How much would Nintendo hardware cost to produce without gimmicks?

[Cerebralbore101]

JRPGfan said:

Cerebralbore101 said:

If Nintendo created a Switch without a battery, dockable screen, Joycons, game cards, or HD rumble how much would it cost to produce? In other words, imagine if the Switch was just a regular console that took regular game disks, came with a pro controller, and an HDMI cable. How much are Nintendo's gimmicks costing us?

How much would a tablet-less Wii U, with a pro-controller instead, cost?

How about a 3DS XL, without the 3D effect?

Right now I think the switch probably costs like 200-240$ ish to make, and they sell it for 299$.

If it was a PS TV (ps vita small homeconsole) version of a switch they could probably make that for like 150$ and sell for 199$.

If I worked at NoA I'd be pushing Reggie to petition Japan to make exactly that for the American market. At least as an option. Just like how they did the 2DS as a more affordable variant of the 3DS.