{"id":25596,"date":"2024-01-16T12:07:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T03:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=25596"},"modified":"2024-01-16T12:07:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T03:07:44","slug":"20230116-25596","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230116-25596\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo offers free device repair for those affected by earthquake regardless of warranty\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nintendo released a \u201cNotice about the repair of products damaged in the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake\u201d on January 6. According to the notice, Nintendo will be donating 50 million yen in relief aid and offering to fix repairable Nintendo devices damaged in the earthquake free of charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u4ee4\u548c\uff16\u5e74\u80fd\u767b\u534a\u5cf6\u5730\u9707\u306b\u3088\u308a\u88ab\u5bb3\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u7686\u69d8\u306b\u3001\u5fc3\u3088\u308a\u304a\u898b\u821e\u3044\u7533\u3057\u4e0a\u3052\u307e\u3059\u3002\u2026<\/p>&mdash; \u4efb\u5929\u5802\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\uff08\u4f01\u696d\u5e83\u5831\u30fbIR\uff09 (@NintendoCoLtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoCoLtd\/status\/1747056200154517542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> <em>We would like to express our deepest sympathies to all those affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake of 2024.<br>We will provide free of charge repair services for our products requested by customers in the areas where the Disaster Relief Act is in place. In addition, we will donate 50 million yen through the Japanese Red Cross Society to aid those affected by the disaster. (&#8230;)<br>We pray for the speedy recovery of the affected areas.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Users living in areas directly affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake that struck on January 1, 2024 will be able to submit damaged Nintendo products for repair, which will be free of charge regardless of whether the product is still under warranty. The period of eligibility is six months from when the Disaster Relief Act was applied (until July 1, 2024). Detailed information on how to apply for repairs, as well as a list of eligible products, can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.jp\/support\/information\/2024\/0116.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake was a devastating, magnitude 7.6 earthquake. 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