RUMOR: Nintendo to Halt Wii U Production By End of 2016

Similar to the Dreamcast/Original Xbox's Lifespan

By Bryan Smith on March 22, 2016 at 7:46pm

According to Nikkei (translated by Dr. Serkan Toto), Nintendo is set to discontinue Wii U hardware by the end of 2016.

1) The Nikkei just reports Nintendo will stop producing Wii U within 2016. It doesn't say they will necessarily start selling NX in 2016.

2) Acc. to the paper, some Wii U accessories are already not being produced anymore. Nintendo plans to deplete inventory this year. //end

This would be roughly a four-year lifespan for the Wii U. It should be noted that the Nintendo NX will be announced in 2016, though it may not necessarily release this year. Stock of Wii U are still in warehouses and will continue to be made until presumably near the end of the year.