There Nintendo Wii It was one of the best-selling Nintendo consoles in the world, a console that during its marketing received different versions of smaller size and features, however, they were all large enough that it was necessary to have a backpack to carry them.
A lover of the ancient consoles has published a personal project called Short Stack, a project that has reduced a Nintendo Wii to the minimum expression, concretely with the same size that occupies a box of cartridges, therefore it has a series of limitations that we see more Before.
This Nintendo Wii fits in any pocket
Behind this project is James Smith, an enthusiast of this console, who published on GitHub how he reduced the size of a fully functional Nintendo Wii to a minimum, except that it is not possible. use discs 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 to use an SD card through the corresponding slot. Basically, we 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 to its operation and thus obtained a plate that measures only 62 x 62 mm which includes the CPU, GPU, RAM and the Flash memory eliminating power connectors, USB, controller and Bluetooth ports and adding them via two PCBs designed by him.
By removing the controller connector it added support for controllers via the headphone jack which should also be used on the controller connector of the GameCube, just like other similar projects have done to reduce the size of this legendary console. For dissipate heatused a 20x20x8mm fan that emits 0.84 CFM
To create the box, you used a 3D printer. Unlike other projects where all components were taken apart and reassembled, this design was created entirely from scratch to keep the Nintendo Wii’s footprint to a minimum.
All the steps that were followed to carry out this project are available on the GitHub page of this project, but, if we do not have experience in electronics, it is not recommended to carry it out since it requires the purchase material and very difficult soldering. precise.
James claims that, even if it takes up the same space as a deck of cards, it would still be possible reduce size which occupy between 25 and 30% without losing any of its functionality, but it would be a very complicated process to carry out due to the difficulty of assembling all the components. If you would like to know more about how this project was designed and carried out, you can visit the project website via this link.
