Wii U Basic Being Recalled! Confirmed by GameStop - [ UPDATED ]

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VGKing said:

Adinnieken said:
As dire as the news may sound, my guess is Nintendo is ceasing the 8GB SKU and replacing the mainboard and repackaging them as 32GB Wii Us.

Not really a major big deal, but an unfortunate end to the 8GB model as it couldn't quietly fade away.

Nintendo isn't discontinuing the 8GB model.(at least not in the UK)
Anyway both the premium and basic models aren't enough storage even for a casual gamer. It's a shame the Wii U doesn't support internal HDDs. It's unlikely casual gamers will go pure digital with the measly amount of storage offered. Which is weird since NIntendo has experienced how profitable the eShop can be.

It may depend on how much product Nintendo has in the UK vs. how much they have in the US.

However, it is unprecidented for a console manufacturer to recall the entire device, without an official recall (i.e. a safety problem). 

Recalls cost money, so it is dire people (no necessarily directed at you VGKing).  Not only is Nintendo losing money on the recall, but they'll lose money to remanufacture the consoles for whatever purpose, whether it is to fix a problem or whether it is to replace the mainboard so that they're the 32GB model.  Nobody has ever recalled a product to improve it, only to make it whole.

And they might be doing it here first because the sales of the Wii U have been worse here than anywhere else.