PSVita consists of $159 worth of materials? PSVita's Guts Inside!

[thekitchensink]

Shinobi-san said:

thekitchensink said:
This may be true, but they are still losing money. It still costs them money to ship it, and the $250 is how much customers are charged--the store pays Sony less than that.

Plus, if Nintendo's taking a loss at $170 on the 3DS, Sony are definitely taking one for the Vita.

You can't really claim that with a 100% certainty though...sony have also said themselves that they do not plan on selling the vita at a loss. However the more latest comments suggests that they are selling it a loss but only slightly for the wifi model at least. I dont see them selling the 3g model at a loss though.

Also, as far as i know the 3DS has not been confirmed to be selling at  loss, or has it?

You do make a fair point, but I just can't see them making $110 profit per system--there is just no way.

3DS was selling at a profit at its launch price of $250, but Nintendo stated that they're now taking a loss.  It's the main reason why they posted their first annual loss ever in the history of the company.