“Please apply as soon as possible.”
We’ve been pouring many drinks out for the Wii Usince it was officially canned, but we’re running out of imbibements! Eventually, the Wii U will become a faded memory for some folks, brought up once a year in vague terms, like: “Hey remember that tablet you could play Luigi hide and seek with? What was the name of that thing? Anyway….”
That time is coming sooner than later,according to a new posting on Nintendo of Japan’s official website. The publisher explains that they’re running out of Wii U repair parts, and once they’re gone, they’re gone. Here’s the full statement from Nintendo of Japan (Google translated):
“For Wii U peripherals (Wii U GamePad, etc.), we will stop accepting repairs at the same time as the Wii U itself. If the inventory of parts required for repairing a peripheral device runs out before the end of repair acceptance for the Wii U console, we will stop accepting repair requests for the peripheral device for which we have run out of parts inventory.”
Nintendo also makes this double-clear on that same page, noting:
“If you are considering repairing the Wii U console or peripherals, please apply as soon as possible.”
Part of me is saying “well, the vast majority of folks probably thought this happened ages ago,” but seeing a system die out in real time is still a bummer. I had a lot of great times with the Wii U and there were plenty of fantastic games for it, and I hope any and all preservation efforts for it are fruitful for years to come.
