Hardware Finally, the Wii U will also be released on the Color Black

[Alexrose]

It's about time for a troll to ruin this poll...but on topic, I think it is great that there will be more than one color available at launch. I love getting to choose what color console I want .

I've just "ruined" it but here is my logic:

I was given the options "Hell Yeah!!!" and "Hell No!!!" as a response to the question "Do you think this was a smart move by Nintendo?"

Well.. no.. I don't. I think it was a really obvious decision. I think it'd be a really stupid move if they hadn't done that. So very much, no, it was the right move, but it was a no brainer. "Hell Yeah!!!"? Really? You think it merits that big an outcry, something that they started doing with the N64?

 

[Deltaechoe]

Black gameboy, black GBC, black GBA, black ds, black 3ds, black n64, black gc, black wii, and pretty soon a black WiiU. Also, wow looking at this list makes my wallet sad...

 

[Thomas83Lin]

I'll get whatever color is available at launch, I'd like Black myself. Has it been stated that black will be available right at launch.

 

[Yumi]

Wow finally. Something other than white(wii) or grey(n64) or purple(gamecube) at launch. xD
mm...specifically speaking the colors they chose to represent for each when announced.

though i wouldnt mind that awesome Spice Orange color.
wait...why is it always black or white?/?

 

[VMM]

Wow finally. Something other than white(wii) or grey(n64) or purple(gamecube) at launch. xD
mm...specifically speaking the colors they chose to represent for each when announced.

though i wouldnt mind that awesome Spice Orange color.
wait...why is it always black or white?/?

I hardly call it gray!

Wasn't this the N64 at launch?!

 

[Deltaechoe]

The nintendo 64 was never gray as far as I can remember

 

[JoostinOnline]

The nintendo 64 was never gray as far as I can remember

The controllers (some of them at least) and the games were, but never the console.

 

[CannonFoddr]

Wow finally. Something other than white(wii) or grey(n64) or purple(gamecube) at launch. xD....

I hardly call it gray!....Wasn't this the N64 at launch?!

The nintendo 64 was never gray as far as I can remember

Actually (according to Wikipedia)

The standard Nintendo 64 is dark gray, nearly black,[67] and the controller is light gray

So technically Yumi is correct

color is definitely important, especially if you've got a certain pattern going on and wish to keep it consistent. If you've got a bunch of black consoles and electronics in one space, adding a white one will certainly stick out like a sore thumb.

Agree - so I'll have a Looong wait then - TV/Hifi/DVD recorder are all Silver

 

[emigre]

My favourite colour is light blue, almost tangerine.

 

[Deltaechoe]

Wow finally. Something other than white(wii) or grey(n64) or purple(gamecube) at launch. xD....

I hardly call it gray!....Wasn't this the N64 at launch?!

The nintendo 64 was never gray as far as I can remember

Actually (according to Wikipedia)

The standard Nintendo 64 is dark gray, nearly black,[67] and the controller is light gray

So technically Yumi is correct

color is definitely important, especially if you've got a certain pattern going on and wish to keep it consistent. If you've got a bunch of black consoles and electronics in one space, adding a white one will certainly stick out like a sore thumb.

Agree - so I'll have a Looong wait then - TV/Hifi/DVD recorder are all Silver

To me that's close enough to black to call it black

 

[VMM]

Wow finally. Something other than white(wii) or grey(n64) or purple(gamecube) at launch. xD....

I hardly call it gray!....Wasn't this the N64 at launch?!

The nintendo 64 was never gray as far as I can remember

Actually (according to Wikipedia)

The standard Nintendo 64 is dark gray, nearly black,[67] and the controller is light gray

So technically Yumi is correct

I agree with Deltaechoe, this is close enough to Black to call it black!
I had one, I know many people that had one, but this is the first time I heard it's gray!

 

[Clydefrosch]

im waiting for a blue or green one. black is a bitch with the fingerprints

 

[Fear Zoa]

You can't be 100% sure it will launch in both colors. Remember all those sexy 3ds colors at E3, some still haven't seen the light of day (I really wanted that orange or purple one)

 

[Eerpow]

You can't be 100% sure it will launch in both colors. Remember all those sexy 3ds colors at E3, some still haven't seen the light of day (I really wanted that orange or purple one)

Well considering they're advertising both the black and the white version on their websites and that they used a black version at the actual conference is enough for me to accept as a confirmation of two colors at launch. The 3DS had multiple colors shown off but the main ones at the event were the black and blue ones, those two were used for software showcasing, advertising etc.
The other colors just had a brief appearance as part of a small display.

 

[Snailface]

I'm relieved by this news. My liking of my white wii's color has decreased with its age.

It's also nice to have it match the color of the black tv it will be sitting right next to.

 

[Langin]

DUH it IS smart, since most people their TV's, Blue Ray players, DVD Players, etc. are black and not white. Look I love white since it is bright and fits me better then black, but if you look in a stylish way to my room for example a black Wiiu would fit WAY better since my TV, PS2, PS3, N64, NGC and Wii are black!

Just from my perspective, but why not release black? Who voted hell no between? I could understand it if you TV, etc. are white but why don't you want Nintendo to release 2 colors instead of one color? 0.0

Once you go black you'll never go back

 

[Alexrose]

DUH it IS smart, since most people their TV's, Blue Ray players, DVD Players, etc. are black and not white. Look I love white since it is bright and fits me better then black, but if you look in a stylish way to my room for example a black Wiiu would fit WAY better since my TV, PS2, PS3, N64, NGC and Wii are black!

Just from my perspective, but why not release black? Who voted hell no between? I could understand it if you TV, etc. are white but why don't you want Nintendo to release 2 colors instead of one color? 0.0

Once you go black you'll never go back

If you didn't breathe you'd die. That makes a pretty good case for why one should breathe. But the act of breathing isn't smart. It's obvious.

releasing a black and white console isn't smart, it's just the right thing to do, any more than cooking your food before you eat it is smart.

 

[KingVamp]

You making it seem as if them making a black console is a life or death situation. It like you creating arguments out of nothing just for
sake to argue.

 

[Hyro-Sama]

Release it in Midnight purple or GTFO.

 

[Alexrose]

You making it seem as if them making a black console is a life or death situation. It like you creating arguments out of nothing just for
sake to argue.

I'm just stating why I voted no. The obvious choice isn't inherently smart. If I choose to have a shower every day so I don't smell disgusting, it's not a smart choice, I'm maintaining the status quo. If you choose to revise for an exam, that isn't smart of you. It would be stupid for them not to do so, sure, but it's not smart for them to do so.