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UK's second-biggest supermarket stops stocking Wii U

Wal-Mart subsidiary Asda confirms that it is not stocking the Wii U in any of its 555 retail stores across the UK.

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UK supermarket giant Asda, a subsidiary of US retailer Wal-Mart, is no longer stocking Nintendo's Wii U console at any of its 555 retail stores across the country.

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The retailer says it will continue to stock selected Wii U titles through its online store, however. "Asda continues to offer customers a selection of Wii U games and accessories through Asda Direct, but these ranges are currently not on offer in Asda shops," said a spokesperson for the supermarket to CVG.

"Asda will stock [Wii U] games on a title-by-title merit basis as they come along through Asda Direct. We will continue to support Nintendo as a format holder partner," concluded the UK's second-biggest supermarket.

Speaking to MCV, Asda says that it only ever offered the Wii U in 100 stores, but that it is removing the console from stores to make way for more successful hardware, including the 3DS.

Furthermore, Asda said that it will continue stocking the Wii U online but is currently out of stock due to a recent sale on the hardware. In previous months, Asda has repeatedly slashed the prices of 3DS hardware to shift stock. The retailer is still accepting preorders for Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4, both of which are due to launch later this year.

Nintendo refused to comment on the situation, but said it was "looking forward" to the Wii U's year ahead.

"Nintendo UK does not comment on specific business practices with individual retailers. However, as we have seen with Nintendo 3DS, software sells hardware, and with titles such as Wonderful 101, Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD and Super Mario 3D World already announced for this year as well as the recently released Pikmin 3 and New Super Luigi U having reached number 2 and number 6 in this week's chart respectively, we are looking forward to the year ahead on Wii U."

A report from early July stated that specialist US retailer GameStop was also gearing up to discontinue stocking the Wii U Basic.

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I can't even believe how shitty a company Nintendo has become.

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@JumpyLuweegee2 How is Nintendo a shitty company

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@dummpymonkey123 @JumpyLuweegee2 They make crap consoles.

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@JayQproductions @dummpymonkey123 @b74kd3th you could say about Call of Duty or battlefield Grand tursimo or mortal kombat or need for speed or assassians creed do you see how pointless your argument is ???

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@dummpymonkey123 @b74kd3th Super Mario Bros. U is only worth getting if you haven't already played the other 120 Mario games that are the exact same.

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@b74kd3th 1st off Nintendo land is amazing secondly Super Mario Bros U is worth getting dumbass

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It hasn't got a game worth a shit either,har har

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@89iajo @dummpymonkey123 @Mugzippit @JumpyLuweegee2 thanks

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@dummpymonkey123 @Mugzippit @JumpyLuweegee2 Nice comeback!

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@Mugzippit @JumpyLuweegee2 @dummpymonkey123 my Nintendo never got a ring of death

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@JumpyLuweegee2 @dummpymonkey123 The consoles are actually very well made. I've owned a good number of Nintendo consoles and hardware has never been an issue

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@JumpyLuweegee2 @dummpymonkey123 You mean like the one that won the previous console war?

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@dummpymonkey123 @JumpyLuweegee2

Quality control.

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Calm down , They must have one wiiU or two in stock, more than that is not necessary.

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Nintendo sales outside of the wii have gone in a downwards trend year over year while thier competitors have remained relativily stable. Something is wrong at the big N.

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I hope this trend of removing the Wii U off retail shelves continues. Nintendo needs a serious wake up call to stop relying on nothing but nostalgia to get by. Nostalgia worked about six years ago, but now it's time they get with the modern age and embrace new concepts brought about by other companies. They're not the innovators they once were.

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@rockstar_88 What new concept did Sony & Microscam creating a slightly better graphics system but having the same controller

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@dummpymonkey123 @rockstar_88 Non-existent loading times, cloud integration, third-party tablet functionality, brag clip sharing, real live streaming of your games to your friends, and a much more unified social system seem like a lot better concepts than a 'gamepad' that even went BACK in time by including digital triggers rather than analog and "Miiverse."

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@rockstar_88 cloud integration is for some not all the 3rd party tablet functionality doesn't compare to the evolved experience of a gamepad (although cool and useful concept) and not everybody wants a media box some of us want a gaming system for .... gaming

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@rockstar_88 dont forget the play as you download feature.

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@dummpymonkey123 @rockstar_88 People are looking for innovation in games not controllers. The oculus rift will provide a revolution in how we play games.

