Nikkei reported today that Nintendo plans to stop producing Wii U by the end of this year. It is likely that it launches the unrevealed NX device then.

Nikkei once precisely reported the plan that Nintendo did not confirm yet. It claimed that the sales growth of Wii U slowed down a bit, and it seemed hard to change the situation, Nintendo decided to stop producing such gaming console.

Nikkei did not mention when NX device will be released or when Nintendo plans to stop selling Wii U to consumers.

It is said that the NX device applies the advanced technology which mixed by game console and mobile device. The rumor indicated that NX devlice will be released late this year. Some report suggested that the new game Legend of Zelda made for Wii U will be transferred to NX device as well.

Wii U was released in November of 2012. Nintendo sold 12.6 million Wii U around the world till 31st December, 2015. Wii console received the sales volume of 101 million units. Wii is popular console around the world. Wii U faces much pressure to catch up with the sales volume of Wii.

The sales of Wii U does not seem positive. It has been releasing for one year, but its sales volume is far behind PlayStation 4. According to the latest statistics from Sony, it sold about 36 million PlayStation 4 consoles.

Microsoft has not revealed the sales volume of Xbox One yet. It is said that such device has been sold over 18 million units.

Nintendo once claimed that it will announce the details of NX device later this year. The public assumed that it will announce its real name for this device then. It is possibly that Nintendo introduces this device at E3 conference in this June.