DrROBschiz
Member
Naw
2017 launch is too slow for the turnaround they need to happen for the fiscal year
They have been priming this bad boy for awhile now
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Nikkei: Nintendo ceasing Wii U production at the end of the year
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Naw
2017 launch is too slow for the turnaround they need to happen for the fiscal year
They have been priming this bad boy for awhile now
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
But times have changed; announcing the Wii U 1+ year early clearly did them no favors, whereas Xbox One and PS4 were both revealed in the year they released, weren't they?
MrSaturn99
Member
Not that surprised, honestly. Here's hoping they rerelease some of the Wii U's best for NX. (Smash NX!)
Another piece of evidence to add to the pile that NX will release at the end of this year.
On a second point, though, I'd say it's also an indication that the home NX will be $300 or less. Generally the logic of keeping your previous gen console around when your new one comes out is that it's a couple hundred dollars cheaper, so you can sell it to an audience who just want a cheap console with a decent library, and don't care about having the latest and greatest.
This logic doesn't work if your old console is only $50-$100 cheaper than your new one, though, and with the current trajectory of Wii U prices, it's unlikely they could bring the cost of it much below $200 to $250 by the end of the year. This would be fine if their console were $400 plus (and indeed that's around what PS3 and XB360 were selling for when PS4 and XBO were released), but with a new console in the $300 region it simply doesn't make sense to keep the old one around. You're just cannibalising sales of the new console and confusing customers by keeping the old console on store shelves.
On a second point, though, I'd say it's also an indication that the home NX will be $300 or less. Generally the logic of keeping your previous gen console around when your new one comes out is that it's a couple hundred dollars cheaper, so you can sell it to an audience who just want a cheap console with a decent library, and don't care about having the latest and greatest.
This logic doesn't work if your old console is only $50-$100 cheaper than your new one, though, and with the current trajectory of Wii U prices, it's unlikely they could bring the cost of it much below $200 to $250 by the end of the year. This would be fine if their console were $400 plus (and indeed that's around what PS3 and XB360 were selling for when PS4 and XBO were released), but with a new console in the $300 region it simply doesn't make sense to keep the old one around. You're just cannibalising sales of the new console and confusing customers by keeping the old console on store shelves.
DrROBschiz
Member
Im hoping Smash NX brings the game forward as a Platform and not just a GOTY edition
Linkstrikesback
Member
hydrophilic attack
Member
Well, NX is coming this year. Let's hope they impress.
Now that it looks like Microsoft is (not-so) stealthily leaving the console market we need competent Nintendo consoles to help keep Sony on their toes.
Now that it looks like Microsoft is (not-so) stealthily leaving the console market we need competent Nintendo consoles to help keep Sony on their toes.
LordOcidax
Member
So the OG Xbox was better than the PS2? Games makes a console great dude, not the hardware.
Pancakes R Us
Member
Don't worry guys, a Wii U Mini is on the way.
Hah.
Hah.
Alex_Mexico
Member
I know they are not! That doesnt mean the game can or cannot be limited because they have to be downported to WiiU and Vita which dont natively support UE4.
Yes but Sony and Microsoft showed you can announce and release a console in the same year. Many see the same applying here simply because it makes little sense not to.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
I'm fine with it. I've enjoyed my Wii U but it's gimmick didn't resonate with the public so it's time to try again. I'll have my Wii U for a long time, and maybe now I'll put homebrew on it like I did the Wii when that stopped getting support.
DrROBschiz
Member
The WiiU hardware literally gets in the way
Slow OS, lack of online features, archaic account and friend system, no HDD
They released a compromising system in an age of convenience and standards offered by everyone else
The whole point of bringing Armature on for the ports is so they don't have to deal with those versions at all. They're effectively a non-factor beyond having the money to do them.
MrSaturn99
Member
As cool as that would be, I imagine we'll just get an uprezzed version with some new bells and whistles.
Absolutely. It ruined everything. It's also a big pain in the butt to buy a replacement if your Gamepad brokes or stops working. It also looks like it was made by Playskool.
The first time since it's reveal, right?
Nintendo finally burying their FLOP piece of plastic called :R E D A C T E D: making way for the NX
Slaytendo gonna SLAY
The NX will bury :REDACTED: on release to the abyss and back
Lol some of us are way too excited over this.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
PS3 and 360 may outlive the PS4 and XBO by the rate they're hanging around.
Pretty much everything you listed isn't a hardware related issue lol.
jabberwocker
Banned
Hmm. It says that they are stopping production this year that could be December for all we know.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Ermmm vita didnt outsell it. Its still flopping
Mr. Giggles
Member
OrbitalBeard
Member
This news is all over the internet now.
Any potential Wii U owners are probably off the fence at this point.
Nintendo, you need to unveil the NX, like, yesterday.
Any potential Wii U owners are probably off the fence at this point.
Nintendo, you need to unveil the NX, like, yesterday.
TheSlySoul
Member
I will admit that I am mostly because I want to not buy a portable and console. Share libraries FTW.
With this news I plan on buying a couple more Pro Controllers and Gamecube Controllers along with another adapter. Expect the scalpers to see this and buy up stock everywhere in site. Now's the time to buy these things if you've been holding back.
That would imply there were potential sales to begin with.
Drilbit777
Member
I was expecting a reveal this year but Nintendo should discontinue the Wii U till the console is at least released for a while. Yeah the Wii U wasn't a huge success but they shouldn't kill it off so soon.
DrROBschiz
Member
Storage is hardware related
Its inherent lack of power and its low power tuning contributed to OS issues
Here one. System costs ballooned to over 100 dollars more than the Wii because of the gamepad
LordOcidax
Member
That's not are the reasons of why third party stop supporting the Wii U...
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Ceasing production? Great, now Ill never be able to get a Wii U on the cheap. Thanks Nintendo
Yup. Not a good look for Nintendo right now.
If you're going to discontinue the thing this early, the successor should be out there and in the public consciousness by now.
Mad Season
Banned
This means no Zelda for Wii and it must be a launch title with nx. That would be the smart move
KojiKnight
Member
Where have you been? They announced the NX in 2015... Nintendo has been very forthright with letting it's fans know this system is coming. They only thing they haven't done is release a finalized name and shown us a picture of the box (they'll never show us stats before hand)
This would be very dumb. It's certainly still coming to Wii U, it's likely to be a cross-gen title though.
Drilbit777
Member
Third party wasn't jumping on board because the console wasn't selling and its lack of power compared to the other two consoles.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Well, there certainly aren't any after today.
The comeback. It's coming.
Davey Cakes
Member
Absolutely. I'm excited for the new ecosystem, and everything feeling "whole" in a way that we can't really get with 3DS and Wii U currently.
There's a lot of potential in new technologies that could make Nintendo more efficient and easier to do business with.
LordOcidax
Member
Look at the Wii, forget about the power.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
Source?
Violence Jack
Member
If the NX was going to be announced and supposedly released later this year, then I'm not surprised.
Still, I'm not giving up my Wii U anytime soon. Splatoon and Bayo 2 are still 2 of my go-to games.
Still, I'm not giving up my Wii U anytime soon. Splatoon and Bayo 2 are still 2 of my go-to games.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
It's crazy that we know the Wii U is being discontinued before we know pretty much anything about the NX.
At least Japanese third parties would be on board if the whole shared library thing is a thing. They still love their handhelds.
LegendofLex
Member
They already said NX will contribute to their bottom line beginning in the fiscal year that starts April 1 of this year.