Wii production to cease

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Nintendo will cease manufacturing its Wii console in the near future, the company has confirmed.

In a note to customers on the Wii product page, the Japanese website has the words "近日生産終了予定" placed next to the console, which means "manufacturing is scheduled to end soon".

The ceased production will mark the final chapter of the Wii story, which began when first announced in 2004 and went on to become the most successful home console in the company's 125-year history. Considered a pioneering device that popularised motion control, the Wii shipped on November 19, 2006, and sold out near-immediately.

In July, Nintendo announced that lifetime sales of the system have surpassed the 100 million mark - joining an elite club of just three home consoles that have managed to sell at that volume (the other two being PlayStation One and PlayStation 2).

However, despite its success, the Wii is only Nintendo's third most popular games device when handhelds are factored in. Its all-time best seller is the Game Boy, which recorded lifetime sales of 118 million. In second place is the Nintendo DS.


In March, Nintendo released the Wii Mini, a rudimentary version of the console designed with a priority to keep manufacturing costs low. The hardware lacked online functionality, did not feature an SD card slot or support GameCube backwards compatibility.

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-CorgiPosted:

Dreams they really dropped the ball with this console i remember when people were so hyped for it nintendo needs to stick to handhelds only good games they have are pokemon and mario


Yeah, let's just completely ignore Zelda games and the Sonic games. All the best Zelda games (and almost practically the only ones) are console released and are amazing. I can't wait to get the Wind Waker Wii U when it comes out with Wind Waker in HD.

TywinPosted:

Dreams they really dropped the ball with this console i remember when people were so hyped for it nintendo needs to stick to handhelds only good games they have are pokemon and mario


Wii sold a lot of consoles, what are you talking about, lol.
Though I do agree that their gameboys were a lot better, Wii sales did very good while the Wii U, not so good.

Truth-Posted:

The reason nobody's buying them is because everyone has one already!
This was bound to happen anyways. It's not as popular as it used to be.

DreamsPosted:

they really dropped the ball with this console i remember when people were so hyped for it nintendo needs to stick to handhelds only good games they have are pokemon and mario

slaughtercellPosted:

N64 was beast... Perfect Dark and Golden Eye!!! Xbox One will have the best shooters Titanfall and Halo!!!

NeuroPosted:

The wii had a good run, 100 million sold

gtapro151Posted:

TurtleOrgans
silentwolf R.I.P Wii the best childhood memory :)


in my opionion it has to be legos!!!


i had much more fun and memorys with sega dreamcast

lelPosted:

Face it, the WII was just a slop...

TywinPosted:

I remember getting the Wii for Christmas and it was one of the best days in my life. I still have a total of 3 Wii's and I plan to keep them in working condition for as long as I can.

TurtleOrgansPosted:

silentwolf R.I.P Wii the best childhood memory :)


in my opionion it has to be legos!!!


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