Nintendo still selling Wii U at a loss

[ethomaz]

g911turbo said:

I'm going to have to pull my "you're a crack head" card here, because that's rediculous.  What is the difference between the Wii U controller and a standard Xbox 360 controller?  The screen and the Wifi Direct chip?

MAX of 50 combined.  I (me, not a company) can buy 500 pieces of a 7" display with touch for $40.  The 6.2" size is very popular in car stereo/gps, so Nintendo isn't paying more than 30 for the display even at their volumes, and 20 for the wifi direct chip (I USED TO WORK FOR BROADCOM)

Those are pessimistic numbers.  So if a 360 controller cost 30+50 adder, you're looking at 80 cost.  Again, pessimistic.  Still expensive, but 150 is rediculous dude.

And Nintendo support charges you $140 do replace (yeah you need to send the old one).

And no... it is not only a touch screen... there a lot more expensives parts in this device.