Online multiplayer for Wii ... the consoles, with many playing a few games of Splatoon for old-time's sake. Over on the Nintendo 3D, fans have been saying goodbye to Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

or that it was a new piece of hardware for the Wii. Neither was true. The tablet was, indeed, just a tablet — and Nintendo intended to pair it with its own, upgraded console called the Wii U.

Legendary sudomod forum user [banjokazooie] has once again demonstrated their prowess in Wii U console modification — this time by transforming it into a powerhouse portable computer!