Wii Remote Plus Launching in Europe Before Japan
Posted by Trevor Chan
Same colours though
It's usually a given that most Nintendo products will launch in the Motherland first before any other region, but European gamers might want to rejoice as the Wii Remote Plus will be launching in Europe on 5th November, about a week before it launches in Japan.
The Wii Remote Plus has the MotionPlus built-in and has the same dimensions as the standard Wii Remote. In line with the Japanese launch, the super remotes will also be available in the same colours: white, blue, pink and black.
Nintendo of Japan will be replacing the remotes that come bundled with the Wii console with these updated ones when it launches over in the Land of the Rising Sun on 11th November, but it's unclear at this point whether that is the plan for Europe too, although we'd guess it's fairly likely. No word yet on the pricing or whether Europe will be getting the red Nunchuk to go with the limited edition red Wii or not.
[via nintendo.co.uk]
User Comments (33)
#1
Mickeymac said:
Odd. Can't say that's ever happened before. Oh well, better for those Europeans, I guess.
#2
vbmetroid said:
woot
#3
GamesX99 said:
Is it just me or lately Nintendo has been holding back on the US...
#4
HeroOfWaffles said:
@3
Agreed.
#5
Belgicario said:
dies of awesomeness
#6
Deviant_Mugen said:
@GamesX99: It's not just you...
#7
JimLad said:
Sweeeeet, shame no red, but I suppose they're keeping that one limited to console packs.
Can probably get one on ebay for a small fortune though.
#8
3DS said:
yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay europe is the best woop woop
#9
WaveBoy said:
Nintendo, pleaseeee make a Purple Wii remote.
#10
danschemen said:
!!!!!! is there still no north america release?
#11
ninjaboy1212 said:
Nintendo please make a black wiimote
#12
LuWiiGi said:
@ninjaboy1212 They already did that. Or were you making some kind of joke that I didn't get?
#13
Rensch said:
cool, but I probably won't get it right away anyway.
#14
Mario_Party_Fan_999 said:
WTF? I thought Japan was getting a red one to go with the other 4 colours and you said the same colours were coming to Europe but there is no red?? Is the red remote only being sold in the limited edition Wii? I really hope (and extremely doubt) that Nintendo Australia can give us the red remote at least close to the European launch.
#15
HolyMackerel said:
I'm not surprised. The Wii has done incredibly well in PAL regions, especially among the new gaming crowd. Releasing the Wiimote Plus there is showing confidence in the region and encouraging casual players to use Motion Plus. Perhaps there are some casual Motion Plus titles on the way?
#16
LztheBlehBird said:
NA is getting this by November 7th because of FlingSmash
#17
Pj1 said:
@ Jimlad Playasia.com should have them for about £40.00
I'm going to buy a blue one but if the red becomes available I'll buy that one.
#18
SuperMarioFan96 said:
Someone must have told Nintendo November 2010 was the once-a-century Make Europeas Happy Month! Seems like everything's suddenly being released there and not NA, or there first or whatever, when it's almost NEVER that way.
#19
Sonic1994CD said:
I guess europe is the new japan.
#20
Mqblank said:
Nintendo Europe are trying to soften the blow of the 3DS costing £250!! (possibly)
#21
3DS said:
@sonic1994CD yes we are the new japan woop woop yay
#22
Starwolf_UK said:
What happens to existing stand-along MotionPlus and regular Wii Remote. Today I noticed shops selling the Black Remote with MotionPlus for £50 and the MotionPlus for £22 while I hear in Japan the Wii Remote Plus won't cost more than a regular remote.
#23
LordOtaku said:
Might sell my old wii remotes and my Motion + to get 4 Wii remote +
#24
WarioFan63 said:
All right guys, look at this pattern...Wii Remote Plus is launching before FlingSmash in Europe and Japan. As far as we know it's launching with FlingSmash in America. Couldn't it be assumed it'd launch in America before FlingSmash comes out? Even if it doesn't it's only a 2 day difference between when Europe and America get their hands on it so it's really not that big of a deal if we don't get something before Europe...
#25
grenworthshero said:
@24 yeah it is a big deal, because America is better
#26
NGpenguin said:
Thats suprising
Japan almost always gets everything first!
#27
Simon_Deku said:
How come I can't find a wii remote jacket for the black remote?
#28
triforceofcourage said:
now all we need is more games that need it.
#29
mjc0961 said:
Eh, for this one I don't care if they release it in NA or not. If I want to play my whooping one game that supports WM+, I can just use the plug-in. No need to buy yet another Wiimote.
#30
Collision_Cat said:
Well, that's nice! Doesn't make up for the lack of Cave Story and Shantae in Europe though... =P
#31
Angelic_Lapras_King said:
Grrr, give us the Red one with matching Nunchuk!
#32
Puppetmancer said:
LOLWUT?! It's really strange...
@25 no, Europe is better >:C
#33
Rapadash6 said:
I think all those years of Nintendo favoring the US over Europe are over. Think about it;
-SNES Classic Controller and better rewards in general on their Club Nintendo program
-25th Anniversary Edition of Super Mario All-Stars
-25th Anniversary Edition Wii and DSi XL systems
-Virtual Console games seem to come out first in Europe now.
-Wiimote Plus in Europe first.
Perhaps Nintendo isn't happy with the weak US dollor or something, but it seems to me Europe is finally getting it's come uppin's.