Black Wii Flies Off The Shelves in Europe Limited Edition Black Wiis Selling Very Well

Nintendo has never had any trouble moving units of the popular Nintendo
Wii console, but this holiday season, a limited edition black Wii is
selling so well, Nintendo can't keep up with demand. The Black Wii is
going for pound sterling180 in the UK and includes Wii Sports Resort.
In October, Nintendoย announcedย that for a limited time in the UK and
Ireland, the Wii would be shedding its pale white color for the color
black, and along with a lot of common Wiiย accessories. The Black Wii
wasย originallyย produced for Japan as a tie-in with a Monster Hunter game.
And despite only being on sale for three days, Nintendo is reporting
that the Black Wiis are flying off the store shelves. Reportedly
featuring a 60% sales boost, although Nintendo isn't just blaming this
on the Black Wii.
Nintendo exec Rob Lowe told blog Joystiq that part of this was a
natural peak season uplift on all hardware . Despite that, British
Nintendo website Nindie.com is having trouble keeping the black hardware
in stock.
Although, Lowe later on went on to tell Joystiq that this was a limited
edition Wii, and would only be on sale in 2009. Nintendo has stated no
plans to sell the black Wii in North America, sticking us Yanks with the
boring white Wiis. Hey, if we got a black one, we might actually turn it
on when nobody else is over, Nintendo!