How can Nintendo drastically drop the cost of the WiiU?

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sundin13 said:

garretslarrity said:

atoker said:
The answer is they won't. A Wii U costs 180$ to make and with it being 299.99$ they would only get 120$ for profits which isn't that good already. It won't happen and it shouldn't. It's cheaper than the other consoles by 100$.

Only $180?  Really? 

Actual cost is 228$ excluding R&D, Marketing, Shipping, and all other non part costs. No idea where they got the $180 figure from

I'll go with your answer.  It sounds more accurate, and I think I've heard it before.