Broken Leapster after less than 24 hours: Anyone have this kind of issue?
139364
I've got the same thing happening over here. Guess I'll need to contact Leapfrog too. :(
956602
any luck with this? were you able to unlock the games? i thought it was broken and was going to return it. will have my daughter try it again tonight now that we have new batteries for the leapster.
617546
We would be happy to assist if this was purchased through us at World Tech Toys, we respond to all inquiries through amazon within 24 hours so please let us know or go ahead and request a return if you believe it to be defective. We can either arrange a replacement or get a return authorized.Thank you for your inquiry and hope to hear from you soon!
1009267
As far as I know, it does not. Both of my grandsons have a Leapster and love it. I am not an expert on what the Leapster is compatible with, so perhaps I should have answered "don't know." Sorry that I'm not more helpful.
1423354
I have had the same problem. I purchased another one and the same thing happened. Call Fisher Price and they will refund your money once they receive the product. So disappointed. I will try another brand.
677612
We didn't get the version that's in the picture, but we got a leapfrog leaptop a year ago and we didn't have that problem with it! I'm sure you have looked, but just incase you haven't..is there a brightness button or switch?
1325642
I returned mine to Amazon. I did receive full credit. But only after Amazon erroneously charging me a $9.99 "re-stocking fee", which I contested with "Why would Amazon want to re-stock a broken item?" So far, so good on the Leapster2 we replaced this with.
298908
That is the only troubleshooting tip the directions give - turn off and then on again. Okay, I did that, hoping against hope. I did it many, many times, but it never did anything. If Hasbro won't repair our unit, I guess S'mores is off to the glue factory.
174707
I think so but I'm not 100% sure. I originally bought it as a gift for my nephew. His own Mom bought the Leappad 3. There was never any mention of any problem, but there is a chance they had trouble and just never told me. Sorry for the lack of information.
713145
I called Leapster with that question and they do not rec rechargeable batteries b/c they aren't as strong as reg batteries even when they are new and thus the game may not work properly. Logically though, I'm wondering the diff. in the batt pack and rech batteries. Hope this helps.
2007217
I called Leapster.com to try and purchase a recharging system just last week and they are on back order. They were on back order over the summer as well, so I'm not sure they're going to be available for the holidays.GREAT NEWS The recharging system is now on SALE for only $19.99 on the leapster.com website. I just bought one! 1/12/09
1337007
also the new one has a human figure on the slide sound part and the old one has Lily, the female frog. My son can easily take the purple door off of the "open" sound on the old table but has not been able to remove the door on the new one. He has the new one at grandmas's and the old one at home. If you can get a used leapstart, get one because the differences are minimal. But if you're buying new, the new model seems better.
786160
It says leap pad. .I would buy it at a store & if it doesn't work take it back. .it should work.
766496
My son got this for Christmas as well and we made it a whole 24 hours before his stopped turning on. It does nothing at all. We have tried regular batteries as well as rechargable ones and nothing. We will be taking it back and getting our money back and buying a Leappad when they become available again. Real shame that they felt the need to rush the production of something in time to compete with the Leappad just to make a defective product that will turn customers away from their brand. Sorry V-tech, better luck next time!
751595
I had two of these, one worked without jumping and I needed the nother to be replaced by manufacturer. Contact them and they can help you troubleshoot it could be defective.
362558
We just had the same problem. After going online to leapster's site we tried recalibrating the stylus to the screen and that solved our problem. The procedure is located at: http://leapfrog.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/leapfrog.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1736
1519460
i suggest you call the manufacturer. i had the same problem with my thomas the steam and go train. it worked one day. i am sure you changed the batteries and be sure the card has the computer reader on the bottom facing his connections. i am so sorry. that is all i know to do. that is what i am going to do with thomas is call the manufacturer.