I know that the Wii U fan didnt necessarily need an upgrade however for less than 20 bucks for a fan I figured it was worth it to make it a little quieter and with better airflow! I used a Noctua NF-A4x20 5v. I soldered the Noctua's yellow wire (5v power) to the Wii U fan's connector's gray with a diode (1N5819) and black to black. It definitely is quieter, looks cleaner, and moves more air so I am happy (:
So I am wanting to mod a new(to me) Wii U I got my hands on. The shell however is not in a great condition and I wanted to buy a shell replacement. I was dissapointed to find out it wasn't a popular enough console to not only not have a shell swap to purchase, it also hasn't been 3d modeled or scanned (that I could find). So because of that I am starting to 3d model the Wii U shell. I am currently 3d printing this to do a test fit to see how it all works out. This is my first decent modeling project that I am attempting so I would appreciate any tips or help. I am using Fusion360, before this all I have used is TinkerCad.