Once the Wii U is released will Nintendo stop manufacturing and selling Wii's? I hope not because believe it or not, the console still has some life left and can still be flogged to the very end. Look at the PS2, new games are still sold in some parts of Europe and the console sells fairly well in Japan. If Nintendo gets her strategy right, she can keep selling Wii's as long or even longer than the PS2. This can be a small source of revenue.