For the last month or so, TikTok user Tyler Atkin (@ttptng ) has been taking off parts of his car—like the steering wheel—and replacing them with Nintendo Wii accessories. Please do not try this at home.
Driving a 1995 Mazda MX-5 Miata—now renamed the Wiiata—Atkin first replaced the car’s factory standard steering wheel with the Wii’s tiny plastic Mario Kart accessory (complete with Wii Remote tucked inside it):
Next, he replaced the gearstick with a Wii nunchuk controller:
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MX-5 floormats? What is this, a car show? Get that shit out of there, and replace the front floor coverings with Wii Fit yoga mats:
With all that stuff in place the Mazda handbrake grip was looking decidedly out of place, so it had to be replaced, this time with a comically large Wii Sports baseball bat accessory:
All of which is pointless if you can’t actually play a Nintendo Wii while in the Miiata, so yeah, he then removed the car’s stereo and slid in a whole console to replace it, adding a small screen to the dash in the process:
All that was left now was to take the car out on the road, something that technically worked, as you can see in this video:
I mean, yes, it drives. And the gearstick and handbrake replacements are purely cosmetic choices, so whatever. But trying to turn the car with a wheel that small does not look like a fun (or safe) time! And surely getting out of a tight parking spot will look something like this ?
The answer to that and any other concerned questions about safety and suitability are: who cares, these aren’t permanent additions, they’re a joke made for the internet, one we have all enjoyed.
If you liked Tyler’s videos, this Wii stuff was just part of his Mazda build tinkering , which also includes...replacing the Wii wheel with the Forza Horizon disc.