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Nintendo plans to continue its long history of introducing new colors (i.e. flavors) to their existing family of controllers and consoles this holiday season with a slate of new colors and options for Wii and DSi fans to snag onto.  First on the block is the much-anticipated black Wii Remote, Wii MotionPlus, and Nunchuk peripherals. The new color has caused quite a stir online since first launching in the console's home country of Japan this summer, but sadly it doesn't look like Nintendo plans to complete the set as there's still no word if the black Wii console will ever hit our shores. The black Wii Remote and MotionPlus will bundled together, and features a surprisingly stylish black rubber enclosure that doesn't at all resemble medical equipment as the current one does. The black Nunchuk will be sold separately.

While not the veritable rainbow that lucky Japanese gamers currently enjoy, the company is expanding its black and blue DSi color scheme with new pink and white versions of the popular portable platform. While I'm still hoping for my juicy red version (make it happen, Nintendo, just make it happen) more color options are always nice and should make the inevitable stocking stuffers that more cheerful.

Nintendo hasn't announced release dates for the new Wii Remote bundles, but look for them to hit retail shelves well in advance of the holiday shopping season. Look for the new-color DSi consoles to hit shelves September 13th at the current price of $169.99.