Wii colored controllers and nunchucks finally coming?
by Kevin Kelly 
{ Apr 5th 2007 at 6:25PM }
Remember back before the Wii launched, and they kept touting that the console and the peripherals would be available in all sorts of different colors? Well, that rainbow never landed, and we've been a captive of White since then. However, that might be changing very soon.Go Nintendo reports that a retailer list they've seen announces the upcoming different colors for Wiimotes and nunchucks, and that they will be made available on June 29th in Europe. No mention of dates for U.S. or other territories.
Colored consoles will undoubtedly be coming around the same time, or soon after. There are only colors on the list: Silver, Blue, and Pearl Pink -- which leaves it up to you to color coordinate the best possible setup.
We'd still like to see these in jet black, like they showed off in the glass "concept" case at last year's E3. There have been skins from several third parties for both the console and the controllers, as well as an official color change to the Nintendo DS lite, although that also took awhile to get to American shores.
So, enjoy it while you can, Europe. You and your fancy colors will be the talk of the town ... for now.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
samfish @ Apr 5th 2007 6:33PM
So...you're saying that Whitey is keepin' ya down?
I'll probably end up buying one of the blue controllers.
...I have a thing for blue.
Rubang B @ Apr 5th 2007 6:47PM
Too bad I already have 4 remotes and 4 nunchucks. I couldn't wait this long and needed my 4 player nunchuck action via Red Steel, Monkey Ball, and Rayman back in November. If they release a pearl pink classic controller though, that's a different story.
ShortFuse @ Apr 5th 2007 6:54PM
No news of black wiimotes because, rumor has it, the black ones are bigger.
but enough kidding aside, I've imported an emerald green gamecube controller and if black wiimote come out outside of the us, i'll import that too.
Lewis @ Apr 5th 2007 7:19PM
it's beocme mor eof an icon to have A white Wii and a white wii remote. It should stay as the only color.
Mr Khan @ Apr 5th 2007 7:23PM
What the hell is up with Nintendo announcing all this stuff for Europe, but leaving North America in the dark
Didn't they get the memo from Sony?
Colin @ Apr 5th 2007 7:36PM
I thought we aren't allowed to use the word "colored" anymore. Too many people get offended.
syco @ Apr 5th 2007 7:35PM
Oh good. Though I am still stuck only getting three, because blue and silver is all well and good, but there's no way I'm getting a pink wiimote. Why not a black one? Or red for that matter. Forest Green would be absolutely awesome, but I won't hold my breath for that one...
Tom @ Apr 5th 2007 10:20PM
I want a green Wiimote and a red Nunchuck!
Rubang B @ Apr 5th 2007 7:39PM
I couldn't even wait for a pink remote, so I got one of those pink sleeves. Shit is HOT.
Rubang B @ Apr 5th 2007 7:44PM
But it's not pronounced "colored." You don't call them "colored greens."
Grog @ Apr 5th 2007 8:55PM
Err... did you mean "collared greens"?
Colin @ Apr 5th 2007 9:01PM
no, here in the dirty south it sounds more like "cullard-greens" no pause in between the words
Matthew @ Apr 5th 2007 9:29PM
I only have 3 Wiimotes. Now I can't get another one until the blue one is released. I also have a thing for blue. It will be my special 1-player controller and I will love it forever and kill anyone else who touches it.
Steve @ Apr 5th 2007 9:38PM
3. ShortFuse
Your post may have been blatantly racist but I got a chuckle out of it :)
Volcan @ Apr 5th 2007 10:39PM
@Mathhew
You're like my cousin. You drop his blue N64 controller one time and he never lets it go.
Rubang B @ Apr 5th 2007 10:53PM
@Grog, I spelled it wrong on purpose for the pronunciation. I guess the joke doesn't work in spelling.
Rubang B @ Apr 5th 2007 11:00PM
Wait, replace the word "spelling" with "text" so I don't look crazy.
Obi-Habby @ Apr 6th 2007 12:42AM
Man that gives me flashbacks of the special gold edition toys 'r us N64. My buddy wouldn't let anyone use his gold controller, and then he would bring it to other peoples houses and refuse to use any of their stuff.
Here is to hoping for a gold Wiimote packaged with Twilight Princess for $80 with "more realistic waggle fishing."(I really am a Wii-fan I swear, but I had to say that its too easy to hate on my favorite next-gen console.)
Cuja @ Apr 6th 2007 1:02AM
It comes in your choice of flavor, but has no games you can favor.
Phazon @ Apr 6th 2007 6:20AM
I would like a blue one, though I think bringing out different colours some how kinda staples the console as one for kids.
Meowzers @ Apr 7th 2007 12:12AM
Freaking pink. I hate that crappy stereotypical girly fucking color. I want purple and dark red, dammit. Gimme some real colors! Or a mixture and do Rainbow. *giggles*
mo @ Apr 8th 2007 6:25AM
GOD THE WII IS SO CHILDISH AND THESE COLERS PROVE IT OMG
THE PS3 IS SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH BETTER
this was the only post i found with no flaming, and we cant have that
ps
im lieing the wii rocks
Mad @ Apr 9th 2007 7:28AM
I think Nintendo will announce the black Wii when Mario and Metroid are due to be released, there focusing on non hardcore gamers at the moment due to their current weak game releases thus far.
Mr Khan @ Apr 9th 2007 11:56AM
@ Mad
That's the reason why i think they delayed Mario and Metroid like they did, the console is selling well based off a pack-in and a GC port, why not wait and put out the heavy hitters for when sales begin to lag? (or to compete with the other heavy hitters of Q3/4, Halo 3, Fable 2, MGS4...)