Ljink96 on 09 April 2017
| zorg1000 said: that has to be the price if you didn't buy the parts in bulk or something. selling hardware at a loss is one thing but I just cant imagine them selling controllers at a loss too. |
Switch isn't being sold at a loss...and remember, this is for a pair...not just one. They retail for $80, I'm sure Nintendo isn't dropping $90 to make these. People are panicking over estimates for no reason. Cartridges for example, probably cost a fuck ton to produce just 20 of a single cart relative to the price, but if somebody buys in bulk, the price decreases per unit, that's how it goes. I'm sure the same applies to the Joycon manufacturing process and we don't know what Nintnedo paid to have these boards and parts into the Joycon... Coming off the Wii U, I'm sure Nintendo's first priority would be to not sell at a loss...like all of their other hardware pre Wii U.
