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REPORT - Renesas yet to overcome legacy of failed Wii U

by nintendaan
27 October 2016
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TOKYO -- Nintendo unveiled earlier this month the concept of Nintendo Switch, its new portable gaming device that replaces Wii U, the Japanese maker's home console.

While the original Wii, launched in 2006, became a huge hit with sales of 101 million units, its successor Wii U was a flop -- with mere 13 million units sold.

Nintendo did not suffer alone, though. Renesas Electronics, the manufacturer of Wii U's key semiconductors, also took a hit, and the Japanese chipmaker has continued to struggle with the negative legacy of this failure.


[Nikkei]