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

[Eddie_Raja]

SpokenTruth said:

Eddie_Raja said:

Miyamotoo said:

Build costs of Wii U gamepad were around $80 in 2012, today build costs are probably around $50-60, Wii U pro controller build cost are around $15, so today without Wii U gamepad we could have around $50 Wii U lower price at most. So its not like that Wii U would have price of $150 like people are assuming, buy official price around $250 instead current $300 definitely.

I completely believe Nintendo should be selling the Wii U with a Pro Controller instead of a gamepad for $150.  That is how much that console is worth, and the longer they wait, the more they become irrelivant. 

Relevancy is already lost upon the mainstream and non-fan markets.  Right now it's about keeping as much revenue as possible until they can move forward with new revenue streams (consoles).

The Wii U will never achieve market relevancy and they know this.   So they do not have a market derived incentive to reduce revenue that greatly.

Remeber when GC dropped down to $99?  That didn't really help their overall revenue.  Same situation here.

Never said they were going to, or that financially they should.  I agree with pretty much everything you said lol.

Hopefully Nintendo gets a clue next gen.