I’m trying to get my hands on a n3dsxl, and I’ve been wondering how common it is to replace the shells on them. I can’t find a ton of custom options online, but I’d love to do something like the textured hylian shield shell Nintendo did for the n2dsXL.
If not that, than at least something other than the plain colors they came in. Sure Nintendo did a lot of special edition releases but since I’m already burning a hole in my pocket trying to get a n3dsxl in half decent condition, buying one with the Hylian Gold or Super Famicom (or any other special edition for that matter) shell is out of the question.
It is a royal pain in the ass to replace 3DS shells, both old and new. Such a pain in the ass, that I just simply won’t buy them to refurbish if I have to do a complete reshell. And 3rd party replacement shells are dogshit. So unless you have an OEM loaner, I really, really don’t recommend it.
That’s kind of what I was afraid to hear. It’s such a neat concept, but with how the 3ds is constructed, i had a feeling it would be more trouble than it’s worth.