Nintendo Wii Officially Dead; Production Ends After 7 Years

Its official: Nintendo has halted production of its Wii gaming console after almost seven years on the market. The companys Japanese website lists the Wii console as shussan shuuryou (or ), which means production ended. The Wii had a good run while it lasted, and while it slowly started to lose steam after a few years, it completely changed the way people play video games, even if that meant throwing around a controller to get your character to move.

Since releasing in 2006, the Wii has been the best-selling console overall, selling over 100 million units globally. To compare, the Xbox 360 just recently reached the 80 million mark last month. Microsofts console has been the best-selling gaming system for the last two and a half years in the US, but the Wii has sold more units overall, making it the unsung hero of the gaming world.