Worklog My First Wii Portable

[Gigabyte66]

I'm doing this now because I bricked my N64 before even trimming it or anything. I removed the motherboard and now it won't turn on anymore. To start, a lot of things that I need are here and I need to ask something.

So, the battery/charger of my Wii U gamepad broke. But I don't really care about using my Wii U anymore.
So, I'm probably just going to use that as the whole thing. Will, that work at all? I put this as worklog because it's still going to be the worklog, but I'm asking this first.

 

[Stitches]

I'm doing this now because I bricked my N64 before even trimming it or anything. I removed the motherboard and now it won't turn on anymore. To start, a lot of things that I need are here and I need to ask something.

So, the battery/charger of my Wii U gamepad broke. But I don't really care about using my Wii U anymore.
So, I'm probably just going to use that as the whole thing. Will, that work at all? I put this as worklog because it's still going to be the worklog, but I'm asking this first.

You can get everything to fit without externally modifying the case, but it's a fair bit of work to do. Several people have attempted it, I can't remember if anyone actually finished a unit. I know several people have completed portables where they expanded the gamepad case with a small project box on the back where the battery door is to give them enough room to put good batteries inside.

 

[rcb123]

18650s don't fit on the inside when only the screen is in place (too thick for it)
You will either have to use a flatpack or put the batteries on the back
I would personally suggest going for something like a g-wii or another design that people have successfully completed before for your first portable as I have looked before but haven't found anyone that has finished a portable in a wii u gamepad without back expansion (even with back expansion I've only seen 2). Here's an example: https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/portable-wii.2811/.
I am currently working on a wii u gamepad portable (no worklog), and hindsight it 20/20. Planning is key, especially when it is this thin (something I didn't do much of) and I am having problems now due to that (first portable for me).
I've attached some helpful materials if you are planning to go through with this though.