Converting an old Wii into an M1 Mac mini was the BEST IDEA

Thanks to Pulseway for sponsoring! Get started today with no commitment required: https://www.pulseway.com/land/luke-miani Thanks to iFixit for sponsoring the channel, check out Black Friday deals and save on bundles: https://www.ifixit.com/promotions/black-friday-holiday http://ifixit.com/lukemiani It's no secret that the Mac mini design is a little bit stale. While everyone loves its price point, size, and performance, we aren't exactly excited by the little aluminum square anymore. Today that changes. The other day I was looking at an old Wii and I thought HMM, that looks like about the same size to me. What if I put a Mac mini in there? An Apple Silicon Wii?!? heck yeah! Today we'll build a DIY Mac mini Wii conversion perfect for retro gaming on a Mac. Wii games, Nintendo Gamecube, even PS2 emulation through Dolphin and Aethersx2 in the package of a Wii? Heck yeah! So many things used in this video: iFixit Pro tech toolkit: //amzn.to/3bYIzdM Ender 7 Pro: https://amzn.to/3Eer09d Small 12V fan: https://amzn.to/3DMWXUV Surface charger: https://amzn.to/3DMXRAN Multimeter: https://amzn.to/3DXzMaC Buck converter with heatsinks: https://amzn.to/3tau1kG Helping hands for soldering: https://amzn.to/3FYqZaR Hakko digital soldering station: https://amzn.to/3teucLU 3D Printed parts: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5602668 time stamps 0:00 Intro 1:45 The concept 2:43 Tearing down the Wii 3:18 Tearing down the Mac mini 4:25 Wii case modifications 4:58 Custom power supply 7:15 Cooling solution 8:20 3D Printing components and assembling 10:13 WiFi/Bluetooth solution 12:23 The Final Product! 15:18 Playing 4K Wii games! Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukeMiani Follow me on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lukemiani Join my Subreddit! https://www.reddit.com/r/lukemianiyoutube Gear: iFixit Pro Toolkit: https://amzn.to/3bYIzdM Panasonic Lumix GH5: https://amzn.to/3b3oMtj Leica 12-60MM Lens: https://amzn.to/3hQ5URf Sennheiser MKH 416: https://amzn.to/31zGwt2 Zoom H6: https://amzn.to/2ECYSk6 Sennheiser MKE 440: https://amzn.to/2JRwIRU Edelkrone SliderOne V2: https://amzn.to/33mTZmt *Amazon Links are affiliate codes and generate small commission to support the channel*