Nintendo Selling Black Wii In Japan This Summer

@eviladrian:
I was kinda fond of the wood-panel faceplate. Too bad I have no interest in the 360...

Purple Dave

@XShadowX:
Black is slick, but I am still waiting on my green.

cmonty06

@jamesjohnson01: This coming from the company which has multiple colors of most of their systems (the GameBoys, GBAs, GameCubes, DS, etc)?

I'd say they held back on this seeing how crazily well the original Wii was selling, and are only introducing it now that sales seem to be falling off a little.

firefly

@Sousanator: Off-topic, but is it safe to have a PS3 on it's side? This is the first time I've seen that. Great set-up for air flow though.

I've been waiting for a good reason to buy a wii, and this is it :D

@Merch Wnek:

and it's a day before mine,,,

AlphaCananogram

@jayislost:
it was announced several months ago, the z shoulder buttons have been moved to a position ala Playstation L2 R2 positions, and the analog sticks are further apart

so it's more like a dualshock (which would make Katamari Wii games (if they ever come out) easier to play, cause it's easy to hit your thumbs together on regular classic controller

AlphaCananogram

@Trailnutz: extra classic controller in there if I'm not mistaken.

laencythe

@undefined: Ashcraft is angry that he didn't think of the joke himself.

Lucas Hamel

@Zero_: Whattt? Why was this disenvoweled?

@MudkipNDS! トンズラブラザーズ!: Do you guys that the PS3 shell is a faceplate too?
You can easaly remove and change it.
Really strange that Sony dont seel faceplates for it.

KotakuFreund

Wii: Once you go black...

@Inglix: Darth Vader console?

@ashdown:
there's a wii MH3 bundle.

@MC Double Def DP: Hmmmm.. Kiwiii. I like it.

I need that Classic Controller PRO. BRING IT OVER, PLS.

@Eddie Estevez: Maybe someone stole my name?? MC Double Def P is quite the legend of early-90s-anti-piracy-Hip-Hop-advertisements..., if I do say so myself.

@EvilMetsFan fon Fabre: agreed, and i HAVE a Wii. that black is a sexy black.

frank0127

@eviladrian: The Xbox 360 faceplates didn't really catch on, if I remember. They were... just sitting there.
Same concept with the GBA Micro, but sadly, that never caught on.

MudkipNDS! トンズラブラザーズ!

@Microshock: Well, it's faster than 128-bt, that's for sure.

MudkipNDS! トンズラブラザーズ!

@uchennaokafor: Fanboy no get humour. FAN BOY NO GET IT.

@[www.decalgirl.com]

@dangerism: ..Or a George Forman grill..
...for kids.

@Microshock: Only if it was painted red.

ShimodaNexus

@kazooie: "Let's bake some cookies for the boys!"

@Trailnutz: It worked for Apple.

@eviladrian:

That's beautiful.

@Hey_Blinkon: How about the Atari 2600?

Kayube

Its so beautiful, I hope they come here in the US because if I ever got a Wii, this is what I'd want!

Eviltim

@Atomsk88: I did a search though, and I didn't see any that were this sort of glossy black.

Tiber

@Microshock: Maybe if you rubbed it with cheetah blood?

@Atomsk88: That's what I did, not to difficult if you like taking things apart.

[i39.tinypic.com]
Now it matches!

if this ever comes stateside they better have a way for me to transfer all my virtual console games and wiiare games to be used on the new console

@Microshock: How can it run faster? It's impossible for the Wii to grip a knife.

sleek! i totally wanna see those state side, but the black silicon... ugh...

srx5171

Wow. Gorgeous.

crazyorloco

@BigBossPETE: I think if you contacted customer service they'd make the switch for you. I'm sure if it breaks out of the warranty they assign your account to the new one if you bought one, so I don't see why they would be against doing this.

classic controller pro?!

jayislost

Cool. I don't like the trend towards white electronics. I don't know about the average American's home but my house and the homes of most of my friends and family members have far more black and silver electronics than white. I don't understand why consoles aren't designed to blend into a home entertainment system.

