Over the last few years we’ve seen several projects that convert Nintendo’s Wii into a handheld console by way of a “trimming”, wherein the system’s motherboard is literally cut down to a fraction of ...

The Short Stack: a scale model of a Nintendo Wii one-thirteenth the size, with an actual trimmed Wii motherboard inside. Four headset jacks do duty as working GameCube controller ports, attached to ...

How would you approach a build that required you to hack apart a perfectly good console motherboard? With aplomb and a strong finish. [jefflongo] from [BitBuilt.net] — a forum dedicated to making ...

Recap: Nintendo's first two classic consoles created a frenzy among retro gamers and nostalgia seekers. Rather than parlay that success into additional systems, Nintendo is choosing to route retro ...

WTF?! Shrinking popular game consoles has long been a popular pastime for modders. Some have spent years competing to make the tiniest functioning Nintendo Wii. The latest candidate measures just a ...

For years, the Nintendo Wii hacking scene has been finding ways to cut up and rearrange the Wii motherboard to fit into smaller and smaller bodies. We’ve seen a Wii-in-an-Altoids tin, a ...