New Wii colors coming our way?
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted January 15th 2008 12:34AM
posted January 15th 2008 12:34AM
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FIRST COMMENT! WOOT!!!
YAY FOR MORE COLORS!
Fu*%$&g moron.
That was a joke.
lol that was harsh hehe :)
but indeed, yay for more colors! it has had enormous success in the DS, I don't see why it wouldn't on the Wii
Right... and retail POS computers are known for being how accurate? By the way... POS=Point of Sale... nothing else ;)
If someone knows how to add pictures i will upload ones of my black wii with red slot light.
Link to free photo sharing website, you can't directly display an image though.
People will be excited that any Wii is coming, regardless of color. I can't see them adding more colors when they can't even make enough of the one color they already sell.
You said it bro.
No kidding. A lot of people just want a freakin' Wii. It would be absurd that Nintendo is thinking of colors when they can't even crank those consoles out as much as they wanted to.
This is nothing but wishful thinking.
What are you talking about? Of course, the shortage is *why* they're making more colors.
It's just like legos; the shortage is because they're low on white plastic pieces. Soon, we'll end up with Rainbow Wiis, and the shortage will end.
I just don't understand why they can't make them in more colors in the first place. It's just a plastic case, and Nintendo doesn't have the whole "plastic or brushed aluminum" fetish that Apple has.
My Wii matches my macbook.
Believe it or not there are people who will actually re-buy a device just to get a new color. Nintendo does this with every device they sell. The vanilla model comes out 1st, then they release new colors to spark interest.
Its not very customer friendly, but i cant blame them for capitalizing on customer stupidity.
A WHITE WII? FREAKING FINALLY!
Yeah, all we've been seeing are the transparent (non-existent) ones.
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised. While I'm glad that the Wii is on top right now, I do think that Xbox and PS3 will eventually gain steam towards them. This, along with maybe a dvd function will help the wii stay on top, at least for a little while. But hey, that's just what I think.
why do you think a dvd function is crucial for them to stay on top? I mean, it might be interesting to use the wiimote to control it, but I'm not seeing it as a deal breaker
It's going to be like the DS. First black, then pink, then some random Zelda thingy. Not a big deal or anything, but at least they aren't Japan-lovers like Sony.
Or just paint your own.
Well, if you can find one.
i work retail, and the wii stuff is always listed as white on the boxes, even the consoles, since launch... this is nothing new as far as nintendo is concerned...
I was just going to say the same thing. The Wii has a nondescript label on its shipping boxes that says white on it, and always has. I don't think this is any change whatsoever.
I'm not so suprised, anyone remember this back from 2006?
http://media.revolutionreport.com/image/revofficial%204.jpg
yea...work in the Big Blue (BB) box....Wii has always been listed as "white" when you bring up the SKU in inventory....no news here...keep moving.
Nintendo has with almost all consoles introduced different colours at some stage.
A black one would be nice, I'll just hold out for those multi-coloured Wiimotes that where showed off at TS '05!
god forbid they describe the wii by its actual color. if it said black or pink or something THEN that receipt would be interesting.
Originally, I wanted a lime Wii.
Then it came in only white...
Now I like it! It matches my Macbook [/fanboy]
I got my Wii on launch day BTW. A shame people post some racist comments on my unboxing video.
"Elicit" is a verb that means to provoke or cajole; one elicits a response to a question. "Illicit" is an adjective that means illegitimate or unlawful.
Of course, it's completely improbable that some stock person just decided to be more specific and add the "White" label. It's got to be an indication of some sort of conspiracy about colors...that must be it...
It is not happening. This is coming from a Bestbuy employee. I work in the gaming and media department and there has not been any new SKU's added. The idiot that actually bought into this and wrote the article must be ignorant when it comes to retail. What this piece of paper is saying (it is not a reciept), is that there are no Wii's located in the store although they are normally kept in two locations on the floor. White is just a discription for inventory and merchandising purposes. So congratulations joshua topolsky, you have now graduated to the new super dumb@$$ level. Anyway why would a company add more complications to their already strained production process? Does that really make any sense? You should go get a gun and put the end in your mouth and pull the trigger because you are so stupid. The world has enough stupid people in the world. How about you not be another.
Wow dude...you need a chill pill, pronto.
yes and i quote from daves post, the world has enough stupid people in the world, end quote, wow your a big @$$ hypocrite
Working for Best Buy will do that to you...Seriously though...Chill out, dude...
re: the Wii, I agree with others. Nothing to see here...Move along...It will come in colors eventually but probably not any time soon. The color description on the inventory lookup is nothing new.
Us getting more Wii colors before Japan?!?!
pfffffffft
I wouldn't doubt that they add new colors of the Wii, (iirc the majority of nintendo consoles and handhelds have had alternate colors come available at some point, if not at launch) although I wouldn't call this strong evidence of new colors coming soon.
Gamecube purple! That was my favorite console color of all time.
I work at a target. As far as Target lingo. 207-25-0001 is the regular Wii DPCI, which is Target's lingo for an item number. Nothing fishy looking on there as far as I can see.
I would only buy a another Wii if it comes in black. Then it will look good beside my PS3 and 360 elite. My whole entertainment system is black and silver, then there's my white Wii.
I work at a nameless video game retailer and the boxes the Wii's actually come in say something along the lines of "Wii sports console - white" and have done so since the first shipment so this could be something that is used internally within Target because of that.
Then again saying that Nintendo is coming out with new colors is a sure bet, but when is the question.
Give me black Wii and I will finally purchase.
I work at target and the Wii has always been listed in the system as Wii White. I remember it saying so when I was checking how many my store received before the original release date. Sorry guy, but this is a non-event.
Yeah, as a Target employee, I can say pretty confidently that this piece of paper means absolutely nothing.
Let's all just move along.
What happen here is that when the console was introduce in 2006 everything was scanning as "WII" at the computers, even the games and accessories, with their respective prices and DPCIs of course. In order to make a difference they just add the "White" to the console. And I'm just talking about this particular situation, I'm not saying that Nintendo wont release a different color console, and if that is the case then we will have a shortage of Different kind COLORS!!!!!
You know how there's a special feed for engadget with no apple news? Well could we please have a version of engadget with only major tech news that excludes drivel like this?
A leaked picture of a ticket possibly hinting that maybe an existing gadget will be released in an unspecified different colour is a new low in gadget reporting. The front page seems to be getting filled with trash like this making it hard to find the actual news.
Or have a layout a news site (e.g. news.bbc.co.uk) that keeps the headlines at the top.
Thanks,
Nick
Grasping at straws is an understatement here...
This looks faked, The Logo doesn't match in
Print quality
Paper orientation
Paper deflections
why did the make the white wii first? yep, that's right--good ol'fashion racist BS
Illicit, not Elicit!
This really doesn't mean much considering the shipping boxes they come in have alway listed it as white in color. Target may have changed their discription, but that really isn't much proof that anything is changing.
I guess white and other colors are better then the invisible color I see all the time.