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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BoarPosted:

Oh boy, the signs of Nintendo going downhill. RIP Nintendo.

ZE_BLUEZPosted:

The semi start to a great video game company loosing funds. :`(

MentalistPosted:

I knew this was going to happen sooner or later.

CraigPosted:

Oasis There are loads of Wii consoles on the second hand market anyway.


Not that anyone is buying them though.

OasisPosted:

There are loads of Wii consoles on the second hand market anyway.

GotOverclockingPosted:

Honestly, the only reason I even played the Wii was to bring back old child hood memories. That's about it. Other than that, everyone else prefers xbox, playstation, and PC.

TaigaAisakaPosted:

I knew this would happen sooner or later, just like they did with the GameCube.

sir_grecoPosted:

CommandoPro Good and bad. The Wii was terrible but at least they tried to get people into shape


the wii was a milestone for gaming console. key word-was. it became outdated though.

SwiftPosted:

Oh snap. It took long enough.

daRealRush The Wii Mini, I don't think I have ever heard of the Wii Mini?


Yeah it was a smaller version(duh) but it couldn't play gamecube games so it basically failed.

GaryPosted:

I thought they stopped production when the Wii U came out guess i was way off.