Black Wii, blue controllers spotted in the wild, behind glass

We've already seen both the black (or kuro) Wii and blue Wii remote and nunchuck in the form of promotional photos, but it looks like both braved the trip to this past weekend's World Hobby Fair, where they were on display for all to see, but not touch. As you might expect, there aren't a ton of surprises but, as Joystiq notes, the contrast between the glossy and matte portions on the Wiimote and nunchuck is much more noticeable on the black version (pictured after the break), and the black Classic Controller Pro also looks like it has an extra coat of gloss compared to the white version. Unfortunately, it looks like Nintendo is still saving word of a release date 'round these parts for another day.

[Excelsium @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:15PM]

Black wii looks tasty :>.

[DR House @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:19PM]

You eat consoles?

[gouken85 @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:22PM]

Yum yum. Delicious! ^_^

[wizeguy @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:58PM]

That's what she said.

[Chuckles McGee @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:15PM]

A new color of Wii...you know what that means! Sales have been slacking.

It does look extremely delicious though.

[Deputy Doffoos @ Jun 23rd 2009 11:27PM]

SEGA is Back!

[kashem @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:16PM]

that black wii looks amazing. I want one!!

[BradStar @ Jun 23rd 2009 12:09AM]

This title begs the question though- if it's behind glass, is it really in the wild?

[dominick @ Jun 23rd 2009 7:40AM]

It says it is the monster hunter 3 special pack set, so I guess you just need to buy that and you get the lot in black...the blue controllers are winnable as a competition related to the Wii sports resort game.

[Excelsium @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:18PM]

I don't like the blatent profiteering though, even Apple offers a choice of colors right from the start.

[slamEVIL @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:22PM]

how is this profiteering? i doubt somebody will feel the need to buy a blue wii if they already have a white one.

[ThatOneKid @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:26PM]

@slamEVIL
Kids must have their favorite color on everything just saying

[gfar @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:29PM]

Oh you mean like the black 13" MacBook they offered? Ya, they didn't blatantly profit off of that...

[Mikeweezer @ Jun 22nd 2009 9:24PM]

Indeed they do. You can get a laptop in any color... as long as that color is silver.

[Excelsium @ Jun 22nd 2009 10:30PM]

I was thinking of the iPod Nano, oh well.

[scoobyass @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:22PM]

And I care about this......why?

[Chris Dunning @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:27PM]

The last word in you name. Yeah, that's what I'm calling you.

This is a gadget blog, right? The Wii and it's various peripherals are gadgets, are they not?

If you don't have an interest in what's being posted, skip it after reading the article title, don't post on it. Better yet, go somewhere else, because I'm sure that in the 20 or so posts that Engadget posts in a given day, they'll probably have several others that are not interesting to you personally, too.

[DWOHIO @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:25PM]

Hm....Frankly from the pic, the blue controllers have that "Sanitary Hospital Personal Hygene" look to them....

[Magallanes @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:29PM]

+1

[AnnoyingPoster @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:25PM]

either way its going to be dust covered in a few months, so who cares

[mikethevee @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:26PM]

very cool..too bad there is no difference in the kuro and shiroi wii....... except the awesome color.... QQ

[monkfishbandana @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:26PM]

This one scares me... :(

[jared @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:29PM]

The blue looks like the same color as the inside of my 1970s dishwasher. The black one is sexy.

[Fernando Rocker @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:30PM]

I just noticed that the Nunchuck is glossy on the front and matte on the back...

Also, the black Wii will look awesome with the blue light on.

[Dirty @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:47PM]

Extra grip I suppose. The Classic Pro looks a lot better than the original.

[Mike @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:34PM]

I hope I NEVER see any black Wii's in the wild. If I were to spot a blue Wii, I would advise the owner to seek medical attention.

[Pomel @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:12PM]

Nice one, I fell out of my chair! +1

[mere @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:39PM]

pic looks blue to me?

dear gaud ...I'M COLOR BLIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jptech @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:51PM]

Here's the problem. Nintendo is sorely losing the console wars. They are so far behind, this is laughable.

People want to buy advanced systems and this is nintendo's answer? The same machine in a different color?

If this looks good to you, you need to clean your hello kitty sunglasses and read the fine print.

[Quixotic @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:11PM]

You're kidding, right? The Wii has absolutely crushed box PS3 and XBox 360 in terms of unit sales. More people across more demographics are playing the Wii than any other console in history. True, for a while there Nintendo was looking down and out, but the success of the Wii has very much changed the nature of the industry. Also, if Nintendo were losing so badly, why are both Sony and Microsoft so desperate to develop their own motion-controlled accessories?

[mikethevee @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:09PM]

they're sorely losing the console war? are you sure? where did you get the stats from???

[NEUR0M4NCER @ Jun 23rd 2009 2:09PM]

You dork. People want to buy a current gaming system that's fun, doesn't require previous experience to master any of its games and.. one that also just happens to be the cheapest solution available (I said *current*)

FWIW I've stuck with PS2, XBOX1+XBMC and a Gamecube. Why buy another system when there's plenty of games for those that now only cost a couple of quid?

[Reed @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:55PM]

i think it's fake... it could be under a blue tinted light. anyone ever think of that? well that's just my opinion think what you want and i will think wahat i want

[MTV Ruined Me @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:59PM]

They should make skins for the Wii

[Excelsium @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:05PM]

I'm annoyed at nintendo really, I need to see mario kart running in 1080p xD.

[dreamstrecher @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:20PM]

wii isnt that somethink you do behind a bush on the way home from a good night out? Nintendo#fail

[brianspencer-ebay @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:16PM]

Since there is no response from my 4 emails, I'll just play around til I can get you to send the stupid confirmation to the email addy that I can access.....try 1

[leipzigebay @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:18PM]

Since there is no response from my 4 emails, I'll just play around til I can get you to send the stupid confirmation to the email addy that I can access.....try 2

[dsteve303 @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:26PM]

$5000 ARE YOU KIDDING ME

[camelphace @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:34PM]

5,000 Yen, dum-dum. Roughly $52 US for a nunchuck and remote. Not too bad...

[dsteve303 @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:57PM]

Oh...whoopsies. I didn't know they sold the Wii in Japan or China or which ever country uses the Yen.

[sweet greggo @ Jun 22nd 2009 8:28PM]

You seriously didn't know that Japanese based Nintendo sold the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo Wii accessories in Japan?

[Shield @ Jul 16th 2009 3:13PM]

@dsteve303

FAAAAAAAAAAAAIL.

[mosquared @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:36PM]

The top photo looks like it is for a contest. I believe it says that 5,000 (NOT that its cost $5000 LOL) people will received this special edition Wii. I doubt it will be for sale. Its funny that you guys won't even translate the Japanese part of it and come up with your own random ideas about it.

[jason @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:41PM]

But I want one themed on the 8bit nintendo :(

[dsteve303 @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:59PM]

Too Bad. You don't always get what you want. Get a pack of multi-colored sharpies and go to town.

[Crashboy @ Jun 22nd 2009 7:14PM]

they can skin it with a picture of Keira Knightley ass, still won't make it a next gen console.

[acniehaus04 @ Jun 22nd 2009 8:12PM]

as soon as the Wii is in HD i'll probably buy one, but playing a wii on a plasma TV is annoying considering how horrible it looks...

[William Su @ Jun 22nd 2009 10:28PM]

old news, wrong title

[erik @ Jun 22nd 2009 10:39PM]

That black Wii is pretty sexy. I still won't buy it until it's no longer a repackaged Gamecube.