Nintendo shatters dreams, has "no plans" to ship black Wii console in USA

Seriously Nintendo, what is it? Do you hate freedom? Are you still bitter about the US reception to your underwhelming GameCube? Whatever the case, we're never going to forgive you for this one. After waiting for years for a Wii in any color other than glossy white, it seems that only the Japanese will be able to enjoy the sleek, sexy and altogether drool-worthy black Wii console. In fact, a rep for the Big N informed GameDaily that there are "no plans to have other colors of the Wii in the United States." As for us? We're plugging our ears and pretending this "individual" has no idea what he / she is talking about. And weeping, uncontrollably.

[Via Joystiq]

[FyreFlareon @ Jul 16th 2009 2:22PM]

Well.. I guess there's always Colorware.

[gib @ Jul 16th 2009 3:09PM]

... or a can of spray paint for those cheap bastards.

[kal326 @ Jul 16th 2009 3:19PM]

Or electrical tape! Makes the WiiMote buttons a little hard to press but other than that works decently well and a roll is under $3.

[mikejonas @ Jul 16th 2009 3:22PM]

There's a couple of 3rd party casemods out there. I've had a Black Wii for about a year now. I don't have the neat black controller, but the thing goes in the big Wiimote condom anyway.

[PittHockey @ Jul 16th 2009 2:25PM]

They're getting as arrogant as Sony was when they were leading, who got as arrogant as Nintendo was when they were leading the first time around.

[PittHockey @ Jul 16th 2009 2:26PM]

ok, so email activation is severely delayed. oopsie.

[Dr. Evil Genius @ Jul 16th 2009 3:51PM]

I totally agree.... Look at how Sony handled the PSP, PS1/2/3 controllers.... They have just black for us and give all the cool colors to Japan.

I don't like this but I have my ways of getting the Japanese products anyway.

[Buddha @ Jul 16th 2009 6:55PM]

I have multi coloured PS controllers in Australia..

[Sr20kidD @ Jul 16th 2009 2:22PM]

first..

looks like the big N in the U.S doesnt like black consoles

[Thunda Chunky @ Jul 16th 2009 2:37PM]

Yeah except for the black Gamecube and my black GBA. And the black DS. Oh wait, those are Onyx. Sorry.

[John Doe @ Jul 16th 2009 2:22PM]

WHAT???

[Louis @ Jul 16th 2009 3:59PM]

Relax, once Wii sales start to level off here, they'll sell it bundled with some big-name title.

[Frankenstein Black @ Jul 17th 2009 4:33PM]

MEH! WHO CARES! The Wii is a peripheral not a platform. Been saying it since day 1! Sony and MS will be proving the point shortly with the release of their motion sensing PERIPHERALS!

PS Nintendo should stop dissing and spec bump the black rig and ship it worldwide (while keeping the same price). The fanboys would wet themselves...

[Brad @ Jul 16th 2009 2:23PM]

If Nintendo does ship the Wii to North America, the terrorist win.

[B3astofthe3ast @ Jul 16th 2009 2:23PM]

Don't listen to them, I'll bet my life they release it here eventually.

[InfinityPlusOne @ Jul 16th 2009 2:31PM]

As soon as sales start to drop significantly, you can expect them to ship the colourful ones out pronto, I'm sure.

[Chuckles McGee @ Jul 16th 2009 2:53PM]

@Infinity

Totally agree with you. If sales are still super strong in the US and plants are operating at capacity, no point in rolling out a new color scheme yet.

[Dano @ Jul 16th 2009 2:54PM]

I agree with both of you. I also wager that come the holidays, they will have bundles that leverage both colors. I can totally see bundling Force Unleashed into "light side" and "dark side" OR "Jedi" and "Sith" bundles. Given LucasArts recent surge into XBLA and Steam, it would be an excellent tie-in for releasing LA classics on WiiWare.

[macserv @ Jul 16th 2009 2:55PM]

It's too bad Perrin Kaplan doesn't work for NOA anymore... if *she* was the rep in question, you could pretty much count on this to be utter B.S.

[BigD145 @ Jul 16th 2009 3:17PM]

No, they won't. Few companies do this sort of thing. They make a handful of colors exclusive in one country or another.

[Rogue_Genius @ Jul 16th 2009 9:16PM]

I am with you; I don't see the Kuro Wii hitting our shores anytime soon (read before the holiday shopping season). If it is being released in Japan on August 1st then I can't fault Nintendo for watching to see what it does. If the public eats up the new color, release it internationally. And that will give enough time to ramp up production for the holidays. If they don't sell well, they don't release them here and nobody's the wiser. Then people will find them on eBay. The end.

