Kotaku asked about the BC and got a reply

[routsounmanman]

OriGin said:

routsounmanman said:
@mancandy & rage4dorder:

From my point of view:

Gamecube (at the moment): 99$
Wii : 249$

Wii > Gamecube but not enough to warrant a ~150$ difference...

$50 Wii Sports

 

All this below isn't worth $100 while allowing a little for Nintendo to make a small profit?

WiFi
2x USB ports
Bluetooth Receiver
SD Card Slot
512MB Flash Ram
Wii Remote
Nunchuck
Sensor Bar

Wii sports would retail for <30$ and cost like 5$ to Nintendo

Other consoles have controllers too. And the most expensive part of a console is always the CPU & GPU.