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20 October 2009 – The Wii console is about to get an exciting new look as it launches across Europe in sleek black.
The black Wii will be available to buy in UK and Republic of Ireland from 6 November and mainland Europe on 20 November, and will come as a “Limited Edition” bundled with a Wii Remote, Wii MotionPlus and Nunchuk – all in black – as well as the exhilarating new Wii Sports Resort game and the original Wii Sports. The Wii Sports Resort black bundle will offer a total of 15 different sports and activities to enjoy.
Also launching in Europe as part of the black range of accessories will be the new black Classic Controller Pro – an enhanced version of the Classic Controller. Additional black Wii Remote controllers, Wii MotionPlus accessories and Nunchuk controllers will also be available to purchase separately across Europe from November 20 onwards.
Wii Sports Resort, which is bundled with the new black Wii, has already sold well over one million copies across Europe, and brings an entire island, along with 12 exciting sports and activities, to your living room for all your friends and family to enjoy. Each of the sports featured in Wii Sports Resort is modelled with incredible accuracy thanks to the Wii MotionPlus accessory, included with this new package.
If black is your colour then prepare to get your hands on this popular console and accessories in their new look, launching across UK and Republic of Ireland from 6 November and mainland Europe on 20 November.
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Lol, still awesome all the same! I hope the 5 people who still don't have a Wii will enjoy it! xD
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Excellent deal for the PAL region.
Too bad about the lack of Wii colors in general, when Nintendo used to be cool they had multiple different looking N64s and GBAs.
Exclusivity is the cancer of gaming this gen.
But damn, I would have loved a black Wii at launch, Nintendo...
No problem. Nintendo will provide a little utility with new Wii consoles that will ask you if you have another Wii and if so, would like to transfer all your save data (including data that they disallow to be saved to SD card), console license and Shop Channel account over to your new Wii (via USB, SD card or your Wifi network). New Black Wii replaces your old White Wii!
Oh wait... Nintendo won't make it this easy.
Yup. I saw that. I wonder if it comes in white as well, since I don't really want a black one...
That and the limited edition Platinum/Silver GameBoy SP turned out to be in the bucket loads and when the GBA SP2 (the better backlight one) was released the Silver/Platinum SP was the poster child for it.
God, we're almost always thinking on the same wavelength it's scary.
I would buy one if I didn't already have a Wii stacked with awesome DLC and my saves. no worries though
I think it is
Though i still get really annoyed when we have to wait for games to be translated from English to European languages, even though us ENGLISH people speak english!:P Stupid European Union.
Don't tease me, bro!
Excitebots! *rages*
Garfitor
Its called a recession. Anyways, after the price drop wii is still right behind ps3(which had a substantial price drop) and you also have to consider wii has sold 52 million units compared to PS3's 24 million. Point is everybody already has a wii and the ps3 still has some room to grow. The funny part is that wii is still damn near close to first place with 52 million units sold.
I don't think the Ps3 will beat the Wii this month, would be cool to see Sony give Nintendo a wake up call. After all, this competitive pricing means 360 got a price drop and even Wii got a price drop.
You do have a point, both consoles can and are still going up during this financial weather storm.
I guess that's true. Even if Europe's getting more stuff now, they sure do have to wait for it. I feel bad about you guys for Rock Band 2.
Starts @ 1:38 [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ25kTQqppk ] IMAGE OF INTEREST @ around 3:05
I have been waiting ever since for this!
This.
I also wholly agree that most European gamers speak and know English [making this translating thing moot, bar the obvious few American-European words spellings]. Nintendo and Namco [the two biggest offenders] really need to adopt the aforementioned.
If HD resolutions and graphics are gamer's [current] standard for 2009, then worldwide releases should've been so back in 1999!
As for the thread at hand, if I didn't already have a Wii I'd want one now!
Yes. This is clearly a proposal that the US is no longer relevant! *hearty laughter*
Joking or not? You decide!
If I were rich I'd import this black Wii so I could play Disaster without having to mod my system.
We used to get Wii Sports in a proper DVD case (as well as 2000 points card). Now we get everything in cardboard...and the Wii points have gone up in price.
Well the cardboard is for recycling / costs purposes I'd presume, and Wii Points have always been overpriced and just plain tedious [all the three consoles' point systems are actually].
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Thank you bowser for pointing out the smexyness
I want something black for my white wii. A wiimote and a nunchuck would be lovely.
is this bizarro world?
I already have a cc pro (imported it this summer) and I love it, its japanese packaging will still make it a collectible
Happy happy joy joy, European brothers and sisters! About bloody time they started giving a s*it about our continent!
Sorry fot you US pals, we know how it feels to get the short end of the stick. Probably you'll get it soon, I wish you that. Cheerio!
And then assuredly take it away as with the other DS Lite (actually and literally limited) color bundles.
This. Europe can no longer complain. They have been getting helly exclusive stuff lately.
my thoughts exactly..
ive been holding back on getting a 3rd and 4th wiimote for a while now so i can get the black ones.
Oh, I don't really mind that Europe gets exclusive content. In fact, I'm happy because of it since the majority of the time they end up getting screwed. However, I still want a black Wii!
Crap man, I thought you knew something I didn't, and then I finished reading.
Everyone has a Wii already?
Until the Wii reaches DS or PS2 sales (over 100 million), don't say that EVERYONE has one.
Yeah, how many PS2's were sold to people who's ps2's broke? How many families are there where each of the kids have a ds?
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