Wii U graphics power finally revealed - "we can now finally rule out any next-gen pretensions for the Wii U"

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Flanneryaug said:

Actually, that is not true. The gamepad costs $85 to replace if it is lost or broken.

That's the price Nintendo sold to costumers... in fact the loss that Nintendo have on Wii U is because the pad and not the system.

Nintendo is subsidizing the game pad.