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Nikkei: Nintendo ceasing Wii U production at the end of the year
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Robottiimu2000
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i laughed
family_guy
Member
Retailers don't though.
gamerMan
Member
If the Nintendo NX is coming this year, Nintendo should have already showed it's real and put preorders up like Sony did with the VR headset. This way you are able to gauge demand and create early hype. Even if they don't have games to show at least show the concept. I don't get Nintendo, but hopefully they will do well with the NX.
joecanada
Member
indeed does that mean they will be rare by next year? it seems crazy not to keep producing some but maybe that's normal.
....although it hasn't gone well producing many as it stands.
I know many ppl bought the system only for Wii Sports. It was a revolution.
To be young and naive.
I welcome our Nintendo overlords.
You honestly think they won't announced ANY new games for WiiU during E3?
Little Monser
Banned
Basic Translation: Nintendo is amazing, Splatoon graced our lives, Wii U is out NX is in
NinjaCoachZ
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You can also impress shareholders by starting afresh with a new, heavily-pushed console, especially since shareholders are likely not to be impressed by continued low sales of a system that's already ending production.
What makes you think there's more for Wii U in the pipeline? There's not a lot to suggest it aside from faith. Trev is basically legit and he said Paper Mario was the only unannounced Wii U game, which Emily Rogers and ShockingAlberto backed up as well.
And examining the state of the Wii U's release schedule for 2015 and 2016, it consists mainly of:
- Projects that began in 2012 and 2013 that are only now finishing production (Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Yoshi's Woolly World, Splatoon, Metroid Federation Force, Zelda, Starfox)
- Outsourced games (Starfox being assisted by Platinum, Mario Tennis by Camelot, Pokken and Lost Reavers by Namco, Mario and Sonic Rio Olympics by Sega)
- Games that heavily reuse assets (Tri-Force Heroes, Amiibo Festival)
- Late localizations (Fatal Frame V was a year late, TMS is delayed by 6 months outside Japan, Pokken's arcade version launched summer 2015)
...and not a lot of major, internal, original projects from the likes of EPD and Retro. Paper Mario is the one Wii U game coming out this year that doesn't really fit into any of the above categories. But it seems reasonable to extrapolate that Nintendo has seen the writing on the wall with the Wii U and decided to shift their developmental priorities away from it.
OrbitalBeard
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I don't. In fact, I don't think Nintendo will even acknowledge that the Wii U is a thing that exists at E3.
Means very little if anything at all. But hey if that's the basis of your certainty...then enjoy.
That isn't the basis. I have stated plenty. We will see what happens.
Stiflers Mom
Banned
Worst console I ever bought (and then I even got it at launch day).
Probably a great console if you were into platformers. I am not.
joecanada
Member
I haven't owned a Nin system since SNES and I don't have a problem with this. Except I had a Wii given to me which would go somewhere near the bottom ...
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
NOOO.. what games could they possibly announce? That whole Wii U life cycle was like this. Its Done! Put a fork in it 🍴
LordOcidax
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So... you bought a Nintendo console and you don't like platformers. Interesting.
My issue with what you've state is that it doesn't support an absolute opinion like you've stated. Yes, it's a possibility but you keep talking in absolute certainty. It's nonsensical and just seems you are being stubborn for the hell of it lol.
And "we will see?" I mean you already seem to know.
NinjaCoachZ
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Agent Unknown
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Depends on if graphics are the most important factor or not. The GCN version was to many the better version of Twilight Princess. If NX doesn't have a screen on its controller, it's possible the Wii U version will be seen as the best.
It did, but it's unclear whether that's NX console or handheld. I expect it to be the former but I will be very surprised if Nintendo launches two systems this year and some previous rumors did indicate we'd see the handheld first. We shall see.
It may not have been a controller for the home console, but instead a handheld.
Do you think it's possible nintnedo won't make another handheld, or are you saying it would be further on down the line perhaps?
Rösti;198910106 said:
How are you expecting stock will be affected by this news?
I think i got 14/15 retail games so far, depending on if i count Bayonetta and B2 separately (my main shelf has space for 19 and i think i still have 5 Wii cases up there), and there are a few more i'd consider if i had more money. Not quite the Wii where i got 30 games over the lifespan, but I also put a lot more playtime into some of these Wii U games on average. Monster Hunter 3U i spent 3 solid months on, and Splatoon just keeps on giving.
Maybe one game. But nothing more.
TAS
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I don't know..could this be the first time in history that a console and handheld launch simultaneously? :O Probably not..but being that both platforms share the same DNA--it's not completely outside the realm of possibility. One thing is certain: Nintendo will launch something by the year's end. The holiday season is just too big of a sales window to pass up.
