Black Wii Coming, Mario Galaxy, Metroid: Other M Dated?

Nintendo is hosting an event today in San Francisco, and our own Phil Kollar is on the scene. What kinds of amazing announcements will the big N have for us? Before you break a blood vessel guessing, it seems as though a similar event in Australia might provide a few hints. Word is, the black Wii is hitting their shores on March 11, and Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M are getting fuzzy release dates in Australia between June and August.

We’re sure that there will be loads of other news coming tomorrow, but it’s probably a safe bet that those little tidbits will be confirmed for North America—except we won’t spell it “colour,” thank you very much.

What do you think? Is a new color an incentive to buy a Wii if you haven’t done so already? Are you surprised to see two high-profile games getting released far in advance of the usual holiday release window?