How is it possible that the X1 and PS4 are already basically the same price as a Wii U?

[Conina]

Soundwave said:

danielrdp said:
I don't know why people are blaming the gamepad. It sure costed about $100 when the Wii U launched. However it should be cheaper to produce now. Nintendo could drop the Wii U price, if they wanted.

I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo is actually paying more to get a screen that low quality/crap ... lol. No one else is ordering anything like that. 

If I'm the vendor giving Nintendo these screens and they're asking me to take a lower margin on them ... I'm saying nope especially at the low sales volume Nintendo is selling at. 

I also wonder if resistive touchscreens are still mass produced for other devices than 3DS + WiiU.