Dgc1808 on 28 April 2012
| Panama said: Now factor in production, marketing and R&D costs among other costs. The 3DS was found back at launch to cost less than $100 in terms of materials, yet at $170 it's selling at a loss and will continue to do so supposedly until August. That in itself should be a strong indicator that the cost of the materials of a platform isn't an adequate measure in discerning as to whether it is profitable. Also those opting for the Vita to be discontinued after 2million units being sold after being on the market worldwide for a period of about 3 months now, are probably the same individuals that claimed the 3DS was doomed to fail and that the handheld market is dead. |
The estimates i saw for 3ds were between 100.71-103. Never saw less than 100.
3DS 100$Manufacturing vs 170$ sale price. That 70$ isn't covering the retailer cut, marketing, shipping, packaging, etc. I guess.
PSV 160$Manufactuing vs 250$ sale price. That's a 90$ difference so I'm guessing that Vita's profit margin is around 5-10$ assuming Nintendo isn't taking too big of a hit on Each 3DS.
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