[ExcaliburXVII @ Jul 16th 2009 2:23PM]

I want it to be the Revolution again. Then they'd all look like that.

[Andrew Moulton @ Jul 16th 2009 6:27PM]

My dream is for them to release the inevitable Wii HD, branded as "Revolution" in black, to differentiate the images of the two systems....perhaps keep the Wii SD on as a "budget" solution (like the PSP/PSPgo DS/DSi iPhone 3G/iPhone 3GS realtionships)

[PittHockey @ Jul 16th 2009 2:24PM]

They're waiting for sales to drop just the right amount before they release it here.

[Mark @ Jul 16th 2009 2:25PM]

It'll come, be patient. Nintendo adds new colors to devices to boost sales when they start to lag. I guess they just aren't lagging yet in the US.

[Daviesifier @ Jul 16th 2009 2:25PM]

I give it 6 months till they're available in the US.

[sr @ Jul 16th 2009 6:51PM]

Yeah exactly

[s3ntr1k @ Jul 16th 2009 2:27PM]

Don't you mean you're "wiiping" uncontrollably?

[DarKlar @ Jul 16th 2009 2:44PM]

You're hired.

[djs @ Jul 16th 2009 2:27PM]

"You can have a Wii console in any color, as long as it's white"

[RyanTV @ Jul 16th 2009 2:28PM]

Nintendo can suck it. The black one would just show all the dust that has built up on everyone's Wii systems.

[Matt @ Jul 16th 2009 3:52PM]

My expresso maker uses the exact same button (as your avatar) to turn on and off. Amazing.

[looseinthedeuce @ Jul 16th 2009 2:29PM]

If you haven't bought one yet, it probably has nothing to do with the fact it's white. If it is, then you probably don't really care about owning a Wii, and aren't terribly upset that you can't have a black one. You can still get a black PS3.

[Mile @ Jul 16th 2009 2:39PM]

Part of my reason for not buying one is that it's white. It would stick out like a sore white thumb at my place.

[Shenanigans @ Jul 16th 2009 3:33PM]

I would seriously consider it if it was black. Being white, it would stick out like a sore thumb next to all my glossy black items. It's black or nothing.

[brian.m.jones @ Jul 16th 2009 4:35PM]

@mile

and that there's no good games for it?

I owned a wii for 2 years of which it was played maybe 2 months and that was mostly mario party, warioware, and rayman. Those games are fun while smashed and/or in large groups. Other than that the system is junk, the games are junk and not much fun.

[thebigone @ Jul 16th 2009 2:53PM]

yeah, big woop another color (or lack there of). why not make something more interesting like blue, or green. everyone can do black... you know ... imac style.

[Shenanigans @ Jul 16th 2009 3:45PM]

iMac style? Which ones.... Aluminum (current), white (G4, G5,early Intel), or 5 colors (G3)?

[brandoshido @ Jul 16th 2009 5:33PM]

i like nintendo, but this is a stupid move. People are clearly starting to lose interest in the wii, at least this would make stand out in some way for a while.

[joe23521 @ Jul 16th 2009 2:31PM]

Just play in a very dark room. Problem solved.

[Major4Play @ Jul 16th 2009 2:32PM]

Put it in a cupboard under the TV and just pretend it's black = Result !

[fistpittingnork @ Jul 16th 2009 2:32PM]

Nintendo (white) Power!

[jon @ Jul 16th 2009 2:33PM]

so this is what it feel like, when an angel... loses its wings

[greatcaffeine @ Jul 16th 2009 2:33PM]

I guess Nintendo doesn't want extra profit. Their loss.

[bb @ Jul 16th 2009 2:49PM]

like they really care anymore about making profit Satoru Iwata has a pool filled with with money is his house and gold tile. e3 09'/ 08' really showed that they don't care anymore.

[Tsing Tao @ Jul 16th 2009 2:59PM]

What do you mean they don't care. They made the Pulse Measurer for the second time just to make sure that when you are bored almost to death by their system they can at least have the Pulse-o-meter phone the cops for ya.

[CaramelZappa @ Jul 16th 2009 2:34PM]

Nintendo has been dissapointment after dissapointment this generation.

[egress63 @ Jul 16th 2009 2:34PM]

What a tragedy! So many people are going to cry now since they will never get to own black Wii consoles.

This will go down in history books as Nintendo's biggest marketing blunder.

[Cron @ Jul 16th 2009 2:35PM]

Fail. Simply.

[magic pajamas @ Jul 16th 2009 2:37PM]

Just paint it yourself or order one from japan.