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Source is Nikkei.com

Author isn't credited (I think)

 

Nintendo's main machine ceasing production at the end of the year

(Rough translation from google translate):

Nintendo is also terminated by the end of the year the production of non-portable game machine " Wii U " mainstay . Etc. It is less popular software , compared with before the model " Wii " , selling is not sluggish , it seems to have determined that are not expected to be recovered . The company is also in this year , it plans to announce a new game machine . Game machine makers also a certain period of time after the release of the next-generation machine , but it is often to continue the production of the old machine , because the slump continues, go ahead to end early production . Nintendo has sold about 62 million units at home and abroad family ...

 

Better version:

Nintendo will also be terminating the production of their non-portable game machine "WiiU" ad the end of the year. It's less popular software, compared to their previous model, Wii, is selling at a slower race, which unfortunately point out at certain investments not being recovered. The company has also plans to announce a new game machine this year. [...]



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spurgeonryan said:
This .........Was strangely written.

 

Blame Google Translation. Sh1nn's thread is easier on the eyes.



It's better for the environment.



If you demand respect or gratitude for your volunteer work, you're doing volunteering wrong.

Looking at weekly sales, it makes perfect sense. They should have more than enough stock left over.
Its clear no miracles are gonna save the Wii U anymore, so theres no sense in producing more. In 2017 we will get something new i'm sure.



Since Sh1nn's thread garnered more attention, I'm locking this one.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=214999



"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."