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The idea that Nintendo always sells at a profit is a long standing one, but with Wii U it's known to be false. Nintendo themselves have confirmed it: "With Wi
by EwanToo 14y ago
The idea that Nintendo always sells at a profit is a long standing one, but with Wii U it's known to be false.
Nintendo themselves have confirmed it:
"With Wii U, we have taken a rather resolute stance in pricing it below its manufacturing cost, so we are not planning to perform a markdown."
1 - http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/130131/04.html http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/130131/04.htm...
- muyuu 14y agoIf that's the case, either MS and Sony take MASSIVE loss or hardware is going to be incredibly disappointing this generation. The Wii U has 2006 PC level hardware at best. If you need to take a loss to sell it at these prices this is going to be really bad (unless the controller is taking the lion's share of the cost).
- EwanToo 14y agoThe Wii U controller does seem to be the bulk of the cost, but Sony were willing to take a massive hit on the PS3 cost at first to make Blu-Ray the standard disc format, so we'll just have to wait and see how much the next generation costs