All these consoles should come in black as an option, if not the standard. They should also just be squared off and stackable, like a DVD player, stereo system, surround tuner, VCR, or other common piece of living room tech. If consoles want to talk about how the medium is growing up and maturing, they should start by not releasing hardware that looks like a bright/colorful oddly shaped toy or attention-grabbing space gizmo.

jcb231

Hell, I just spray painted mine lime green like 18 months ago!

would u look at taht on my birthday in japan

Merch Wnek

@vantesaur: They may make more colors, but they're probably only going to be including one in mandatory bundles like Wii Sports Resort…

ATimson

I have to buy another Wii(3rd one) and I think I want a black one. Might as well wait and see if it's hitting over here.

Sweet. Now I have something to match my PS3, PSP, Laptop, and pretty much every piece of electronics I have. lol. Def. a improvement over the white one (I'm a fan of black when it comes to my electronics).

This is just the beginning given the console's age... it's amazing they've held out with just day one stuff for this long. Although I wouldn't ever want black controllers because of the glossy finish.

Outside of Japan, I bet we're not too far off from seeing the hardware packaged with Wii Sports Resort and Motion Plus for the same price.

@Raziel: Nope, I'd buy a black system in a minute. I don't have a Wii but that black system is a sexy beast. Yes, I am that fickle.

Black Wiimote + Black Wii + Black Classic Controller + Monster Hunter 3 bundle confirmed...man I wish I didn't own a Wii yet.

paulrenzo

@Hey_Blinkon: If I knew where you lived, I'm gonna mug you.

kitsuneconundrum

Seeing how my 360 Elite is black and my PS3 is black, my glossy white Wii sticks out as the oddball. If there was a way to transfer all your personal data from Wii to Wii, I would trade mine in for that.

Rule of elecronics: Whatever the default color is, the opposite is twice as sexy.

Wii black....
because once you go black....you never go back. Console wars win confirmed

a black wii motion plus should be included in this black edition but of course that probably won't happen...

@Atomsk88: Yeah, but from my experiences I've found that when they do happen to actually send you one, it's of very low quality and usually strips out by the end of your project.

@Zero_: LoL!! I see what you did there

SansSanity

so did nintendo officially fun out of white wiis and the black stock was the b(l)ackup? i have a sneaking suspicion the other colours are in some vault waiting for the black ones to sell out since they already exist in the Nintendo Stores, the New York one at least.

Looks pretty sexy, but surely everyone on the planet owns a Wii by now.

@MC Double Def DP: I think I've seen you saying that in a forum before...scurry

Eddie Estevez

@Inglix: People might mistake it for a toaster... a pancake toaster.

@Vishus: Depending on who you order from, they'll include the tri-wing screwdriver as well.

So how much longer do I have to wait for that lime green Wii? COME ON!

Nintendo Wiilite!

marcus_ivo

@i.of.the.storm: It already is ridiculously easy to pirate WiiWare, it just involves more than copying a file to the SD card....but not too much more.

Darkest Daze

@like this if you're going to do any modding of Nintendo hardware.

@Microshock: Or jump higher?

@i.of.the.storm:
Yeah :P you guys are right, I forgot about that tied to your Wii, unplayable everywhere else stuff.

tavo31

Reminds me of Dead Space lol. I'll be playing Extraction on this baby.

Man, I've wanted this since Launch. Where's the US's black Wii Nintendo? That or I'm about to do a case mod...

@Inglix:
It will flash red when there is a massive hardware failure.

@BaronVonBlackhardt: Well if you're not one of the 50 million who already think it does, I severely doubt some black paint is gonna change your mind.

Raziel

@eviladrian: They made Halo faceplates... and Gears ones... and Assassins Creed... and Mass Effect. Look them up. I'm sure you can still find them.

Raziel

@uchennaokafor: Whoa, calm down there. He said Sony/Microsoft fanboys attacking the Wii, which is true and constant.

