS docks, and my life have been changed forever. Now the footprint of my consoles is minimal and they charge without me having to plug loose cables.

[@akumatsutranslations]

Why is a DS stand being treated as a "weird, kooky, novel idea" like the damn thing isn't filled with stylus only or stylus reliant games that might feel awkward to play one handed or completely flat. Like dog, Kid Icarus uprising was a fucking 3DS launch title.

[@charleswiltshire21]

Doooode, that flip with stilus was insane