Switch is powered by stock Tegra X1

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thismeintiel said:

zorg1000 said:

It was heavily rumored last year that Nintendo got a really good deal on the chips for Switch. Apparently Nvidia was desperate to get a major partner for their Tegra line.

Also using outdated tech can actually make things more expensive since they aren't being mass produced anymore, that along with the tech inside the gamepad made Wii U expensive to produce.

While I agree old tech can end up costing you a little more, you still have to account that the Wii U was the follow up to the hugely successful Wii.  Nintendo was on top of the market at that point and should have easily been able to convince manufacturers that their next console would be just as big of a hit, and therefore could take less of a profit on their parts to help lower the price and push sales even further.  Even if the tech was outdated, if the Wii U had launched for $250 and been just as big of a hit as the Wii, the parts would be mass produced to keep up with demand.

And I guess we'll have to wait til Nintendo's financials are released to see if the rumor is true.

Well i suppose its possible that if Wii U sold well than manufacturing costs could have come down but Nintendo still hasnt shipped the original 1st full fiscal year goals they had.

Originally they wanted to ship 5.5 million units in the launch window (up to Mar 2013) and an additional 9 million in the first full fiscal year (up to Mar 2014) for a total of 14.5 million. As of the end of 2016, they had only shipped 13.56 million units so it seems possible that they had the initial units all manufactured and have just been sitting in a warehouse and getting shipped as needed.