Oh! Black Wiimote!!! HERE I COME!!!!
I'm so glad I've only bought 3 wiimotes, now :D

yeah, I know, until they show off more colors...Hey ,I'm not buying more than 4 wiimotes... That would be SILLY!!... ofcourse it would be silly... WOULD'N IT ???
I mean...
It's not like the next color would be like a "glow in the dark"-one... because...
yeah, that would be silly ofcourse... and I'd buy it :P

rolfke

Big deal...

Well fuck now I'm not buying a Wii until that releases in the US. Was going to get one in two weeks too.

@paulrenzo:

was supposed to be for Inglix

paulrenzo

@mrdietsoda:

My Rig's black with blue LED's on the fans and motherboard and blue cathode lights. Looks cool IMO.

paulrenzo

@mrdietsoda: Yeah sure, exactly why both post lacklustre sales compared to Nintendo's behemoth. The Wii has made a mockery of both in the marketplace and will likely outlast both in the marketplace.

@Inglix: I think black and blue give a much sleeker finish. Black and red just says "I'm an alienware/gamer pc" as the red is not very subtle and ruins the dark, yet calm tone of its black counterpart.

@Trailnutz: And in Denmark it is around $400.

*New discovery unlocked: America is not the equivalent everything*

Cavefish

@

hevensxj

oh you douchebags...how many years did that take..3 years? For a one (1) new color of the wii? What the fuck dude.

s0nlxaftrsh0ck

I never knew the Wii was compatible with the Dualshock 3!

Oh wait...

What, there is a classic controller pro?! That one looks like an improvement over the actual classic controllers...
Also, will they sell black motion plus so it doesn't look ridiculous with one attached?

@Mcrshck:

Shldn't t b lngr thn th prvs wht mdl?

Zero_

@Trailnutz: Yeah, but once you go black you can't go back.

spannu

@kitsuneconundrum: This is too easy, I apologize in advance.

Works the same for presidents. Same thing, just black.

Hey_Blinkon

@tavo31:
Uhm, a little tip, copy protection?

Lozmaster

@Trailnutz: I lol'd.

@tavo31: That won't work, games are tied to your Wii. Otherwise it would be ridiculously easy to pirate WiiWare.

@BigBossPETE: Probably not completely legally, although there might be a hackish way to do it that would be technically illegal. But it might be a good idea to complain to Nintendo about it, although I don't think they would really do anything for you. Why would you buy a console twice, anyway?

@Brian Ashcraft:

Ok!

BeetMkr10

Mmm... snazzy. It does have a nicer, sleek look to it going all noir. Let the trade-ins begin!!

Hmm.. wonder if it's a requirement for consoles to have a white and black version come out before the variants get released, because if I hadn't already gotten one, that lime green (as strange is it would probably look) would've been my choice.

That is one sweet looking Wii.

You gotta admit that the Wii is by far the most gorgeous piece of forniture this generation...

SWEEEEEEEEET I will buy that.

@vantesaur: Man that would be a color clash. A blue wii remote with a white MotionPlus and a black nunchuck attached :)

Want.....Well atleast I can buy the black controllers.

Xaevier

About time! All we need now is for Nintendo to pull their finger out and offer us all those other fantastic coloured consoles which they promised us before launch!

Although Black is a nice alternative to the standard White, I think a Silver console would be the one which finally tempts me into buying a Wii - However, I am personally holding out for a Red one, or any kind of special Limited Edition one (I would love to have a purple / black two-tone coloured console, with some artwork embossed on the sides)

There's no way I'd sell my Wii for a black one, but I'd buy a black controller if they sold it separately. Also, in before people start making jokes about the colors of the Wii. It's gonna be 2006 all over again...

@BigBossPETE: Umm... a little tip: SD card

tavo31

@Str8_Jihadin: And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, "O Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy." And the Lord did grin. And the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths, and carp and anchovies, and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit-bats and large chu...

kitsuneconundrum

OOOOHH, shiny!

moonrad

WANT

9a3eedi

A thousand times better, in my opinion. What god do I need to kill to acquire such treasures?

LOL MEGABUCKS

All I have to say is... IT'S ABOUT FUCKING TIME!!!

@WEGGLES90:
Face plates sucked because it was half-assed. It only covered the front. If you had a white 360 and got a dark color faceplate, it only made your 360 look really tacky. You want your faceplate to make the 360 look cool, but putting it on only makes it look worse.

