I think a Wii U redesign is coming next year

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KingdomHeartsFan said:

How long did it take for the second model of the Wii to come out?  That black model that they took out the backwards compatability. 

I think it was like 2010-ish, but to correct you there are black Wiis that retain Gamecube BC and controller/memory card ports. Have one myself. (never thought I'd stumble across a bigger fringerprint magnet than the original PS3, mind you)

 

But that's besides the point, the Wii didn't need a redesign at this point. Hence the PS3 being redesigned far quicker than the PS1 and PS2. I can see how it'd come into play for the Wii U.