No colored Wiis says Hagishima

No colored Wiis says Hagishima

Some unexpected news. In an interview with Planning General Manager of Nintendo, Mitsuaki Hagishima stated that Nintendo do not have any plans to release the Wii console in other colors. He did say however that different colored Wiimotes are in the pipeline.

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Wii-Worshiper said:

Aww that sucks for people who wanted it in other colours. But I don't mind because I wanted my Wii in white from the start and my wii-mote in white too. It makes me feel like an original gamer if I have it in white.

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ssaasskk88 said:

Cool, I already knew that but I think they're coming out with skins.

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Ja-Mez said:

Well that sucks! How much could a little different plastic cost? Oh well, I'm getting white anyway so I'm fine.

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Amanda said:

Dang. That kind of upsets me. I think that is a poor decision on the GMs part. They better come out with some cool skins for it then.

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Killer Ape said:

What! That's sucks, I wanted a red Wii.

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HyruleWarrior said:

Whoops, didn't expect that. Anyway, I hope they don't come up with the same idea as Microsoft; faceplates. Those things are crap. I bet they fall off as you place them. Well I don't care because I want the white one too. It gives it a little iPod-taste.

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no name said:

Not a problem. I like to get consoles in original colors because I collect Nintendo consoles and handhelds.

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cubeboy101 said:

This can change at any time. You're telling me Nintendo won't do a NES and SNES retro special edition? Oh yes they will or there's going to be trouble.

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milkman844 said:

I think the polar white is awesome, but I would have liked the black to match my new samsung hdtv.

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Jrapocalypse said:

Nah skins suck, I'll wait until someone starts selling colored reproduction cases (like clear) then I'll make my move, but for now the original gamer feeling will do just fine.

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Master Foot said:

Are they serious!? Now I'm pissed beyond words! At least have the black Wii or different colored wiimotes from day one. I suspected that this would happen since they were aiming to produce 4 million by the end of the year. I guess a phazon blue Wii is out of the question.

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wii-mote dude said:

Yeah, that kind of sucks. I was hoping to get a silver one.

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trading sister4wii said:

That sucks. I like the black one the most but the white is pretty sick too.

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wii sports said:

I really wanted the black one but too bad I guess.

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cubeboy101 said:

Black is so ps2. White is the new black: ipod, ds lite, wii etc define cool.

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Jo said:

Well they may make skins or faceplates to make it a different color.

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PB Troy said:

The black one looks too much like Sony's, I don't mind having the sleek white. It was that white that brought DS sales up!

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maxone23 said:

Damnit! I really want sliver one too!

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NeoZero said:

I'd be willing to bet that they will eventually. Before the DS I heard nothing about colored ones, so I think they will come around. It will just take a little while.

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Scooby!_ Jew said:

It only says that Nintendo has no plans to RELEASE in other colors. They'll probably release the other colors come 2007 or maybe around Christmas time if we're lucky.

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Must...have...Wii said:

Ah well, it's not like color affects gameplay at all, so what difference does it make? I just want my Wii! I'll take any color they throw at me. Besides, I wanted the white in the beginning.

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Splintercell4ever said:

Ja-mez, you'd be surprised how much it costs.

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someguy said:

AW CRAP! Now I have to paint my wii black.

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gotmilk101 said:

This really stinks, it makes me mad. I wanted to get a different color to be different, now I'll be the same like everyone else!

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Ja-Mez said:

I'll get a black Wiimote. The console looks good in white to me and the Wiimote even better in black. But I reckon that Nintendo will do the DS thing. Sell white Wiis and then come out with new colours later in the year.

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quartzlcc said:

Well, we weren't exactly seeing any other colors. Didn't expect much so really for me, knowing that there will be colored controllers even is cool.

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fraer jock said:

I bet they end up releasing colors but if not that does suck.

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Bored said:

Not too big of a deal but man I did love the look of the red Wii.

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Me want Wii said:

Awww I wanted to get the black one.

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WTH said:

I don't believe it! I was wanting to buy the red Wii. Bet they'll release the multicoloured ones like next year and they're just playing around with us for the time being. Making us believe that we MUST buy the white one and the other coloured ones won't be released. I will NOT be fooled!

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link said:

I did want red but whatever.

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Sparx said:

I think white looks the best anyway but whatever.

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Wii-Worshiper said:

I wanted my Wii in white because it looks more Nintendo. I mean they have advertized it in white so white feels pure Nintendo.

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Prince Zora said:

Black looks awesome but it is NOT coming out, shoot!

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Akseladden said:

I kind of want the Nintendo screwdriver. Nintendo uses special screws so you can't open it with a normal one. If I could I would cover it in nice decals.

