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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Nintendo makes $6 from every Wii sold

http://www.forbes.com/2008/11/28/nintendo-wii-wii2-tech-personal-cz-cs-1201wii.html
I thought they made more



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Probably more now?






konnichiwa said:
Probably more now?

Article was released today so it should be accurate..

 



Pixel Art can be fun.

They probably made more until the US$ and Euro tanked compared to the Yen.




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Those greedy bastards.



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That would be commercial prices for each component. Due to the volume, guaranteed orders and (almost) in-house integration, the cost to Nintendo will be much lower.

Also, the most expensive things in the console (processor, memory, mainboard and graphics) are impossible to price externally since they are custom made on a private contract. I imagine they are being sold almost at cost price, and with silicon once you've designed one each further one is very cheap compared to the street price.



Also, I would like to note, that this is an estimate on what they make, They could be making more or less, but only Nintendo knows.




If you drop a PS3 right on top of a Wii, it would definitely defeat it. Not so sure about the Xbox360. - mancandy
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d21lewis said:
Those greedy bastards.

It was much needed! ^^



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So X360 cost less to manufacture? Confusing.



it seems bullshit.