Op Ed Piece: The Biggest Blunder of the Next-Gen

[naznatips]

rocketpig said:

naznatips said:

A lot of the cost came from having to make all the components smaller. In fact, the Wii actually shares none of the same hardware components of the gamecube other than those necessary for backwards compatability and controller ports. The controllers are sold at a loss (both of them), so yeah I'd assume motion sensing tech is pretty expensive right now.

Edit: also the gamecube is sold for a loss at $99.

Interesting. Do you have any links for this info? It's not that I doubt you, I would just like to read a little more about the subject. I had no idea motion tech was that pricey.

Sorry I am having trouble locating the article I read (it was back in early October). I do have one about the cost of producing the Wii itself though being $158 minus the cost of the Wiimote and Nunchuck. Add 70 to that for the Wiimote and Nunchuck and the profit on the Wii is actually under $25.

http://www.younewb.com/index.php/2006/12/14/the-wii-just-the-console-only-costs-158-to-make/

Edit: Kotaku reports it as $40 profit per Wii sold, so maybe the article I read was wrong and the Wiimotes are being sold at production cost.  http://kotaku.com/gaming/wii/wii-autopsy-discovers-manufacturing-cost-221736.php