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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KatsumiPosted:

Ortho Wii lost all hype about 2 months after launch then it went down the slope


Well seeming that the Wii sold 100 million units (beating both the PS3 and Xbox 360 in sales) i have to say that it ended up doing pretty well

KatsumiPosted:

mightycarmods I never owned a Wii, I guess it's time to buy one.


It's a pretty good console to add to your collection when taking into consideration the large amount of titles that it has to offer and backwards compatibility with titles from the GameCube.

mightycarmodsPosted:

I never owned a Wii, I guess it's time to buy one.

JapPosted:

The only good thing about the Wii was Wii Sports and Super Mario

DJMarkyMarkPosted:

I always enjoyed playing Wii sports but other than that there were not many good games.

DreamsPosted:

Ortho Wii lost all hype about 2 months after launch then it went down the slope


lol my brother wanted the wii and there was like a 4 hour line just to get it nowadays wii is overstocked on shelves

661KingPosted:

CGI It's about time this happened. Wii was always behind sales with the other consoles. I bet if it weren't for Pokemon, Nintendo would cease to exist


"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)." Who's behind in sales? lol.

OrthoPosted:

Wii lost all hype about 2 months after launch then it went down the slope

PlusnetPosted:

TX_F1ERCE_TX WHHHYYYYYYYY! Oh wait I don't even play Wii.


The Wii was fun...in 2006. Wii bowling and tennis was the best.

GotOverclockingPosted:

WHHHYYYYYYYY! Oh wait I don't even play Wii.


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