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someguy said:

Wait did anyone want green?

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cubeboy101 said:

Black looks cheap, white looks classy. PS3 does black, it's so 1980s.

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Milkman844 said:

Polar white is an awesome color and it looks the best, but it's a shame they aren't releasing any other colors ever. I would've liked it in black to match my new Samsung hdtv.

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trading sister4wii said:

Poor green wii nobody likes him. I wanted the black wii but the white one looks awesome too. Oh well.

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SSBB FAN said:

I wanted a black wii so this sucks.

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wii-man said:

Why don't they just release a black wii and a white wii? Those other colours don't look that great.

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no name said:

They will realse new colors sometime. I mean when the DS lite came in the usa it was only in white until September. I know Nintendo would not let us down like this. Oh well I wanted mine in white anyway!

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Darunia106 said:

KHAAAAANNNN!

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Amazon Kevin said:

Oh well, at least the wiimotes still have different colors.

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Mike said:

Knew this but probably in a year or so they will make different colours, meh. Is white really that bad?

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Epsilon said:

Well, aren't we jumping to conclusions here. Likely this will be true for about six to nine months and then the console will be available in other colors.

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aaron said:

It might be a ploy to get people to buy their Wiis instead of waiting for other colors to come out. Just a thought.

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Lord Random said:

Black=dirty. That's why ps2/3 and xbox are black. Gamecube is only optionally black to fit in. White is clean and futuristic. Nintendo Wii is the innovator, always new. So basically, Nintendo has shed its dirty black skin and we now see a shiny white of goodness.

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GREEN said:

I would've taken green simply because it's different to what everyone else wants. I would have gone white if not green anyhow.

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Yung Foo' said:

Hey! I like green!

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White said:

I don't care because I wanted a white 1.

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Chimpchilla said:

But the silver! *sniff*.

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tom said:

Am I the only one who wanted a lime green Wii?

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BrothaZ said:

He's lying. He was brilliant enough to pull this whole console through, he's not stupid enough to do this. He's A LIAR!

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doopie said:

I think the red one looks cheap, the green one is self-explanatory and black and silver is so sony. White Wii rocks!

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Plumber Fan said:

White is good, because it matches DS Lite's color, but they should of kept black to match the Onyx DS.

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Daniel said:

WHAT! I wanted a black one. Stupid Nintendo!

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Wii Rules! said:

The green and red look cool. That would be cool if they came out with a blue console. But the wiimotes are like blue and 7 other different colors. I'm fine with white. I'll get normal white controllers too. Maybe later get different colors.

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Bloody Regret said:

Do I smell a smidget of rascim? Anyway, I would have liked a red one, but I wouldnt be able to see the Nintendo logo! Heh, heh.

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wiifan said:

But why would Nintendo want to only sell different colored wiimotes? I mean surely they would sell different colored wiis to match wouldn't they? Sounds like Nintendo might be tricking us to surprise us later by saying that they are going to start selling different colored wiis and then people will start buying more wiis than usual and Nintendo will get more money.

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Geoffrey said:

I wish it did come in other colors. I love the color electric blue and then it would match my Nintendo DS.

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PINKY said:

Hey, I know it's not in that picture but who here wants a PINK Wii? That would ROCK.

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worshipper of link said:

Yea. Black would look cool. I was liking the black look. But no biggie. The other colours are too... huey? Or whatever it is. If they were faded a little. Like no offense to anyone who wanted a green or red, but euugh.

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zoomzoomkid said:

Well they might make new colored ones, who knows. I mean a silver ps2 slim is out now, that was never there in the beginning. Plus many skins are gonna be available on eBay, I can assure you that. Nintendo JUST HAS TO MAKE a retro skin to celebrate the virtual console feature.

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once u go black ul said:

For all you who think black Wii don't look good you're stupid, it looks so sleek and sexy and shiny. Matches my DS LITE and you can't see dirt and scratches etc as much on black. When it comes to consoles of any sort black is the way to go. Once you go black you'll never go back.

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wii>ps3 said:

Oh well. I was going to get a white Wii anyway to match my ds lite.

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naruto411 said:

What! Aww man I wanted a Wii in black.

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wiiman2 said:

Too bad. Black looked really cool. But I am definitely buying black wiimotes!

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OH YEAH RINDY said:

That sucks I wanted red.

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cmk said:

Hey, my sister wants a colored wiimote. Anything but white she says. Any news on that?

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DDrizzy said:

Do you really think they are not going to release the other colors?

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saxappeal33 said:

I sort of wanted green but white is sick too. Nintendo will definitely make more colors later. A blue would have been really cool too. Red was alright but go green!

