AgentZorn said:
Cyborg13B said:
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
Cyborg13B said:
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
oni-link said:
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
yea it would be stupid to cut the price when ninty isn't making any money on them. |
I know but with 2GB of RAM, a new ppc750 with GX and PWR7 hybrid, and e6760 I doubt that Nintendo is losing much; esp with the Deluxe model. 
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i also think they would sale enough software to cover it anyway.
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You're both wrong. Nintendo has been selling Wii U at over $100+ profit since launch, as given by these numbers:
http://www.neoseeker.com/news/18785-rumor-wii-u-parts-cost-around-180-will-retail-for-no-less-than-300/
The same applies for 3DS of course.
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Nintendo said theey make profit when a system is sold with a game, so i'm not wrong.
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But they were lying. I believe those rumoured specifications - they look realistic. No way Wii U costs $300+ to make, when the Playstation 3 costs $220 or so, and has far more expensive parts, including a hard-drive (which Wii U doesn't have). Wii U only looks about as powerful as Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 - which is not powerful at all - but in a different zone. A triple-core PowerPC 750 - dirt cheap. 2 GB of RAM clocked at 17 GB/s - dirt cheap. Not a particularly powerful system. 32 MB of EDRAM - very cheap as well - basically just regular DRAM in price.
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What about R&D costs?
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The guy isn't including R&D, marketing, manufacturing, shipping, or packaging costs in those estimates. Also, he says the ps3 has more pricy tech in it but seems to ignore the Ps3 doesn't have such a complicated controller. Nintendo is not making a profit on the Wii U as thier statements have confirmed.
A company would never say they aren't making a profit unless it is true. The only thing you need to be suspicious of with bad news from the company is how much damage control they are using. As for good news, if they give good news you need to be suspicious of how much of it is just spinning numbers
