Yesterday reports spread all over the Internet that Nintendo will cease production of the Wii U this week. Now Nintendo has denied those reports, saying that they are simply “not true”.
A Nintendo spokesperson told Japanese news outfit IT Media that “There is no change to our continuing [Wii U] production”, adding that “even though the Nintendo Switch is slated to go on sale, [Wii U] production is scheduled to continue.”
Maybe Nintendo is making one last push this holiday season to sell some Wii U consoles. Without a doubt, this holiday season will be the last for the Wii U, as the Switch launches early next year. And if that’s the case, the console could use price cut. It still officially retails for $299, which is what the Xbox One and PS4 are selling for, and those consoles come bundled with games.
