Are wii development costs really cheaper?

[mike_intellivision]

http://www.neoseeker.com/news/6299-wii-development-costs-remain-low/
http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/features/cost-of-development-greatly-favors-wii-say-publishers/69714/?biz=1

The thought was that the Wii cost less to develop for at the beginning

And those cost savings are still there

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/04/more-wii-games-from-ea-thanks-to-low-development-costs/

Sorry if I cannot provide actual figures ... but rather links to stories from those who actually make games stating that Wii development costs are roughly one-third of those for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

(And I would have had more but a search for Wii Development Costs turns up too many references to the New York Times' misquote of Reggie Fils-Aime).

Mike from Morgantown