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Nintendo shuts down Wii U production in Japan
Nintendo has shut down all Wii U production in Japan, and is now planning to ramp up production of the Switch.
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Newsbrief: Nintendo has shut down all Wii U production in Japan, according to a statement on the company's Japanese website (translated by Redditor dranyastudio).
The news lines up with reports from last November suggesting Nintendo Japan would be halting Wii U production "soon."
It's a sensible move given that the Switch launch is only weeks away, and according to a tweet from the Wall Street Journal's Takashi Mochizuki, the company now intends to increase production of its hybrid console to ensure pre-orders are fulfilled.
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