Wiiboy portable -- sooner than you think?

[wraggster]

Interesting article from Joystiq

Pure conjecture, but bear with us:

The Wii is inexpensive to manufacture. Super inexpensive, even.
The Wii is architected for very low power consumption
The Wii is tiny. It's the smallest of the consoles, and box space is taken up by the optical disc drive, connectors for controllers, memory, video cables, and other stuff that'd be completely uneccessary in a mobile device
Motion-sensing capabilities can be embedded in the device housing itself
Of all three new consoles, the Wii is certainly closest to portability. Home modders like Ben Heckendorn will likely create a portable (but chunky) Wii without too much difficulty. Could a portable version of the device be far away?

We're not suggesting the hypothetical Wiiboy will be released in time for this Consumermas, but 2008-2009 doesn't seem like a stretch, does it?

Call to action: let's got a hot mockup up in here. Though the Wii is a GameCube at heart, it certainly doesn't look like one; it's time for photoshop pros to whip up some Wiiboy mockups.

Gamecube Portable Mockup via Comments

[gunntims0103]

wow thats a really cool looking portable gamecube. If that was really out i would get one. Price has to be below 200 $

[Dee-Lite]

I can't see myself playing Wii on a 6inch screen it's just plain stupid, DOWN with it I say

Dee

[JKKDARK]

at least, I want the GameCube portable

[Dee-Lite]

ya mean a GCP??

lol sounds quite cool, me and my GCP!!

Dee

[I heart Nintendo]

As an idea it sounds cool, but in reality I can't see it happening.

GCP does sound cool though and if anyone could pull off such a portable product - it's Nintendo.

[Zaneblade]

im sorry but this just seems like a stupid idea... i mean yea fine for a GC were u play with a controller... but how are u ment to play a portable wii with the wiimote?? only thing i can think of is get monitors in a pair of goggles then make the wii and the wiimote in one package... no idea how that would work tho

[Dee-Lite]

We won't see a GCP from Nintendo as it ain't innovative. period.

Dee

[Shadowblind]

Cool. I wanna portable Wii. But more importantly...

I WANT MY FYE WHERE I PREORDERED TO GET A WII!