Okay, here is as honest a review as you'll find on here. Simply put...
The GOOD: These things look super sexy. Nostalgia levels through the roof. I personally didn't find the teardown and install that difficult. But I consider myself fairly tech savvy. If you've never ever done anything like this before you might want to start with something a little easier. But it's totally doable! I got the "updated version" of the blue molds and I had ZERO issues with the button holes or anything like that that people seemed to be having loads of headache with on the earlier runs. I might have just gotten lucky though.
The BAD: The biggest frustration for me came not with anything wrong with this product, but with Nintendo's. Those tri-wing screws to get into the joycons are a nightmare. I have a legit toolkit and am experiencing and I still stripped one. If this seller wanted to go above and beyond and earn a 5th star from me they'd start including replacement screws for the outer shells that are philips head. That would be sooooooooo much better. The only other slight complaint I have is that they are a little glossier then my original blue clear N64. You could spray a matte finish on them if it bothered you that much I suppose. Install isn't that bad if you take it slow and watch lots of videos.
Overall I think these are rad and would recommend them to anyone who thinks they're up to the chalange of the teardown and install.
Cheers!
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Rad if you're up to the challenge!
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2017
Okay, here is as honest a review as you'll find on here. Simply put...The GOOD: These things look super sexy. Nostalgia levels through the roof. I personally didn't find the teardown and install that difficult. But I consider myself fairly tech savvy. If you've never ever done anything like this before you might want to start with something a little easier. But it's totally doable! I got the "updated version" of the blue molds and I had ZERO issues with the button holes or anything like that that people seemed to be having loads of headache with on the earlier runs. I might have just gotten lucky though.The BAD: The biggest frustration for me came not with anything wrong with this product, but with Nintendo's. Those tri-wing screws to get into the joycons are a nightmare. I have a legit toolkit and am experiencing and I still stripped one. If this seller wanted to go above and beyond and earn a 5th star from me they'd start including replacement screws for the outer shells that are philips head. That would be sooooooooo much better. The only other slight complaint I have is that they are a little glossier then my original blue clear N64. You could spray a matte finish on them if it bothered you that much I suppose. Install isn't that bad if you take it slow and watch lots of videos.Overall I think these are rad and would recommend them to anyone who thinks they're up to the chalange of the teardown and install.Cheers!
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2017
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Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2017
Color: Joycon-ice BlueVerified Purchase
Okay, here is as honest a review as you'll find on here. Simply put...
The GOOD: These things look super sexy. Nostalgia levels through the roof. I personally didn't find the teardown and install that difficult. But I consider myself fairly tech savvy. If you've never ever done anything like this before you might want to start with something a little easier. But it's totally doable! I got the "updated version" of the blue molds and I had ZERO issues with the button holes or anything like that that people seemed to be having loads of headache with on the earlier runs. I might have just gotten lucky though.
The BAD: The biggest frustration for me came not with anything wrong with this product, but with Nintendo's. Those tri-wing screws to get into the joycons are a nightmare. I have a legit toolkit and am experiencing and I still stripped one. If this seller wanted to go above and beyond and earn a 5th star from me they'd start including replacement screws for the outer shells that are philips head. That would be sooooooooo much better. The only other slight complaint I have is that they are a little glossier then my original blue clear N64. You could spray a matte finish on them if it bothered you that much I suppose. Install isn't that bad if you take it slow and watch lots of videos.
Overall I think these are rad and would recommend them to anyone who thinks they're up to the chalange of the teardown and install.
Cheers!
The GOOD: These things look super sexy. Nostalgia levels through the roof. I personally didn't find the teardown and install that difficult. But I consider myself fairly tech savvy. If you've never ever done anything like this before you might want to start with something a little easier. But it's totally doable! I got the "updated version" of the blue molds and I had ZERO issues with the button holes or anything like that that people seemed to be having loads of headache with on the earlier runs. I might have just gotten lucky though.
