More information related to the Wii U Basic SKU has come out today as stores such as GameStop, Target, Best Buy, or even Kmart have stopped listing the Wii U Basic Set on their online stores. Other online retailers who are still listing the Wii U Basic Set, but have none in stock include Toys R Us, Walmart, and Sears.

Whether these online stores are planning on discontinuing stock as a result of the Wii U’s poor performance over the past couple of month has yet to be proven. However, it is becoming increasingly more apparent that Nintendo might actually be doing away with the Basic Set in favor of a lower priced Deluxe Set in preparation for the holidays.

Just for the sake of comparison. The amount of harddrive space included in the Basic Set (8GB) is not enough to hold games such as the upcoming The Wonderful 101 (10GB) so it’s not far-fetched to assume that Nintendo is deciding that the Basic Set was a poor design choice.