A real personalization peripheral would be like the Nokia "shells" back in the day.

Fuck I been waiting for this. Now I can sell off my white shitty looking Wii

bluem4gic

i want so Hard....will i buy a secon wii?!?!?! lol

uWaAvenger

@jamesjohnson01: What the hell wrong comment thread.

want

SuprShin

@jamesjohnson01: heh...I got my Wii a year after release, my best friend always said "ha you're dumb, I'd rather wait for a different color, I'd love to have the black one." He still doesnt have a Wii and I think he ever will.Also, wouldnt this handsome devil look finer with a red light instead of blue? Mmmm I smell mod.

@lolgreg: It begins.

@Str8_Jihadin: +1

Very sleek looking. I originally planned on getting one of these, but the original white of the Wii has grown on me more than I could've expected.

@Microshock: I don't see any legs...

Sorry, your marathon is out of the question.

@eviladrian: Ugh, why do I bother?

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@Crimsondramon: There are places that will make vinyl wraps of pretty much anything, I got this funky little number on my DS Lite a few years back.

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Looks like I will wait on selling my 360 till the black wii comes to the states. I want all the old nintendo titles very badly.

Finally! I've been waiting for this for ages, I thought it would never come. I hope it won't be too long before they release it in Europe.

@branny:
Or speed holes.

AXATAX

@Ueziel:
You sir get a +1 for that. I Sit next to my stuff all the time yet I rarely dust it. I'm just too lazy.

For once in my life I'd like to see a brown console. And not normal brown... light brown, like the M&Ms used to be a decade ago.

Hey_Blinkon

@FarukM: They'll almost certainly have a black MotionPlus as well. Japan is getting an all blue Wii Remote with blue MotionPlus, jacket and nunchuk to go with the Wii Sports Resort launch, so it's not like they'll only make white MotionPlus things.

vantesaur

damn! i might finally get a wii when this comes out so i can play me some Monster Hunter 3 and some Tatsunoku Vs. Capcom! it'll sit real nice next to my PS3! woohaa!

reefer23

@Inglix: Do a little search online, and I'm sure you'll find what I'm talking about.

One question: Is it bigger?

deft0k

@MellowJade:
Because when sales are going down, they just need to introduce new colors and bam!, sales are up again.

@kitsuneconundrum: Seriously, what the hell? Since when is a new color of current hardware breaking news worthy of a feature? It's just a black Wii. It's the same thing, just black. I understand liking the new color, but is it really such a big deal?

terebi

Would those controllers work with a PAL Wii?

@branny: Epic.

Damn. That is HOT. I was looking forward to a clear green... with a new Donkey Kong platformer though... like they did with N64. I guess I can always dream, can't I? Ha.

@Zerorush: Too bad that's not the case underneath the plastic.

@Zerorush: Too bad it has down syndrome underneath the plastic.

Sometimes I wish I lived in Japan... Japan gets everything that is awesome.

KingKablamo

Well, if I ever buy another Wii Remote/Nunchaku, I'll definitely be getting one of these black ones - they're looking slick.
Now all they need are some PS1 classics on the VC to match up with that DualSh- oh, wait.

Blah8

Okay, I'm buying all of those controllers.
...
I'm a whore when it comes to black technology for some reason.

@eviladrian: The only custom faceplate I ever owned was given to me as a preorder bonus with Eternal Sonata. Damn pretty, but it clashed with the rest of the console's casing like you wouldn't believe.

@Curse_Lily: Me too. This news just hit me in the face.

Seriously...it took Nintendo 3 years to "investigate" color options?

:/

@Microshock: Sorry, no stripes.

why does Nintendo sell different colors late?

@WEGGLES90: You're right, I never bought a 360 faceplate even though it's precisely the kind of silly crap I usually go for.

I seem to recall the only ones on sale being either random football teams or very cheap-looking plasticky styles.

If they had game-themed faceplates or fancy chrome finishes it might have been a different story, I'm not going to buy a whole new console just because it has Halo 3 written on the side, but I would think about a Halo faceplate.

