Wii PC solves the problem of Wii being too small, quiet

Posted Feb 8th 2008 9:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Fan stuff, Mods

Modder rareemotionz performed some big-time science and made a beautiful hybrid Wii-PC thing. Well, actually it's just a Wii crammed into a high-end PC's case, but the case matches the Wii nicely. The Wii is connected to the PC's video out via a GameBridge device, making it possible to switch over the display to the Wii in Windows. Despite labeling this creation as both the ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE and HANDS DOWN THE BEST OUT!! in custom PCs, rareemotionz has seen fit to let his beloved contraption out into the wild on eBay.

We could see such a convergence device being of use to Wiimote-ologists like our own Mike Sylvester, who spend enough time going between the computer and the system to benefit from a merged unit. We also see this unit as proof that the Wii really does look like an internal disc drive. Look, there it is as an internal disc drive!

[Via GameSniped]

Tags: computer, ebay, pc

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

2-08-2008 @ 9:27PM

Steven said...

"...and made a beautiful hybrid Wii-PC thing...but the case matches the Wii nicely."

Are you kidding me? WTF have you been smoking?
That thing is FUGLY.

2-08-2008 @ 9:33PM

Sonic_13 said...

Seriously, I want a giant, loud, and asestetically displeasing console!!!

What was Nintendo thinking giving us such a small, white, beautifully crafted, and oh so elegant console with that wonderful, exhilarating, heavenly blue light that lights up the room whenever a message from a fellow Nintendo fan arrives, gently reminding you of how you are always connected in some little way to all the Nintendo fans of the Nintendo realm in this great world of ours....

How dare you Nintendo!

:P

2-09-2008 @ 6:08PM

gevenstaines said...

your spelling is aesthetically displeasing :(

2-08-2008 @ 11:06PM

iofthestorm said...

Well, if it hadn't been so ugly, it might have been better. He should have used an actual good case and good specs on the computer instead of trying to rip people off. It seems like all he did was shove it in a drive bay and route the video out through some little device, which is just stupid. And 3800mhz Athlon x2? That's bullshit, there's no such thing and there's no way you can overclock one that high without some extreme cooling, it's probably a 3800+ which is like 1.8ghz, what blatant false advertisement.

2-08-2008 @ 11:20PM

seetrapp said...

Someone should make a system with all of the Wii's virtual console systems and a gamecube gorilla glued together. You know, to show how elegant and genius the Wii is. Plus, it would be better than this fridge with a wii on top of it. Seriously, this is like placing a diamond on top of a pile of crap which has been expelled from a guy who exclusively eats corn and peanuts.

2-09-2008 @ 12:57AM

ramuji said...

"The Wii is connected to the PC's video out via a GameBridge device..."

I'm very interested in using this type of advice to connect my GameCube to my desktop computer. (The Wii will stay in the living room.) However, I've read mixed reviews about the GameBridge, regarding audio delay mostly. Anyone want to speak-up with opinions about this or similar devices?

Thanks!

2-09-2008 @ 5:57PM

Dave A. said...

I have a GameBridge TV and it does sometimes hiccup on audio, but it's ironed out when it's recorded. Most of the sync problems stem from the fact that it gets pretty warm with no fans or any cooling systems in it. Then again, it's really friggin small. (smaller than a deck of cards!)

2-09-2008 @ 12:57AM

ramuji said...

2-09-2008 @ 6:05AM

This is Garbage said...

Ugly is all that needs to be said.

2-09-2008 @ 7:03AM

Kye Wii60DF said...

For the love of God how do you play the GameCube games?!

2-09-2008 @ 9:34AM

Perverted said...

Does it store drinks?

Witht he size of it you'd think they'd have tried to squeeze half the ps3 inside aswell......
And lol at the 3800+ AMD, alot Ebay sellers do that. I actually think they don't know the difference.

And there better be a wave bird fitter in there, is not, no GC love :(
The GC deserves love!
Still it's an idea but maybe someone should try a Wii laptop ^^

2-09-2008 @ 11:26AM

zelderman said...

Ben Heck made a wii laptop(google it), and the cube ports are those big black circles in the front.(i think)

2-13-2008 @ 8:10PM

theShatteredOne said...

I looked for a good five minutes for what graphics card he had in it only to realize...IT WAS ONBOARD. For Shame. For Shame.

I normally expect people who spend there time doing these things to do them well. Well heres to defying the norm!

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