Wii U Apparently Still Being Sold At A Loss

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zumnupy10 said:

DM235 said:

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.       

Don't forget that the controller was the main justification for the systems existence, hence why they thought they could get away with last gen hardware. Had it actually been as strong a selling point as they hoped, its cost would have been justified.