I Bought a "FAKE" Nintendo DSi... (the screen fell off) 

Was it worth $73??

I like how they sent Mario maker stickers with a system that came out well before the Wii U.

Fun fact, I actually won a Nintendo DSi from a key master arcade game one time lol (I think that was around 2012)

I love how they included an R4 card and took the label off of it

Essentially they just sent a re-shelled DSi rebuilt into a low-quality shell. Sure, it's genuine hardware, but... eh? Would make for a fun rebuild project, even if the price is a bit high...

“Jacob” “From Santa” Poor kid got this broken DSi as a present :(

Quick update, I just sold this console on my website and as I was about to ship it out, I found out it has parental controls enabled!! SMH. But luckily the passcode was “1234” lol

Fair enough with the "3rd party" vs "fake" thing. Many people get "reproduction" shells that are as close to the original as possible, to replace the beat-up shell of their own console, or a "custom" shell that's typically exactly the same shape but in colors that the original was never available in (or even clear which can look cool as-is or can be hand painted on the inside to make it truly custom). But the low-quality shells you see on these Wish systems are really only bought by people looking to pass off a janky beat-up system as a nearly mint condition one; or by people who think they're getting a quality reproduction shell and are immediately disappointed when they open it. Also, I am now somewhat leery of fake chargers. I bought a (real, used) DSi XL off eBay, and it came with a 3rd party charger. I tried the charger and it worked. But later I was using my 3DS and using that charger since DSi and 3DS use the same chargers. All was well until I rebooted the 3DS and got a blue bootrom error screen like what happens when the logic board inside it is damaged. I tried to boot it a few more times and still got the error screen. I started to panic, my 3DS was suddenly broken. Then I unplugged the charger and tried it again, and it suddenly worked flawlessly. I realized the charger I was using didn't have a Nintendo logo on it, got out a real charger, and it boots up fine with that plugged in. Now I'm worried that using that charger long term could damage systems, so I've drawn a red X on it since it looks almost identical to a real charger at a glance, and tossed it in a drawer.

I have a Nintendo DSi that I’ve gotten for a round 200$ during the release. And then a few years later, the price drops lol

Good lord that's pitiful.. an authentic DSi is around 50 average

Again, It is a real US Nintendo DSi that was re-cased, shipped with an R4 and glued really badly.

The Atari emulator there is 'Stella' which is for Atari 2600 mostly. Hope that helps! It would be rather difficult to see some of the emulators games working too well on so small a screen though. I'm not sure about how well they do or don't work. I guess you can find other videos of people reviewing those. As I don't have the console myself I don't know much else about it. It's a shame they messed up the top screen though. With regards the memory card slot, you could glue that back on if required. I agree the build quality is poor though.

Those DSi buttons are roughly where they should be. As soon as you said they were shallow, I looked behind me to look at my collection and, sure enough, it was shallower than both the DS and Ds lite

This is just a cheap refurbish. Which is exactly what you expect from a wish "new" product. But the lense of the top screen coming off is unacceptable tbh. The rest is all exactly what you would expect. You also can't find a decent used DSi for $70 that has a functioning hinge, full working top and bottom screen that don't have water/age damage, the styles, and fully functioning buttons. You can't even build one for that cheap on eBay lots.

I like how the wireless LED is green when its usually supposed to be yellow

The screen fell off I already saw the title and was like "there we go", it really looks like a piece of junk that surprisingly still works xD Not being negative but really, no way this is worth $73 XD

I’d rather by a nasty official Dsi from a yard sale than that lazy piece of crap excuse

I have a DSi and those buttons at the very least look like they stick out when not pressed the same amount, but I assume it doesn't go down as far when pressed as my real DSi.

I mean I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't house the board correctly with the buttons hence why they are more shallow.

