This is hardly a surprise.
Nissan is a business with no allegiance or obligation to the dying sport car market segment. Thank the Great Recession and millennials.
Thus, Nissan is going all in with its push toward electric vehicles. Remember, Nissan sells millions and millions of Altimas and light trucks in Asia. The Z is an anachronism. See the North America sales data:
Nissan 370Z US car sales figures
It's not about edge or desire, but economics.