Switch costs ~$257 to build and 30MM sold through 2018

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JRPGfan said:

vivster said:
Usually those estimates are on the higher end as they tend to use market value of the parts, not including special deals the manufacturer could have.

Yeah actual costs for nintendo are probably abit lower than that.

I doubt Nintendo spends more than 240$ on it tbh..... This teardown cost analyse is higher than I suspected it would be.

This is depressing news for those hopeing it would get a early price cut.

 Yeah...:/

Although... 

299$ for a home console today isn't a high one, as for hybrid console... You pay the half money than you would pay for buying wii u and 3ds!

The problem is with the handheld console only gamer ( 3ds )... And even with a big price drop of 60$, switch would still be expensive for them ( unless power of switch and its games superiority is enough for them to make the jump ) ! Not to mention portability...