Nintendo Wii Fanboy

This Akihabara store display contains a Super Famicom that has been gutted and turned into a Windows PC. We already love the idea of making boring, ugly things like computers look less boring and ugly by cramming them inside game consoles. But what really makes this mod a winner is the custom label on the hollowed-out cartridge.

The fact that it actually appears to run Windows XP is the hilarious icing on the cake. Oh! Maybe it's really Windows Vista, but made to look like XP! You know, in keeping with the retro-camouflage theme!

[Via Gizmodo]

Every Tuesday, Mike Sylvester brings you REVOLUTIONARY, a look at the wide world of Wii possibilities.

In the coming weeks, I'll be detailing the process of writing a GlovePIE script, from concept, through testing, to completion. You will see that it's not so tough to get something running, and I hope you'll also get a better understanding of the mechanics of the hardware inside the Wii Remote and its accessories.

This time around, I'll be deconstructing the simplest of the GlovePIE scripts I've written to date, but also one of the most rewarding -- Alien Hominid.

Some of us are just more obsessed than others when it comes to the Wii, battling with their mind to clear it of all Wii-related thoughts so that they could get through a day without breaking down and crying out for their beloved console. It's OK, we are fanboys (and a girl) after all, so we know full-well how one's life can revolve around a certain object. Our rabid love of both Nintendo and their products never would've driven us to create an application launcher modeled after the Wii Channel menu for our PC, however.

Well, actually, to be honest with you, we just don't know how. If we did, we're sure we would've.

[Via Engadget]

You've been living in the past, dear readers. We apologize for the wait, but our new Japanese Hardware Sales 2.0 upgrade has been in development for sixteen years.

JHS 2.0 has a myriad of powerful features, available for use in the home as well as anywhere that is not your home. One look will stun you, as new advanced 3-D graphics highlight the numbers as never before. New, fluid animation enhances your overall experience by tenfold! And finally, our favorite new feature: numerical base alterations. The system hacks the internet and builds a personality database based on daily porn site visitations and illegal torrenting. It then selects a numerical base which it has deemed optimal. Our programs have shown that your optimal viewing base is in fact

thirteen

and thus, the numbers below will be automatically altered from their standard base ten format. We hope you enjoy the next wave of Japanese Hardware Sales!

If you'd like to see the old, outdated version of the sales numbers, click after the break.



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| - DS Lite: 6A,707 24,597aaaaaaaa|aal|
| - Wii: 2C,178 1,282aaaaaaaaaaaa|aal|
| - PSP: 13,332 7B6aaaaaaaaaaalal|aal|
| - PS2: 9,730 4B7aaaaaaaaaaaalal|aal|
| - PS3: 9,142 674aaaaaaaaaaarraf|aal|
| - Xbox 360: 3,477 1BCaaaaaaallla|aal|
| - Game Boy Micro: 6C7 40Baaaraa|aal|
| - GBA SP: 609 2A7aaaaaaaaaalaa|aal|
| - Gamecube: 209 12Caaaraaaaaa|aa/
| - DS Phat: 64 32aaaaaaaaaaaaar|al/
| - GBA: 28 48aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar|a/
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Also see: Joystiq's Weekly Sales Charts