{"id":126665,"date":"2022-07-18T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-134622"},"modified":"2022-07-18T14:45:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T14:45:00","slug":"random-want-to-drive-your-car-using-the-wii-wheel-this-fan-can-do-just-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/18\/random-want-to-drive-your-car-using-the-wii-wheel-this-fan-can-do-just-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Want To Drive Your Car Using The Wii Wheel? This Fan Can Do Just That"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/097a4cab15dfd\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/097a4cab15dfd\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/097a4cab15dfd\/mario-kart-wii-wheel.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Mario Kart Wii Wheel\"><\/figure>\n<p>In the hundreds of hours you spent playing Mario Kart Wii with the Wii Wheel, did you ever once dream of driving your own vehicle in real life with that same peripheral? Well, one fan has made this a reality, and gone one step further, by \u2018Wii-ifying\u2019 his car.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/gonintendo.com\/contents\/6521-a-nintendo-fan-is-slowly-giving-their-car-a-wii-makeover\">Go Nintendo<\/a> has shared the work of TikTok star <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ttptng\">@ttptng<\/a> \u2013 Tyler Atkin. Tyler is attempting to revamp his car by using Wii peripherals. That means the steering wheel is \u2013 obviously \u2013 the Wii Wheel. But he hasn\u2019t stopped there, as Tyler has installed a fully-functioning Wii into his dash, has replaced the top of the shifter with a nunchuck, and has even changed part of the handbrake!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ttptng\/video\/7120659257778900230?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7121632537117541893 @ 2022-07-19T02:01:05+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ttptng\/video\/7120659257778900230\" data-video-id=\"7120659257778900230\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@ttptng\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ttptng?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@ttptng<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>ALMOST THERE! <a title=\"wiiata\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/wiiata\" rel=\"noopener\">#wiiata<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"foryou\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryou\" rel=\"noopener\">#foryou<\/a> <a title=\"foryoupage\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryoupage\" rel=\"noopener\">#foryoupage<\/a> <a title=\"miata\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/miata\" rel=\"noopener\">#miata<\/a> <a title=\"miat\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/miat\" rel=\"noopener\">#miat<\/a> <a title=\"yata\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/yata\" rel=\"noopener\">#yata<\/a> <a title=\"viral\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/viral\" rel=\"noopener\">#viral<\/a> <a title=\"gaming\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/gaming\" rel=\"noopener\">#gaming<\/a> <a title=\"games\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/games\" rel=\"noopener\">#games<\/a> <a title=\"nintendo\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/nintendo\" rel=\"noopener\">#nintendo<\/a> <a title=\"nintendoswitch\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/nintendoswitch\" rel=\"noopener\">#nintendoswitch<\/a> <a title=\"xbox\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/xbox\" rel=\"noopener\">#xbox<\/a> <a title=\"playstation\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/playstation\" rel=\"noopener\">#playstation<\/a> <a title=\"ps3\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ps3\" rel=\"noopener\">#ps3<\/a> <a title=\"ps4\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ps4\" rel=\"noopener\">#ps4<\/a> <a title=\"ps5\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ps5\" rel=\"noopener\">#ps5<\/a> <a title=\"nostalgia\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/nostalgia\" rel=\"noopener\">#nostalgia<\/a> <a title=\"mario\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mario\" rel=\"noopener\">#mario<\/a> <a title=\"mariokart\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mariokart\" rel=\"noopener\">#mariokart<\/a> <a title=\"4u\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/4u\" rel=\"noopener\">#4u<\/a> <a title=\"foru\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foru\" rel=\"noopener\">#foru<\/a> <a title=\"4you\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/4you\" rel=\"noopener\">#4you<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Big City Life - Luude &amp; Mattafix\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Big-City-Life-7103986252549982210?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Big City Life &#8211; Luude &amp; Mattafix<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Playfully named the Wiiata, this Tyler has shown how the vehicle still works with all of these modifications over on his TikTok. And there\u2019s not a banana peel in sight!<\/p>\n<p>But we have a question: what happens if you remove the Wii Remote? Is it vital for the car\u2019s performance? Would it even work?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ttptng\/video\/7119942173453241606?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7121632537117541893 @ 2022-07-18T20:38:56+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ttptng\/video\/7119942173453241606\" data-video-id=\"7119942173453241606\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@ttptng\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ttptng?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@ttptng<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Yeah so imagine we made the Wiiata work like this\ud83e\udd2f <a title=\"iwish\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/iwish\" rel=\"noopener\">#iwish<\/a> <a title=\"wiiata\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/wiiata\" rel=\"noopener\">#wiiata<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"foryou\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryou\" rel=\"noopener\">#foryou<\/a> <a title=\"foryoupage\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryoupage\" rel=\"noopener\">#foryoupage<\/a> <a title=\"trending\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/trending\" rel=\"noopener\">#trending<\/a> <a title=\"miata\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/miata\" rel=\"noopener\">#miata<\/a> <a title=\"yata\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/yata\" rel=\"noopener\">#yata<\/a> <a title=\"miat\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/miat\" rel=\"noopener\">#miat<\/a> <a title=\"cartok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cartok\" rel=\"noopener\">#cartok<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c BILLIE EILISH. - Armani White\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/BILLIE-EILISH-7096439256658233345?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c BILLIE EILISH. &#8211; Armani White<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Someone should modify a tiny little Mini Cooper next with this. We\u2019re not sure we\u2019d chance driving around London in it, but it looks like a whole lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler is still finishing up work on the car, and we can\u2019t wait to see what else he ends up doing with it! Any room for the Wii Zapper in there, perhaps? And how would the Balance Board work with it?<\/p>\n<p>If you want to track Tyler\u2019s work on the project, go follow him on <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ttptng\">TikTok<\/a> right now! And maybe we&#8217;ll see more Wii peripherals join in the fun. Or even some other Nintendo console accessories?<\/p>\n<p><em>Let us know what you think of Tyler\u2019s Wiiata in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the hundreds of hours you spent playing Mario Kart Wii with the Wii Wheel, did you ever once dream of driving your own vehicle in real life with that same peripheral? Well, one fan has made this a reality, and gone one step further, by \u2018Wii-ifying\u2019 his car. Go Nintendo has shared the work [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126665\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}