Hardware New Shells/Backplates available!

[g00s3y]

That's all of them completed except for "great wave".

If you want the shells, you can get them from amazon. These new ones are hydro-dipped and have a softer feel to them than the myriann ones. Also there is really no need to file down/shave down anything on these as everything seems to fit *perfectly* with these.

NES


SNES


Nebula

Blue Skull

Wood Grain


Smoke Weed Errday

Carbon Fiber

Eye of The Beholder

Cash Money

Scary Movies

Metallic Red

 

[Zaide]

I might need this...

 

[bandithedoge]

The moment they do this thing but with an actual D-pad, I'm getting this.

 

[BORTZ]

Man I want an SNES one... but I am scared to tear my nice Switch apart.

 

[g00s3y]

Man I want an SNES one... but I am scared to tear my nice Switch apart.

The backplate is simple, no reason to be scared on that one. Just make sure not to strip the 2 bottom and 1 top screw (tiny, go into plastic, easy to strip).

Joycons definitely take some patience and time, far from impossible, but can be scary for someone who has never done any electronic repair/shell swaps before.

 

[wurstpistole]

Nice. Is there a JAP/EUR SNES styled one? That's what I'm after.

 

[OLineGuy]

link?

 

[ShadowOne333]

The moment they do this thing but with an actual D-pad, I'm getting this.

Agree.
Ditch the awful buttons for the left joycon and replace it with a proper WiiU Gamepad or Pro controller one, and this is a must buy.

 

[OLineGuy]

link?

https://www.amazon.com/eXtremeRate-...nt/dp/B07MP38PZN?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_12253268011

 

[g00s3y]

Agree.
Ditch the awful buttons for the left joycon and replace it with a proper WiiU Gamepad or Pro controller one, and this is a must buy.

I don't think they make as many of these as myriann does with the clear versions. Unless enough people buy/request a dpad version is made, it probably won't happen.

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updated with 10/13 styles available (missing Solid Red (didn't purchase), Great Wave (upside down), & Monsters/Demons (upside down)).

 

[Pippin666]

Not avalaible in Canada

Pip!

 

[wurstpistole]

If only this was available as EUR SNES / JP SFC... I know there's something in that style as stickers, but you'll never get that off again cleanly

 

[Broduskii]

I would love a PSP one, I put a playstation sticker on mine but back plate would be so much nicer.

 

[PatrickD85]

Nice but not my thing.
Ahh but it seems I am already a customer of yours; ordered my white joycons with colored buttons and d-pad from you.

Still loving those btw

 

[g00s3y]

Got them all completed except for the "great wave" shells.

The metallic red is beautiful, pictures don't really do it justice.

 

[bedbug1226]

Yeah I bought and installed the wood grain one to match my ps4 controller dipped with the same pattern. Plastic is pretty cheap feeling on the back side, however, the side with the soft touch feels great. Also used the real switch kickstand as the dipped one feels pretty bad. Made a nice contrast though.

 

[g00s3y]

Yeah I bought and installed the wood grain one to match my ps4 controller dipped with the same pattern. Plastic is pretty cheap feeling on the back side, however, the side with the soft touch feels great. Also used the real switch kickstand as the dipped one feels pretty bad. Made a nice contrast though.

The wood grain is my second favorite after the metallic red.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Those look good, but what I really want is some game themed ones such as Zelda or Pokemon. The limited edition systems so far have just been alternate JoyCon colors and custom docks, but still the same black Switch. If Nintendo won't do it then someone else should.

 

[g00s3y]

Those look good, but what I really want is some game themed ones such as Zelda or Pokemon. The limited edition systems so far have just been alternate JoyCon colors and custom docks, but still the same black Switch. If Nintendo won't do it then someone else should.

There are a bunch of people on Etsy who will do custom shells for you. Just make sure you get someone who does more than spray paint/paint it. Just a basic coat of paint will flake off.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

There are a bunch of people on Etsy who will do custom shells for you. Just make sure you get someone who does more than spray paint/paint it. Just a basic coat of paint will flake off.

Neat, I did look into getting custom n3DS faceplates from Etsy, but it was a bit pricy and I didn't have any good ideas about what design I wanted. Also you never know how long the paint is going to last.
Doing a shell swap on the Switch seems tricky though. The battery is glued to the front and the digitizer is glued to the screen and to the shell itself, and all of that has to come off. But my screen has a speck of dust trapped in it that has been there since day 1 and the case is very slightly bent and by getting a custom shell I could solve both those issues. Was considering sending it in for repair under warranty but when the iPatched Switches started appearing I changed my mind.
Might try my hand at doing a shell swap sometime, but it feels risky disassembling an expensive console, especially one with as many fragile ribbon cables and connectors as this.