Nevermind those flying Wiimotes, some defective power supplies have been recalled in Japan which may melt and cook your children into little crispy corpses. You can identify these units by looking for the "JRC" tag in the lower left corner of the A/C adapter. They are apparently overheating due to manufacturing problems. Ouch!
The problem appears to only affect 200,000 Japanese customers, affecting both DS and DS Lite owners. If you know anyone who anxiously imported a DS, get them on the horn asap. Digg it
Check out the full press release below:
Machine Translation from Nintendo of Japan:
2006 December 15th
The nintendo co. corporation
“[nintendo] DS” and “[nintendo] DS Lite”
Concerning the part defective occurrence of the private AC adapter the apology it is distant the request
謹 Hiroshi usually, patronage it receives our company commodity, is grateful truly.
Well, because there is part trouble in production process this each time with the investigation of our company [nintendo] DS of the sale being completed and [nintendo] DS Lite (the total sale total number approximately 13,000,000 unit) inside, approximately 200,000 unit (the [nintendo] DS approximately 80,000 unit/the [nintendo] DS Lite approximately 120,000 unit) concerning the private AC adapter to which our company receives supply from the Nagano Japan Radio Co., Ltd. corporation which bundled is done in the Japanese country, breakdown occurs, when furthermore it turns on electricity when breakdown has occurred, quite is rare, but the external resin is damaged by overheating, becomes cause of smoking and getting burntBeing possibility was ascertained. Furthermore, the external resin has used the fire-resistant material, the possibility of reaching to ignition thinks that quite it is little.
Therefore, it does to multiply the number of hands, but the customer [nintendo] in order DS/DS Lite safely, in addition feeling at rest, use to be able to receive, verification it receives the stock private AC adapter, the object item in case of having, as mentioned below exchange (gratuitousness) to take that it receives, procedure it asks may.
As the object item [nintendo] DS/DS Lite which begins the customer who is having annoyance is put in everyone of regular use very much, it comes to the point of with kind of impairing the reliance for our company commodity truly it apologizes deeply without excuse.
That no soldier/finishing, understanding cooperation is granted, we ask may.　　　
Satoshi tool
Description
1. Object type 
In “[nintendo] DS” and “[nintendo] DS Lite” bundled the private AC adapter which is done
2. How to distinguish the object item It identifies back of the AC adapter (the one which is the plug) due to the hallmark.
| In lower right-hand corner |  | The product which has the mark is the object item. |
- One explanation figure of distinction of object item - Shipment time of object item | [nintendo] DS | : 2006 January ~ June shipment amount |
| [nintendo] DS Lite | : 2006 July ~ October shipment amount |
3. Corresponding about when it is the object item cooperation When the private AC adapter which is the having of the customer the “object item” is, it is the number of hands, but next corresponding we ask cooperation.
| (1) | Making at the gratuitous object item exchange, because it receives, communication (the telephone) we ask to the below-mentioned acceptance window rapidly.
The nintendo co. AC adapter coal center | * Telephone number | Free dial 0120-210-557
(It is available even from portable telephone PHS.) | | * Office Hours | [The month ~ gold] morning 9: 00~ in the afternoon 9: 00 [earth day celebration] morning 9: 00~ in the afternoon 5: 00 |
When it receives communication, in order the Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. the receiving of the object item and exchange item (gratuitousness) to deliver in 1 weeks, the inquiry you can point to the home.
* Other than this object we do not use the private information of the customer.
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| (2) | Until the exchange item reaches, case it is charged, in regard to attention, please use for item below.
| 1. | While charging [nintendo] please verify that the charge lamp of DS/DS Lite itself has lit up. |  |  | | 2. | While charging other than please be sure to pull out the plug from the electrical outlet. |  | | | 3. | When abnormality of becoming feverish and smoking etc is felt, at once please pull out the plug from the electrical outlet.
(For preventing the burn, using the thick cloth, and the like noting, please pull out.) |  | | | 4. | Please do not place those which are inflammable around the AC adapter. |  | | | 5. | In order to the AC adapter such as falling not to give the shock, please note. |  | |
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12:02 PM on 12.15.2006
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Yay for automatically voiding warranties that leave the native country!
200k only in Japan with only a threat of scalding your hand isn't quite so bad in that light.