Do I need a new pen? the leappad does not engage when touching the go button

SOURCE: The pen is not working

I think this is the same problem I had as well as ramongough who has a previous posting. I saw the reply to his from nicksdad and I did what he said and it worked. I suggest you try it. Here is the reply:

Remove the game cartridge, while holding down the button with the "?" turn the unit on. Then the screen should tell you to press the "A" to calibrate the stylus. Finish the calibration by touching the crosshair when it appears. After I did this everything was fine. Good luck .

Worked for me too. Best of luck,

SOURCE: My Leapster 2 comes on, shows the name on screen

Answer
I had the same problem and here is the answer I found at leapfrog.com which fixed my daughter’s disney princess leapster 2’s problem. Good luck!
If your Leapster2 does not respond to the stylus pen, it needs to be calibrated. Calibrating the Leapster2 is easy:
1) Ensure that a cartridge is not inserted
2) Hold down the Hint (?) button while turning the unit on. Continue to hold the Hint button down until the LEAPSTER menu appears.
3) When the LEAPSTER menu screen appears, press the A button
4) Touch each of the crosshairs that appear with the stylus
5) Restart unit

SOURCE: Pen comes on, and there's

I have the same problem and am trying to get a hold of them for the problem to be fixed. They keep telling me to clean the lense, or re download the books. The laser light won't even turn on. I can listen to the books just fine!!

SOURCE: It was working fine untill today now when i touch

have you had any luck with a solution I have the same problem, [email protected]