Batman Arkham Asylum Nintendo Wii prototype, Unrelased

[Vor]

Soundwave said:

Vor said:

Maybe motion control tech is still expensive at that time, and the Wii has a buit in Wifi adapter (IIRC the launch X360 didn't has). Plus there are inflation factor too. $199 at 2001 maybe isn't the same with $199 at 2006. Plus Plus Nintendo also want to make a profit so maybe they raise the price a bit.

The motion control couldn't have been that expensive for one Nintendo even gimped the motion controller by not including the motion plus technology from the get go, and they sold them seperately for the same price as as any other controller, Nintendo's notoriously cheap they wouldn't take a loss on millions upon millions of controller. Accelerometers and motion sensors don't cost that much. 

The cost of the controller at a manufacturing level was probably $20-$25 tops. 

Inflation wasn't that huge either ... something purchased for $200 in 1996 would only be $225 in 2001. Lets say $25 out for inflation, and $25 out for the additional cost of the controller ... where was the other $200 going? 

So my last point still stand. Profit