Wii U Apparently Still Being Sold At A Loss

[zumnupy10]

DM235 said:

zumnupy10 said:

Nintendo made a lot of mistakes with the WiiU, but there is no way the gamepad costs anywhere near $100.

When I setup a repair with Nintendo, the cost was $100 for the GamePad and $10 for return shipping, plus taxes.  This requires that I ship a broken Gamepad to them.

When you lose it, it costs more ($140 + $5 shipping and taxes):

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=516246

Edit: CNN Report says it costs Nintendo $79 to make a Gamepad - http://www.gamespot.com/forums/nintendo-discussion-1000001/cnn-says-wii-u-basic-set-costs-228-to-make-29368526/

That's crazily high for a controller. 

Nintendo's path after the WiiU is definetely the most interesting thing in the videogame industry to watch and pay attention in the next few years.    It will be very interesting to see what Nintendo will do with their next console after the WiiU.