US to get black Wii remote and nunchuk

By Ellie Gibson Published 1 September, 2009

Plus: release date for new Wii Fit.

Black versions of the Wii remote, nunchuk and MotionPlus accessory are to be released in the US this "holiday season".

There's no word on whether a black console is also on the way, but seeing as one has already been launched in Japan it seems likely.

As reported by Kotaku, Nintendo has also confirmed a US release date for Wii Fit Plus. The disc and balance board will be available as a bundle for $100 (around 60 quid / 70 Euros). Lucky Americans who already own a board will be able to pick up Wii Fit Plus separately for $20 (£12 / €14).

Nintendo has yet to announce a European release date for Wii Fit Plus, and there's no word yet on whether the black unit will make it over here.

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Comments (13) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • malexous #1 2 years ago

    I want the Wii to do much better in the long run than it already has (will I get rated down for my opinion?). Presumably Nintendo feel they need to release this to increase sales but I hope the lack of sales are more due to the recession.

    The Wii Fit Plus price is very surprising to me given the price of some VC and NPC games. I haven't really played much of Wii Fit but at that price I could be tempted to impulse buy for the balance games (which I really liked in the original).
    Edited by 1 at 01/09/09 @ 10:40

  • insincere_dave #2 2 years ago

    Good price on Wii Fit Plus, that'll be a cheap Xmas present for female family members!

  • penhalion #3 2 years ago

    The Wii has become a fitness machine to be honest with you. It's hard for any third parties to convince Wii owners to buy actual games for the machine.

    I hope that simply releasing a different colour doesn't boost sales as that would simply confirm the stupidity of some gamers out there.

  • insincere_dave #4 2 years ago

    @george9807

    Keep us up to date with your inside information which contradicts official announcements please.

  • DivideAndCombo #5 2 years ago

    Good good, I want a black wiimote for my HTPC. Saves japanese import! :D

  • sneetch #6 2 years ago

    @insincere_dave
    @george9807

    Keep us up to date with your inside information which contradicts official announcements please.

    Where are the official announcements? Nintendo Europe are always a bit shite about these things and all I see are US prices in the articles on Kotaku. EG stuck Sterling and Euro price conversions next to them but that's hardly official.

    According to Amazon.co.uk the RRP is £50 and they're discounting to £29.99 which is - no doubt - just them hedging their bets but still and all can't see any official announcement for Europe anywhere.
    Edited by 1 at 01/09/09 @ 12:58

  • KDR_11k #7 2 years ago

    The Wii has become a fitness machine to be honest with you. It's hard for any third parties to convince Wii owners to buy actual games for the machine.

    Nintendo doesn't have that problem. Many third parties are just completely clueless when it comes to making games that sell (it's not rocket science, if you can't think up anything new use conventional game designs, just don't act like quality doesn't matter) and yet the Wii boasts the highest number of third party million sellers of the current gen consoles.

  • FogHeart #8 2 years ago

    But...but...when we get quality games they DON'T sell! ;(

    Don't get me wrong, the Wii is my only console, but I've bought No More Heroes, and MadWorld, and The Conduit, and Okami, and HOTD:oK and they're all superb games but I don't think they got the sales they deserved. There are Wii owners who crave for games where the third party has made the effort, but I despair that there might not be enough of us to ensure we get a constant trickle of quality games released. I see Cursed Mountain and Dead Space coming up, and I hope they don't bomb.

    Fingers crossed...

  • smelly #9 2 years ago

    @malexous : You're speaking like the wii isnt selling?!?

    @george : You ARE aware that all games regardless of platform (and indeed everything else) cost more in the uk arent you?

    @FogHeart : Since when were conduit and madworld "quality" games? Neither of them reviewed very well. And Okami would be niche on ANY system. The fact of the matter is - 3rd parties are having trouble selling wii titles, because they're not trying on the platform, putting their junior teams on, giving the games low budgets (because wii games dont sell).. And then wonder why when they release their average games that they dont sell - and blame the console!
    Edited by 1 at 01/09/09 @ 18:26

  • Sharzam #10 2 years ago

    Alot developers are having problems adapting to the wii, yes its been around long enourgh but the real talented developers are simply not intreasted in the wii. I have yet to see Valve, Epic, Blizzard etc say they want to develop for the wii which means that the less talented teams out there use the wii for the profit margins.

    If its gets the attention it deserves i have no doubt will get some real killer material but it wont get the attention as it simply wont make money as you said there is alot million seller games on wii, but there either 'casual' or made by nintendo.

  • SlackMaster #11 2 years ago

    Good games do sell, just not as much as many would hope. I think being a traditional gamer, there are games for me on the Wii, I just choose to spend my money on 360 or PS3 games and wait for a price drop on Wii games for that impulse buy.

    The Conduit may be a good 3rd person shooter on the Wii, but I know I can get much better on the 360 which is pretty much home to this genre on the console. I have been waiting for a price drop on Punch Out as £39.99 is a little too much to pay for this type of game, but seeing as it's a 1st party produced game the price has not dropped as I was hoping it may.

    The way I see it, the buying power on the Wii is with the casual gamer who will buy party games, Wii fit etc, whereas the traditional gamer is more likely to split their purchases over a few consoles and is likely to not always buy Wii games as their first choice.

  • Ryze #12 2 years ago

    ^ Nintendo unfortunately only have themselves to blame for this.

    They'd have had F-Zero, Pilotwings, Starfox and a string of other action and fantasy games announced or in development. They've not tried very hard to please the big spending hardcore with the Wii.

    Their loss, as the fickle masses may well lose interest in the longer term. They shouldn't ignore their original hardcore fanbase, or they'll regret it in the long run.

  • IronCladChicken #13 2 years ago

    @Ryze
    As opposed to those unfickle hard-core gamers?