1.0Kotaku Australiahttps://www.kotaku.com.auBrian Ashcrafthttps://www.kotaku.com.au/author/brianashcraft-usa/Why Nintendo Had To Kill The Wiirich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Agez5BtyXA"><a href="https://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/10/why-nintendo-had-to-kill-the-wii/">Why Nintendo Had To Kill The Wii</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/10/why-nintendo-had-to-kill-the-wii/embed/#?secret=Agez5BtyXA" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Nintendo Had To Kill The Wii” — Kotaku Australia" data-secret="Agez5BtyXA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/30/194snt5w60mgxjpg.jpg?quality=75970546Strange that Nintendo killed the Wii, huh? It just stopped making the console. So sudden! Odder when you consider that the Famicom, released in 1983, was on sale in Japan until 2003.