Nintendo has a reputation for – the odd dodgy hinge aside – building sturdy, reliable hardware. As you’d expect, given the battery of tests they put their handheld systems through
https://kotaku.com/nintendo-puts-a-ds-through-mechanical-hell-to-make-sure-5929467
But that’s lab science. What about the real world? This series of tests, dropping a retail 3DS onto concrete from various heights, sets out to check on the system’s sturdiness in more realistic conditions.
They were done by the same guys who made a PS Vita square off against a road, and this clip is no less entertaining.
https://kotaku.com/can-a-vita-survive-being-dropped-onto-the-road-5896317
UPDATE – While the chart shows six-feet, they only ever drop it from four. Headline changed!
Drop Test: 3DS XL [Gizmoslip]
