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i got a used 3ds for christmas and the bottom screen has a broken screenlight. adjusting the brightness dosent help at all; how can i fix it?

You will need a new bottom lcd, they can be picked up from ebay/amazon quite cheap and there are guides on here how to fit them

try reseating the power cables for the lcd, if that doesn’t work you need to replace the whole lcd (5-10$)