{"id":56702,"date":"2018-10-22T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/10\/random_wish_your_switch_was_more_like_a_3ds_then_3d_print_your_own_folding_flip_case"},"modified":"2018-10-22T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T09:30:00","slug":"random-wish-your-switch-was-more-like-a-3ds-then-3d-print-your-own-folding-flip-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/10\/22\/random-wish-your-switch-was-more-like-a-3ds-then-3d-print-your-own-folding-flip-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Wish Your Switch Was More Like A 3DS? Then 3D Print Your Own Folding Flip Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c6084cfb9e5d3\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c6084cfb9e5d3\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Switch3dsclam\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c6084cfb9e5d3\/switch3dsclam.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c6084cfb9e5d3\/switch3dsclam.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Switch3dsclam\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>One of the 3DS&#8217; most useful features &#8211; and one that had been a part of Nintendo&#8217;s handheld lineup since the Game Boy Advance SP released back in 2003 &#8211; is its foldable design, keeping both screens and all buttons safe from damage when being carried around. Of course, the Switch has demolished this trend in recent times, but if you&#8217;re hoping to relive any DS-era nostalgia (and protect your console in the process) then this 3D print design could just be for you.<\/p>\n<p>Created by engineering student <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/Sleepless_Engineer\/about\">Ethan Grizzard<\/a>, this &#8216;Folding Nintendo Switch case&#8217; does exactly what it says on the tin. Protecting the screen when closed, the case imitates the DS and 3DS&#8217; clamshell design and even holds your Joy-Con in place at the bottom so that the controllers line up with those originals. Ethan notes that the design is still a work in progress, with the case making things &#8220;not very comfortable to play&#8221;, and plans on adding grips to the bottom part of the case.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Switch3ds1\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b4a67fd3e49d8\/switch3ds1.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b4a67fd3e49d8\/switch3ds1.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Switch3ds1\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Switch3ds2\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fec2ca837c1ed\/switch3ds2.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fec2ca837c1ed\/switch3ds2.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Switch3ds2\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Switch3ds3\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6e9dfd70c0309\/switch3ds3.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6e9dfd70c0309\/switch3ds3.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Switch3ds3\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Switch3ds4\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ff5d9b57096f3\/switch3ds4.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ff5d9b57096f3\/switch3ds4.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Switch3ds4\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It uses a metal rod to act as a hinge, a cutout on the bottom to allow the Switch&#8217;s charger to be used, and measures in at 18cm x 12cm x 4cm with the Switch nestled inside. If you have the necessary equipment and want to print your own case, the files are available on <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/thing:3098837\">Ethan&#8217;s Thingiverse page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-gfycat\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>Do you think the Switch would benefit from a foldable design? Or do you prefer the console how it is as standard? Share your thoughts with us below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the 3DS&#8217; most useful features &#8211; and one that had been a part of Nintendo&#8217;s handheld lineup since the Game Boy Advance SP released back in 2003 &#8211; is its foldable design, keeping both screens and all buttons safe from damage when being carried around. Of course, the Switch has demolished this trend [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56702\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}