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Nintendo has signalled the “end of life” for its Wii U games console, which was first released in 2012.<\/p>\n

Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo America, told Polygon that Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild would be the company’s final game for the device.<\/p>\n

“We really are at the end of life for Wii U,” he said.<\/p>\n

The Wii U struggled to match the success of the original Wii device. It will be succeeded by the Nintendo Switch console in March.<\/p>\n

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – the latest instalment in one of the best-selling game franchises of all time – was first announced in 2013.<\/p>\n

But the game has faced multiple delays and will now be released on the Wii U and Nintendo Switch simultaneously.<\/p>\n

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Mario Kart 8 was the Wii U’s best-selling game – 8 million copies were sold<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nintendo has previously indicated that the production of Wii U hardware was due to end.<\/p>\n

However, Mr Fils-Aime said that the company would continue to provide online services for Wii U players, and that third-party publishers may still decide to release software.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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