Today, I received a photo showing that the Wii U Basic Bundle, the White version priced at $299.99, was discontinued today at a Target store in Wisconsin. The photo can be seen below, the discontinued symbol can be seen next to the 299.99 price.

I have reached out to Nintendo’s PR numbers for comment on this matter but have not currently heard back from them (if you have any better ways to get into contact with them please let me know) . I have no information on if this was done by Target or Nintendo themselves.

Update: I received a response from Nintendo saying the following: “We do not comment on our business practices with retailers”

If you have any information on if this is going on at other Target locations or other retailers like Best Buy or Wal-Mart please tweet me @The_R3medy and I will update the information here.

This reporter’s take: The most likely reason for this discontinuation is that Nintendo has stopped production on the Wii U Basic Bundles and will be announcing a new bundle at E3. The Wii U Basic bundle as reportedly not been selling well, according to my retail sources. One store, reportedly has had roughly 7 Basic Bundles on hand since roughly March, though the $349.99 bundles have been selling well. If you have any information about other retailers, please tweet me @The_R3medy or email me us at leagueofmediocregamers@gmail.com

by, Bobby Marquardt