Nintendo just announced that you'll finally be able to get a new color for your Wii ... mote. Black. This holiday season the company will be making a black Wiimote bundle available with the Wiimote and Wii MotionPlus, including a black Wii jacket, which is very slimming. However, you'll have to buy your black Nunchuk as a standalone, also available Holiday 2009.
According to the presser, "The Black bundle is the first new color for the Wii Remote and Wii MotionPlus," so let's hope this means a rainbow of colors coming down the pipeline next year. Right now this has nothing to go with, especially since the Wii won't be available in black over here, only in Japan. No mention of new console colors, nor of the blue Wiimote, seen recently at the World Hobby Fair. Will this be a case of having to chase down colors and accessories in different regions?
Nintendo is also bringing new DSi colors to North America, in the form of pink and white, available starting September 13. So we'll now have black, blue, white, and pink DSi ... why no funky colors like Japan? They get all the cool stuff.
Reader Comments (72)
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:14AM KeenCommander said
That's not the best shade of pink, at all, at least in my opinion. Though I suppose it'll look different in person. The DS Lite colors were much better, though I suppose it doesn't matter to me since if I got a replacement for my electric blue phat...it would be a DS Lite.
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Posted: Sep 1st 2009 2:21AM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
It's Kotaku Pink.
Be nice if we got the Enamel Navy and Kotaku Green ones here, too.
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Be nice if we got the Enamel Navy and Kotaku Green ones here, too.
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:21AM (Unverified) said
Yeah, that too.
Honestly though, they look pretty awesome. I might get one.
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Honestly though, they look pretty awesome. I might get one.
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:36AM KeenCommander said
Black is, if anything, Goth not emo. But yeah, silly stereotyping is silly.
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Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:17AM (Unverified) said
I want the kingdom hearts DSi, or even better a World Ends With You DSi so I don't have to buy the WEWY DS Lite for $230.
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Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:22AM blahblah55 said
It took them 3 years to slow down on Wiimote sales, I suppose.
They were waiting, is all.
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They were waiting, is all.
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:23AM MarkezJM said
You'd have to hate everything and have crappy opinions that aren't very defensible about everything to come off that way, so no worries on your end, Sly.
Black controllers but no black console is remarkably ridiculous however. Just asinine. It's easy money for N, so I don't get why they don't do it.
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Black controllers but no black console is remarkably ridiculous however. Just asinine. It's easy money for N, so I don't get why they don't do it.
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:20AM (Unverified) said
soooo awesome! i'll definitely pick up one of these ( and a nunchuck).
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Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:25AM FernandoRocker said
The Sanyo Eneloop is the only one licensed by Nintendo... is a conductive charger, but I think is Japan only, I'm not sure:
http://www.ubergizmo.com/photos/2008/7/eneloop-wii.jpg
But Energizer just released a licensed conductive charger too.
http://gearmedia.ign.com/gear/image/article/977/977418/energizer-induction-charger-for-wii-preview-20090428002937240-000.jpg
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http://www.ubergizmo.com/photos/2008/7/eneloop-wii.jpg
But Energizer just released a licensed conductive charger too.
http://gearmedia.ign.com/gear/image/article/977/977418/energizer-induction-charger-for-wii-preview-20090428002937240-000.jpg
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:26AM FernandoRocker said
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 1:02AM FernandoRocker said
Yeah:
"The Energizer 2x Induction Charge Station includes a charging station, 2 rechargeable battery packs, 2 covers and 1 UL-approved AC power cord. You can charge the Wii Remotes with or without the silicone sleeve."
Plus, it's on sale.
http://www.amazon.com/Wii-Energizer-Induction-Charge-Station-Nintendo/dp/B001VIF5GO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1251781225&sr=8-1
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"The Energizer 2x Induction Charge Station includes a charging station, 2 rechargeable battery packs, 2 covers and 1 UL-approved AC power cord. You can charge the Wii Remotes with or without the silicone sleeve."
Plus, it's on sale.
http://www.amazon.com/Wii-Energizer-Induction-Charge-Station-Nintendo/dp/B001VIF5GO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1251781225&sr=8-1
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:21AM MarkezJM said
I'm not the type to buy some new color console/controller when I already own one, but these are pretty cool. If I didn't already own a Wii and enough controllers I would buy the black ones, they look pretty neat. Would've preferred a elite/black 360 but too late :P Were they to offer a slim white PS3 at this point I'd likely pick that one, solely for the sake of continuity.
That's an odd shade of pink/magenta or whatever it is, though...
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That's an odd shade of pink/magenta or whatever it is, though...
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 3:41AM sonicspike41 said
It's like they're giving you one black shoe lace and black socks, expecting you to buy the other lace from them separately. All this while knowing you only own a pair of white shoes that don't match the black laces they are selling you!
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Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:29AM MarkezJM said
Yes, I threw this link up recently, but here it is again - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GrdgPzi3-Q
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Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:31AM OMGITSJAD said
The Black Wiimote looks awesome. Although I think I might just settle for the black nunchuck because for some reason my current nunchuk's connector wire has decided to turn blue on me.(/impulse buy both)
Also...was the baby blue not girly enough, Nintendo? Where's the NA version of Japan's red DSi. I must have it so my red handheld cycle can continue!(Groudon GBASP -> Hot Rod Red DS Phat -> ...)
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Also...was the baby blue not girly enough, Nintendo? Where's the NA version of Japan's red DSi. I must have it so my red handheld cycle can continue!(Groudon GBASP -> Hot Rod Red DS Phat -> ...)
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:42AM FernandoRocker said
Wow, you are right, I just noticed that... good eye.
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Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:36AM LuTon James said
I'm a sucker for cool controllers and consoles in colours that I'm not use to seeing them in. The black wii and wii mote are sexy.
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Posted: Sep 1st 2009 12:57AM FernandoRocker said
I also like the Cobalt (and red) DSi too, because it has a metallic finish, very unique:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFl-Xgeunno&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbuyadsi%2Ecom%2Funboxing%2Djapanese%2Dmetallic%2Dblue%2Ddsi%2F&feature=player_embedded#t=2m55s
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFl-Xgeunno&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbuyadsi%2Ecom%2Funboxing%2Djapanese%2Dmetallic%2Dblue%2Ddsi%2F&feature=player_embedded#t=2m55s
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