June 4th, 2012

A black version of the Wii U GamePad

55 Comments

The Nintendo Direct presentation has revealed a black version of the Wii U GamePad, shown above. We can only hope this is available at launch. It looks quite nice.

  • TheEpicTreecko

    So getting black version! :D

    • ohhh

      White FTW!

    • adam

      agreed bro

    • megajacobf

      exaclty my thought

    • WOWTurtleOrgy

      holy moley moley diggady damn thats cool

    • http://MacroManJr.blogspot.com/ Brian L.

      Yap!

  • Flight

    WIN

  • Neoxon

    There’s also a black Wii U system.

    • Arriant

      I’m surprised that wasn’t mentioned in the article. You can see it next to the TV during portions of the video.

  • bob

    This will probably be available at launch. :)

  • larsberg

    black Wii U
    Day One.

  • Trulaw

    Yes black suits it so much better and now it has thumbstick buttons.

    • Flight

      Indeed it looks badass in black

  • Trulaw

    Yes, black suits it so much better and now it has thumbstick buttons.

    • Trulaw

      Sorry for double post.

  • Hylianhero64

    Oh yeah. It’ll be chllin’ with my black Gamecube, black PS3, and black TV. Can’t wait.

    • RicardoSForever

      I’m chllin’ with my Black PS2, Black PS3, Black TV, Black PSP, Black GC. Only white thing is my Wii, but that’s going of the TV when the Wii U gets in my house, most likely.

  • Virginia

    Team Black!!!!

    • Trulaw

      Yeah, Team Black FTW.

  • DarkRoseKid

    T_T so awesome got to have it

  • DoubleA2

    OMFG! Not again! Last year it was Team Aqua vs Team Cosmo. Not it is gonna be Team White vs Team Black, or whatever Nintendo decides to name both colors.

    • megajacobf

      polar white and galaxy black and im getting the black

    • Craig E

      Haha… About 3DS colours – Someone might want to make a post about it here, but a recent Pokemon Black 2/White 2 ad (the part which says it works in 2D mode on Nintendo 3DS), shows a silver 3DS shell :P

  • Big E

    Son of a bitch. The controller’s gonna be a fingerprint whore.

    • Neoxon

      I have an arcade stick that attracts a crap-ton of fingerprints (Eightarc Onyx). I think I can handle this.

    • Craig E

      I’m sure they’ll include some kind of help for cleaning it OR if they’re clever, it will be covered in fingerprint resistant stuff.

  • Roy Lagendijk

    Black for me :3

  • Dark Pit

    <3 Black Wii U

  • Dizzo

    Love the black one! Hopefully they announce the price and release date at E3

    • Wildman

      Nintendo will announce the price and release date at a later time and not at E3. Nintendo said that themselves.

  • bakabakabaka

    The controller’s surface looks like a fingerprint magnet and a dust whore. =L

  • Playstation-crunchers921

    BLACK MOTHAAAAA IM GETTIN THIS MOTHA COLOR AT LAUNCH

  • http://wiiublog.com Jared

    YEAH black Wii U with ANOLOG STICKS NOT CIRCLE PADS YEAH HOW U FEEL!!??

  • donzaloog

    Black all the way!

    • megajacobf

      thats a true gamers and man color!

    • Wildman

      Black is a condensed rainbow. It’s all the colors in one!
      How manly. I’ll take three!

  • Drew

    it better be a choice to be black at launch…..

  • LittleMofreaky

    gotta go black

  • Cevan

    Looks cool. I honestly don’t care which color I get, black or white. I just care about the Wii U itself, and all it has to offer.

  • adam

    Always bet on black.

  • CK

    I want the balck one. I’ve got a kid and my white Wii remotes look dirty as hell.

  • Ben

    That whole video of the showing off the social network has made me go insane.

  • Bewoulf2000

    I SO WANT THIS BLACK CONTROLLER!!!

  • BlueHawk007

    PLEASE Let there be a pre-order option for black
    ! I had a fireplace incident a few years back and the smoke raised…And then my wii was covered in gray and black dirt. :/

    Also, while white was unique black looks far more sleek. White looks fatter.

  • Wolf

    Black? They just got themselves a sale.

  • Captain N

    If you look closely in the video, you can see the black Wii-U as well when he sets up the video chat !

  • WOWTurtleOrgy

    sooo awesome

  • http://nintendoworlds.com TurboPikachu

    originally, I was appalled by the first leak of a Wii U controller with sticks instead of pads, but after seeing this facelift with a different design, I’ve given it a second thought. It looks very light and compact now. :D

  • Craig E

    White Wii U GamePad
    Pros: Modern looking, Fingerprints show up less
    Cons: Dirt or marks show up easily

    Black Wii U GamePad
    Pros: Reminders of past consoles, Dirt shows less, Looks sexy
    Cons: Fingerprints show up more

    • http://MacroManJr.blogspot.com/ Brian L.

      My solution: Buy one of each. :D

  • Dmt4030

    ALL BLACK EVERYTHING!!!

  • Snowmadboy

    Wii U… Shut up and take my parents money.

    • TheEpicTreecko

      Agreed. I loved this comment.

  • http://MacroManJr.blogspot.com/ Brian L.

    I’ve never in my life wanted a black-colored gaming console…until now. Usually, I find the color overused and boring as a color choice for consoles, but it looks just plain sleek on a Wii U.

  • JustinGleek

    Now that I know there’s a Black Wii U, I can finally say Day One! :)