Final 12 months in Might, Nintendo’s Japanese assist service revealed it would be ending repairs for the Wii U when its present elements 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.
This is a tough translation, explaining the way it’s run out of the alternative elements essential to restore consoles – with the corporate now now not accepting repairs this week as of third July 2024. This consists of Wii U peripherals. You possibly can see on Nintendo’s official web site the many other systems it’s no longer accepting repairs for, which covers its past-generation merchandise.
Nintendo: „Now we have run out of elements crucial for repairs, in order of July 3, 2024, we’ll now not be accepting repairs for Wii U consoles and peripherals.“
Nintendo known 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 online servers for the Wii U (as well as the 3DS) earlier this 12 months, marking the tip of each of those generations.
In accordance with Nintendo’s official data, the Wii U offered simply over 13 million items and surpassed 100 million software program gross sales.