thomas2 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I'm currently in Japan for a year of study. I arrived here 3 weeks ago and I missed my Wii back at home so much that I deceided to buy a Wii here. I had previously gone to Yodobashi, which is like the biggest electronics shop I have EVER seen, and discovered that Japan had black Wii's for sale. I saved up store credit for Yodobashi AND today was the first day of the price drop for the Wii here in Japan, so I jumped on the train at 9:10am and headed towards Osaka, towards Yodobashi. I arrived there just 5 minutes after opening time, and rushed to the 5th floor where the games are. There was already a line forming. At first I feared it was a line of people who intended to buy a Wii because it became cheaper, but I saw a huge stack of Wii's. Also, the reason why is was so busy was because another stock of Pokémon Heartgold/SoulSilver had just come in so people went crazy to get a copy. It was hilarious though I went to the register and asked for a black Wii. In total I had to pay 10,038 yen, which is about 100$ thanks to my point card. I have included some photo's of my purchase, because photo's say more than a thousand words The Wii-mote, nunchuck and cover are black too. The black is shiny and it's really nice. HOWEVER you can see fingerprints on it easily. BUT there actually a wiping cloth inculded in the Wii box to keep it shiny. It looks so damn sexy! What's in this bag?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeboy23 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 That looks so much better than the white one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPWoCkAxX Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 That's awesome! I must have it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 It's black. That's it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Once you go black, you never go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 ^^And shiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 It's black. That's it? I hear it has special powers equivalent to that of Tom Brady, but not quite to the level of the Terrible Towel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davethefish Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I never understood the white craze. Black always looks better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyblakbelt Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 All I can say is MUST WANT!!! If only the Wii wasn't just white in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFreak Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Once you go black, you never go back. Yes you do. I don't know, I don't like the black Wii, I think it was fine just the way I bought mine; but I'm glad they finally dropped the price AND are offering color options, even if it's just black at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPWoCkAxX Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I think lime green would be a nice colour... I do like the black though, mine is white but I suppose it makes no difference what colour it it. It's the same console... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 ^^ RACIST! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFreak Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 MmmHmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Holy crap, you're LIVING in Japan and you're posting a Photo TR of getting a black Wii? Allow me to say this, with the utmost respect (and complete jealousy of your living situation)... WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??? I expect five or more Photo TR's of all the awesome stuff you're doing there that doesn't involve video games or roller coasters!!! Don't disappoint us!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 ^Trust me Wes, this is going to be the better TR of what he's doing. The other 5 TR's would be over him obsessing about being so close to Steel Dragon!!! As for the Black Wii, I really like it! I never liked the whole white craze that I believe was started by Apple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 This one steals itself! joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Looks cool but I'm also happy with my original white Wii that I got the year is came out & I just bought Wii Sports Resort & have been playing the Air Sports game almost none stop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Holy crap, you're LIVING in Japan and you're posting a Photo TR of getting a black Wii? Allow me to say this, with the utmost respect (and complete jealousy of your living situation)... WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??? I expect five or more Photo TR's of all the awesome stuff you're doing there that doesn't involve video games or roller coasters!!! Don't disappoint us!! I bought a photocamera yesterday too so this was sort of a first try. Never had a photocamera of my own. I'll regulary update this with other photo's too. ^Trust me Wes, this is going to be the better TR of what he's doing. The other 5 TR's would be over him obsessing about being so close to Steel Dragon!!! As for the Black Wii, I really like it! I never liked the whole white craze that I believe was started by Apple! 5 photo TRs of me sitting on a chair obsessing how close I am to SD2k? LOL. I will go ride it at some point though, but atm I'm not really interested in it at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbit Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 White Nintendo looks better. but dont do this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrrvkPo7TZ4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianfreak Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 ^ Well at least the Wii itself is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 The day before yesterday me and some friends went to check out 太陽の塔 (the Tower of the Sun) which was just 3 stops down from the trainstation we're at. Some of you might remember that statue from the TR that Robb posted about expoland. Sadly for us Expoland has been shut down so that's a major bummer, but the statue was worth the visit. The only crappy thing was that we went there by foot, which means we walked over 3 hours just to get there. Wisely we took the monorail and train back Ok pictures! Btw can someone tell me if it was possible to see rollercoasters from the entrance of the park when it was still operating? I didn't see any rollercoaster at all so they may have broken them all down (I know Orochi is broken down and shipped). The Tower in all it's glory. It's both hilarious and confusing. I loved it. Ferris wheel WITH monorail! The entrance of Expoland =[ They built this monorail system here which looked cool. Finally, the Tower of the Sun! The sad remains of Expoland. I was really bummed it was closed down because I live so close to it. Apparently it's good for your feet. I can't believe she went on there with bare feet. It hurt so much. Funny thing was that there was a japanese woman just walking up and down as if it was nothing! It was waaay too painfull! On the way to the Tower of the Sun we stopped at another path where they had this rock path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Interesting. Yeah you would have been able to see the majority of the coasters. If I remember correctly you would have been able to see the mouse, loopscrew, and the terrible Daidrasaurus one too. I'm pretty sure we knew they took down the Togo death machine and Orochi, you *may* have been able to see one of the kiddies/juniors, but I don't remember for sure. There were also at least 2 or 3 flat rides you probably could have seen. I wonder where everything ended up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 Yeah I didn't see any coasters at all. They must have broken them down (probably all coasters including the kiddie and the other). I'm guessing they're breaking down the entire park to turn it into something different. There was a crane on site but it wasn't being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 Yeah I didn't see any coasters at all. They must have broken them down (probably all coasters including the kiddie and the other). I'm guessing they're breaking down the entire park to turn it into something different. There was a crane on site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 That monorail may be the ugliest in the world. It looks like a Winnebago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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