Nintendo has launched a black colored Wii console in Japan today, marking the first time the console has been available officially in a different colorway then the standard white.
The console is available alongside a matching Wii remote, nunchuck and a Classic Controller Pro.
All the new hardware is priced the same as the current white colorway, and will go on sale on August 1st.
The company has also launched a special red DSi handheld, which will go on sale on July 11th at the same price as the current colored models. In Japan, those colors are white, black, pink, lime green and metallic blue.
New colorways have proven time and time again in Japan to boost sales, and Nintendo and Sony often use the technique when sales drop.
Result for: nunchuck
A federal jury has ruled in favor of a small Texas gaming company Anascape, announcing that Nintendo will have to pay the company $21 million USD for infringing patents while designing controllers for the Wii and Gamecube consoles.
The lawsuit was originally filed in late 2006 and was filed against Microsoft as well. The software giant however decided to settle the case out of court before the trial began.
Nintendo spokesman Charlie Scibetta added that the company is looking to appeal and “expects the court to reduce the award significantly.”
The patents infringed had to do with the designs of the Wii Classic, WaveBird and Gamecube controllers. Scibettra added the company was pleased that no infringement was found having to do with any motion-sensing technology, such as the Wii and Nunchuck controllers.
