Interested and would like to know more? The first dev kits should be available sometime in 2025[2]. Development updates will be given in this account[3].

[1]: not a png in bluesky.
[2]: it's happening, probably (started a week ago).
[3]: frequency of the updates is not guaranteed (life happens).

You could program each of the 3 chips (the vii98 processor, the viiju GPU, and the voiz APU) directly in assembly, but we've got you covered with a high-level language.

Viinyl is a class-based OOPL modelled after Smalltalk with some modern niceties like delimited continuations. Here's a peek:

Rather than cartridges or discs, Vii uses NFC-enabled 85x54mm cards which hold all the game data (up to 8Mbit). Once you load the game in the console by inserting it in the back pocket you can simply tap the card to load the game and start playing.

This png[1] is a game card for the emulator, btw!

Here are some very early stages captures of our prototype. The Vii has a very cozy form-factor, measuring tiny 8x8x1.5cm (ears included!), which sits just right in the palm of your hand.

But you still get a 480x480px IPS screen with a beefy 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, and a capable GPU! (yes, that)