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Someone has the console and controllers from one of these Starlight Fun Centers listed on eBay! Very rare opportunity to own a rare version of the Wii console. Starlight children's foundation fun center WII by Nintendo https://www.ebay.com/itm/363585014187?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 item # 363585014187

I am really hoping that the unit can be disassembled into smaller pieces. For the most part, it looks like a lower base with wheels, center pipe, middle cage for the console, and the top metal cage that holds a TV.

Glass panel off. And final repair done. I also found a PDF of instructions for using this system. Wii_Starlight_Gaming_station_Operations_Manual.pdf

I dug in a little further. I unbolted the back panel and then removed the other lock. Inside you can see the back of the DVD player sending composite video to the TV. The Wii itself has a component cable going to the TV. The Wii has a green plastic panel that blocks where a CD drive would normally go. This console should have a hard drive inside which holds the games locally. It has a bluetooth wired connection and the colored cables go to the two controllers. A Wii lan adapter connects to the external RJ45 port on the kiosk. The main problem I saw with this was the protective glass in front of the TV was starting to fall down. I unbolted the metal frame around the TV, replaced the double-back tape for the glass, and also added some Gorilla tape around the outside for some extra hold. It should be better than new now.

I started working on opening this up. I wanted to see if I could get into the main compartment where the console is. On one side there is a single DIN DVD player like what you might install in a RV that would have a separate LCD television. I could reach in there front the front with a long socket extension and removed the lock from the inside. Once the back security door was open, someone is able to change out the DVD discs that can be stashed on that round plastic peg. There isn't much else to see in the back once that door is open. On the bottom I noticed two external ports. One for network and the other is USB. I wonder if Starlight could update and install games using the USB port.

I plan to open it up and do some minor repairs and cleanup. I can post more pictures as I go along.

Hospitals usually treat them like old computer equipment. They have a company that regularly picks up and recycles computers just take these kiosks to dispose of them. Because of this, it is likely that 95% of them just get pulled apart and the components recycled. I saw a Nintendo Wii U kiosk at a hospital a couple years ago. I did not take note of what brand it was. Like someone else said, there is also a new Switch kiosk announced but I don't think that unit has been delivered yet.

Hey, I'm new to the forum and just thought I would share the largest item in my collection. I think it is pretty rare as I can hardly find any info on it online. It is an old Kiosk originally made to be sold to Children's hospitals around the country. Has anyone seen these in Canada? The one I have has a few cosmetic blemishes but it still works. It has a Wii locked inside with a hard drive that has some games pre-loaded. There is no standard menu screen like you've seen on a home Wii console. These were also made with a single DIN DVD player on the right side. You would normally have a few discs that can be reached through the hole in the front. You can insert movies into the player but can not get the DVD out of the unit. Controllers are attached to the kiosk similar to how game store demo units were done. It looks like this one was released in 2007 as a couple of the sports games are titled for 2008.