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Wolf_Link said:

Green or Silver! Link or WolfLink!

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NintendoFan said:

I'm pissed! I like all my things to kind of go together. I have a black DS Lite, laptop and ipod nano and I could've gotten all those in white to match Wii. But I'm pretty sure they'll make black. At least we're sure on the controllers.

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Kitari said:

Oh no *cries*. NO BLUE Wii! Oh well they can make it up to me and release the ice blue DS lite already.

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Chomama said:

OH NOES! I wanted the green one but the controller in green is cool.

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Splintercell4ever said:

Damn, now that I think of it, I kind of did want a pink Wii.

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Silky said:

Different colored Wiis would cause them some sales problems, because people would have preferences. Since they can't tell how many people will buy the Wiis and how many people prefer a certain color, they would be making extras and that would be a waste of money. I also think it puts less pressure on people, there being only one color. I mean, it's a $300 system, and if you wanted just the right color and you bought the wrong one, what are you going to do? Return it and get a different color. Obviously they have thought of all the negatives of having certain colors and just decided that no special colors would be in their best interests. Besides, if they produced some sort of skins later they would be much more cost-efficient, so you could buy many colors.

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PS3 & xbox hater said:

I think that sucks but the white Wii looks pretty nice though.

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Crimson Hawk said:

Now I can't have a black Wii.

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T-bag said:

Ouch. I was waiting for the green Wii.

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mad said:

I wanted a silver Wii. I could paint it.

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Gonzo said:

Man, I wanted the Black Wii. I got the white Wii already though. I would probably get the black wiimote.

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Chris said:

Fortunately there are still colored controllers coming out.

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hi said:

I wanted green!

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Stinky12694 said:

My white one looks better anyway.

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Ekaj185 said:

I want a white Wii, a black wii-mote, a red wii-mote, a green wii-mote, and a blue wii-mote. I hope they make nunchuks to match your controller!

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zach said:

I actually thought the red one looks awesome, oh well I have no excuse to wait any longer I'm going to buy my Wii now!

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jake said:

I really wanted the red Wii! This really stinks. Ill just paint mine red.

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zach said:

This sucks, I want a blue Wii. He made a bad decision.

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nintendo fan said:

I really wanted a red one, why would they come out with different colored wiiremotes, but not different colored consoles! This sucks!

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Hey said:

I think it would be awesome if Nintendo made a Limited Edition Olive Green Zelda Wii. And Wiimote.

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Fox Fan said:

Not to sound like a downer but what's the point of having a colored Wii anyways. It's not like they work better. Besides that, I think white is the best color for the Wii. Imagine a green Wii with the blue light. In my imagination that just doesn't fit.

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wiiman said:

They will probably come out with skins for the Wii. The problem is they have to mass produce each color and people prefer different colors and sales won't be so good for Nintendo.

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Jimmy said:

I think that a Gold/Silver/White Special Edition Legend of Zelda: TP would be awesome, say when it sells like 2million copies or something. How about a Wii Play one in White and Orange Disk Drive. Or Red Steel with Black Console with red disk light and silver cube flaps. I dunno, but those ideas are mine so don't steal them.

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[anonoymous] said:

Ehh, well I'm a brighter type girl. White is boring to me, not to others of course, most people like the white, but I don't for some reason. Hopefully they'll have skins in different colors at least? It would have been so much more fun to do fun colors in my opinion, but that's just me.

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silver said:

I bought the Wii about 2 months ago and I like the white. But I know a lot of you guys don't care what it looks like, I do. Red would look cool because well red and a blue light would be like Mario colors ya know.

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Robert said:

Wiifan, I have some shocking news for you. They will obviously make different-colored wiimotes to contrast the console. Everyone who knows anything about art should know that, duh. Anyway, I'm one of those weirdos who wanted either a lime green or candy apple red Wii. And I think Jimmy's idea is wicked SWEET.

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Anon said:

I'm not buying the Wii until it comes out in black. I just don't like the idea of having a system that matches absolutely nothing in my room.

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Robert said:

Think before you paint that Wii! Think: Now I'll just spray the SD slot. 20 minutes later, you pop in Twilight Princess, and BOOM! There's a little paint on the disc slot, which rubs onto your disc. It destroys the disc and the lazer disc reader. So you send the Wii to Nintendo HQ (in Washington State), and they bill you $100 when you get it back in 6 months. Now you go re-buy Twilight Princess, and that's $50. So you spent $150 because you decided to spraypaint your Wii (this goes 4 brush painting too). I sent this from my Wii, which WILL REMAIN WHITE! That about sums it up.

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Gonzo said:

Word, what if someone spray painted it for you.

