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Nintendo paints Wii, DSi XL systems red; debuts a new Wii Remote Plus (updated)

Remember that cherry red version of the Nintendo Wii fashioned for Super Mario's 25th birthday? It's headed stateside, along a blushing DSi XL bundle and the new Wii Remote Plus.
Written by Rachel King, Contributor

Remember that cherry red version of the Nintendo Wii fashioned for Super Mario's 25th birthday? It's headed stateside, along a blushing DSi XL bundle and the new Wii Remote Plus.

Everything is set to roll out on November 7, giving you plenty of time to readjust your holiday budgets and shopping lists for these limited edition gaming devices.

Shoppers have a few options on how to buy the Wii Remote Plus. One could pick it up as as a standalone product for $39.99 or bundled with a copy of FlingSmash (a tennis meets pinball game), which requires the Remote Plus anyway. The bundle comes with an MSRP of $49.99.

Then we have the real bundles. Starting with the Nintendo DSi XL bundle, you'll get the handheld gaming console covered in a flashy splash of red, Mario Kart DS, as well as preloaded copies of Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters and Brain Age Express: Math and Photo Clock. All of this will ring up to $179.99.

Finally, we have the crimson version of the Wii, bundled with the Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary Edition game, that new Wii Remote Plus controller in red, a red Nunchuk controller (also in red, naturally), and a copy of Wii Sports. This limited edition bundle will retail for $199.99.

[UPDATE: All of these products are available for pre-order now with Amazon.]

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