Fan Creates Real Version of Fake Portable GameCube Concept

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With Nintendo's extensive library of gaming hardware over the years, there have been consoles that have seen varying degrees of success. One of these releases that saw mixed success is the GameCube. Despite the many unique and stellar games that released on Nintendo's purple console, sales of the GameCube were pretty low, especially in comparison to its competition. While the GameCube sold 22 million units worldwide, it fell just behind the original Xbox's 24 million units, and was eclipsed by Sony's PS2 which sold 155 million units. Regardless, the console is still looked upon quite fondly by Nintendo fans.

Over the years, fans have created various mockups and mods of this classic console to accomplish a variety of functions. Last year, one fan managed to turn a Gamecube into a working Gaming PC that managed to run some graphically demanding games, that still utilizes the parts of the console like the original power button, LED indicator, and controller ports. Recently, a modder turned a fake mock-up of a portable GameCube into a reality.

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This concept was brought to life thanks to console modder GingerOfOz, who showed off the original Game Boy Advance SP-esque mock-up of a portable GameCube. He stated, rather humorously, that he was tired of this concept being fake for nearly two decades and wanted to make it a reality. He posted to Twitter that he managed to create a completely working version of the concept, showing off not only the GBA SP-like design, but some games being playable in this state.

To accomplish this feat, this modded console is using a combination of a trimmed Wii motherboard, since it supports GameCube game backwards compatibility, along