If the internals are real and they just changed the case, buttons, screen etc with after market parts. They should call it refurbished and let people know what has been changed. DSI actually uses SD memory cards not microSD. What you got is an unbranded Flashcart. A DS cartridge with microSD card slot that allows you to play emulators and DS game images from the included 4gb memory card.

i think the dsi buttons ARE actually just that shallow, they are like that on my DSi XL

3:40 "Let's go ahead and slice this open" completely demolishes the bag lol

I replaced my dsi shell with the exact kind of case like that and I too was surprised by how shitty the quality of it is

tbh i didn't even expect it to have the legit ds operating system 🤣

I wish I wish I WISH wasn't a scam company.

When I get the notification from this guy I already now he's gonna be roasting wish lol

If I'm getting a fake case I want it to be one of those Zelda ones.

14:30 Probably the best game you could choose to test, mad respect

The DSi buttons are supposed to be like that. Maybe the ones in that shell are very very slightly lower than a regular DSi but the DSi buttons do not protrude as much as the DS Lite. I was comparing the DSi in front of me with the reshelled one you were looking at and it's very similar Still not a great deal overall. Used DSis in good condition are $40-$50, and the flashcart it came with (generic Ace3DS+ clone) costs about $15-$20 depending on where you buy it.

8:18 i swear i hear something. An alien krrrrrr-ing? _Bro, u keep an alien in ur house?_ 💀

"let's slice this open" Proceeds to rip it off.

Interestingly the speaker holes don’t have the fabric mesh so you can see the speakers beneath. Also when you opened the camera there was some photos in the system memory.

“Let’s go ahead and slice this open” *rips off the tape instead of slicing it*

That touch screen cover is badly out of alignment too! Oh, the Pokemon games that 'Wish' advertised are on the SD card... I have a similar card to that (208-in-1) and it comes with all the DS Pokemon games.....

I love how you describe this is fake bc it's shoddily made. People say the same about the 2ds xl (that's its feels cheap), and after getting one recently, holy moly, i understand what those people mean. Still a hell of a lot better than whatever you're holding

I really wanna watch this, but I can't tell if it's just me where I'm getting an ad every minute or so.

Can't wait for your website to launch

What do you do with thes after recording. Do u resell them or keep them

The loose hinge is debatable. All my ds-3ds suffered the same fate. The screen eventually gave out. Rip

Seems like the real dsi millimeter feels with the batman and need for speed game

1:52 uncharted just chilling there,epic

I would actually like these if they used the same type of plastic that the real dsi used. And where more high quality and produced the motherboard themselves so the dsi would basically be put back in production

Wow it’s in perfect condition I’ll have to buy one of those

it looks like they are using a plastic film you typicly put on books to protect the cover

The DSI actually does have very shallow buttons unlike the NDS lite so i dont think thats a poorly reproduced part, the rest of it does seem really bad though

I dunno if it's just my screen but the lights on the wifi and power status thing definitely look fake. The wifi is supposed to be orange/yellow and the power is supposed to be blue

I been checking u out and u seem pretty interesting so I subbed to u bro 👍 keep it up

I took care of my entire Valheim farm while watching this.

To quote an old vine. My screen fell off

3:21 bruh that play, create, share, slogan is literally from little big planet not Mario maker 😂

I mean I guess it does the job, even comes with a r4 card. the r4 is probably timebombed anyways

"What's the difference between this and a real DSi?" "Well the front doesn't fall off, for one thing!"

The game on the sd card is ace3ds. They make more of these sd cards on amazon. Their sd cards are disguised as other games, like their 208-in-1 game is called spongebob atlantis squarepantis or something like that. Pretty sure you add games to the game boy & atari section but it comes with ds games. They mainly make their sd cards for new 3ds (compatible with ds & 3ds).

Its gotta a fully modded dsi software cause that main menu looks extremely legit if it was "custom"

Jacob R buys Ds to realize it was actually a super old ds with the screen falling off

“Ok let’s go ahead and slice it open”. Continues to rip it open with his heads

Those ads tho they are perfectly placed with the space

Doesn't have to be a fake serial number it could just be reprinted, could you check to see if it matches what it says in settings

It's a regular DSi with new cheap shell, You can also buy it on Ali etc.

