is the wii u discontinued?
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Anticipating the release of the console's successor, the Nintendo Switch, a hybrid video game console, Nintendo had planned to diminish production of the Wii U. It formally announced the end of its production on January 31, 2017.
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Is the Wii U eShop still open? Yes it's still open.
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Nintendo will discontinue all video streaming services on Wii after January 31, 2019. Nintendo ended the production of the Wii gaming console in October 2013 seven years after its maiden launch to give way to the Wii U. ... Please visit netflix.com/wii for our device list."
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The Wii U is a newer console, released in 2011/2012. It is much more powerful than the Wii, and can play Wii games. It includes the Gamepad, and the Wii doesn't. However, the Wii U is much more expensive.
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The Wii Shop Channel, which has been available on Wii systems since December 2006, closed on January 30, 2019. ... However, for the time being you may continue to re-download content you have purchased or transfer that content from a Wii system to a Wii U system.
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The Wii U is backward compatible with nearly all Wii accessories released by Nintendo. ... Up to six Wii Remotes and/or four Wii U Pro Controllers can work together with the Wii U, using either the sensor strip on the Wii U GamePad or the sensor bar connected to the system. Wii Speak is only compatible with Wii titles.
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The Wii U was likely a failure because of a confluence of issues. Chief among them was the fact that Nintendo failed to truly delineate the Wii U from the Wii. When the Wii U launched in 2012, Nintendo had become convinced that anything bearing the Wii's name would sell.
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Dear Nintendo fans, As previously announced, the Wii Shop Channel will close for good on January 30, 2019. ... Please also note that as the Wii Shop Channel closure date approaches, remaining video-on-demand services on Wii will be ending as well.
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Unfortunately, it seems that Nintendo is choosing to leave the Wii U in the past as it focuses on the Switch. With just a couple of weeks until the game is on store shelves, Nintendo has made no official announcement regarding a Wii U version of Splatoon 2.
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Wii games aren't being made anymore because Nintendo wanted to promote their newer console (at the time it was new), the Wii U.
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The games that are on the Wii U are finished how they now are. No more new patches, no cross-platform functionality. Any additions the Switch ports get will be exclusive to the Switch versions as an incentive to upgrade to the new hardware. Won't happen.
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The Wii U system supports both Wii U and Wii Game Discs. GameCube discs, Blu-ray discs, DVD discs, CDs, etc. are not supported.
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Nintendo to shut down Wii and DS online gaming servers. Nintendo has announced that it will be closing its Wii and DS online servers as of 20th May. Stopping the 'Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection' service will remove online multiplayer functionality from a large number of AAA games titles.
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In a statement on their website Netflix said “Nintendo has announced that it will close the Wii Shop Channel on the Nintendo Wii in 2019. As a result, all video streaming services on Wii, including the Netflix Channel, are no longer available to new members as of July 31, 2018.
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Nintendo has confirmed that its NES and SNES Classic systems will be discontinued following the ongoing holiday season. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aimé said the company is shifting focus toward offering classic games through digital platforms instead.
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Put simply, the Nintendo Switch is a completely different console to its predecessors. For example, Wii U used discs, not cartridges, so it just wouldn't work.
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