PowerMac used as Nintendo Wii
The gist
Developer Rairii got Mac OS 7.6 and 9.2.2 booting to the desktop on a Nintendo Wii.
The port is far from public release, but shows old Mac software running on console chips.
How it unfolded
- Jun 22, 2025Rairii starts the project by forking upstream OpenBIOS.
- Oct 29, 2026Rairii publishes a guest post on Virtually Fun reporting the port reached the desktop for the first time, with Mac OS 7.6 and Mac OS 9.2.2 booting on the Wii.
- Oct 30, 2026The post is submitted to Hacker News by user DHowett, with 7 points after 31 minutes.