Nintendo will be announcing its next home console, codenamed the Nintendo NX, later in 2016. But, in preparation for what’s coming next, a report suggests that 2016 could also bring about the halt in production of Nintendo’s current console, the Wii U.
While it’s definitely not uncommon for a company to phase out the old as it puts more focus on the new (the PS2 hung out on store shelves years after the release of the PS3,) one of Japan’s largest business newspapers, The Nikkei, stated that Nintendo will stop the production of its struggling console earlier than originally planned.
To date, the Wii U has sold about 10 million units worldwide since its launch in 2012. That number pales in comparison to the explosive pace of the original Wii, which sold about 100 million consoles over its seven-year lifespan. Compare that to Nintendo’s previously low-water marks like the Gamecube, which only sold 22 million units, and it’s clear that the Wii U’s total sales figure is, no doubt, in a bad place.
That’s not to say that Nintendo hasn’t tried. Wii U owners have enjoyed plenty of first-party exclusive games like Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. on …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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