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Nintendo announced earlier this year that it would be shutting down all of its Wii U servers and ending multiplayer, co-op and other services. Announced The repair of the Wii U was completed, and it was time to perform the final ritual for our beloved Wii U. Not very popular console.
Nintendo announced in May that it would end repairs for the Wii U. “The period during which repair parts are available as stipulated in our repair service regulations has expired, so repair services will end as soon as our current parts inventory runs out,” the company said in a statement. Service notices. The Wii U is currently listed as unavailable for repair. End of Life Service PageThis is exactly what Nintendo predicted.
The Wii U was released in late 2012 as a successor to the Wii, but failed to impress with consumers, selling just 13.56 million units, before being eventually supplanted by the Switch, which sold 141.3 million units, more than 10 times as many as the Wii U.
The Wii U’s defining feature was its GamePad with its built-in 6.2-inch touchscreen, which allowed it to be played completely portable or, a new feature at the time, connected to a TV. Another key selling point was the number of first-party games available, such as: Splatoon, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario 3D World. At the time, they offered local multiplayer action that couldn’t be found anywhere else.
It’s also a quirky, quirky, and fun console that “took hold of the hearts of many players, including me,” Engadget’s Jessica Conditt wrote in 2015. Nintendo plans to unveil a successor to the Switch by March 2025, but if you’re still playing with a Wii U, you’ll need to take better care of it than ever before, as it’ll be much harder to repair.