The Nintendo Wii It was one of the best-selling Nintendo consoles in the world, a console that, during the time it was on sale, received different versions of smaller size and features, however, all of them were large enough that it was necessary a backpack to transport them.
A lover of old consoles has published a personal project called Short Stack, a project in which he has reduced a Nintendo Wii to the minimum expression, specifically to the same size as a deck of cards, although it has a series of limitations that we will see more about. forward.
This Nintendo Wii fits in any pocket
Behind this project is James Smith, an enthusiast for this console, who has published on GitHub how he has reduced the size of a fully functional Nintendo Wii to a minimum, except that it is not possible. use disks to play. There is also no space to use memory cards.
The only way to enjoy the games that hit the market for this console is by using an SD card through the corresponding slot. Basically, you could say that it is a small retro console compatible with games from the Nintendo Wii console.
To carry out this project, two Custom PCB cutting all the elements of the motherboard to leave only what is essential for its operation and as a result has obtained a plate that measures only 62 x 62 mm that includes the CPU, GPU, RAM and the Flash memory eliminating the power connectors, USB, controller and Bluetooth ports to add them through two PCBs designed by him.
By removing the controller connector, it added support for controllers via headphone jack that must also be used on the controller connector of the Game Cube, just like other similar projects have done to reduce the size of this legendary console. For dissipate heathas used a 20x20x8 mm fan that emits 0.84 CFM
To create the box, you used a 3D printer. Unlike other projects where all components have been disassembled and reassembled, this design has been created completely from scratch to reduce the footprint of the Nintendo Wii to a minimum.
All the steps that have been followed to carry out this project are available on the GitHub page of this project, but, if we do not have electronic experience, it is not recommended to carry it out since it requires the purchase of hardware and very difficult soldering. precise.
James claims that, despite taking up the same space as a deck of cards, it would still be possible reduce the size which occupy between 25 and 30% without losing any of the functionality it has, but it would be a very complicated process to carry out due to the difficulty of assembling all the components. If you want to know more information about how this project has been designed and carried out, you can take a look at the project website through this link.