My 9 yr old daughter has just dropped her Nintendo DS Lite and it won't power up, any ideas on why and if it can be fixed. 2 hours later and she is still in tears !

the batteries become dislodged?
it cant come undone on a ds mate is very unlikely
where did you buy it i may be able to help if you got it from "game".
u2u me where and when you got it and if you have your reciept ect...

May sound obvious, but when you get it fixed, make sure she always uses the wrist-strap.

As others have said, should be under warranty (they have been out for less than a year IIRC). If its not visually damaged (i.e dented case or cracked screen) then take it back to the shop. They will just send it off to Nintendo for repair anyway.

They can take quite a bit of abuse normally (I know the nipper has to his original DS).

Will it run off the mains adaptor? Is so then something has dislodged in the battery area.

Do the LEDs come on when on mains? Could be a damaged screen or connector between the two halves of the game console.

What a result...

I put it back in the box and returned it to the shop, told them it won't power up!they replaced it with no quibble. I've now got a happy 9 yr old daughter who still believes in father Xmas - result !

This has very less with chassis-things to do !

But is although very very important.

grtz Theo

I have a similar problem with a sony camera belonging to an uncle that sony refuse to fix under warranty (because it was purchased in a different county - scoundrels!). I've done this kind of thing a few times, just open it up and check everything obvious - remove and reconnect any ribbon connectors etc, check for anything that look dislodged, check all solderings are true (though there may be none in the DS). I would think most components in the DS are pretty shock resistant (maybe except the screen?) so it's usually connections between them and they're easyish to fix. Most important advice - open it with the right tools and make sure you don't force anything or you'll never get it back together.

poor kid, hope she didn't get it for christmas