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Black Wii coming to US in May

Culex said:
About damn time! After seeing the black Wii being teased at launch, it's hard to believe we FINALLY get it here in the US......in TWO THOUSAND AND TEN!

Literally (as the first unveiling of the black Wii was E3 2005 in May), it will have been almost exactly five years later. Gotdamn, Nintendo.
 
Finally, the black Wii makes its way here to the US. Will be getting one down the road for sure. Not really a fan of white consoles. I like my electronics in black.
 
*sigh*
Indeed, 4 years too late.
I'd LOVE to have a black Wii, especially now that I'm sporting a black Wiimote, black WM+, black Nunchuk, and black CCPro. But I'm not going to double-dip on hardware, particularly since my current Wii is a launch unit and so, the most homebrew-friendly.
 
Maybe if Nintendo had a way to transfer Wii Shop purchases to another console I'd be happy to make the "upgrade".
(edit: Without the dodgy contacting Nintendo process)

Still need to get a JAPANESE Black Wii though.
 
goldenpp72 said:
Is it possible to transfer data to a new wii? So I could sell off an old white one for a black? If so, may buy..

I heard that if you bitch and moan to tech support enough then they will cave and let you do it. You gotta send both Wiis to Nintendo to do so, however. You could also lie through your teeth and say that your (perfectly functional) old Wii won't turn on, but you have a new black one and want to transfer the data and account information. This all would be helped if you have associated your Wii with a Club Nintendo account as well.
 
I don't see the point of buying a whole new Wii just for the sake of the color.

Can't you buy 3rd party face plates or Wii covers which is much cheaper?
 
cacildo said:
Black? For the Wii?

Man, i hated that game.

Wut? Sure, it had problems. Notably dumb AI, tacky Black Ops story and that bridge mission, but it was a technical showpiece. That destruction tech was out of this world at the time.
 
Vizion28 said:
I don't see the point of buying a whole new Wii just for the sake of the color.

Can't you buy 3rd party face plates or Wii covers which is much cheaper?

That's what I did, just bought a replacement case.

I'm got to much invested in my current Wii to just throw it away for a new color. Its also matte instead of glossy.
 
Mudkips said:
Black Wii
Black Wiimote
Black Nunchuck
White Motion Plus?

:lol

Wait, where'd you get a black M+??

Just get a black sleeve, no-one will ever know. Plus it's a lot more comfortable, you can really get your mitts round it.
 
Am I the only one who thought this was going to be a port of Criterion's FPS for Wii?

No reason for me to double dip, unless I sell my white one. Hmm...
 
I don't have any VC titles in my current Wii, but I do have saved games I'd love to unlock and have present on the Black Wii I am definitely buying on launch...
 
You can negate save file copy protection via homebrew.
Check out Clipper's tutorial in the massive homebrew page for more details (you'll find a link to the tutorial at least once per page, if not much more).
 
at this point, i'm double dipping only if my current wii has another malfunction (disk drive died 1 year ago and i got it fixed)
i prefer a complete refresh once it gives me more problems.
 
Malio said:
people are excited about this? A black WII?

REALLY?

how about reading the thread before postin ?
 
goldenpp72 said:
Is it possible to transfer data to a new wii? So I could sell off an old white one for a black? If so, may buy..

Nope, and the #1 reason I'll never... ever buy any WiiWare game. It's bullshit that it's tied to the system and not the user.
 
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Just for fun.
 
Mejilan said:
You can negate save file copy protection via homebrew.

I think you're talking about being able to copy saves to an SD card? If so, that doesn't help, as he still couldn't use the save on a different Wii.

OldJadedGamer said:
Nope, and the #1 reason I'll never... ever buy any WiiWare game.

Having a lot of people who buy a second system and want to transfer their DLC to a new Wii should spur Nintendo to get an official method out sooner rather than later. Of course, "sooner" for Nintendo may just mean that they'll have it in two years instead of three. :lol
 
Would get, but Wii2 will be announced E3

Ha ha, yeah right. I will be getting a Black Wii to go with my entertainment entertainment set up. Guess there's no need to invest in a case
 
Color aside, that's an insanely good deal!

I was on the fence between a Wii and a Xbox but I don't see Microsoft matching the value offered by the Wii even if they release a slim revision of the 360 hardware.
 
Sammy Samusu said:
Great, Nintendo! Let's launch Wii Black with Mario because he sure needs help, but not Monster Hunter 3.

MH3 got it in Japan. You think launching three weeks after MH3 won't help MH3 any? Maybe it'll help boost its legs as non-Wii owners might have a reason to jump in and get it with the Black CCPro (which MH3 got). :P
 
-NinjaBoiX- said:
Hmmm....I've never actually tried holding the wii while i play, i usually just leave it under the telly.
:lol :lol
Somnid said:
How do you double post 8 minutes later?
:lol :lol :lol
Malio said:
people are excited about this? A black WII?

REALLY?
:lol :lol :lol :lol

Just reading all those out it my head with different tones and expressions cracks the shit out of me.
 
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