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BreakABone
06-04-2009, 07:29 AM
This is the one I always wanted to get, but alas. :(

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/2009/img_090604/wii_kuro.jpg
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/2009/img_090604/photo01.jpg
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/2009/img_090604/photo02.jpg
http://wii.com/jp/articles/wii-color-kuro/images/mainimg.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/rhjsc9.jpg

For Japan only right now.

Teuthida
06-04-2009, 09:02 AM
What I've been holding out for. :)

Angrist
06-04-2009, 10:27 AM
Looks awesome. I bet it will sell a lot of copies together with MH3.

Typhoid
06-04-2009, 01:41 PM
Finally, this changes everything.
Superconsole here we come!


That Black "Wii Classic Pro" controller looks a lot like a PS3 controller.

KillerGremlin
06-04-2009, 02:32 PM
That does look slick. I always thought Nintendo went with white because of the whole Apple popularity thing, but it is probably a coincidence. I'm sure Nintendo has a market research team that looked at what colors sell best. White is clean and minimalistic, but black is just sleek and sexy.

Teuthida
06-04-2009, 02:35 PM
The main reason I wanted black was I knew it would look so much nicer than white with this skin:

http://www.decalgirl.com/prodimg/wii/wii-dkrosewood-350.jpg http://www.decalgirl.com/prodimg/wiinc/wiinc-dkrosewood-350.jpg

I love me some fake wood paneling.

Angrist
06-04-2009, 05:07 PM
I wonder if anyone has made Wii casings of real wood. Or metal.

Edit: Nintendo are thieves.

http://sickr.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/ps3_wiimote.jpg

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/2009/img_090604/photo01.jpg

Ric
06-04-2009, 06:09 PM
Nintendo aren't thieves. Sony are, the Wii Controller came first. Just not in black. Another case of Sony ripping Nintendo off, they only make consoles because of Nintendo in the first place.

I like the black Wii. I want one. C.H is in Japan. ''Oi C.H get me a black Wii innit'' ;)

jeepnut
06-04-2009, 07:49 PM
Aren't Wii's region free?

Typhoid
06-04-2009, 07:59 PM
Nintendo aren't thieves. Sony are, the Wii Controller came first. Just not in black. Another case of Sony ripping Nintendo off, they only make consoles because of Nintendo in the first place.

Name 5 other times Sony ripped off Nintendo.


And if you want to get technical, if it wasnt for Atari, Nintendo wouldn't be making consoles.

Fuck, Nintendo are such thieves.

Ric
06-04-2009, 08:36 PM
Nintendo things that Sony ripped off -

1. The D Pad
2. The Analog Stick
3. Rumble Feature
4. Entered Handheld Market
5. Five other things is a bit harsh isnt it?

And I did not say Nintendo aren't theives in general, I meant in the context of what Angrist said they are not theives. Of course one console company or developer will rip off anothers ideas, if they see a good thing they will get in on it. But that controller in Angrists post is a blatant rip off of the style of the Wii controller a case of product familiarity branding and a damned lazy attempt on Sony's part. Why not make something entirely of their own?

Jonbo298
06-04-2009, 11:28 PM
Everyone ripped off someone else at some point. Hell, the Shoulder triggers you see on the 360/Original Xbox were "ripped off" the Dreamcast. Sony ripped off motion control. Nintendo ripped off many things. It's a vicious cycle in a pool that gets around patents.

Typhoid
06-04-2009, 11:43 PM
Everyone ripped off someone else at some point. Hell, the Shoulder triggers you see on the 360/Original Xbox were "ripped off" the Dreamcast. Sony ripped off motion control. Nintendo ripped off many things. It's a vicious cycle in a pool that gets around patents.

That was entirely my point.

I don't see it as "ripping off", rather than bettering the industry.

Angrist
06-05-2009, 04:09 AM
Aren't Wii's region free?No. But that controller in Angrists post is a blatant rip off of the style of the Wii controller a case of product familiarity branding and a damned lazy attempt on Sony's part. Why not make something entirely of their own?
That picture is a 3 year old joke. So was what I said.

And you forgot the shoulder buttons.
Nintendo came up with a lot of stuff: D-pad, shoulder buttons, rumble, analog stick (on a console controller), motion control, touch screen (for a hand console), voice control (Hey You Pikachu, DS [not sure if it wasn't done before]). Maybe more.
Sony is a big 'me too' company, but it's how it works. And sometimes they come up with their own stuff. Doesn't matter.

Ric
06-05-2009, 08:50 AM
I forgot about some of those things Angrist. Most of those are actually Shiguru Miyamoto's creations. Nice one. Did not realise the pic was a joke. I thought it was real :doh:

I actually agree with what Typhoid said
I don't see it as "ripping off", rather than bettering the industry.

It's like I said ...''Of course one console company or developer will rip off anothers ideas, if they see a good thing they will get in on it.''... thats business.

C.H
06-06-2009, 12:43 AM
I like the black Wii. I want one. C.H is in Japan. ''Oi C.H get me a black Wii innit'' ;)

Thats ok mate, i'm buying 50, i'll send you one. Then i'll hire thugs to forever prevent you buying a UK Wii so you'll have to import every game you want, and my thugs will even steal your mail. You'll have a black Wii you wont be able to play.

Ric
06-06-2009, 12:27 PM
Thats ok mate, i'm buying 50, i'll send you one. Then i'll hire thugs to forever prevent you buying a UK Wii so you'll have to import every game you want, and my thugs will even steal your mail. You'll have a black Wii you wont be able to play.

You mean bastard. Oh yeah, well I will hire thugs to beat up your thugs. Then I will steal all your Wii's and sell them on ebay.

C.H
06-07-2009, 02:42 AM
You mean bastard. Oh yeah, well I will hire thugs to beat up your thugs. Then I will steal all your Wii's and sell them on ebay.

:nono: (thats right, i'm giving you the no no)
Encouraging violence eh. Angrist was right, you have changed.


To actually comment on the topic, it does look quite nice in the black, and i would buy one while i'm here in Japan, if the Wii was bloody region free. I think the reason they've held back releasing any other colours is because White is integral to the brand and logo.

BreakABone
09-01-2009, 12:40 AM
Finally, black wiimote, WMP and nunchuk for the States.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/08/blackwiimotemain.jpg


Nintendo just announced that you'll finally be able to get a new color for your Wii ... mote. Black. This holiday season they'll 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.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/01/nintendo-announces-new-wiimote-dsi-colors-for-north-america/

Vampyr
09-01-2009, 07:13 AM
I want that classic controller pro. The current one sorta hurts my hands after a while. Also I feel like the buttons are too click-y.

Typhoid
09-01-2009, 07:42 AM
I really like the classic controller (original). It's my favourite of the controllers released so far.


I really hope in the coming years Nintendo sticks with one controller design. They drastically change it every year, and it shouldn't be like that.

Thespis721
09-01-2009, 02:14 PM
Nintendo of America doesn't care about black... Wiis.

magus113
09-01-2009, 05:53 PM
I really like the classic controller (original). It's my favourite of the controllers released so far.


I really hope in the coming years Nintendo sticks with one controller design. They drastically change it every year, and it shouldn't be like that.

I had one, but I ended up being alright without it (since I don't know where it is), because I don't usually play anything that I can't do without my Wavebird or my other 3rd party GCN controller. But I did enjoy having it. Never used the Pro though.