2023-03-22 Modifying my Nintendo Switch
I had a bit of fun with modding my Nintendo Switch. I gave it a transparent outer shell and switched out the Joycon joysticks with hall sensing ones. The old joysticks developed a drift and instead of buying new controllers I decided to repair them. It was a fun experience and it gave me a new appreciation for the device. It truly feels like a personal device now.
Trying to turn off the device with Joycon drift was a bit of a challenge
This is not meant to be a step by step guide on how to change the joysticks and shell. I just wanted to document my experience with it in pictures and share them with you in this post:
Taking apart the right Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Taking apart the right Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Taking apart the right Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Taking apart the right Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Taking apart the right Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Taking apart the right Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Taking apart the right Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Taking apart the right Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Changing the joystick and shell of the right Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Changing the joystick and shell of the right Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Changing the joystick and shell of the right Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Changing the joystick and shell of the right Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Changing the joystick and shell of the right Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Changing the joystick and shell of the left Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Changing the joystick and shell of the left Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Changing the joystick and shell of the left Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Changing the joystick and shell of the left Joycon. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
My Nintendo Switch before the modifications and repairs. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
The Nintendo Switch after the modifications and repair. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
The backside of the Nintendo Switch after the modifications and repair. Photo by DANIEL DRYWA. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Nintendo Switch and Joycon are trademarks by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
