Final 12 months in Might, Nintendo’s Japanese assist service revealed it could be ending repairs for the Wii U when its present components stock ran out. Now, in an replace simply over a 12 months in a while its web site, it is introduced the service for this technique (initially launched in 2012) has formally ended.
Here is a tough translation, explaining the way it’s run out of the substitute components essential to restore consoles – with the corporate now not accepting repairs this week as of third July 2024. This contains Wii U peripherals. You’ll be able to see on Nintendo’s official web site the numerous different techniques it is not accepting repairs for, which covers its past-generation merchandise.
Nintendo: “Now we have run out of components obligatory for repairs, in order of July 3, 2024, we’ll not be accepting repairs for Wii U consoles and peripherals.”
Nintendo referred to as time on its Wii U restore service in North America and elsewhere years in the past, so nothing has modified regionally. This follows the Japanese online game large additionally shutting down the web servers for the Wii U (in addition to the 3DS) earlier this 12 months, marking the top of each of those generations.
Based on Nintendo’s official knowledge, the Wii U offered simply over 13 million items and surpassed 100 million software program gross sales.