The Mac Mini in a Nintendo Wii? A YouTuber makes it possible.
Console and PC mods abound on the internet. The hobbyist scene always comes up with something new to revise a piece of hardware as curiously as possible. The hobbyist and YouTuber Luke Miani has thought of something special for his Apple computer.
He turned his Mac Mini with the M1 processor into a Nintendo Wii console transplanted
. However, he had to resort to various means to make the project a reality.
are you impatient? Here is the direct link to the YouTuber’s video.
Why the Nintendo Wii?
Of course, one or the other now asks the question: What is all this for? Luke Miani explains his motivation for his conversion project: The Mac Mini is a pretty good deal when it comes to value for money, but the design is no longer up-to-date and showing its age.
But why the Nintendo Wii? The hobbyist came up with the idea when comparing the size and width of the console to the home computer. The Mac is a bit higher, but the two electronic devices are not very similar in terms of thickness.
In addition, the Wii has a hinged access for various connections. The YouTuber obviously found the idea of accommodating the Mac’s connections there and hiding them if he didn’t need them particularly exciting. So Luke Miani decided to breathe new (or rather old) life into his desktop PC.
The Nintendo Wii came to Europe on December 8th, 2006.
How did the hobbyist proceed?
Both the Nintendo Wii and Mac Mini are relatively user-friendly to fix. So the hobbyist used various repair kits to open the housing of the two electronic products. However, the inner parts of the Apple computer do not fit 1:1 into the housing of the Nintendo Wii.
So the YouTuber had to make a few adjustments to make everything work properly:
- the Mac’s large fan has been replaced with a smaller fan
- a custom power supply was needed
- the position of the HDMI cable has been changed
Of course, we don’t want to withhold the complete and worth seeing video from you:
link to YouTube content
After roughly defining the steps for his project, he set about adapting the power supply. His approach in this area should be particularly exciting, because he made the custom components himself using a 3D printer to get the Bluetooth functionality working, for example.
Although the Mac has to lose some performance due to the small fan, the benchmark values paint a solid picture of the performance. According to Luke Miani, everything works perfectly and the computer is suitable for both working and gaming.
Are you planning your own modding projects soon or are you about to put together a new PC? When it comes to memory, there are definitely a few points to consider:
Keep your eyes open when it comes to working memory: Why you shouldn’t often put RAM bars next to each other
What do you think of this project? Are you perhaps even active in the modding scene yourself and have you been able to successfully implement your own projects? Feel free to tell us about your experiences in the comments!
