My newest job is total! The objective was to make a portable Wii the size of a GameBoy Color, and after 9 months of work its lastly ended up. pic.twitter.com/upeF2rHyKR— GingerOfMods (@GingerOfMods) August 27, 2020
GingerOfMods 3D-printed the shell and frankensteined the Wiiboy Color together using bits and pieces of other Nintendo consoles, as Kotaku kept in mind. The dual joysticks are from Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons and GingerOfMods yanked the face buttons from a DS Lite, while circuitry from a GameCube controller ties those together. The back has triggers, Z-buttons, and a cooling fan.
Theres a USB-C port for charging and data transfer. GingerOfMods says itll run for 2 or 3 hours on a single charge, but you can plug in an external battery pack to keep playing The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess or some such a bit longer. Unlike a lot of present smart devices, it has an earphone jack too, so all is well in this corner of the world.
Its unclear whether it has WiFi or Bluetooth modules. Because theres no sensor bar, you wouldnt be able to get the complete use out of a Wii Remote anyhow. Nevertheless, the console can replicate the controller shaking that many Wii video games need.
Modders have actually been making portable Wii consoles for years, but this one stands out due to the fact that of how polished it is, and since of its clear similarity to another timeless Nintendo console. And, yes, GingerOfMods does take commissions.