Nintendo to End Wii U Production This Year, Report Says

Judging from the lack of game support it's been getting, I would've guessed they already stopped producing them. The game pad has been criminally underused. Outside of Nintendo's games (which are fantastic), there's really not a lot of options.

Lmao. A lot of you posting are idiot's.This was just a rumor.And it was debunked. Cant believe how gullible some of you are.

Wait... Wouldn't they have had to start production in the first place in order to be able to end it? That's the true debunking of this story!

Nintendo already debunked this rumor. Please update article.

It wasn't properly advertised and for that I think was the biggest reason why the Wii U hasn't succeeded.

This article is based on a rumor that Nintendo spokesperson has already denied.

I must wonder why every media outlet posted the article without proper verification.

Seems these sites are the new lawyers -souless husks that want readers by any means ,which means posting non verified news.

The WiiU was DOA. Sure it had some games, but Nintendo dropped the ball in terms of support.

The whole tablet thing was never proven , like the kinect.

I think they can do much better with the Nx. They really needs to get up to speed with the online functionality of its rivals, but also have a strong pipeline of games.

If the NX is a mobile-hybrid device, do you suppose it will support or even require a monthly 4G or similar subscription? Will gamers go for that?

the wii u will go down in history as one of the most pointless consoles of all time.

Best £199 I spend this gen.

3ds is the best thing that Nintendo made

They waited waaaaaaaaaay too long before releasing their "Nintendo Select" titles.

(Their best games at 19,99$ US)

If they didn't wait 3 years before getting their classic titles "affordable" maybe there'd be more Wii U's in our homes already.

People who had to choose a console for the past years got to choose between a console which had almost 200 titles which most already had great franchise titles dropped at 20$ (Assassin's Creed, Call of Duties, Battlefields, name them...) or a Nintendo console which only had a handful of fun titles still selling at full retail price 59,99$ a piece. (That's not counting the countless wiimotes/nunchuk needed and a USB flash drive to cope for lack of storage)

So if someone had around 400$ to spend he could either get a console without online community, and 2-3 titles.

or

A fully fledged online experience on a more powerful console with 5-6 A++ games.

I just got Pikmin and Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze at 19,99$ and I wished I wouldve gotten them much much sooner but wasn't willing to shed 60$ for them.

Wii U is still the best "Social / Couch co-op" console to get and now that most of its great titles are at 20$, anyone should get one! =)

The value of nintendo exclusives at 20$ is beyond any othe game!

Wii U should never be your "only" and "go-to" console but if you do have a Xbox One or PS4, the Wii U could be a great addition for a change every once in a while. Play with your GF/BF, play it with your kids, play it with friends! Fun Factor always was and will always be a nintendo thing! =)

Strange, Nintendo fanboys always drooled and farted about how Nintendo only cared about the japanese market, and it seems the Wii U is doing well in Japan, so... could it be that they were wrong? I'm both shoked and devastated right now. 4 years of life span... Perhaps, but only, perhaps, IF, Nintendo stoped giving the finger to the industry and attempted at developing a decent, mainstream current hardware (NO, children, it's not about the graphics, it is about porting process), it could enjoy the benefits of not being the single publisher of their decent games, like it used to be when Nintendo mattered.

Wii hardly knU ye.

wow, even my own bleak predictions regarding the wii u are coming true. been saying this for well over a year now... that the wii u is on its last legs and won't get much support by mid 2016. and here we are... not sure i want to risk my money purchasing an nx... for all we know nintendo might have another hot mess on their hands and will pull the plug a few years in. probably best to be cautious and wait it out for a bit...

it will be a good thing if Nintendo released a new console and started over. The controllers feel light and cheap, the console itself is Wii look alike and it is hard to tell the difference. The big controller with a screen is nifty, but it still feels cheap and everyone has a smart phone or tablet at home so the nostalgia is gone. Consumers like innovation, new controller design, and a console that they are proud to show off in the living room. People do not even notice my WiiU on the tv stand because it does not stand out in any way.

Well that's about it for me and Nintendo then. Despite all of the negative press and complaints, I picked a Wii U up about a year after release. Never mind that more of the third-party titles I've been after were coming to my 7th gen PS3 than were the 8th gen Wii U, its saving grace for me was that there was still a healthy pile of first-party titles I was interested in. Trouble was the price. I figured as time went on, they would come down as all games tend to. Now this announcement- what a disaster this whole thing has been.

It is sad, but it was meant to happen; Its sales were mediocre at its best the years it had the games and the price advantage; Now that its competitors are around the same price point and are receiving the games, the thing won't change in its favor, and all those rumors about the NX are making it worse.

On the whole Wii U failure I didn't see it coming but they pretty much abandoned the Wii Remote in favor of the gaming tablet. I think that hurt them. I really like both interfaces though. Also the Wii U launch was disastrous. That 3.5GB day one patch and laggy Super Mario Bros. were a Pain.

When Nintendo stops selling low end consoles and starts making their games playable on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC, they'll do a lot better. Their consoles are inferior to their competitors. And their new secret is some hybrid console/mobile platform? Who is going to buy that? Sales will suck, again, and they'll still refuse to make their games playable on 3rd party hardware, again, and the cycle of mediocrity will continue.

Here's to hoping that the NX is a superior console in every way, or at least almost every way. I love my Wii U, but I feel like calling it a failure is a slight understatement. Regardless, I enjoyed it for what it's worth, and even though it didn't do very well, it has some great games, with a few more sure to come.

But I'm ready for the NX. I hope to god that it is a step in the right direction.

That's a shame, I liked the Wii U; Nintendo just did everything wrong with it- including the name. But the new Zelda had better still come to Wii U! I am not buying a new system just for zelda. ...Again.

Lost 90% of the previous gen audience, that is beyond failure. Why do they need a new console anyway, everything I see on the U is more than capable. Its not like any 3rd party is going to come to the NX except to sell dolls. Complete cash grab of their fans, but yea that's normal for the mighty N.

Would suggest NX launch earlier then. You wouldn't drop making one before starting another.

Also typical, first Nintendo in 20 years that I buy.

will the NX be another let down? Not gonna buy in the first years for sure this time. What a waste

did they release a good WII U game yet?