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kyle said:

You all are ridiculous, it's just a color. The Wii is an original system with amazing interactive gameplay. At least Nintendo did something new and weren't like Microsoft and Sony and just re-release a product that they have already made, only it's an upgraded version. Color should not matter, who the hell cares if it doesn't match your room, or it just doesn't make you happy. Too bad, haha. Get over it and play your Wii. If you don't like it go waste your money on another system.

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Danny said:

I like the green one. That was a stupid move by Nintendo to not come out with the different colors. White is too plain.

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DeDee said:

I really liked the green one, but Silky did make some really good points. I don't really mind the white still looks awesome.

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Sonic Fan said:

If they sold different colored Gamecube and Gamecube controllers, then they should have made colored Wiis instead of just white. But I wonder why they're just making colored Wiimotes.

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1st day Wii owner said:

I don't care because I already have a Wii and I wasn't planing on getting them in different colors.

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zombietastic said:

I just wanted the pink Wii to match my DS Lite. Oh well, the white still looks adorable.

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ZELDA lord93 said:

Yeah I think even though they have no plans sooner or later they will.

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Eric said:

I was hoping on getting either a silver, black or green Wii. I actually like faceplates because if I decided I didn't like one color I could change to other colors frequently so I'm not bored of one. And what's the point in having a mismatching Wii and remote?!

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Masta Cheif Ramen said:

I was hoping for a green or black but I like green better, oh well. At least we'll get it and also they'll have different controllers. My friend wants blue.

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Operative Snake said:

I still need to FIND a Wii, let alone get one in different colours!

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Jasper Spaz said:

God Damn IT! I really wanted that green Wii. That looks so damn sick it's not right. Man, getting that white is so iPod, which are getting kinda stupid (except for the green nano which rox because it's green). I'm sorry, I just get emotional when they get rid of green stuff.

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Wii Man said:

Man I really wanted a black or red one but it's fine. I'll just buy every color remote.

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Courtney said:

I Was thinking of purchasing a Wii this summer but I think I'm going to wait a year or so just in case they do decide to release it in other colors. I know Black & Red is a favorite but I think Silver & White looks quite superior. The only downside is if your white Wii gets scratched you're going to be able to see it. But it's cool, they're bound to release faceplates and how could white not match anything in your room? I think if the companies avoided releasing the photos of the prototype we wouldn't have these strong opinions in the first place.

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SomeKewlGuy said:

I wanted a Black Wii. Oh well.

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Roman said:

Damn that sucks. I thought that black one was hot.

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annie G said:

I wanted my Wii to match my pink ds.

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wii owner said:

I got a white Wii and I'm sure they'll come out with cool skins right?

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Malta said:

Aww man I wanted the olive green one. Plus they don't even have any white wiis in stock, so what's the point. So I guess he really did choose the wrong decision after all.

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double u double I said:

It's good that there's skins so you don't need to buy a $250 Wii again.

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korin said:

This is great. I wanted a red or green but I have a white. I didn't want to buy another one. I'm really glad (except I have a white ds lite and pink and black came out the next day!).

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wtf is juice said:

Man that's booty. The black one is frigin awesome, oh well I guess, but I will be gettin a black wiimote.

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Joe Mama said:

I could really care less if they came out in colors. I have a white one and it's cool. I think the white looks best if you ask me. And no matter what color your Wii is, it's all going to work the same.

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cheesypoof said:

Poo, I was waiting for the sexy lime green one. The cute DS lites came out right after I bought the 1st chunky version. I know as soon as I give in a buy a Wii they'll release some nifty, cooler version.

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1122 said:

Wow! I got one when it first came out. They should do all the stuff they were going to do.

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TruBlu said:

Good, I already have a white one.

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Brian said:

I bet that they might make at least one special Wii, like a "green" one that comes with a game.

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roller said:

They have skins already.

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Hysteria said:

Man that's lame, my whole set up in my room is black, so I really wanted either a black or blue Wii. Now the white won't go with my Thermaltake Armor black Computer case, nor the dvd player or the Ps2.

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Greenlover said:

Greeeeeeeeeeeen. I love you. Nintendo better make you someday.

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Andrew said:

They have released the black Wii now. Matches my DS Lite and soon My DSi.

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green said:

Aw man that really sucks, they should really have different Wii colors. I'm really tired of looking at the black and white.

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ryan H said:

I got a white Wii, and all I'm going to do is get an awesome skin.

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luluux33 said:

Well people who wanted a blue and red Wii got it but I still would like a lime green Wii. Now that almost everyone has Wii they have it in either: white, black, or red and I like to be original plus, just those three colors aren't much to choose from.

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