When I checked the system details in Mac OS 9.2, I discovered that the Wii console only has 52 MB of RAM available, which falls just short of the memory requirements required to operate Mac OS 9.2 or its successor, Mac OS X Cheetah, efficiently. Dandumont demonstrated the system’s sluggishness by launching a web browser, a music player, and a game. Even Doom, a game known for its ability to operate on a broad range of devices, was unable to get more than a single frame per second before collapsing. To summarise, Mac OS 9.2 on a Wii cannot run Doom and is unsuitable for gaming in general.
This isn’t the first time Nintendo and Apple have been linked in the same sentence. Classic Nintendo controllers designed for Nintendo Switch Online may now be used on current Apple devices through Bluetooth or USB-C connections thanks to recent upgrades to iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers. Despite the fact that Dandumont’s hacking revealed how the Wii’s hardware compared to an earlier Mac OS edition, the notion that Apple and Nintendo may be linked in many ways is both bizarre and interesting.