The stylus not fitting perfectly gave it away for me

the nintendo DSi has different buttons, that´s why the DS light buttons are taller, so that is normal. I think the internals of the console are original (unless something was broken and the seller changed it) the only thing that is different is the case and probably the battery. It comes with a R4 with roms wich is nice but you can get a DSi and one of those R4 clones for less

It's kind of ironic how they put Super Mario maker stickers for the DSi but it can't even run Super Mario Maker.

please check your audio for low frequency sounds and try and limit the volume of them! i have quite wide sounding headphones and the thudding of things touching the table or rustling the mic was very distracting. regardless of this issue this vid was interesting and good, just very distracting with the thumpy noises

i have a DSi XL and i am very happy with it.Its a piece of history!

does the website ship internationaly example to europe or?

my eyes already hurt from the first look of it..

9:48 this card has a modified version of ace3ds which is like an r4 card thing

my animator side: try to see if there's flipnotes in there 👀

And another thing that was off the power button was red not gray the original power button is gray and I know that because I have a black original Nintendo DSI Myself

No one noticed that the wifi light was green indtead of yellow.

The titles are generally made like hashtags. If you search something up like Pokemon that console and whatever else has Pokemon in the title will pop up

If you don’t wanna watch it’s exactly a dsi in a worse shell the screen doesn’t fall off

Seems like a reshelled dsi with a flashcard

R4 cards always have a game name attached to them when you insert them

My friend had an old ds I remember it having a super Mario maker cover on the front

DSi buttons are tactile so they don't stick out as much as the membrane ones on the DS Lite

8:17 omg was that you stomach or chair? i was XD huh

did they just put the bios on it?

You should check out the “Nintendo DS mL”. It’s real original DS but it’s been reshelled in a case with the same form factor of a DS lite. They’re really large but tbh very interesting.

This is why you should never trust wish a website that tried to scam you like only a person who doesn't know video games like parents will fall for it

Hmm... I actually have a branded version of that flash card, its seems like a bootleg version of a R4 SDHC dual core card.

If you look around you can still get DSi XLs for less than that.The ultimate DS with huge dual IPS screens!

8:17 was that a toad burping in the background?

I just want to say that the top lcd screen is very easy to take off so lol and in the goofy ahh tape was strong enough to do it idk

“I knew it was a scam and they sent me nothing so I knew it was a scam and wanted my money back” 😂

When you flipped the back and I see the Nintendo logo

I buyed a toy uzi and i can't believe they photoshopped a bended dart lol

I have an DSi from Nintendo and I think the Button-Hight from Wish is the Same as the Pokemon White exclusive DSi

I would call a product designed to look like a product fake but a replacement components designed to look like the wouldn't be fake. It's just an alternative option designed to look like the original for replacement parts.

I got an og Nintendo DS for $15 on ebay and at least it was a good used unit

Finding out that the og owner of the dsi before the cheap shell was put on them was just a kid who got one for Christmas by their parents makes me sad. Like, imagine that your a kid on Christmas and opening a present from Santa and getting a DSi, something you've always wanted. : ( God I hate seeing old things from children wasted into rubbish Also the camera is supposed to be crappy

Best thing to use for wish is buying meth pipes or needles under the "health and wellness" section lol

It’s just a reshell

when did the screen fall off

Is your website down? it's not loading at all.

The bass from the mic

The “shallow” buttons are normal

$73? You couldve gotten a boxed official one with all the manuals and stuff for $50

the fact that you did not mention the speakers as soon as you opened it

the buttons on the dsi were made to be so thin, i also have a real dsi and ds lite. and yeah the ds lite buttons are higher, but my dsi is legit, so the buttons are actually good