Solid_Snake4RD said:
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
Solid_Snake4RD said:
jarrod said:
Solid_Snake4RD said:
no they would have not launched Wii at $199
they just can't increase $249 for a game bundling
in 2008 Wii was just profiting $10 on Wii's $249 bundle on the Wii hardware,Wii sports cost wasn't even in it
JAPAN alot of things come into play as people are gonna buy nintendo anyways also local shipping and inside currency makes it cheap
when Wii was launched nintendo name was in disgrace in WW in console apart from JAPAN so they just couldn't slap a $249 price tag just to include a game
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So you're saying they lost money on Wii in Japan per unit? Or that shipping costs from China to the US (versus Japan) in bulk account for $40 per unit? ;)
I think you need to recheck whatever "source" you pulled that $10-profit-in-2008 figure from...
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lol its even less
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6201833.html
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im loving this. bring on the facts! keep em comming?
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lol
i actually wasn't searching for the proof but something else and got this
i just couldn't stand that fellow syaing Nintendo just slapped $49 and increased Wii price just to include Wii Sports and that $249 was just becuase of $49 of Wii Sports..........lol
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Uh, maybe you should read the actual article you sourced? The same Forbes analyst who quoted the Wii margin at $6 in 2008 also quoted it's MSRP as $260 in 2008 (and PS3's as $300 in 2008). lol.
Meanwhile we have Japanese sources from 2006 saying Wii production cost was about $158 USD and it's wholesale price to retail at $195.99. Going by your Forbes figures, Nintendo would be losing money per unit anyway from day one on...
