UPDATE:

A Nintendo representative has further clarified the end of Wii U production, providing the following statement to IGN:

“As recently posted by Nintendo on the Wii U website in Japan, Wii U production will end in the near future for the Japanese domestic market. We have nothing to announce in terms of exact timing.

We can confirm that as of today, all Wii U hardware that will be made available in the North American market for this fiscal year has already been shipped to our retail partners. We encourage anyone who wants Wii U to communicate with their preferred retail outlet to monitor availability.”

Original story follows:

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Following reports last week that Wii U production is ending , Nintendo has confirmed it will soon end production of the console in Japan.According to an announcement posted on Nintendo's official Japanese site (translation via Kotaku ) Wii U "production is scheduled to end soon," with the post later specifying it's "within Japan."This news comes after Nintendo's recent denial that Wii U production is ending, with a company spokesperson telling IT Media that "even though the Nintendo Switch is slated to go on sale, [Wii U] production is scheduled to continue."Nintendo CEO Tatsumi Kimishima said Wii U production could be halted by March 2018 , and later noted that one of the company's internal sales projections for Wii U was once close to 100 million units worldwide Nintendo's next gaming device, Nintendo Switch, is slated to launch this coming March, and will likely be a make-or-break console for Nintendo

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