Analyst: Wii U needs to be $300 to make a profit

[Soundwave]

spurgeonryan said:

Soundwave said:

This is why you have multiple SKUs.

$249.99 model - small loss
$299.99 model - small profit
$349.99 model - decent sized profit

I think that Amazon leak is dead on. This setup will let Nintendo grab budget shoppers (those who are drawn to a $250 price point), but still profit overall.

Isn't that what the 360 and PS3 did this gen?

It's what every hardware released from now on will probably have to do.