I had a black non-BC Wii earlier this year but got rid of anything Wii from my home for good, just too much disappointment. Before passing it along I did tear it open to clean it. While the top is sealed on the non-BC Wii it is internally not as much so. If you get that sealed top plate off you'll find the internal plastic housing is the same as it has the cuts for the 4 controllers and the 2 memory cards in there. The board just has the jacks desoldered is all. The system is otherwise the same and fully capable to the point if you has some dumb need to DIY something for fun you could find the ports and rebuild a working horizontal Wii to do Gamecube if you so wished it.
the only problem with the non-bc wii is the dvd drive is incapable of accepting mini discs. try it sometime, the drive can't grab the disc. I guess if one really wanted to, you could add ports and an old wii dvd drive to a non-bc wii. maybe someone really wants a bc-compatible blue wii?
I had a black non-BC Wii earlier this year but got rid of anything Wii from my home for good, just too much disappointment. Before passing it along I did tear it open to clean it. While the top is sealed on the non-BC Wii it is internally not as much so. If you get that sealed top plate off you'll find the internal plastic housing is the same as it has the cuts for the 4 controllers and the 2 memory cards in there. The board just has the jacks desoldered is all. The system is otherwise the same and fully capable to the point if you has some dumb need to DIY something for fun you could find the ports and rebuild a working horizontal Wii to do Gamecube if you so wished it.
That's very interesting to me, but I guess it makes sense. The ports and memory card slots must have been the most expensive part of the backwards compatibility. But changing the board itself would probably have been MORE expensive, so they just left it alone. The different disc drive is a little surprising, but I suppose one that accepts the mini discs would probably cost more as well.
I would be very interested in reading about someone converting a non-BC Wii to a BC Wii. The idea of playing GC games in a blue, red or black Wii seems justifiable to me.
Also, to add I think the non-BC Wii's (not Mini) were produced towards the very close end of the big Wii's production line. I want to say around early 2012, maybe holiday 2011. I remember seeing them on Amazon before the Mini came out
The Wikipedia page for the Wii has a good picture of the board of the non-BC Wii showing the solder points for the controller ports and memory card slots.
i checked ebay.ca and there's not a single white non-bc wii on there. they may exist, but i think it's safe to say that the original white wii with gc ports is far more common than the non-bc varieties.
i checked ebay.ca and there's not a single white non-bc wii on there. they may exist, but i think it's safe to say that the original white wii with gc ports is far more common than the non-bc varieties.
Found one in the first pic of this listing (The one with the stack) :
I had a black non-BC Wii earlier this year but got rid of anything Wii from my home for good, just too much disappointment. Before passing it along I did tear it open to clean it. While the top is sealed on the non-BC Wii it is internally not as much so. If you get that sealed top plate off you'll find the internal plastic housing is the same as it has the cuts for the 4 controllers and the 2 memory cards in there. The board just has the jacks desoldered is all. The system is otherwise the same and fully capable to the point if you has some dumb need to DIY something for fun you could find the ports and rebuild a working horizontal Wii to do Gamecube if you so wished it.
That's very interesting to me, but I guess it makes sense. The ports and memory card slots must have been the most expensive part of the backwards compatibility. But changing the board itself would probably have been MORE expensive, so they just left it alone. The different disc drive is a little surprising, but I suppose one that accepts the mini discs would probably cost more as well.
I would be very interested in reading about someone converting a non-BC Wii to a BC Wii. The idea of playing GC games in a blue, red or black Wii seems justifiable to me.
I have to admit it crossed my mind and I like you said it. I'd love to see if someone with some solid smooth skills in shell and board modding could cobble the missing parts and carve/bondo and polish off new slots on a system (or find a way to recreate the hinge) so that you could have a side loading Wii. It would suck a bit as you'd need a wide berth on the right side with the cords/plugs hanging out but it would be sweet.
Seems like this thread has already reached a conclusion but there is a cheaper way. There is a cable only available in Japan called a D-tansu cable. It's a legit Nintendo product that was sold alongside the component cables. I'm not sure what D-tansu is called in English but it's basically an old computer monitor style hook up. American TVs don't have them, but even modern HD TVs in Japan do. I lived in Japan for a bit and used one for my GameCube. When I moved back, I was able to find a very cheap D-tansu to component adapter so that I could plug it into my American TV. If you can get your hands on one, the D-tansu cable is much cheaper, currently about US $120.
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I had a black non-BC Wii earlier this year but got rid of anything Wii from my home for good, just too much disappointment. Before passing it along I did tear it open to clean it. While the top is sealed on the non-BC Wii it is internally not as much so. If you get that sealed top plate off you'll find the internal plastic housing is the same as it has the cuts for the 4 controllers and the 2 memory cards in there. The board just has the jacks desoldered is all. The system is otherwise the same and fully capable to the point if you has some dumb need to DIY something for fun you could find the ports and rebuild a working horizontal Wii to do Gamecube if you so wished it.
That's very interesting to me, but I guess it makes sense. The ports and memory card slots must have been the most expensive part of the backwards compatibility. But changing the board itself would probably have been MORE expensive, so they just left it alone. The different disc drive is a little surprising, but I suppose one that accepts the mini discs would probably cost more as well.
I would be very interested in reading about someone converting a non-BC Wii to a BC Wii. The idea of playing GC games in a blue, red or black Wii seems justifiable to me.
There do exist bc-wiis in red and black colors. It's only the blue wii that is gc-less.
My BC Wii is black so can confirm.
i checked ebay.ca and there's not a single white non-bc wii on there. they may exist, but i think it's safe to say that the original white wii with gc ports is far more common than the non-bc varieties.
Found one in the first pic of this listing (The one with the stack) :
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Wii-Replacement-Console-System-Only-Choose-Your-Color-Model/292210646409?var=591135628387&hash=item44091c9d89:m:m_JkailBSGWBM_scn7DHFFw
There are some listings with stock photos, but you never know what you'd get with those.
I used to find a good amount, but still not as much as the non-bc ones.
i'm serious though, i'd love to find a white non-bc wii just for the amusement factor. maybe I could trade someone for theirs.
I had a black non-BC Wii earlier this year but got rid of anything Wii from my home for good, just too much disappointment. Before passing it along I did tear it open to clean it. While the top is sealed on the non-BC Wii it is internally not as much so. If you get that sealed top plate off you'll find the internal plastic housing is the same as it has the cuts for the 4 controllers and the 2 memory cards in there. The board just has the jacks desoldered is all. The system is otherwise the same and fully capable to the point if you has some dumb need to DIY something for fun you could find the ports and rebuild a working horizontal Wii to do Gamecube if you so wished it.
That's very interesting to me, but I guess it makes sense. The ports and memory card slots must have been the most expensive part of the backwards compatibility. But changing the board itself would probably have been MORE expensive, so they just left it alone. The different disc drive is a little surprising, but I suppose one that accepts the mini discs would probably cost more as well.
I would be very interested in reading about someone converting a non-BC Wii to a BC Wii. The idea of playing GC games in a blue, red or black Wii seems justifiable to me.
I have to admit it crossed my mind and I like you said it. I'd love to see if someone with some solid smooth skills in shell and board modding could cobble the missing parts and carve/bondo and polish off new slots on a system (or find a way to recreate the hinge) so that you could have a side loading Wii. It would suck a bit as you'd need a wide berth on the right side with the cords/plugs hanging out but it would be sweet.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/aw/d/B00005QDJT/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509107547&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=
Although, that's not really a "cheaper" way compared to the Wii. Just cheaper than the original component cables.
I meant cheaper than component cables. Wiis are a dime a dozen, that is definitely the cheapest way.