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Nikkei: Nintendo ceasing Wii U production at the end of the year
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ThatStupidLion
Member
NX handheld fall 2016 - nx console spring 2017?
So if we look at the remaining main retail Wii U games to be released...
- Star Fox Zero
- That #FE anime game that will sell 10 copies
- Mario and Sonic at the olympics
- Paper Mario Sticker Star for Wii U
- Zelda U
I guess it's ok for it's final year. Closing the generation with a Zelda game is nice!
- Star Fox Zero
- That #FE anime game that will sell 10 copies
- Mario and Sonic at the olympics
- Paper Mario Sticker Star for Wii U
- Zelda U
I guess it's ok for it's final year. Closing the generation with a Zelda game is nice!
Herbspiceguy
Member
Don't forget that Nintendo also makes shit tons of money on royalties from toys & merchandise.
I started working at a toys & collectibles distributor last year and the amount of Nintendo items is staggering. Candy's, apparel, homeware, cheap figures & expensive statues. Nintendo items are considered evergreens for us, they will always sell good numbers. Zelda is the most used search term on our website/shop, while our specialty lies in stuff from SideShow Collectibles and Funko.
I started working at a toys & collectibles distributor last year and the amount of Nintendo items is staggering. Candy's, apparel, homeware, cheap figures & expensive statues. Nintendo items are considered evergreens for us, they will always sell good numbers. Zelda is the most used search term on our website/shop, while our specialty lies in stuff from SideShow Collectibles and Funko.
A lot of people here stand by the N64 version giving them the most enjoyment simply because of the battle mode even though the racing in that game is crap.
Not to mention mission mode on DS and technically Wii gave the games much needed replay value. 8 has amazing racing but thats all it has.
DAREALGUMMY
Member
Absolutely. There's still some games I want to play (Splatoon, XcX) but I was more than happy with the games I did play.
Outrun
Member
Confirms that Zelda is def for both systems. I mean it was a no brainer anyway but no way they'd release it on a platform that they're not at least hoping will grow.
Yeah, I'm cool. I got what I wanted out of it from a realistic perspective. I think it def had more promise than what came of it, but the second screen AND the jump to HD was too much to nintendo to handle creatively and realistically. I'm not even mentioning third parties cuz, well it's nintendo. I just would like Nintendo to make sure they actually have a plan to take advantage of whatever hardware quirk is lined up for the NX. I could care less about sales or third party support really. I have a PC for the third parties.
Yeah, I'm cool. I got what I wanted out of it from a realistic perspective. I think it def had more promise than what came of it, but the second screen AND the jump to HD was too much to nintendo to handle creatively and realistically. I'm not even mentioning third parties cuz, well it's nintendo. I just would like Nintendo to make sure they actually have a plan to take advantage of whatever hardware quirk is lined up for the NX. I could care less about sales or third party support really. I have a PC for the third parties.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
Common sense. They're not going to put their one of their biggest games out on a dying console that would compete with the NX's launch (assuming it comes this year, which seems all the more likely now)
ItWillGetBetter
Banned
I can't say I'll miss it too much. I enjoyed the dozen games it had, but honestly... Let's move forward.
I remember having to choose an Xbox or a gamecube as a kind and wished I had gone with the Xbox. Or a ps2.
I remember having to choose an Xbox or a gamecube as a kind and wished I had gone with the Xbox. Or a ps2.
ivanalexander23
Banned
maybe in total. For 1st party it's among the best. Nintendo themselves supported the Wii U very well.
Graphics Horse
Member
Is it really at the end of this year or just by the end of this year? I'm reading two different things.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Wii U is certainly my last Nintendo console, so I wonder how many other people it left a bad taste with. Nintendo sure has a lot to prove if they want to release a new console.
Except with Tennis and Mario Party being weak.
TheBryanJZX90
Member
Luckily you'll get a chance for the xbone and ps4 to make it up to you.
Lupin the Third
Member
- Spend gobs of time and effort making Wii U a eco-friendly, low-power-consumption device
- Ask customers to keep their irreplaceable, unique, no-longer-being-made controllers and throw the rest of the console's components straight into the dumpster.
