Nintendo Japan has confirmed via its official website that it has discontinued the original Wii console which launched in 2006. We already knew that they were planning to stop manufacturing the hit console, but now it appears as though distribution has ceased. Those Japanese gamers wanting a Wii fix will either have to purchase the backwards compatible Wii U, or hunt around stores searching for any leftover Wii stock.
Now even you can’t tell the difference between Wii and Wii U xD
Ha, I’m so used to writing about Wii U. I’ve corrected that paragraph. Thanks!
Nintendo is on damage control.
Wasn’t my favourite console, but it had some good games (Brawl, Mario Galaxy, I liked Pokepark)
There’s a typo here: It should read, “Nintendo has Discontinued Selling Wii U’s on Planet Earth.”
Wiiu not even out yet wtf are you talking about?Nintendo make a New Console we dont know about…Lets see 2016.
That’s true! Miyamoto has taken up massing his balls in the sun in his old age. He needs to get some fresh talent!
Looking at your pic, I think you are one disgusting human being. If sickr has common sense he should have banned you.
Are you prejudice?
If this guy can have testicles as his avatar then i can have blue waffles as mine.
Asking for all-adience-friendly avatars is not prejudice. Its morally sensible.
Ben Sanders is totally inoffensive when you put both side by side, ans has been banned. Where is Sickr’s rationale?
This blog needs moderation, but the owners appear to give no importance to that.
Which people do you think should be banned then?
Not Ben! ME NO LIKE BEN. When he commented on my site , made a major edit to it! Uh hello! TAKE THAT!!!
You go man! Keep it E rated!
Wii may be everyone’s favourite whipping boy, but ultimately it won last generation, and had many fantastic games to boot, whether it be the Mario Galaxies, Mario Kart Wii, Brawl, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Zelda TP and SS, Xenoblade etc. etc.
It was my first toe dipped into Nintendo console gaming (I use to be firmly Sega before their hardware division folded) and now it would take a lot to move me back.
A toe’s a good safe place to start but now you should go all in. Place your entire sack into the pool of Wii U and learn to soak your balls there.
good now Nintendo discontinue the sells of Wii in Europe and United States. this will help clear up confusion and sell Wii U(s).
Yeah, even if it’s still selling, they need to pull the plug on the Wii’s life support and let it die.
RIP A shame Nintendo abandoned it for its last 2 years (outside of SS) :(
This articles makes me laugh out loud… Nintendo’s final strategy…stop selling the Wii… Then people can be as confused as they want, but they’ll have to buy a WiiU
PROBLEM: You saturated every square inch of the Market with Wii’s Nintendo! People won’t buy a WiiU till their Wii breaks down, by then, WiiU will be $200 and the early adopters will be mad as hell (well, we already are, so oh well)
Yeah, Miyamoto is eating sushi and steam cleaning his balls with Reggie and friends instead of marketing the Wii U.
all nintendo game systems will cease to exist.
the last will be the 3ds, life span, about two more years.
nintendo is going strictly software.
this is a prediction, and a little bad attitude, lol.
god forgives nintendo.
I highly doubt that Nintendo will EVER go software-only. I think Sony will before Nintendo.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/18/nvidia-gtx-780-ti/
yep, was half way there untill i lost 385 dollars at the video game store.
MAN! I thought this said Wii U was discontinued at first. I practically swallowed my tongue.
I’m still upset that my original white Wii stopped working. It was too expensive to get it fixed, so now I just have it packed away as a collection piece. And I’ll never forget how disgusted I was when that red Wii released. I wanted it SO bad. That’s why I’m holding out on buying a Wii U until a cool new color comes out. I don’t want to repeat the same mistake.
Nintendo should have lots of different colors avalaible for their system like they had for N64 and GC. I would love purple or silver WiiU to be avalaible.
Anything but white would be nice (black isn’t bad, but it’s pretty dull, too). And if other colors are too expensive to manufacture, they should opt to make ’em limited edition. Maybe it’ll up sales, or maybe it’ll be like WWHD Bundle in some places.
GameCube and N64 were my favorite consoles. Wii wasn’t and Wii U is too early to tell. But I do like it more than Wii even though Dumbtendo didn’t think of PS4 during development in 08′.
Also 3DS is my best current console. I would buy Smash bros. for it but I’ll buy Wii u version because the controller is more comfortable to hold.
gamecube was also my favorite, i still play pokemon xd gale of darkness on to this day.
currently though, the 3ds is all that deserves my love.
http://www.gamechup.com/red-led-spotted-on-overheated-ps4/
hehe, for you guys to throw at the sony fans.
its gonna be rough next-gen.
god forgive us all.
Old news that has been long debunked.
i was just throwing it out there, you can tell by the laughter at the beginning.
god forgives you.
one can easily find a wii for almost nothing anyway so this is no big loss.
Yeah. I was surprised at an email I got from GameStop this past week advertising Wiis for $50. <.< I didn't know they were that low already (refurbished, of course).
Farewell, noble Wii. You had a good run.
Good. This should somewhat help the Wii U.
Its a shame the Wii has ended in Japan, it was a revolutionary console but perhaps its time for the Wii to pass the baton to the next heir to the Nintendo throne, the grand Wii U
LOL, time to pass down their floatation device.
At lat….
This will help “clarify” some people.
Probably not. You’d be surprised at how many *still* think the Wii U is a new controller for the Wii (if they even know about the Wii U..)
Maby not the people but it wont be confused in the market anymore. The cant say buy a wii with a gamepad. I think this will be a big help for wii fit u since wii wont exist enymore
and this was the console that was supposed to take over lifetime sales of the PS2…
Welp… The way Nintendo drops support for systems as soon as the next-gen comes out….. ;/
Goodbye, Wii :(
I hope the same wont happen to my new Xbox 360 :s
What do you mean? This just means you cannot buy it in stores. You have nothing to worry about with your New 360. :)
JAPANESES BETTER GRAB YO WEES BEFORE ITZ LATE
In other words, High Command will now officially commit 100% to the Wii U…
Nintendomination at hand!
Here here
We must prepare ourselves for the inevitable power High Command will unleash in 2014…
Woop!!! Xbox 1 is hardly a gaming console. Its more of a social media devise and PS4 doesnt have enough innovation to take on the Wii U.
Now they can use Wii titles to sell WiiU. I find this move brilliant! Those who wanna play SMG,TP,SS,TLS,XBC,SC,PT,SSBB etc. needs to go and buy WiiU to do so, if wii isnt in stock that is.
Or they can just buy another Wii online?
Selling my wii and buying my wii u on december 2nd.
Nintendo no tame ni.
Well i hope you’ve got a gamecube cause wii u cant play gamecube games. That is, if you do play game cube XD
Time for nintendo to focus on the Wii U and the 3ds
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Hoo-bloody-ray! They should have quit making them the day the Wii U came out and let the remaining stocks sell.
Two things, no they won’t if they want to fix the Wii, Nintendo will still supply most parts and in Japan the sales are at Xbox360 levels there, so its really EOL.
Its always sad when Nintendo stops making certain consoles. Its only about one year till DS becomes a collectors item and wii will follow soon. Oh and US Wii’s are going soon too so stock upon yer games and wiimotes while you can.
What about Wii Mini???????
It practically came out 2-3 weeks ago!
I’ve already got two X1’s on pre-order.
You had a good run Nintendo but you can’t keep relying Mario to sell consoles for you.
Yes! Finally something about farrah fawcett.