The Basic 8GB Wii U console will be discontinued in Japan next month, Nintendo's regional website has
revealed.
A new 32GB white Wii U SKU will be released in June to replace the system, joining the 32GB black version which has been available since the system's launch in 2012.
Nintendo UK has told
VideoGamer that the 8GB console will continue to be sold elsewhere, with the announcement being "only applicable for the Japanese market".
That being said, the 8GB does seem to be harder to find these days in both the
U.S. and
UK markets.
Nintendo is due to reveal the Wii U's successor, the Nintendo NX, in 2016.
The platform holder recently
confirmed their plans for E3 next month, which will include the first Nintendo World Championships in 25 years. Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata will be skipping the show for the second consecutive year, however.