The BAD: The biggest frustration for me came not with anything wrong with this product, but with Nintendo's. Those tri-wing screws to get into the joycons are a nightmare. I have a legit toolkit and am experiencing and I still stripped one. If this seller wanted to go above and beyond and earn a 5th star from me they'd start including replacement screws for the outer shells that are philips head. That would be sooooooooo much better. The only other slight complaint I have is that they are a little glossier then my original blue clear N64. You could spray a matte finish on them if it bothered you that much I suppose. Install isn't that bad if you take it slow and watch lots of videos.
Overall I think these are rad and would recommend them to anyone who thinks they're up to the chalange of the teardown and install.
Cheers!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2018
Color: Joycon-ice BlueVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2017
The shells seem to be of the same quality as the stock joycon shells, and looks super nice on my switch. I didn't have any issues with sticking buttons, everything fit nicely. Installation took longer than it should have thanks to the right joycon being slightly incorrectly molded and had to be sanded to fit, see my Installation section below. I would probably give five stars if this weren't necessary.
Installation
Three important notes on installation.
Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, the right joycon (for me and others) is too tight near the plus (+) button and needed to be sanded down for the rail to fit properly. Remove the rail from the joycon and check if it fits properly. If it doesn't, there's a single tab between the holes for the plus (+) and the Y button that is slightly too thick at the base. See photo below. Carefully sand this down until the rail fits properly.
Secondly, joycon internals are VERY tiny and can be somewhat delicate. Watch a tear down first, take your time and be careful. All ribbons are locked down, make sure you flip the locking tabs before removing them and reinserting them, and makes sure they're locked back down after reinserting. Do not yank the inner plastic pieces (with the Z buttons and the battery holder), as both of these are attached the motherboard below with a ribbon cable. Be careful with the placement of your ribbon cables as you fit the outer shells together.
Thirdly, you will need a nonstandard, tri-wing screwdriver as well as a 00 Phillips head. These are available readily here on Amazon, just search "Nintendo Switch Screwdriver". Good news is the manufacturer includes replacement screws for reassembly that are the same 00 Phillips head as the internal screws. Note that there are two lengths inside; make sure you keep track of which lengths go where.
Oh and obviously installing this WILL void your warranty.
Cosmetic
See pics. I love the way they look! I chose these colors (white with the colored buttons) for the resemblance to the Super Famicon controller. The only thing I can say is that the letters are very light on very bright colors and not very readable. The B button especially; white on yellow is very hard to make out. This is why the Super Famicon put the letters on the shell, not the buttons! Still, this is a small thing, as I know where my buttons are.
The D-Pad
The D-Pad (the ENTIRE reason I bought these, to be honest) is nice, about as good as you could expect from a D-Pad having to fit over the existing hardware. The center of the D-Pad is designed to slot into the center of the rubber beneath, approximating the feedback of a regular D-Pad. Very nice to have my D-Pad back, especially with Nintendo's nice clicky buttons underneath.
Color: Joycon D-Pad-WhiteVerified Purchase
Very Pretty, Well Made, but Do Your Homework Before Installing
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2017
Adendum, a year on: A downside in the long run, the letters have worn off over the ABXY buttons. Whatever printing process they use for the letters isn't durable enough. I'm not knocking a star off for it (consider the original a 4 1/2 and this brings it to a 4.) Overall still satisfied.Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2017
The shells seem to be of the same quality as the stock joycon shells, and looks super nice on my switch. I didn't have any issues with sticking buttons, everything fit nicely. Installation took longer than it should have thanks to the right joycon being slightly incorrectly molded and had to be sanded to fit, see my Installation section below. I would probably give five stars if this weren't necessary.
Installation
Three important notes on installation.
Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, the right joycon (for me and others) is too tight near the plus (+) button and needed to be sanded down for the rail to fit properly. Remove the rail from the joycon and check if it fits properly. If it doesn't, there's a single tab between the holes for the plus (+) and the Y button that is slightly too thick at the base. See photo below. Carefully sand this down until the rail fits properly.
