Nintendo NX rumor: Twice the power of a PS4?

[greenmedic88]

Ka-pi96 said:

greenmedic88 said:

It wasn't being sold at a loss either at the time of release. The BoM was estimated to be about $228 for the basic set. 

Wii U RAM (2GB) $6, Wii U Flash Memory (8GB model) $6, case and everything else ($79), processor $40

Wii U console itself total cost: $228

Game Pad components: $30

Wii U Game Pad total cost: $79 (they say the Wii U Game Pad's 6.2 inch display costs $24)

You want to split hairs for the sake of being argumentative rather than presenting an argument, that's fine.

But to suggest the Nintendo would incur the type of losses per unit that would be required to sell PS4 Pro level specs with a high res display and LiPo battery pack sufficient to make it a portable device at a starting price of $299 is an argument I'm not going to buy without some real logic.

My point was more that they`d be willing to take a loss if they thought it worthwhile. I certainly don`t think they`d take any big kind of loss like you say a PS4 pro level portable would make. But assuming this rumour is probably false, then I`d say that their console not being that powerful but still powerful enough to incur a small loss at that price is still a possibility.

$7-8. 

It was estimated that Nintendo sold the GC at about an $8 loss upon release. Estimate. Nintendo may well have sold them at near dead even cost. Same goes for the Wii U. 

Based upon those two instances in which Nintendo did not initially profit on a piece of hardware, under $10 appears to be what they are willing to give up upon release of new hardware. 

The PS4 Pro is estimated to have a BoM of $381. Add a high res display and a 10,000 mAh minimum battery to that BoM and you are looking at a BoM of well over $400. Not slightly over. Well over $400.

Is anyone out there suggesting Nintendo could sell that or would be willing to sell that at $299?