How Much Will the Wii U Controller Cost?

[greenmedic88]

Vetteman94 said:

greenmedic88 said:
$79.99

I think a lot of people are seriously overestimating the cost of the parts that will go into making one of these controllers.

It's not a standalone device; it has no CPU, GPU, system RAM, etc.

Beyond having the basic internals of the current Wii Remote Plus (less than $10 worth of components), the LCD display (maybe a $20/sub $20 part), the touch screen interface (resistive; low cost), about the only other components will be the signal processor and related components that relay AV/player input signal to the console itself; not expensive parts.

Isnt there also a camera and rumble as well

If you don't want to take a stab at about how much the camera costs in the Wii U controller, I'll tell you right now that all three cameras in the 3DS cost under $5 (iSuppli). All of the components in the Wii Remote (and the shell) total less than $10.