Modder stuffs a Wii in a PC and leaves it at that

With as much creativity as Wii modders have shown so far, especially with using that Wiimote to interesting effect over Bluetooth on a PC, we would've thought that Wii modder thef1ea could've found something a tad more interesting to do with this "Wiiputer" of his, but it's kind of neat all the same: the mod routes the Wii's video out to an internal video capture card, allowing you play the Wii in a window on your desktop or maximized for the full-on experience. Of course, with the Wii stuck inside that case, there's no way to get at the GameCube plugs, but hopefully between the Wii and this box's own Windows XP gaming prowess, you should be able to keep those itchy trigger fingers of yours occupied. Plus, thef1ea is tossing in a modded USB NES controller with the eBay auction of his creation, and will add in WaveBird wireless controllers to the captured Wii for $25 a pop if that's really a hangup for you.

[Via Wii Fanboy]

[Jonathan @ Feb 13th 2007 10:24AM]

I can't understand people who list items on ebay in excess of $1,000 and don't pay the extra buck for super-sized photos.

[Dean @ Feb 13th 2007 11:02AM]

He claims that the wii interface runs as a windows application. How did he pull that off?

[steve @ Feb 13th 2007 6:50PM]

he plugged the wii into a video capture card
so the computer is showing what the wii would show on a tv
except since the computer is showing the video you can control the window size

[Zeb @ Feb 13th 2007 11:09AM]

Because all he did was take the Wii video-out cables and run them into a video-input card, like a all-in-wonder or whatever other card he used.

Kind of a cheap way to do it if you ask me.

[SubGenius @ Feb 13th 2007 11:42AM]

Step 1...cut a hole in the box
Step 2...stick your Wii in the box
Step 3...play with your Wii in a box

[Dean @ Feb 13th 2007 11:45AM]

ahh, i see now. I think its kinda clever, considering the work that would be involved with actually integrating the wii into windows.

[MrWhite @ Feb 13th 2007 11:45AM]

Kind of lame, the Wii gets pretty warm as it is, putting it inside a PC case will only make matters worse. I wouldn't call this a mod.

[tom_squick @ Feb 13th 2007 12:29PM]

Cool

[Brian @ Feb 13th 2007 1:10PM]

Wow that is lame. It looks like crap. The least he could have done was take the wii out of its enclosure and build it into a form factor more compatible with the PC's case. I hope nobody buys this crap.

[KC @ Feb 13th 2007 9:15PM]

That's a mod? That's lame. The video out of the Wii probably goes into another input in the flat panel. It's just a Wii in a hole of a PC case.