eXtremeRate SFC SNES Classic EU Style Joycon Handheld Controller Housing (D-Pad Version) Colorful Buttons, Replacement Shell Case for Nintendo Switch & Switch OLED Joy-Con – Console Without

I recently purchased these shells for my Joy-Cons and was impressed by their quality, appealing design, and reasonable price. The final result looks great, though the installation process was a bit tricky—this is more due to the complexity of working with small electronics rather than any flaw with the product itself. With prior experience disassembling devices like the Switch, Steam Deck, and laptops for repairs or upgrades, I found the process manageable but still challenging.The kit includes useful tools, such as extra screws, springs, and a screwdriver with both Phillips and Y-head bits, which were appreciated. However, I would have liked needle-nose tweezers to be included, as they made handling small components much easier (luckily, I had my own). The installation guide on their website was helpful, but it referenced a slightly different version of the kit, which added some unnecessary steps and caused minor confusion at first. That said, it’s still a good tutorial overall.I don't often write reviews, but this product deserves one. I highly recommend it and might even pick up another set for my second pair of Joy-Cons. That said, if you don’t have experience with electronics repair, this may not be the best project to start with.

I was surprised how soft the shell felt! I like how it comes with the screwdrivers you need and their own screws. It fits perfectly and I love the colors. Took me a little but bc it was my first time, but it wasn't super difficult to figure it out.

I get plenty of compliments on my Joy-Cons when I bring my console out with me. Love the nostalgia feel too, I used to play with this same controller color scheme on SNES when I was a kid, so I’m very happy!Disclaimer: This does require some in-depth installation, being that it’s just a shell for the Joy-Cons. Installation experience and space is recommended.

First of all, these are great custom shells for the Nintendo Switch joycons. The plastic feels very soft in your hands compared to the original plastic. I think the D pad variation is also very unique and it's easy on your fingers. Now as for the not so good aspects of this product, the tools could be a lot better. You're paying $20 which is a lot considering that on AliExpress, many of the part swap kits cost as low as $2 and come with high quality magnetic tipped screwdrivers, tweezers, and plastic smudger tools. The tools this product gives you are not good quality. I'd insist on purchasing tools elsewhere because the installation for this is very advanced and requires a lot of patience and time and you don't want to make this harder than it needs to be. Overall, this is a great purchase for the shells alone considering you can't find custom shells like this on AliExpress for cheap so you get what you pay for. PS, for those that want to change the color of the joycons when you connect them to the switch, there's some software out there that lets you do it easily. Its windows only but if you search for gbatemp joycon toolkit you should find it.

So much easier doing than the listing led me to believe. The internals were very straight forward to deal with and this was not difficult just verrrrry fiddly to keep everything in its place.They feel great as well, look awesome and in general feel very solid.

So before you buy these just know that this is a full fledged housing replacement, I advise you to watch a the "Jerry Rig Everything" video where he makes a clear switch; this really helped me a lot. Now I'm not sure if having the black and grey joycons will make this easier, as the internal battery holder bracket might already be black thus eliminating some steps, but if you have the red and blue joycons like I did then just be aware that you are going to need patience and a good pair of tweezers.So you've decided to hit buy button, great you wont regret it. As you can see in the pic the joycons look great, and I especially love how the left joycon now has a D-pad instead of four buttons; though for some reason the kit came with the four buttons in purple with no way to use them. Overall the joycons look great and I love the attention to detail just about everywhere, there is literally no button that isn't replaced with the exception of the joy-sticks and the latch release buttons in the back. Even the SL and SR on both joycons are replaced in purple and I love it. This kit make the switch OLED look mundane by comparison. I also love that you get replacement screws and springs and a nice looking multi-tip screw driver to help with removing and replacing some screws; remember Nintendo uses Tri-tip screws. All in all this has breathed new life into my switch and makes you want to play it even more, eXtreme also makes an SNES back for the switch itself and I definitely plan to buy it. However, one word of caution is that this Kit seems to be made out of the soft type of plastic that has a reputation for rubbing off and peeling. I'm not sure if this'll be the case in the future but the company does offer a one-year warranty that I fully plan to use in the event that this does happen. But for now I'm enjoying my switch even more and the classic games seem much more satisfying to play on the D-pad.

After using this for a while I can say they are durable and that the D-pad is good. Changing the case requires know how but if you have the skill (or a willing friend with the skill) it is a worth while purchase.