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Black Wii, holiday demand lead to big sales boost in Europe

November 23rd, 2009 at 12:00pm Under Wii / Nintendo

The black Wii system, originally released concurrently with Monster Hunter Tri in Japan, is now in stores across Europe. And Nintendo is doing its best to keep it there, despite increased demand. According to MCV, demand for the console has risen 60% in the last week, and distributor Nindie.com is working “round the clock” to keep shipments going briskly.

“Of course it would be wrong to attribute all of this to Black Wii as we’re all starting to see a natural peak season uplift on all hardware,” senior Nintendo product manager Rob Lowe said. But Wii sales have apparently doubled following the release of the smart-looking black system. And, Lowe reminds buyers, “It is a limited edition version of the console so currently we only have plans for it to be available in 2009.” That should have some effect on demand as well.

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PAL PSA: Black Wii bundle now available for pre-order, discounted in UK

October 27th, 2009 at 01:02pm Under Wii / Nintendo

We’ve got some welcome news for European readers who somehow don’t already own a Wii — or for those of you who already have one, but just can’t resist the temptation of the new black model. Amazon.uk has opened pre-orders for the new Wii Sports Resort bundle, which includes a Wiimote, a Nunchuk and a MotionPlus all dressed in black, along with both Wii Sports games. The bundle will ship on November 6 and is available on additional Amazon branches, as well; though the release dates for other European territories is November 20.

The UK pre-order price is even discounted a bit to £164.99 (roughly $270) — the same bundle in boring old white normally retails for £179.99. (The black and white bundles are priced the same, at €209.99, elsewhere in Europe.) The white bundle, however, includes your choice of two additional games — a small sacrifice for that spooky black coating, we say.

As for you importers, we suppose this could be the ideal time to pursue a PAL model, if you simply can’t wait for the black system to be announced for North America. Then again, in doing so, you’ll also have to import all of your games. Patience.

[Via Engadget]

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Black Wii system going to Europe as part of Wii Sports Resort bundle

October 20th, 2009 at 10:32am Under Wii / Nintendo

Nintendo UK will release the black Wii system on November 6, as part of a limited edition bundle including matching Wii Remote, Nunchuk, and MotionPlus peripherals, and both Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. This bundle will be available elsewhere in Europe on November 20.

Along with the black bundle, Nintendo is releasing the black Classic Controller Pro accessory. No price has been announced for any of these items. Nintendo of America has yet to announce any plans to release any of these items — in fact, it has announced that there are no plans. But, really, it’s waiting until every holdout gets impatient and buys a white system.

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Black Wiimote, MotionPlus, and Nunchuk out before Black Friday

October 14th, 2009 at 01:45pm Under Wii / Nintendo

If you’ve been holding off on inviting friends over because you’ve been waiting to pick up some cool black controllers, good news! You’ll be able to remove yourself from multiplayer exile and play some Wii Sports Resort next month.

On November 16, Nintendo will release the black Wiimote and MotionPlus bundle for $50, and the matching black Nunchuk for $20. From then on, it will be a race to be the first person to reference Wesley Snipes’ signature line from Passenger 57 in multiplayer games. Of course, you’ll then also have to win or you’ll sound stupid.

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Nintendo has no plans for black Wii in US

July 16th, 2009 at 02:45pm Under Wii / Nintendo

Nintendo has stated it has no plans to release other colors of Wii in the US — including the sleek black Wii launching in Japan on August 1. A Nintendo rep informed GameDaily of the devastating news, which we, of course, will take with a brick of salt. We know Nintendo to be a lie factory about its products, so we’ll wait and see.

Once — if — Wii sales ever drop off, we expect a freakin’ deluge of Wii colors that’ll make a gay Pride parade look like a drab, colorless scene out of Killzone 2.

[Thanks, Ash!]

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Black Wii system comes in a black Wii box

July 14th, 2009 at 02:00pm Under Wii / Nintendo

The black Wii hardware launches in Japan on August 1. Amazon.co.jp’s listing for the item features the box that it comes in, which is, naturally, similar to the existing Wii hardware packaging, but in black instead of white. Like the hardware itself and the controllers (particularly the Nunchuk) the change in color scheme makes the box look so much more interesting.

After the break, we’ve posted the original white box for comparison. Is this new system worth the double-dip now that it also includes a display-worthy box? Still no, but it sure is nice to look at on the internet. The only downside for this new color scheme is that it’ll be even more prone to the “dust” jokes that console warriors like to throw around, since it will actually show dust.

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Black Wii, blue controllers on display at World Hobby Fair

June 22nd, 2009 at 02:15pm Under Wii / Nintendo

During this weekend’s World Hobby Fair, both Capcom and Nintendo had booths set up, showing off the new Wii colors and accessories. Capcom’s booth had the Monster Hunter 3 bundles as part of its Monster Hunter display, and Nintendo had the blue Wiimote and Nunchuk, of course, to promote Wii Sports Resort — which, incidentally, was also the inspiration behind a very nice set of giveaway items.

The Nunchuk has always been shiny on top and matte on bottom, but it’s much more noticeable, and nice-looking, on the black version. Somehow, the Wiimote jacket also looks cool in matte black, despite being a Wiimote jacket. The Classic Controller Pro, as well, looks like much more of an upgrade in shiny black plastic. Head past the break to see the blue Wii Sports controllers.