The Nintendo Wii was a bona fide cultural juggernaut, with more than 100 million consoles sold during its lifetime. It was never the biggest console in the world, it was about the size of a paperback book. Modders, however, managed to reduce the footprint of the Wii a bit. They made a functional console no bigger than a key chain. as reported Extension of time. It actually doubles whom keychain.
The aptly named Nintendo Kawaii it’s a fancy Wii that lacks some of the bells and whistles of the original, but it works and can handle games from that generation. It is also quite attractive with a metal body made of CNC aluminum. There are magnetic pogo pin connectors for power, AV support and controllers. There is also a special dock that offers support for four Gamecube controllers, which Shmooper Smash Bros.
The creators of this little wonder say that the project started as a challenge to make “the smallest functional Wii ever made”. Looks like they got the job done. When it comes to overheating, everything is passively cooled and no internal fan is included.
It’s too small to actually accept Wii discs, so it’s a digital-only affair. Also, there’s the ghost of Wiimotes. It doesn’t appear to offer any Bluetooth connectivity, so you won’t be able to use traditional Wiimotes. However, you can connect any USB-C controller and the aforementioned Gamecube gamepads. No touch bar or anything like that since it doesn’t work with Wii remotes. This is for playing many of the console’s controller-based games, no swinging allowed. Wii Sports and Sword to the sky fans will have to look elsewhere. The OS appears to be open source, so it can emulate other things. We’ll update this post when we get more information.
The manufacturers of this machine initially sold 30 units for $55. It sold out almost immediately, but that was just to test the waters. Orders are likely to reopen in the near future.
This isn’t the first time modders hit the Wii with a shrink ray. A hardware modder earlier this year created a Wii the size of a deck of cards. Now it looks huge compared to Kawaii.
