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Nintendo will stop repairing Wii consoles in March

Nintendo's Wii has had a phenomenal run since its 2006 launch, selling more than 101 million consoles across its seven-year lifespan. Now, years after it was supplanted by the Wii U and then the Switch, Nintendo is announcing that it'll no longer service damaged Wiis in Japan and will stop...

www.engadget.com

Nintendo's Wii has had a phenomenal run since its 2006 launch, selling more than 101 million consoles across its seven-year lifespan. Now, years after it was supplanted by the Wii U and then the Switch, Nintendo is announcing that it'll no longer service damaged Wiis in Japan and will stop accepting new units on March 31st.

According to a customarily terse statement by the company, it's getting harder to secure the spare parts necessary to keep a repair program running. That's why it's drawing the shutters on the offer to fix damaged consoles, nearly 15 years after it was initially launched. Although it's worth saying that for both Wii consoles and controllers, repairs may stop sooner than that if spare part stock runs out.

My sincere condolences to DunDunDunpachi

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

I'm so old, I remember waiting in line at Wal-Mart for a Wii so well.

Where does the time go, fam?

 

[Eevee86]

I'm so old, I remember waiting in line at Wal-Mart for a Wii so well.

Where does the time go, fam?

Same. They put us all in the gardening area for 12 hours. Everyone there had a DS and we spent the entire time pulling out games and playing multiplayer. Was a good time.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

I'm so old, I remember waiting in line at Wal-Mart for a Wii so well.

Where does the time go, fam?

Fuck Time.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

Same. They put us all in the gardening area for 12 hours. Everyone there had a DS and we spent the entire time pulling out games and playing multiplayer. Was a good time.

I had to spend some time in the gardening area as well, it was cold.

Not for 12 hours though thankfully, nobody had a DS but I do remember chatting with people to pass the time.

Fuck Time.

It sucks, man.

Since we entered 2020 I've been highly disturbed by the fact that the 2000s is 20 years ago, I have memories from that decade that literally feel like yesterday (granted it's the late part of the decade, but still)

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

It sucks, man.

Since we entered 2020 I've been highly disturbed by the fact that the 2000s is 20 years ago, I have memories from that decade that literally feel like yesterday (granted it's the late part of the decade, but still)

"Years become like months; months become like weeks; weeks become like days; days become like hours."

 

[DGrayson]

Psst, Ive got a Wii to sell you, real cheap.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

Psst, Ive got a Wii to sell you, real cheap.

I've got two already, creep!

*sprays pepper spray**

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Thankfully there are 100m Wiis out there and summer always brings the garage sales, MiyazakiHatesKojima

Also the disc drive is the part that tends to fail first and Homebrew channel + 1 TB hard drive makes that concern irrelevant.

 

[TriSuit666]

It sucks, man.

Since we entered 2020 I've been highly disturbed by the fact that the 2000s is 20 years ago, I have memories from that decade that literally feel like yesterday (granted it's the late part of the decade, but still)

It sucks even more when like me all your favourite music turns 30 this year, and you remember watching TOTP re-runs from the 1980's the first time they were broadcast.

I hate feeling old.

Also, Dolphin will still be there once the last Wii has died.

 

[brap]

I'm so old, I remember waiting in line at Wal-Mart for a Wii so well.

Where does the time go, fam?

>tfw remember waiting out in the freezing cold before Best Buy opened to get one
>tfw went across the street to pick up a copy of SSBB at Circuit City
Those were the days

 

[Kenpachii]

180 pounds. Those are prices instead of those 400-500 bucks consoles now.

 

[Phoebe Buffay]

I'm so old, I remember waiting in line at Wal-Mart for a Wii so well.

Where does the time go, fam?

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

>tfw remember waiting out in the freezing cold before Best Buy opened to get one
>tfw went across the street to pick up a copy of SSBB at Circuit City
Those were the days

I always knew you were a self-hating Nintendo fan.

 

[Birdo]

Remember when you could buy a console for £179

 

[TriSuit666]

Remember when you could buy a console for £179

Remember when you could buy a brand-new Wii for £179?

 

[Mihos]

I'm so old, I remember waiting in line at Wal-Mart Sears for a Wii Atari 2600 so well.

Where does the time go, fam?

My world