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@rockstar_88 They should do like Mcdonald and evolve according to the trends and needs.

MCdonald now serves ''quality'' coffee and is hurting a lot of competitors.
Mcdonald now have a ''healthier'' menu.
They have new concepts with couchs and fireplaces.

Nintendo still carry the same kind of games and rely on the Mario mascott to sell. Mario is so 1980, wake up Nintendo. Bring us new flavors.

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@xolivierx Mcdonalds? You're comparing Nintendo to Mcdonalds?

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Edited By 89iajo

@xolivierx No, McDonalds was doing fine. The Gamecube didn't have motion control.

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@89iajo @xolivierx yes indeed. Macdonald was losing it's war because other competitors would bring novelty and new concepts, yet they adapted and made the best of it.


Something Nintendo failed to do since the Playstation 1 came out. Motion control was a gimmicky crap

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@xolivierx ???????

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@89iajo @xolivierx

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Nintendo sold the wii as a accesory console and not as a main one. It was only a matter of time before that logic ran its course.

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@GOGOHeadray It ran it's course after it sold over 99 million units?

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The console of choice for retirement homes

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@b74kd3th Least you don't have to pay for online, crappy as it is.

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@89iajo @GOGOHeadray a majority of them were to super casuel gamers who have since then went to cell phone and facebook games. hence the Wii U's sale numbers as of late.

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@deathstream @GOGOHeadray @89iajo No one that I know owns a move.

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@GOGOHeadray @89iajo

Kinect and Move leeched some users away, too.

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@GOGOHeadray can you explain the logic of saying they sold it as an accessory console because I never saw a by us after you buy an xbox360 or ps3

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@dummpymonkey123 @GOGOHeadray It was not Nintendo that said this but actually Sony. They believed the Wii was a companion piece to the other two consoles, with generally was true since the Wii was in a lot more households than the 360 or PS3. It's not bad logic but not necessarily one Nintendo envisioned their flagship console would be.

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@dummpymonkey123 @GOGOHeadray They didnt have to say it; everything about the wii pointed to it. It was a gimmick console that was sold primarly to non-gamers who were going to abandon it as soon as the novelty wore off. For people with a PS3 or 360 they really only considered the wii as something to play that was different not as a mainstay console piece.

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I'm tired of people saying O Wii U graphics aren't next gen yeah and .... NEITHER is the PS4 or Xbox1 who's technology was considered groundbreaking in early 2009 so take that shitty point somewhere else

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Edited By b74kd3th

The CPUs those console use are brand new, please educate yourself

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@b74kd3th yes they are brand new but based off old technology if Sony made a ps1 today it is technically new but it isn't really new ... please educate yourself

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He's a dumpy monkey we shouldn't expect much

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@dummpymonkey123 When the Wii U is running on 2.4 Ghz WiFi instead of the faster 5 Ghz WiFi that even the PS3 had at launch, the Wii U uses even older tech than the PS4 and X1, so arguably the Wii U isn't using next gen tech. The PS4 and X1 also have no loading times because of all the power beneath the hood, while the Wii U continues to struggle to load something as simple as Miiverse.

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@rockstar_88 @dummpymonkey123 umm your facts are wrong both systems still have loading screens and secondly I never said the Wii U was perfect but any and everything willing to evolve the experience we call gaming is Next gen just like the 3ds and vita

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@rockstar_88 @dummpymonkey123 Just sayin'

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Edited By 89iajo

@rockstar_88 @dummpymonkey123 Not any more. There was an update.

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It still take forever

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All these people calling the game pad a gimmick how there are too many revolutionary ideas and uses surrounding it 1. you don't have to split the screen when playing multiplayer games (like madden) 2. you don't have to share the tv (off screen full play) 3.you can combine the game pad and the television for a unique gaming experience (if you have Nintendo land you know what I'm talking about) and Imo the best next gen revolutionary feature is upgrading the number of player who can play a game for 4 to 5 at the same time.

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@dummpymonkey123 basically the pad is a handheld.
which is a turn off for me. The idea was good, but it is not succeeding on the WiiU. The funny thing is I bet it would be popular had it been done on the PS4 or XboxOne

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Edited By dummpymonkey123

@xolivierx @dummpymonkey123 I can be used as a handheld but realistically is more of an extension of the tv or game

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