wii pc casemod, or as i like to call it: nintendowindo xp
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August 28th, 2008 post a comment (6) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
While most people like their Nintendo Wii just the way it is, this casemodder just couldn’t leave well enough alone, and insisted on gutting his Wii and replacing its innards with a PC.
I’m not really sure if this should be considered an upgrade or a downgrade, but Japanese modder “Mr. H” cracked open the shell from his Wii, and replaced its brains with those of a fully-functional Windows XP PC. The computer runs on a Celeron core, and has 512MB of RAM and packs a 40GB hard drive. And just like a “real” PC, it sports DVI video and USB ports. In order to make space, it looks like the DVD drive is no more.
Other than the Wii-themed startup wallpaper, and the iconic white case itself, not much about the original Wii was preserved.
And while the Celeron 1.3GhZ processor isn’t going to win any speed records, it’s still about twice as fast as the Power PC chipset that powers the Wii itself. (So I suppose that’s an upgrade, right?)
August 28th, 2008 post a comment (6) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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6 comments post a comment
1. eric | August 29th, 2008 at 10:17 am
I would call it Wintendows
2. technabob | August 29th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Yep. Like that name better.
FYI, I just found the perfect controller for this PC:
http://gonintendo.com/?p=54229
3. NeoCrisis | August 30th, 2008 at 4:30 am
Its really not that hard to do.
They already make Ultra small PCs the same size as the Wii. ASUS already has one (and I believe that it could even run a Core2Duo) but it has a dvd drive. Just take that out and cut a lil bit out of the Wii case and you’re set.
4. Anon | September 7th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Wow, thats quiet
5. Don K | September 16th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
I was just going to say “Wintendo” but “Wintendows” is even better!
6. Ricky | October 18th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Associating the XP blue screen of death with my beloved Wii makes me feel sick! Great piece of engineering though..
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