Nintendo Runs Out Of Replacement Parts For Wii U, Ends Repair Service In Japan

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. Now, in an update just over a year later on its website, it’s announced the service for this system (originally released in 2012) has officially ended.

Here’s a rough translation, explaining how it’s run out of the replacement parts necessary to repair consoles – with 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.”

修理に必要な部品の在庫がなくなりましたので、2024年7月3日をもって、Wii U本体および周辺機器の修理受付を終了いたしました。 https://t.co/pmexAcLr4J— 任天堂サポート (@nintendo_cs) July 4, 2024

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) earlier this year, marking the end of both of these generations.

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