Nintendo se queda sin piezas de repuesto para Wii U, Finaliza el servicio de reparación en Japón


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Last year in May, Nintendo’s Japanese support service revealed it would be ending repairs for the Wii U when its current parts inventory ran out. Ahora, in an update just over a year later on its website, it’s announced the service for this system (lanzado originalmente en 2012) has officially ended.

Aquí hay una traducción aproximada, explaining how it’s run out of the replacement parts necessary to repair consoleswith the company now no longer accepting repairs this week as of 3rd July 2024. This includes Wii U peripherals. You can see on Nintendo’s official website the many other systems it’s no longer accepting repairs for, which covers its past-generation products.

Nintendo: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.

Nintendo called time on its Wii U repair service in North America and elsewhere years ago, so nothing has changed locally. This follows the Japanese video game giant also shutting down the online servers for the Wii U (as well as the 3DS) La incorporación de Xexex a la línea Arcade Archives fue, marking the end of both of these generations.

Según Nintendo’s official data, the Wii U sold just over 13 million units and surpassed 100 million software sales.