Wii mod gets those GameCube ports up front where they once belonged

Cheap Ass Gamer "hollowfreak," who apparently had quite a bit of time on his hands, but not a moment to spare for reaching around his Wii to get at the GameCube ports, just modded up his Wii to redirect the ports that oh-so-important 5-inches to the front. In the process, hollowfreak doubled his Wii heft, not to mention totally killed the sexy, but in all he really didn't do a bad job for himself, and the extra blue LED lights never hurt. Plus the mod looks to be modular, so hf can always get his Super Smash Bros. Melee game on for a few hours, and then pop off the hefty mod when he's in a mood to impress the ladies. Check out the insides and another angle after the break.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2007 10:32PM]

haha, i like how the simple 5 inches closer makes the wii twice as thick.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2007 6:54PM]

Wouldn't it be easier to get a wavebird?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2007 8:34PM]

Wavebirds are great for most games but then there are the special controllers (bongos and dancemat). Those are the few times that I myself wish that the ports were in the front.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2007 5:40PM]

Ewwwww...

But those blue lights make it look less poopie.

[Erik Posted Jan 31st 2007 5:46PM]

I've never found the Wii all that sexy. Plain white just doesn't really do it for me.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2007 6:04PM]

its because you arent an apple fanboy.

Im an apple fanboy and i love my wii. heheh no pun intended.


Clean & Minimal has to grow on you. At first it really comes accrossed as juvinile and elementary.


As for the clutter of the gamecube ports on the front...ooglay!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2007 7:16PM]

LOVE the design, HATE the white. Do the whole thing is satin black and I'm in.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 1st 2007 8:32AM]

I'm NOT DEFINITELY not a apple fanboy, and I hate the boring white motif of apple products, but WRT the Wii, I don't care. I'd love to have had a nice color, but since it's small and sits to the side of the TV, I pay little attention to the color.

The rumoured color versions will make me jealous though.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2007 6:15PM]

you know if you want the ports on the front you could just turn it around
but i guess if it is in a tight spot it could come in handy

the wii isn't supposed to be bulky
if it was smaller it would look better

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2007 10:29PM]

Whatever, just grab some wireless GameCube controllers anyway.

And what's with the wiring from Home Depot, if you are going to have it wired you might as well get the GameCube extenders and use those, no taping, no sodering... Hell, just use them without the mod, they add 6' to wired range anyway, so the 5" gained in this mod is worthless anyway.

Oh, lights or no lights the mod looks lame.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2007 7:11PM]

You know what If he made it a stand instead of beeing like that then it will look 10x better

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2007 7:43PM]

@ Jud
That old saying must be true then.. once you go black, you don't go back

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2007 8:30PM]

Ha ha, impress the ladies, you guys always make me laugh.

But seriously, considering the fact that theres so much space in there, he could designed the case any way he wanted, this probably just suited his needs best.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 1st 2007 3:11AM]

"...and then pop off the hefty mod when he's in a mood to impress the ladies."

Oh Engadget, don't you know that an extra 5 inches DOES impress the ladies?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 1st 2007 9:49AM]

great job. i bet we'll see something similar as an official Wii accessory at some point.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 11th 2007 2:13AM]

looks like a bland pc to me with some neon lights










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