Nintendo’s black Wii is on its way to South African shores, just in time for Christmas. Local distributor The Core Group says that stock is expected to be available from 20 November.

The limited edition black version of the insanely popular console will come in a bundle with a Wii Remote, Wii MotionPlus, Nunchuk and copies of  Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. All the hardware is black. Like my soul.

The recommended retail price for the bundle in SA is R2900 and the international price is expected to be around $289.

Core is also bringing in all of the black accessories for the Wii. You wouldn’t want a black Wii with white remotes. That shit will get you beat up at school.

As a kid I had a burning desire to own a portable gaming console as awesome as my Sega Mega Drive (called ‘Genesis’ in the US). There was something enormously appealing to me about being able to move around unhindered, with the ability to express my infatuation for gaming wherever I was. Sega played to this desire with a product it launched in 1995 called the Nomad. Not only was it the coolest thing I bought in the 90s, but in my opinion remains the most awesome portable gaming platform ever invented. The Nintendos and Sonys of the world would do well to consider what made the Nomad great – because, frankly, it kicks the DS and PSP for unmitigated awesomeness.

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Nintendo today announced that it has appointed the Core group as official distributors for Nintendo products in South Africa. The Core group also holds South African representation for Tomtom GPS products and Apple IMC – the official distributor for Apple in South Africa.
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