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Nintendo ends Wii U production globally (wanting it to fail?)

posted 8 years ago by nana_strikes
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Nintendo has confirmed that it is no longer manufacturing Wii U consoles.

In a statement to IGN, a Nintendo representative confirmed that “Wii U production has ended globally.”

Previously, Nintendo confirmed that Wii U production would be ending soon, but didn’t provide an exact timeframe. Yesterday, Nintendo updated Wii U sales figures alongside its latest financial report, confirming that just over 13.5 million consoles were sold as of December 31, 2016.

Nintendo confirmed last month that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be the last first-party Wii U game.

The news comes as Nintendo prepares to launch its next console, Nintendo Switch, on March 3rd.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/02/01/wii-u-production-ends-globally?abthid=589134ccd27054e43f00002e
This should please the loud minority. Did you guys get what you wanted? Does it feel good? You killed it.

[–] PinballWizard1 8 years ago

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[–] Harry_Skywalker 8 years ago

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[–] SolarisTheOne 8 years ago

Switch won't be any different, no matter how many photo comparisons you throw at it.

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[–] EmperorNintendoNeverDies 8 years ago

We heard the same thing about 3DS, and I even managed to trick you into buying one.

[–] Harry_Skywalker 8 years ago

The Nintendo Switch is gonna be a huge success.

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[–] Jaguar-Wong-is-Dead 8 years ago

That was mistranslated and/or misunderstood.

Iwata was giving the sales pitch to investors in the 'it's not just a replacement, it's a whole new way of playing games' style.

[–] HereComesMadness 8 years ago

Yeah, I think the Wii U is about an hour past failing. That thing was so cost-prohibitive to make, that they couldn't even really drop the price on it. And it was in no ways worth it.

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[–] LaraCroftLegacy 8 years ago

The Wii U wasn't 300 dollars

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