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I don't think they could've sold it as is for under $500 circa 2006. The system would have to be much larger too, probably the size of an NES at bare minimum.



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Does no one read the OP? lol

1. The tablet is gone as Nintendo would have had no idea that it could take off, instead the Wiimote is the primary controller. That's $100 off the price right there, if not more.

2. The GPU obviously wouldn't be as great. It would be downgraded to match the PS3/360 in terms of pure graphical output.

3. The RAM would be cut in half, saving another $20-$30, and it would still be double what Sony and Microsoft offered.

4. A $50 loss is negligible in the video game business where most sales come from software, not hardware. Sony took a much bigger loss and still managed to succeed in the long run.

Edit: I'm just gonna post this in the OP.



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