Besides that, it would mess with the console circle of life: no retailer on Earth will accept a Wii U console trade-in toward an NX without its GamePad, and this upgrade method is a super-common practice for early adopters and even late adopters.
The GameCube was a good bit different because even though its controller was required for playing GameCube games, they were still making GameCube controllers for years! (Also, the controllers were $25 new, not $100+.) Heck, you even buy brand new ones again now! Wii U GamePads? No way will that happen.
Skellig Gra
Member
4 years doesn't seem that short when compared to some of the other failed consoles.
TheLastCandle
Member
Wii U had enough great games to make me a happy customer. Bring on the NX!
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Us Canadians will buy 11. Your move USA.
Davey Cakes
Member
Of course. Even the Wii U had a really nice spike during the holidays. That's just Nintendo's time.
They need a strong launch.
Diablohead
Member
It's felt like such a fast 3-4 years for the Wii U but it's had some great games, I still want to own one at some point.
DrROBschiz
Member
To be fair the Gamepad wasnt THAT unique
They could emulate all the same features with a Tablet, smartphone, 3DS... or whatever
or have patches for the games that allow you to play them without it
jabberwocker
Banned
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Release date(s)
NA November 20, 2011
Wii U
Release date
US November 18, 2012
clevbrowns94
Member
Yeah, and we already had Pokken Tournament and Twilight Princess HD. It's a decent final year, better than the Wii's last year too (granted, if Star Fox and Zelda weren't delayed, it would have been pretty poor).
Interesting. It doesn't seem like they have a lot of stock in the pipeline considering the shortages but they are still releasing high profile games so people will still be buying them. I guess if true it points at something to replace it, possibly something that can play those games as well. I guess Wii U just might go out in the most Nintendo way possible, with shortages.
LordOcidax
Member
LoL.
DrROBschiz
Member
Same
I ended up getting Smash, MK8 and Mario Maker as well
Could care less for the system but I loved the games
R
Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
年内に=By the end of the year
The Lamonster
Member
seriously.
Youre talking about BC? Well they could limit it to games where the gamepad isn't used (there are more that don't than do), or the NX incorporates a screen on the controller and that handles it.
Alex_Mexico
Member
I assume you're taking the Wii out because that played by no rules.
It's true though that every home console from Nintendo not called the Wii has sold consistently less than the one before. I thought they hit rock bottom with the GC but I was dead wrong.
I don't see any announcement about ceasing production of 3ds. How can you reach a conclusion that is against all the known facts, beats me.
DrROBschiz
Member
Itll be cross gen
I dont see them breaking the promise there. Itll just be Twilight Princess all over again
And NX will be in 2016. So what's your point with these release dates? There won't be a year difference between Zelda Wii U and NX launch.
jabberwocker
Banned
Oh I didnt see a official release date was out. You mind pointing me to it.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
The OG Xbox was 2001-2005
clevbrowns94
Member
I thought it was a decent console considering the zero third party support. You can still get 100 hours easily out of games like Mario Maker, Splatoon, and Xenoblade, and first party support was great. It was still missing Metroid, and the 3D Mario didn't reach Galaxy/Mario 64 levels, but let's hope Zelda U knocks it out of the park.
Agent Icebeezy
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Soon it will be time to get one.
Real_Madrid
Member
It wasn't good at all in the first years, but I bought a Wii U a few months ago and the library is just shy of amazing imo.
They have good variety in their line up and the Nintendo games have a polish that most other games just don't have anymore (it also helps that almost every Nintendo exclusive is 60fps).
If the NX has BC and a solution for the gamepad problem, I will buy it no matter what. A game like Mario 3D world will still be amazing in 5 years.
It doesn't need an official release date. It'll be in 2016 or early 2017 the latest. It's obvious. We have enough evidence and informed rumors pointing to it.
Herbspiceguy
Member
Placing my bets on LoZ cross release.
No way they're going to upset Wii U userbase by releasing it exclusively for NX.
No way they're going to upset Wii U userbase by releasing it exclusively for NX.