If you were holding out any hope the Wii U would get a shot in the arm at the same time Switch is stealing the spotlight, you might want to sit down.
Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime revealed the forthcoming Zelda game will be the last title Nintendo makes for Wii U.
“From a first-party standpoint, there’s no new development coming after the launch of the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,” Fils-Aime told Polygon. “We really are at the end of life for Wii U.”
That’s not terribly surprising, given the Wii U, which launched in 2012, never really caught on, and the house of Mario is gearing up to release Nintendo Switch, a hybrid console that could redefine gaming machines for good.
You’ll still be able to buy Wii U games in stores, Fils-Aime said, and its online services aren’t going away, at least not right now. Nintendo is supposedly working on a title codenamed “Project Giant Robot” that uses a Wii U GamePad, and it’s possible the project could end up online. Produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, it seems to be in development limbo at the moment, however.
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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