According to reports various problems are being experienced affecting the Nintendo 3DS portable gaming console’s display since being launched in the UK a few days ago.

At present there are two separate issues affecting some Nintendo 3DS consoles. First, a black screen of death that looks to be the early stages of a dimmed display. Over time it may result in a black screen, but for now it only appears to be affecting the upper display.

The second issue is an error during game playback. The error (seen image above) has appeared during playback of two games: Super Monkey Ball 3D and Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition. The current solution is to restart the 3DS by holding down the power button. However it does say that “if the problem persists, please contact your local customer support centre”. Let’s hope that this is simply a software fix.