Today's most changing video: Wii transform

by Kevin Kelly { Apr 13th 2007 at 12:01AM }

Check out the full on transforming antics of the different Nintendo systems through the ages. We'd love to see Optimus Prime try this out. Where is version 2.0 with all the different handhelds? We mean you too, Virtual Boy.

Tags: Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, Transformers, transforming

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

hvnlysoldr @ Apr 13th 2007 12:09AM

A video of Optimus through his ugly iterations would be horrible yet slightly interesting. Generation 1 and Optimal Optimus were the best and the rest became too Japanese.

lukee @ Apr 13th 2007 12:48AM

*sigh*, virtual boy was NOT a handheld!

laserboyjc @ Apr 13th 2007 12:53AM

it's so hard to not feed the trolls...anyway, I think the video is pretty neat, though it makes me want to see transformations from the original systems all the way to current consoles and even portables...it would also be neat try different tunes applied to the video... well done.

Kevin @ Apr 13th 2007 1:04AM

I think I remember reading that the person who made this video did it for a project in school or something.

Shmil @ Apr 13th 2007 1:04AM

@3
you're right
the virtual boy was in the "sit at your desk or bed and go blind" category of game machines, and it's the only machine in that category
but the closest other category is the handheld because it was small and portable

Arlo @ Apr 13th 2007 1:17AM

Blargh... interesting idea, executed poorly. Disappearing polygons just to switch to the next console? That's not transforming, that's magic.

Rubang B @ Apr 13th 2007 1:21AM

I'd call the Virtual Boy a portable because it doesn't require a TV, but I wouldn't call it a handheld because you need to plug it into the wall and because the controller was external to the actual system. And it wouldn't fit well in either animation. It can't go between the SNES and the N64 and it can't go between the Game Boy and the Game Boy Pocket. That's insane!

If anything somebody should make a whole video with a million Virtual Boys turning into robots and destroying the universe.

Shmil @ Apr 13th 2007 1:32AM

i realize by saying "it's small and portable" makes it a handheld rather than a console, yet i only now realize the wii and gamecube are both small and can be considered portable, i mean hell the gamecube has a friggin handle, anyhoo back to my point, not requiring a tv is what makes more of a handheld

Slaziman @ Apr 13th 2007 1:36AM

In b4 "HA! PROOF THAT WII IS GC 1.5!!!"

Metheos @ Apr 13th 2007 1:48AM

Cool video, and The Virtual Boy also shipped with a battery pack that you could stuff 6 AA batteries into and attach to the back of the controller in place of the power supply. I used to bring it with me on long trips.

Rubang B @ Apr 13th 2007 1:49AM

I've been looking for a Wii for months and got sick of waiting, so I just bought 2 GameCubes and some duct tape. Saved some money too. So I duct taped them together, but now I can't get my remote to sync. Do you think Nintendo troubleshoots this kind of problem?

NoHitHair @ Apr 13th 2007 3:38AM

Rubang B:

Are you using a universal remote or a Wiimote? That might be the problem. Also, remember that the size of the Wii has a lot to do with how it works. Ensure that you've properly compacted the Gamecubes together tightly enough to match the size of a Wii. This may require some stomping.

As for that video, I actually believe that would make a fairly decent commercial. It would greatly appeal to long time gamers and intrigue newcomers.

http://blog.myspace.com/nohithair

ridestowe @ Apr 13th 2007 4:33AM

sorry but that was a really bad animation.

Promoting Blogs @ Apr 13th 2007 5:40AM

Amazing video, here you have a link to this post http://promotingblogs.com/story.php?id=1343
Best regards!

Thomas Henwood @ Apr 13th 2007 6:07AM

Reminds me of the european Xbox 360 ad, where all the games fold into a 360.

Steve @ Apr 13th 2007 6:29AM

What? No duct tape?

Slaziman @ Apr 13th 2007 7:11AM

Someone has to do this but with 2 GameCubes and a roll of duct tape.

Sheppy? Help us out? :(

Kye @ Apr 13th 2007 7:18AM

Nohithair,

Your method is somewhat different to mine in regards to the arrangement of Gamecubes. I took the route of gutting one GC then inserting the components into the other GC. With obligatory duct tape, of course. Tell me, Did you apply tape pre or post stomping?

Eagerly awaiting your reply

Sincerely,

Kye.

p.s. Rubang, a laser pointer duct taped to a universal remote wil suffice for syncing.