Nintendo is ending Wii U production ‘soon’

As previously rumored, Nintendo will be ending production of the beleaguered Wii U “soon.” The news comes from a note on the company’s Japanese site, as spotted by Kotaku, which states that “production is scheduled to end soon.” Previous reports pegged the production halt as of this year, while others reported it would go on well into 2018.
The news should come as no surprise. With less than 14 million units sold worldwide, the Wii U was a commercial failure, despit