They'll announce that Zelda Wii U and Zelda NX are one and the same...
and that Zelda NX will come first
shadowsdarknes
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I'm still deciding on whether or not to get a Wii U now or just wait for the NX. If the NX is going to have backwards compatibility, I'd rather just wait. But it also might be prime time to get a Wii U.
I'm in no real rush to play the games but I also want to be able to purchase them physically without paying a premium.
I'm in no real rush to play the games but I also want to be able to purchase them physically without paying a premium.
OrbitalBeard
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Exactly. They probably won't even mention the Wii U version at their conference / Digital Event. That info will be buried somewhere deep in their E3 page.
I'm expecting them to talk about, but not announce any new games.
KratosEnergyDrink
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Not in the slightest. Nintendo has probably enough WiiUs in stock.
Has Wii U emulation come that far?
Well Galaxy 1 is going to turn 10 next year.
Pokemaniac
Member
Aside from maybe Mother 3? Not really.
Nintendo's refused to even sell the things in Japan so I'm not sure what anyone expected.
Also there's this idea that people will like the NX more if Nintendo shows it's not planning any late-life support for the Wii U, as if giving millions of existing customers the short shrift will encourage them to spend hundreds more on new hardware.
Also there's this idea that people will like the NX more if Nintendo shows it's not planning any late-life support for the Wii U, as if giving millions of existing customers the short shrift will encourage them to spend hundreds more on new hardware.
SuperLeviathan
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The Wii U's obsolescence has been dated. If sales were low before, I don't even want to think what they'll be after this news travels.
Given Nintendo's lovely shenanigans with portable SNES games, I don't think BC is in the cards. If for no other reason, they'll realize they can make more money by selling Wii U games a second time.
Given Nintendo's lovely shenanigans with portable SNES games, I don't think BC is in the cards. If for no other reason, they'll realize they can make more money by selling Wii U games a second time.
Davey Cakes
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I kind of agree that the radio silence is starting to hurt them.
You can't deny that they have the element of surprise though. People only have a slight idea of what the new system could be.
Maybe Nintendo is playing the long game in terms of revealing their new hardware because they want to create buzz and talk. A slow buildup to a big reveal. It's a good idea but you can only carry on with something like that for a little while before everyone, not just the dedicated fanbase, gets antsy.
As much as I love BC, I think Nintendo will take the more practical route and forgo it with NX. Hardware BC like the Wii U and Wii had, anyway. They can take a new approach. Count on people to keep their old systems, or start doing software BC, or just focus purely on re-releases and remasters since there's money to be made there.
It's likely in their best interest to invest more into making a stronger and more future-proof machine at a favorable price point.
Pokemaniac
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We already have an unofficial emulator getting pretty close to running things at full speed.
Welfare
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Why would they? That would be going against what they are doing, which is killing the Wii U and praying everyone jumps ship to NX.
Nintendo gains nothing from current Wii U owners buying new Wii U games this holiday when they can get the NX and that systems new games.
I wouldn't say they are refusing to sell the Wii U in Japan.
Well that's has been the "thing" this gen
Indigo Rush
Neo Member
Well, that's what the most recent direct was for, don't ya think? Cleaning out house and washing hands of the system before they spend all of E3 hyping their new console and games. The only Wii U game that'll be announced, I predict, would be Zelda U, and that'd be announced as a cross-platform title ala Twilight Princess anyway.
TheAngryMonkey
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I think the next Zelda will be held as bait for then new console for sure. "You could play it on Wii U, but look how flashy it is on NX!"
AcademicSaucer
Member
indeed, lol
It only hurts if, when speak about it, they royally screw up the messaging.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Btw they already announced the last Wii U game.. Paper Mario. Mother 3 dont count even if its announced thats a VC release.
Anyway if there were more Wii U games coming Miyamoto should have specified Pikmin coming to Wii U. Instead he said nothing.
Anyway if there were more Wii U games coming Miyamoto should have specified Pikmin coming to Wii U. Instead he said nothing.
I bought a refurb WiiU last year for $250 with SM3DW and Nintendoland*. I was well aware that its days were numbered.
I'll probably wind up buying 15-20 games total over it's lifetime, which... is fine. It's not going to go down as one of the great all time systems but I don't feel ripped off either. SM3DW, Splatoon, and Mario Maker are all amazing games. Wonderful 101, Bayo 2, and Xenoblade X were all great (but flawed). I'm sure I'll pick up Captain Toad, Pikmin 3, Smash and Kart eventually.
DKC:Tropical Freeze was hot garbage left to rot on a summer day, and I'm mad I wasted so many club nintendo points on it.