Nintendo still selling Wii U at a loss

[g911turbo]

ethomaz said:

g911turbo said:

They just don't loose money with $140 replace is because they receive the bad/old...

The GamePad is expensive... that's already know... the Wii U itself is a weak and cheaper machine... ~$200 cost for all the system... the issue is the GamePad that add at least $150 to the machine.

The GamePad is what make Nintendo loose money with Wii U.

Wii U GamePad parts:

• 2x NFC module and antenna (each with Broadcom BCM20792 KMLG NFC + T130 MsEU crystal oscillator)
• Dual-antenna wireless module and antenna (Broadcom BCM4319XKUBG - new system co-develop with Nintendo)
• Front of motherboard: STMicroelectronics UIC-WUP MCE GH226, STMicroelectronics MSA3D 01F and Texas Instruments TSC 2046I Low Voltage I/O Touch Screen Controller
• Back of motherboard: InvenSense ITG-3280 Gyroscope, Micron 25Q256A 256 Mb Serial Flash, DRC-WUP 811309J31 1217LU603, Texas Instruments AIC3012 Audio Converter, Texas Instruments 1010007
• 6.2-inch touch screen display (Phillips) *  LCD and digitizer fused together, cost increased
• Microphone and remaining speaker
• 3.7 V, 1500 mAh Battery

I think I listed everything inside the Wii U GamePad.

I already explained why they do the core exchange.  They don't want people buying these controllers as add-ons to the Wii or to have two per Wii U.  This helps curb that, AND they can then fix and resell that controller. 

Most of those parts listed are included, as an example, in the PS4 controller.  Gyro, audio controller, osciallators, battery, etc.  The DIFFERENCE is the touchscreen interface chip/LCD and broadcom chip.

Also, now you're saying the gamepad adds 150 to the cost of the machine, but at first you were saying it cost 150 for nintendo to make.