Back when the Nintendo Wii launched in 2006, the company showed possible console colors: White, red, silver, lime green and black. White was the launch colour, and that’s all customers have had. Until now.
Today, Nintendo announced that it will be launching a black-coloured Wii in Japan on August 1 for ¥25,000 ($A324). Besides the console, Nintendo will be selling black DS peripherals as well. They are priced as follows:
• Black Wii Remote ¥3,800 ($A49)
• Black Nunchaku ¥1,800 ($A23)
• Black Classic Controller Pro ¥2,000 ($A26)
The white coloured Wii went on sale on December 2 in Japan when the platform initially launched.
Alex Webb
Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 6:34 PMSales of the Wii are going to skyrocket in inner Melbourne suburbs now … we would have bought one earlier, but now it matches our jeans. And our tshirts … and our lens-less glasses …
Craig
Friday, June 5, 2009 at 2:58 AMAbout f***ing time!
Jay
Friday, June 5, 2009 at 1:20 PMI don’t know, but are these price higher because of it’s colour?
Why is everything released in Japan first. Do they think it won’t be successful or something elsewhere. It’s a freaking colour not a new console???
Doesn’t cost anymore to manufacture. IDIOTS
Yoshi
Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 7:00 AMThey do it because Japan is where Nintendo headquarters is. Not so much a financial thing, but a traditional thing.
guest??
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 9:35 PMbut nintendo arnt the only ones who do that, alot of things ONLY get released in japan and never make it anywhere else.
susm
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 8:24 PMIts released in japan coz is manufactured there you idiots