[Games/Rumor] Nintendo encerrará a produção do Wii U este ano

Nintendo Everything escreveu:De acordo com o relatório divulgado pela Nikkei, a Nintendo irá encerrar a produção do Wii U antes do final de 2016. O documento ainda acrescenta que alguns acessórios já pararam de ser produzidos. Aparentemente a Nintendo pretende esgotar o estoque este ano.

A Nikkei também reafirmou o que já sabemos: o próximo sistema da Nintendo, o NX, será revelado este ano. Não é dito, porém, se ele começará a ser vendido neste mesmo período, embora exista a possibilidade.

NintendoEverything escreveu:Nikkei reported several hours ago that Nintendo would be ceasing Wii U production by the end of the year. Japanese website IT Media NetLab has since spoken with the company in hopes of clarifying the situation.

As reported by the site, a spokesperson said that the news didn’t come from Nintendo. Additionally, the company intends to continue producing more hardware units during the next fiscal term and beyond.

Nikkei’s piece noted that Wii U was struggling in sales due to a lack of software, so they may have decided to cut production without waiting for their next-gen console development (NX) to finish. However, in reality, Wii U has seen hit titles recently such as Splatoon and Super Mario Maker which caused the console to be in short supply. Nintendo apparently plans to continue with shipments, and they also plan to announce yearly sales estimates for all of their systems including the Wii U on April 27 as part of its fiscal year earnings release.