Introducing The “Wii PC” Casemod
Author: Rees | Date: August 30, 2008
There are quite a few options out there for people looking to hack their Wii, from mod chips to crazy lighting kits, as well as some awesome totally custom jobs… Hell, you can even go all-out and play the damn thing with your genitalia if you like (not really a mod, but I just had to mention it).
But one thing I haven’t seen until now is a PC crammed into the Wii case. I’m guessing that there just aren’t enough dead Wiis around to mod in the first place, or maybe Nintendo fans just can’t bring themselves to take the dremel to their favourite console.

Fortunately, however, that’s exactly what Chinese modder mr.h decided to do with his Wii, tricking it out with a 1.3 GHz Celeron processor, 512MB of RAM, 40GB HDD, and a rather large wireless aerial. There are some really neat little touches too, like the nicely integrated USB ports you see above, and the minimalist back end which features a power switch, DVI connector, and not a lot else.

I can’t see what type of motherboard it is, however. Possibly a Mini/Nano/Pico ITX? Looks like a really tidy job.
Finally, here’s a video of the Wii PC in action!
Pretty sweet eh? There are some more pictures and info available (in Chinese) here, or there’s a roughly-translated version here.




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