IPS Ready Upgraded eXtremeRate Graphite Carbon Fiber

For me, an obvious concern was messing this up, and bricking my beloved nugget. After completing this “project”, I can say it’d be difficult to mess up. Like just don’t do it in the bath levels of ease. Some people had a complaint that things were not packaged separately, but I did not find this an issue. The only things that can be confused are the screws, but if you watch the install video and follow along, this wasn’t an issue for me. This set includes two screw drivers, one 4-point, and one 3-point, as indicated by the colored handles. Some screws are silver, some are brassy. As long as you pay attention to what colored screwdriver and screws are being used in the video, they make it very clear what you should be doing. There are only one size brass and silvers screws per screw driver, so you’ll always be using the right screw. Some people also said they were missing parts… mine came with extras. Also all of the screws are interchangeable with the OEM ones you’ll be removing from your old one. So just use those if you keep losing your new ones.

The construction is excellent. They are well molded with no excess plastic to shave off or trim. I’ve always been a fan of soft touch plastic for devices like this. It’s just more enjoyable to hold, and even nice to brush your finger across. So you can have fun petting your little nugget, rewarding it for 20 years of loyalty and service.

Overall I think this is great. My old case was showing the 2 decades of wear on it, this new one is crisp and clean. This kit comes with everything you need to swap the electronics from the old case to this new one, with the exception of the shoulder joints, which the video shows you how to easily transfer over. It even comes with new rubber spring pads for the buttons. On the note of buttons, Nintendo did you a solid here, and made it impossible to put the wrong button in the wrong place, so no worries there.

It should be noted that this does not come with a spot for the Nintendo badge on the top lid, and it comes with an eXtremeRate branded label for the bottom. This wasn’t an issue for me, personally. Removing the badge gives it a cleaner look, and if I was concerned about keeping the collection value of it intact, I wouldn’t have swapped out the OEM case in the first place. You can get replacement OEM stickers for the bottom online, if you really wanted that. This nugget is mine, and this case has added personal value, fun, and comfort to it.