I wanna buy that new classic controller.
Looks sweet!

@The-Blur:
Tape three together, and you have a PS3.

@MC Double Def DP: I had it all planned out, LIme green Wiimotes, Black Nunchucks, Lime Wii, but my friends would trade our gc/memory card covers.

I would've been so happy.

Then it never happenned...

Saith17

@lolgreg: So sad, but true.
"But she's got a new hat!!"

@eviladrian: If you're rather ballsy, you could order a black case for the Wii online. Problem is, you do all the work of carefully unscrewing the case and gently taking pieces apart.

Modding isn't always easy!

@kitsuneconundrum:
No, but a black Wii looks far better than the asstastically ugly white color they're currently using.

I must admit- Nintendo knows how to boost console sales. I woulda purchased it when the Wii first came out, but now that I have one I don't need another. Though if I tape the 2 together won't I get a next gen console?

@Crimsondramon: theres already aftermarket black cases

B-ryon

@Str8_Jihadin: I'll second that thought

@Trygle12 is FREE!... and waiting for Disgaea 2: Every since my first 360 redringed, I've taken to keeping a swiffer next to my TV and dusting off the set and the systems before and after any play period. I'd rather it not happen again.

@mrdietsoda:
Zing!

look! black! and thus the world rejoiced....honestly, are you guys all idiots?

kitsuneconundrum

Ugh. I hope there's a way to transfer my purchased games to this one. My white one looks really out of place compared to everything else.

Where is black balance board, black zapper, black wii wheel, black vitality sensor? Fail.

Gam3r

Dust won't be so noticable on this model.

...

I should start dusting all my consoles actually. >_>

Dreamcast and PSone have noticable dust as well!

Instant billion more in sales.

@Inglix:

No, you see it's black and blue 'cause it keeps getting beaten up by Sony and Microsoft fanboys.

Omg omg omg! Dude, they need this in America, RIGHT NOW. I want this! The Wii has never looked so damn good. It actually looks like a next-gen console. :P

Finally? Hopefully I can replace my current Wii's casing to black somehow. Or you know...just paint over it o_O

Now that I think of it, won't motion plus be white in a sort of transparent jacket? If that's the case, the black controller will look kind of weird with that thing at the bottom...

FarukM

Sure Microsoft is bringing out Natal... but watch Nintendo rake in the cash flow with a simple colour change.

lolgreg

Hoo boy, NOW we're talking. DO WANT.

@eviladrian: They have faceplates for the Xbox 360, but... they didn't catch on.
Same with the GBA Micro.

Bastard! I only just succumbed to buying a Wii (Boom Blox is great) and now a black one looks set to turn up. So annoying having all black units and a bloody white one screaming back at me. These things count!

adgeman

Damn that's some sexy looking hardware.

It would look a lot better with a red lit drive instead of blue.

Inglix

@BeetMkr10: This is a work in progress!

scumbags.... that was the color i always wanted.

can i transfer over my DLC?? if not?--- NO DICE.

BigBossPETE

It's the same color as my avatar's Spaceball Helmet!

Szin

you bastards

One word: Sexy!

FarukM

I remember wanting a lime green Wii very badly for the sole purpose of having it clash with everything in my room.

$260? Black Tax?

August 1st? Isn't that Monster Hunter 3's release date? If so, Nintendo is going to sell an awful lot of Wii's that day.

ashdown

Sweet sexy Beast

XShadowX

At least now it'll warrant it's price tag?

BaronVonBlackhardt

Any mention of a U.S. date?

p.s. I think you made a typo, Ashcraft. Don't you mean Wii accessories?

BeetMkr10

Wll t b bl t rn fstr?

Remember those Nokia phones where you could change the plastic shell for whatever colour you wanted? That should become the standard for everything.

HOT DIGGITY DAMN!

First a black president and now a black wii. The times they are a changin'.

@Trailnutz: I think the internal clock is a little delayed too. It's running on B.P.T.

@Lucas Hamel: And because he's white and can't make jokes like that like some of the people on here can.

I already have a white one though :(

zachncheeze