Secondly, joycon internals are VERY tiny and can be somewhat delicate. Watch a tear down first, take your time and be careful. All ribbons are locked down, make sure you flip the locking tabs before removing them and reinserting them, and makes sure they're locked back down after reinserting. Do not yank the inner plastic pieces (with the Z buttons and the battery holder), as both of these are attached the motherboard below with a ribbon cable. Be careful with the placement of your ribbon cables as you fit the outer shells together.
Thirdly, you will need a nonstandard, tri-wing screwdriver as well as a 00 Phillips head. These are available readily here on Amazon, just search "Nintendo Switch Screwdriver". Good news is the manufacturer includes replacement screws for reassembly that are the same 00 Phillips head as the internal screws. Note that there are two lengths inside; make sure you keep track of which lengths go where.
Oh and obviously installing this WILL void your warranty.
Cosmetic
See pics. I love the way they look! I chose these colors (white with the colored buttons) for the resemblance to the Super Famicon controller. The only thing I can say is that the letters are very light on very bright colors and not very readable. The B button especially; white on yellow is very hard to make out. This is why the Super Famicon put the letters on the shell, not the buttons! Still, this is a small thing, as I know where my buttons are.
The D-Pad
The D-Pad (the ENTIRE reason I bought these, to be honest) is nice, about as good as you could expect from a D-Pad having to fit over the existing hardware. The center of the D-Pad is designed to slot into the center of the rubber beneath, approximating the feedback of a regular D-Pad. Very nice to have my D-Pad back, especially with Nintendo's nice clicky buttons underneath.
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LUL
Offer nice customization, but not the quality neither the price
Reviewed in Canada on November 28, 2018Color: Joycon D-Pad-WhiteVerified Purchase
LUL
Reviewed in Canada on November 28, 2018
They offered a video for how to do it, I think it is good. But I still recommend do the customization ONLY IF you really know how to do it, or its risk is very high for you not getting a decent finished product. and here I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you TRY NOT TO DISCONNECT all the connectors within the Joy-Con, especially the ribbons, it will be much easier for you to find the correct parts and reassemble them later on. and try to peel all the double sided tape and put them in the new cases.
However, I felt the product is decent but not good enough, the cuts are not perfect, the screw holes in the first picture is over-sized hence cannot be fasten well enough. The buttons are printed lightly and easily my B button was disappeared. The Right Joy-Con is not perfect matched, I have to leave a little gap in order to press the "+" button (I think the cut didn't leave enough space for the conductive rubber).
In conclusion, I DO NOT recommend this product for the overall quality and price (2 Shell sets can buy a Joy-Con set for this holiday), just stick with your original Nintendo Joy-Con, and do some stickers things, unless you're really a DIYer with skills and prefer appearance over quality.
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RB
Es complicado, pero vale la pena
Reviewed in Mexico on June 28, 2019Color: Joycon-ice BlueVerified Purchase
RB
Reviewed in Mexico on June 28, 2019
Lo que sí incluye son algunos tornillos, pero con los que le quitas a tus Joy-Cons es más que suficiente.
A diferencia de los Joy-Cons originales, estos se sienten completamente lisos, y con acabado glossy.
La instalación necesita de mucha paciencia y algo de experiencia. Te tomará al rededor de 1-2 horas, pero de verdad que vale la pena. Mi Switch se ve bastante cool y le dio un reset visual muy agradable :)
Lo recomiendo solo si has tenido previas experiencias con este tipo de instalaciones o si tienes a alguien que lo haga por ti, porque no es fácil.
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Aiden Chmielarski
Cheap prints on a $50 product
Reviewed in Canada on October 16, 2018Color: Set-WhiteVerified Purchase
Aiden Chmielarski
Reviewed in Canada on October 16, 2018
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Travis
Look great!!
Reviewed in Canada on October 7, 2018Color: Joycon-Atomic PurpleVerified Purchase
Travis
Reviewed in Canada on October 7, 2018
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Babah Kalluk
These are great when you put the time into modding your J-Cons
Reviewed in Canada on June 14, 2018Color: Joycon D-Pad-WhiteVerified Purchase
