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Modders shrink GameCube to keychain size using original Nintendo silicon

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A project called Nintendo Kawaii has successfully miniaturized a GameCube console to the size of a keychain, measuring just 2.36 x 2.36 x 0.62 inches. This compact device utilizes original Nintendo silicon from a trimmed Wii motherboard, rather than a typical Raspberry Pi. The project, shared on GitHub, includes a larger dock for connectivity and requires external peripherals like a controller and power supply to function. AI

RANK_REASON This is a hobbyist project sharing designs on GitHub, not a commercial product release or academic research. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=2 ai=0.1]

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Modders shrink GameCube to keychain size using original Nintendo silicon

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Keychain-size ‘GameCube’ uses genuine Nintendo silicon — system also includes a dock, design shared to GitHub

    Video showcases the Nintendo Kawaii project, in which modders have shrunken a boxy GameCube down to a keychain.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Keychain-size ‘GameCube’ uses genuine Nintendo silicon — system also includes a dock, design shared to GitHub Video showcases the Nintendo Kawaii project, in wh

    Keychain-size ‘GameCube’ uses genuine Nintendo silicon — system also includes a dock, design shared to GitHub Video showcases the Nintendo Kawaii project, in which modders have shrunken a boxy GameCube down to a keychain. https://www. tomshardware.com/video-games/n intendo/keycha…

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