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Developer ports classic Mac OS to Nintendo Wii, GameCube

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Comments on the post highlight related uses of modded Wii hardware, draw parallels to other retro computing efforts, and discuss the Wii's historical significance in gaming. Some commenters note the Wii's suitability for homebrew and alternative operating systems.

“Nintendo just shutdown Mariokart Tour on mobile. I went back to my Nintendo Wii which was already modded, and updated it to the latest modded hacks and I was amazed to see more software, stability, and even online gaming brought back!”

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  1. 2 outlets My favourite PowerMac is a Nintendo Wii

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