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The world’s smallest Nintendo Wii is literally the size of a deck of playing cards.

The Short Stack: a scale model of a Nintendo Wii one-thirteenth the size, with an actual trimmed Wii motherboard inside. Four headset jacks do duty as working GameCube controller ports, attached to custom PCBs that add USB-C power, HDMI output, and microSD storage.

Update: Here’s a video of it working, GameCube pad and all!

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