Hello BB,
This has been a project I have always wanted to do since I joined the forums, and the concept has always lingered in the back of my mind for quite some time (it has been joked about for a few years on the forums but no one has actually really given it the chance it deserves). Given the difficulty of such a task, I had always put it off, until now. Thanks to the advancement of Wii Portablizing (the introduction of the RVL PMS by Gman, Aurelio's amazing direct drive board and GC+2.0), we can now make smaller portables than ever before in 2019 and now coming into 2020, I am more excited than ever. I am ready to tackle the task of trying to fit a Wii inside of an SP shell!
I don't really know when I will finish this portable as I am sure it is going to be a lot more difficult than I am anticipating, but these are the ultimate end goals of the device. I'd hope to have it finished before the summer contest 2020, but let's see. I guess these things always start off with an idea but execution is always the hardest part for me
The WiiSPii 1.0:
- 3D Printed Gameboy Advance SP Shell designed by me (full integration of original SP hinges)
- Fully painted in 'Metallic red' gloss finish, to match the original flame red SP that I got for Christmas when I was about 5 years old
- 2 x 18650 NCR18650B Panasonic Cells, 3.7v 3600mAh (providing around 2.5 hrs battery life)
- 3.5" Panel with Aurelio's DD drive board
- USB-C PD/Data switching on a custom PCB
- Wii PMS on a custom PCB
- Original orange charging LED/blue power LED for power/red LED for low battery indication (slightly modified code, using the available free GPIO pins on the PIC16F15324 IC to control the LEDs via PWM)
- OMEGAfied Wii (slightly larger than an OMEGA) with the NAND flex board to relocate the entire NAND
- LM49450 on a custom PCB (with integrated headphone jack for switching audio)
- Potential flex cable to connect the direct drive board to the digital video lines of the Wii via the left hand side hinge by GoldPheonix
- Custom cut glass bezel
- 3D printed L/R shoulder buttons (haven't thought about the Z button yet)
- SLA printed ABXY, DPAD and start buttons
- Sliding switch (for turning on and off the portable)
I have spent quite a bit of time these past few weeks on the CAD models and am pretty happy so far with how they are coming along. The case is still in the early stages of development and there will be plenty of tweaks to be made. So far the biggest challenge in my opinion will be integrating all of the PCBs whilst still keeping this portable as close as possible to original SP dimensions.
The pictures aren't honestly that exciting at the moment, but this is what I have come up with thus far. The hype! The insanity! Enjoy!
This has been a project I have always wanted to do since I joined the forums, and the concept has always lingered in the back of my mind for quite some time (it has been joked about for a few years on the forums but no one has actually really given it the chance it deserves). Given the difficulty of such a task, I had always put it off, until now. Thanks to the advancement of Wii Portablizing (the introduction of the RVL PMS by Gman, Aurelio's amazing direct drive board and GC+2.0), we can now make smaller portables than ever before in 2019 and now coming into 2020, I am more excited than ever. I am ready to tackle the task of trying to fit a Wii inside of an SP shell!
I don't really know when I will finish this portable as I am sure it is going to be a lot more difficult than I am anticipating, but these are the ultimate end goals of the device. I'd hope to have it finished before the summer contest 2020, but let's see. I guess these things always start off with an idea but execution is always the hardest part for me
The WiiSPii 1.0:
- 3D Printed Gameboy Advance SP Shell designed by me (full integration of original SP hinges)
- Fully painted in 'Metallic red' gloss finish, to match the original flame red SP that I got for Christmas when I was about 5 years old
- 2 x 18650 NCR18650B Panasonic Cells, 3.7v 3600mAh (providing around 2.5 hrs battery life)
- 3.5" Panel with Aurelio's DD drive board
- USB-C PD/Data switching on a custom PCB
- Wii PMS on a custom PCB
- Original orange charging LED/blue power LED for power/red LED for low battery indication (slightly modified code, using the available free GPIO pins on the PIC16F15324 IC to control the LEDs via PWM)
- OMEGAfied Wii (slightly larger than an OMEGA) with the NAND flex board to relocate the entire NAND
- LM49450 on a custom PCB (with integrated headphone jack for switching audio)
- Potential flex cable to connect the direct drive board to the digital video lines of the Wii via the left hand side hinge by GoldPheonix
- Custom cut glass bezel
- 3D printed L/R shoulder buttons (haven't thought about the Z button yet)
- SLA printed ABXY, DPAD and start buttons
- Sliding switch (for turning on and off the portable)
I have spent quite a bit of time these past few weeks on the CAD models and am pretty happy so far with how they are coming along. The case is still in the early stages of development and there will be plenty of tweaks to be made. So far the biggest challenge in my opinion will be integrating all of the PCBs whilst still keeping this portable as close as possible to original SP dimensions.
The pictures aren't honestly that exciting at the moment, but this is what I have come up with thus far. The hype! The insanity! Enjoy!