
Nintendo Ends Wii U Repair Support - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 July 2024 / 3,438 ViewsNintendo announced that as of July 3, 2024 it has ended the repair support program for Wii U consoles and peripherals. This is due to Nintendo running out of parts.
"We have run out of parts necessary for repairs, so as of July 3, 2024, we will no longer be accepting repairs for Wii U consoles and peripherals," said Nintendo.
Nintendo shut down online services for the Wii U and 3DS on April 8 of this year. It is still possible "for the foreseeable future" to download update and redownload purchased software and DLC from the Nintendo eShop.
修理に必要な部品の在庫がなくなりましたので、2024年7月3日をもって、Wii U本体および周辺機器の修理受付を終了いたしました。 https://t.co/pmexAcLr4J
— 任天堂サポート (@nintendo_cs) July 4, 2024
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I'm amazed it took this long. I don't think Nintendo is embarrassed more by any of their platforms save maybe Virtual Boy.
As a note, it seems this effects Japan, all versions of the Wii U are still listed for repair in the Americas
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8261/~/set-up-a-repair-for-a-nintendo-product
But I'm pretty sure I recall them halting repairs in Europe years ago.
At the moment WiiU consoles are starting to fail en-masse as people don't realize that NAND memory is extremely crap at retaining data long-term... And Nintendo used the cheapest NAND memory they could get which compounded the problem.
These consoles are going to be extremely rare in 10 years time, should be interesting to see their resale value at that point.
My issue is I have my Wii account locked to my Wii U.
Honestly, biggest mistake I ever made. It seemed like a great idea at the time...
The main games I still return to the console to is Chrono Trigger (Wii VC), which for some reason Square has refused to publish on modern hardware despite putting Radical Dreamers and Chrono Cross up.
Xenoblade Chronicles X is also stuck on Wii U.
Wiiu was a great console, i dont know what people- who dont own one by the way- say. So many awesome games, xenoblade chronicles x, pokken tournament, hyrule warriors, bayonetta 2, rayman legends, super smash bros for wiiu, super mario 3d world, yoshis wolly world, zombi u, captain toad, pikmin 3, dkc tropical freeze, super mario maker, the wonderful 101, mario kart 8. I have 2 wiius and 35 games. And i dont regret having spend money on them i enjoyed them a lot.
I'm amazed it lasted this long, 7 years after the system's replacement
Considering the price it cost Xbox to recall tens of millions of red ring 360's, I am almost certain it cost Microsoft more than the WiiU cost Nintendo.