Nintendo has stopped Wii U production in Japan
We knew it was coming as the company ramps up proction of Switch.
In a move that Nintendo warned us about, the company has shut down production of the Wii U in Japan.
According to the official site (translated by dranyastudio on Reddit), "Wii U has finished all production in Japan." The move was followed by a tweet from Wall Street Journal tech reporter Takashi Mochizuki that "Nintendo chief Kimishima said the firm plans to increase production of Switch," adding that the Nintendo boss said pre-orders have been good.
Mochizuki also said Nintendo Japan has a corporate strategy meeting planned for tomorrow morning (Japan time).
Nintendo just raised their financial forecast after strong showings by Pokemon Go and Super Mario Run.
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replyJohn Keefer posted a new article, Nintendo has stopped Wii U production in Japan
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Time of death has been called. You were taken from us too soon, Wii U.
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Meh more like Old Yellere'd it
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It was on life support for about a year, so yeah.
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