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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Nintendo Axes Wii U Basic Model in Japan, But "No Plans" for West

Nintendo has announced it will no longer sell the 8GB Wii U in Japan.

According to Nintendo Everything's translation, the Nintendo website states the basic white model is "slated to go out of production shortly" which means only the black 32GB model will be available to purchase.

However, due to Nintendo's commitment to continue shipping Wii U Basic models across western territories, it is unlikely that production has completely ceased.

Speaking to GameSpot, a Nintendo spokesperson said it "currently has no plans to discontinue the 8GB model outside of Japan."

In March Nintendo announced its next generation games system is codenamed NX. Company CEO Satoru Iwata siad the NX represents a "brand-new concept," but did not go into detail about what this means.

 

More recently, Iwata clarified that the NX is not intended to be a "replacement" for the Wii U or 3DS.

"Though I cannot confirm when it will be launched or any other details of the system, since I have confirmed that it will be 'a dedicated video game platform with a brand new concept,' it should mean that we do not intend it to become a simple 'replacement' for Nintendo 3DS or Wii U," Iwata explained in Nintendo's latest earnings report.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-axes-wii-u-basic-model-in-japan-but-no-pl/1100-6427512/




       

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I doubt many people were buying it anyways, at least outside of the bundles.



 

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Huh, I thought they ceased production of Basic Wii Us in the West.

Guess I was wrong.



"Just for comparison Uncharted 4 was 20x bigger than Splatoon 2. This shows the huge difference between Sony's first-party games and Nintendo's first-party games."

The Wii U basic isn't available new anywhere in the States that I can find. Unless they are still shipping that Skylanders bundle.



meh, good riddance. Keep it simple.



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The only Wii U Basic I can think of is the Skylanders Bundle... other than that I only see Wii U Deluxe, so it doesn't really matter



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The basic set had been already axed in the west,no plans for the west pertains to white wii u 32 GB....
There is no white white wii u 32gb in the west while Japan will get it soon...



I see a lot of basic models here in the UK, but they are a very good price. Perfect for a current gen console at a budget price.



Baby steps.



spemanig said:
Baby steps.

better than no steps at all



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