News Flash: Nintendo's official response to the "Black Screen of Death"

Some Nintendo 3DS owners have reported the system crashing requiring a hard reboot. Nintendo's recommendation to users experiencing this problem:

"Our recommendations are that if anyone is experiencing any problems with their Nintendo 3DS console, we recommend that in the first instance they download and install the latest system update, now available online. If the problems still persist we recommend they contact their local Nintendo Customer Service centre to investigate the problem."

Looks like Nintendo is stepping up their game to compete with the Xbox 360 if they now have a "black screen of death" to compete with the 360's "red ring of death".