but to bad it ain't official Nintendo either, after speculation it turns out after getting my replacement case it is not official nintendo, also its not the greatest quality in the world, the overall look of the case and its strength are much better than shock but there are some problems with the power slider, after placing it together i fond that the power slider worked but did not flick back down, and also the hinge makes a noise, i solved this by combining my old case with the new and i think it looks quite good and is definatly the best solution to a broken hinge.