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 1:05AM Vladeon said
"The Black bundle is the first new color for the Wii Remote..."
Black's not a color.
that's right, I had to be _that_ guy.
but honestly, it's about damn time they came out with other colors. I mean the 360's had different colors for their controllers for ages, and computers have had different colors since the internet stone-age.
Maybe now they'll slap a $50 video card in the thing so that my wii-person (wiivatar?) will stop looking like Bald Bull from Mike tyson's Punch Out.
(link to picture http://www.walyou.com/img/Nintendo-characters-games-art-mike-tyson-bald-bull.jpg )
Black's not a color.
that's right, I had to be _that_ guy.
but honestly, it's about damn time they came out with other colors. I mean the 360's had different colors for their controllers for ages, and computers have had different colors since the internet stone-age.
Maybe now they'll slap a $50 video card in the thing so that my wii-person (wiivatar?) will stop looking like Bald Bull from Mike tyson's Punch Out.
(link to picture http://www.walyou.com/img/Nintendo-characters-games-art-mike-tyson-bald-bull.jpg )
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 1:21AM (Unverified) said
I guess since the Nunchuck and Wiimote are so small they made it bye border control and the "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" ogre.
Nintendo read this: I still do not own a Wii but, I DO want one! All my systems are black and white looks nice on the outside of my house. You have now officially given me a reason to buy a controller and stare at it along with the wii titles on my shelf, waiting for a BLACK SYSTEM TO PLAY THEM ON!
PASS THE GREY POUPON ALREADY!!!
Nintendo read this: I still do not own a Wii but, I DO want one! All my systems are black and white looks nice on the outside of my house. You have now officially given me a reason to buy a controller and stare at it along with the wii titles on my shelf, waiting for a BLACK SYSTEM TO PLAY THEM ON!
PASS THE GREY POUPON ALREADY!!!
Posted: Sep 4th 2009 9:53PM rogue05 said
What?! no black wii system? just controllers? Hopefully this will mean we will eventually get the black wii just not this year.
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 3:16AM Vidikron said
I like the black Wii gear, but WTF is up with the DSi color selections? White... it's boring and should have been there at launch, but better late then never. But pink? Fuck off with that. How about red or dark blue like over in Japan? Why are we stuck with black, white, and then two shitty colors?
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 4:41AM MrKlorox said
Hey Nintendo... remember what colors looked like back in 1996? They should still look like that today.
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 5:10AM (Unverified) said
Of course, you can already buy the said acessories without waiting for the US launch
Wii Remote Black - http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-buyj-71-10u-49-en-84-j-70-3fe1.html
Wii Nunchuk Black - http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-buyj-71-10u-49-en-84-j-70-3fe2.html
Wii Classic Controller Pro Black - http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-buyj-71-10u-49-en-84-j-70-3fe3.html
Also, you get a 20% discount right now if you pay with a VISA card. Sounds like a deal...
Wii Remote Black - http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-buyj-71-10u-49-en-84-j-70-3fe1.html
Wii Nunchuk Black - http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-buyj-71-10u-49-en-84-j-70-3fe2.html
Wii Classic Controller Pro Black - http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-buyj-71-10u-49-en-84-j-70-3fe3.html
Also, you get a 20% discount right now if you pay with a VISA card. Sounds like a deal...
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 5:30AM (Unverified) said
I already have a Black Wii...mote
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 7:55AM SitriStahl said
but then you have fingerprints, i learned that from my black DS lite, and my RB2 guitar
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 8:11AM Mr Khan said
Probably means that the black Wii itself is imminent, they're just waiting for a more appropriate venue to announce it (October Media Summit!)
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 8:24AM (Unverified) said
I personally prefer white Wii to black...
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 9:02AM Guibs said
Black... that's nice... but where is the price drop?
My wife and I are considering getting a Wii for our oldest son for chistmas this year, but knowing you can get a much better console, with the Xbox 360 of PS3 Slim for 20$ more makes me sick.
Where is the Wii 50$ to 100$ price drop ? I guess, it won't happen until next year when the numbers for this holiday comes up and they loose ground to the other consoles...
My wife and I are considering getting a Wii for our oldest son for chistmas this year, but knowing you can get a much better console, with the Xbox 360 of PS3 Slim for 20$ more makes me sick.
Where is the Wii 50$ to 100$ price drop ? I guess, it won't happen until next year when the numbers for this holiday comes up and they loose ground to the other consoles...
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 9:04AM JRMG said
Why does this black Wiimote still have a condom? Does that mean that the motion plus is still not integrated to the rest of the wiimote?
What a way to push their trash on to the consumers. Getting rid of their old wiimotes by repainting it.
What a way to push their trash on to the consumers. Getting rid of their old wiimotes by repainting it.
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 10:11AM captplut9465 said
I was impatient and imported the Black Wiimote. Don't need the nunchuk since I use the wireless Kama. The remote is very nice and sleek and the black condom looks good on it. The top half is shiny and the bottom part is matte.
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 10:20AM JoshMilewski said
Honestly, I was going to get a black DSi, then I was going to hold out for a potential Zelda DSi bundle, but the white.... just looks so 'right', like that's how the system is supposed to be.
I don't know, maybe I'll wait a little longer for a Zelda announcement.
I don't know, maybe I'll wait a little longer for a Zelda announcement.
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 11:21AM (Unverified) said
Hey, how about bringing over something useful like the Classic Controller Pro?
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 4:55PM Special Agent Steve said
Too bad I have a white Wii. I want a black Wii, I want a black Wii!!!
Ah, shit, sexual reference...
Ah, shit, sexual reference...
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 5:42PM frozenaccess said
I agree where is Green,Yellow,Orange,purple God NOA don't become Sony they gave us ugly colors.. XXXXX Oh yeah 3.00 update was hit as usual lame...
Posted: Sep 1st 2009 7:39PM (Unverified) said
I like that shade of pink more than my current pink DS Lite shade, but I wont be buying a DSi when I have a lite anyways already.
Posted: Sep 6th 2009 11:47PM Garst said
I doubt I'll buy any new remotes unless Nintendo makes them with Motion-plus so the buttons remain close to the bottom so you can still use it for VC games without have to remove the attachment.
Posted: Oct 10th 2009 1:37AM (Unverified) said
come to the dark side, cuz we have wiimotes





