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

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ethomaz said:

Flanneryaug said:
I doubt that they are. There is no way that it could cost $150 to make the gamepad. Nintendo selling the Wii U for $300 doesn't mean that the Wii U and Gamepad are made with over $300 worth of parts. You have to take R&D, shipping, assembly, and cut to retail into account. The original 3DS was made with $103 worth of parts, but Nintendo was taking a loss on it at $170.

The game pad price in Japan is over $170... in Europe over $150... in US Nintendo didn't sell the gamepad due the manufacture costs.

I think that tell the full story.

That's not a legit "source"...If the retail price is $100 it's still extremely expensive for a controller and of course they aren't going to sell it at stores because: 

1) People are still confused about the Wii and the Wii U, and I'm sure a lot of people are going to buy the Gamepad thinking is for the Wii...so Nintendo is saving themselves a couple of law sues.

2) No game at the moment supports more than 1 Gamepad, so unless your controller breaks (which you can send to repair) there's no reason to buy a second controller.

Also compering the price of Japan and Europe is very ambiguous because everything is more expensive there compare to the U.S. If Gamepad cost $150 in Europe then I can definitely see the controller in the U.S costing as low as $100 (yes a $50 difference is extremely possible between both)