Nintendo Wii U controller ... as a case

Yes it is nice to be able to put your projects INSIDE something isn't it? You know, to hold everything together so it doesn't flop around? Discuss the techniques here!

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Nintendo Wii U controller ... as a case

Post by bizzy401 » Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:45 pm

Is it just me or does this thing look awesome for becoming a great case. I would love to have the dimensions of this.

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Post by Muniosi » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:12 pm

That would work great! The only drawback is that it's not very thick.

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Post by bizzy401 » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:35 pm

Muniosi wrote:That would work great! The only drawback is that it's not very thick.
Considering I am currently working on a portable Onlive system I think it would be perfect, lol there is not much to put inside it. Oh well, I am not waiting a year for this to come out....back to cruising polycase....

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Re: Nintendo Wii U controller ... as a case

Post by Falco » Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:04 pm

That's exactly what I thought when I first saw that. Probably a better use of it than playing lame 3rd party games, at least.

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Post by IggyRGW96 » Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:21 am

Yuhh. it would be a good case. but it would limit customization, it would be extreamly pricey and it would not be thick enough. i guess if you want to find a way to make it an inch or two thicker then yes it would work fine!
just does not sound worth the trouble :|
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Post by wiggyx » Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:56 pm

I wanna see this happen! I might have to give it a go when I can find a decent used one in the upcoming months.

As far as size goes, no prob! The thing as a perfectly level part line and such a simple form factor, which means you could make a spacer with almost zero thought or effort. Hell, I'm pretty sure I could crank out a spacer on the bandsaw in like 5 minutes.

• Take apart Wuu controller
• Trace perimeter onto material of choice
• Cut
• Make Wuu controller sammich with the aid of some extended screws

Now it's just a question of whether to put a SNES in there or a SNES :P
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Post by wiggyx » Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:43 pm

crap, anything!
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Post by nevermind1534 » Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:48 am

Holy thread Resurrection, Batman!
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Post by bizzy401 » Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:09 am

nevermind1534 wrote:Holy thread Resurrection, Batman!
Lol, this was my thread, but I have been stationed in Korea so the On live handheld has been temporarily shelved.

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Post by wiggyx » Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:15 am

nevermind1534 wrote:Holy thread Resurrection, Batman!
Sorry, it just seemed like it needed to be done by someone at this point, seeing as the Wuu's been out for a couple of months now. Gotta start searching eBay for broken controllers...
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Post by ttsgeb » Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:41 pm

That link is actually him using a protective case for the WiiU controller. He has a link to the ebay page in the thread.

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Re: Nintendo Wii U controller ... as a case

Post by bizzy401 » Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:34 am

So I just had this epiphany, do you think it would be possible to cram a raspberry pi into a Nintendo Wii gamepad? I mean, the screen, controls and battery are all already there. Then you could put emulators on the pi and POOF!

Any thoughts on this?

(maybe this should have had its own thread...)

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Post by ProgMetalMan » Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:40 pm

You'd have to find the same size screen, because hacking the U-Screen would be quite difficult.
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Post by bizzy401 » Fri Feb 22, 2013 10:40 pm

ProgMetalMan wrote:You'd have to find the same size screen, because hacking the U-Screen would be quite difficult.
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Maybe?

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