More European Christmas Wii Bundles Announced

People are gonna be so confused about the Wii U when it hits stores, thinking it's just a new bundle.

They are assuming that people that haven't bought a wii already know absolutely nothing about videogames. But they are also assuming that family also means knowing nothing about videogames. Me and my two siblings play Smash Bros Brawl without problems, and we can last two, three hours a gaming session.

I am waiting for the White Wii bundle that comes with the Black Wii and 5 nunchucks.

Does anyone know anyone who doesn't already own a Wii?

One blue Wii for me please

i think they'll got a lot of money! so they could put WII U start price 249 €/$ or minus!

gotta buy em all

@tealovertoma
I'm sure you're right. There may still be people who think the 3DS is just another DS. And there's so little change in the name, just adding a "U" at the end that people may think of this as like a DSi. Only a slight upgrade. I guess Nintendo has marketing people who say Wii U is the best name, but I don't know. If they wanted to keep the Wii name, I'd have gone with Super Wii. That would've appealed to the "hardcore gamers" they're supposedly pursuing again, as they'd have made the connection in their minds with the Super NES.

@Victoria
I don't. Then again I don't know a lot of people. Like most of what Nintendo's doing console-wise these days, I don't understand. Around the world, there are bare bones new release schedules for the Wii now through next year (where there's pretty much nothing right now), and they're focusing on selling all these new bundles? I guess it is what it is, milking every last dollar out of the Wii before Wii U. But with the market saturation of the Wii already, it seems they'd do better releasing more games. Nintendo has wised up with the 3DS. But, they're royally screwing up shifting focus almost entirely on Wii U when there isn't even a Japanese release date.

I'm hoping first of the year, when there's next to NOTHING on the Wii's release calendar that some new games are announced (we got some GREAT SNES games shortly before N64's release, like Super Mario RPG). It would help if they'd just start releasing Wii VC games again.

I don't own a Wii, but I used to. Does that count?

@FluttershyGuy Well maybe on the North American front anyways. Europe is still getting quite a number of big name titles.

Huh? I coulda sworn I already saw that Family Edition in stores over here...

reconfigured, newly configured, new value...

I like "gutted" myself, though I can see how that would be a problem for the marketing dept. Why not just stick with what they do and call it Wii Lite? (As in DS Lite for anybody who missed the reference.) To be honest it kinda looks lighter horizontally without the big gray block stand supporting it. Plus Wii Lite rhymes with delight, so you got yourself a commercial jingle waiting to happen.

I actually like the white bundle as a family bundle. I think I traded in Wii Party myself, but as a bundle it works. Still think these all need to be $99 though. Well not the balance board bundle obviously, that should be $149.

@Victoria
I know Me and everybody else I know. So quite a lof of people.

But here in Poland it's nothing unusual. It's Sony territory, I'm affraid.

I know a lot of people that don't have a Wii. Just don't complain and let Nintendo do what they want to do! >:C

I want to see a black wii with a red disc slot light

....Wish these colors were out in the first place...I'm sick of white. I want a black U! T.T

everybody i know owns a wii or has owned a wii. but not many play it as often as the other consoles

I know plenty of people with a Wii who never play it. None of them have ever heard of Zack & Wiki, No More Heroes, DKCR, Okami, Sin & Punishment, Little King's Story, Muramasa, Xenoblade, WiiWare or Virtual Console. Meanwhile I'm sitting here with a 20+ Wii backlog.

@Eureka
You know, you could always paint your wii...

I would be interested if you could transfer all my vc and wiiware across. Its a launch wii and its ready for retirement.

And risk screwing something up and making it look cruddy? No thanks. xD (I'm too lazy to, too)

I agree with Raptor78 but Nintendo should allow us to do it to one other Wii because other wise people will be swapping games left, right and centre! I like the blue Wii but then I can't download any N64 games as I like to use the game cube controller for those games! feels much better playing them with the G.C controller than finding the oringnals on ebay and playing them with the N64 controller. I'd like Nintendo to announce a Mario Galaxy bundle as I think it would sell quite well and it could be red.... if it's cheap enough I might buy a blue one, Nintendo if you read these comments on N.L then give it some consideration? (I won't hold my breath)

I get the idea of Nintendo wanting to always make different bundles, usually set off by different colors, as this you-get-what-color-you-get-no-interchangeable-skins-thing makes it higher-chanced for Nintendo that someone who already owns a console will get another, usually (simply) for a different color.

However, imo, if Nintendo wanted to pursue this mindset, why not offer @ the very least 2 colors @ system launch, & then over the course of the system's lifespan, offer really cool designs, offering more than just a color. For example: @ system launch- a green console, later in the system's life- a really awesome forest green gradient fill w/ a triforce on it, or a metallic-looking red, orange, or purple w/ a reflective metroid logo on, etc.

I know ppl who don't own a Wii. I also know ppl who own one, & to the best of my knowledge, don't play it, or @ least regularly.

You know what would be the best Wii bundle of ALL TIME!! They should first remake Legend of Zealda: Windwaker, Phantom Hourglass and Spirt tracks in Wii graphics!! Then put them all on one disc and have it as a bundle with a new green Wii!! If your wondering why I picked those 3 games it's because they have the same cartoony art style ofcourse and they're one of the most underrated Zealda titles ever AND it would sell millons day one cause their really really good!!

You know what forget everything I just said that was stupid. They should do this bundle for the WiiU and remake those games in HD with brand new WiiU motion controls!! They would sell millons of WiiU's DAY ONE, Nintendo if your reading this you better make it happen OR ELSE!!

You know while where on the subject WTF happened to Samus Nintendo it's her 25 to you know. She's so depressed now you really should do something for her to before she shoots herself with her own laser canon arm.....BANG!! To late poor Samus Oh well but seriously do that Zealda bundle PLZ.