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D4rk
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Black Wii available for pre-order in the UK
UK based online-retailer Grattan is taking pre-orders for the black wii console. They are pricing it at £279.99 (aprox $560) With Call of Duty 3 and Red Steel. Noting that the UK price for the wii is £180 (aprox $360) and games are on average £40 (aprox $80) each, the Black Wii costs an extra £20 (aprox $40). But I know many gamers are willing to pay the extra.
A screenshot of the Grattan web-store
Notice the different Red Steel image, the original is red, but this one is gold, a perhaps there is a new version in the works?
Grattan as a choice for a shop to do this is odd because Grattan is best known for lady's clothing, kettles and watering cans. And suddenly is the only shop known to be taking pre-orders for this bundle?
SPOnG contacted Grattan, and were told there wouldn't be any Black Wiis until "later in 2007" and that's all they would say.
Source: SPOnG
Shop: Grattan's Black Wii Pre-Order Page
Reported by: Cloud
Goddamn it, Anonymous, you pack of oddballs.
This post was last modified: 01-27-2007 01:22 PM by D4rk.
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RE: Black Wii available for pre-order in the UK
I wouldn't pay an extra 200 bucks for a system (well minus the games which is an extra 100, but still)
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| 01-27-2007 01:34 PM |
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RE: Black Wii available for pre-order in the UK
I pointed out that it actually works out as and extra $40, which'll probably mean the US will get it for about $250
Goddamn it, Anonymous, you pack of oddballs.
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| 01-27-2007 01:34 PM |
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RE: Black Wii available for pre-order in the UK
The black Wii keeps growing on me. At first I saw the white one as looking much better but now I find myself wanting a black one as well.
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RE: Black Wii available for pre-order in the UK
Its madness!!!!!
I really want the white one stilll. The black would be nice if I had a black DS lite.
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| 01-27-2007 02:54 PM |
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i like my white one.... stay away black.... now if they made an orange one that would rock at least just to me
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| 01-27-2007 04:11 PM |
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I already have my white Wii, I just want that ice-blue Wiimote I saw @ E3 last year
 
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| 01-27-2007 04:24 PM |
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RE: Black Wii available for pre-order in the UK
I would be a little scared of this offer until I saw something official from Nintendo confirming a date(and pardom me if Nintendo already confirmed a date for the black Wii). Can't you preorder Duke-Nukem Forever at Best Buy or someplace like that?
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| 01-27-2007 04:32 PM |
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get out your can of spray praint
I don't want to ruin my white Wiimote , I'd rather buy the original ice blue.
Milky Tree & Rawr ftw^.^
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| 01-27-2007 04:49 PM |
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Too slow Nintendo. I've got a Wii now and you can get real if you think I want a second one.
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| 01-27-2007 04:51 PM |
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RE: Black Wii available for pre-order in the UK
That's cool and all but I think it only apeasls to those who haven't got one yet. Still atleast it looks good.
No way am I buying another one though.
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| 01-27-2007 05:23 PM |
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Too slow Nintendo. I've got a Wii now and you can get real if you think I want a second one.
I know people who had the original white DS Lite and then bought the black one when it came out too.
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| 01-27-2007 06:06 PM |
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| 01-27-2007 06:18 PM |
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Wow... but its just a different colour...
Some people want the different color, they just have the original Wii because they couldn't wait for another color to come out just to play it. Simple solution buy a black Wii skin. And no, I won't buy an ice-blue skin for my Wiimote, I don't even think there is one.
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| 01-27-2007 06:23 PM |
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If you didn't have one then you might be interested in getting this to be different but I still think the deal looks shady considering Nintendo hasn't said anything about it and this would be huge news.
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| 01-27-2007 09:45 PM |
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RE: Black Wii available for pre-order in the UK
Yes it would be huge news, plus another reason I wouldn't get the black one is so that I could say. My wii's an original.
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This post was last modified: 01-27-2007 09:50 PM by Alex51011.
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| 01-27-2007 09:46 PM |
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GAH!!! I FINALLY HAVE MY WHITE ONE AND NOW NINTENDO TEMPTS MEEEEEEEEEEE
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| 01-28-2007 10:36 AM |
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Well, this is all fine and dandy, but I really hope they will sell black Wiimotes and Nunchucks when the black Wii comes out X(.
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