How much does it cost to make a wii?

I know that sony and MS released the figures on how much a console costs to make, and sony is still in the red on theirs.

But exactly how much does it cost to make a wii, nothing that its processor is at most double the gamecubes and the only main difference is a trippy remote. (did they even release tech specs on their system ? )

Is it possible that the wii is made so cheaply that if ms or ps3 has a dramatic price drop, nintendo can have thier own because it made me so cheap to produce.

Cause right now i have a feeling that $250 is only the result of supply and demand and since theirs more demand for their console, they can keep it at that price.

On a similar note, how much does it cost to make an ipod?

$5

But it's worth $250 to me so I don't care how much money Nintendo makes off of it.

gamecube (100$) + wiimote (60$)=160$ +nintendo's greed (90$) = $250OpiateE

remember its the console, a wiimote, a nunchuck, and wiisports. Plus, there's manufacturing costs. Not only that, but demand for the wii is still red hot. That is the law of supply and demand and it is a good law. If nintendo sold the whole thing for under $200, demand would be even hotter, and there might be ebay and criminal issues like the ps3 during launch.

gamecube (100$) + wiimote (60$)=160$ +nintendo's greed (90$) = $250OpiateE

LOL

LINK:

http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/15/wii-manufacturing-costs-ring-up-to-just-158/

it costs pennies to make a copy of a game.Hewkii

But it cost Millions to actually develop one.

[QUOTE="Hewkii"]it costs pennies to make a copy of a game.SpecialForcesOp

But it cost Millions to actually develop one.

I think he's comparing that to making a console...

[QUOTE="SpecialForcesOp"]

[QUOTE="Hewkii"]it costs pennies to make a copy of a game.SA--X

But it cost Millions to actually develop one.

I think he's comparing that to making a console...

[QUOTE="SA--X"][QUOTE="SpecialForcesOp"]

[QUOTE="Hewkii"]it costs pennies to make a copy of a game.GunSmith1_basic

But it cost Millions to actually develop one.

I think he's comparing that to making a console...

He's saying that if you look at the materials that it takes to make a game CD, it is not much at all. But, if you saw the whole picture, you would see the gigantic team of people being paid hourly wages, the resources it takes, and the advertisement behind the label of each game. There is much more than plastic and magnetic paper (or whatever CDs are made of) in that game. Just like with a console, there was a team that made it, advertisements had to be made, and lots of jobs depend on each sale. Nintendo making a big profit just means higher wages for their customers, more money being spent on developement, and more money in researching new tech for the next system.

$200 probably, so 50 dollar profit.

Pretty good pricing method.

Based on the Console production Cost Breakdown Fortune magazine did Nintendo makes 50 Dollars on every North American Wii Sold.

Now that means a few things. They also Said it cost roughly 15 dollars to make the wiimote and nunchuck.

So if they make 50 dollars total on cosole and controller and controller nets a total of 35 dollar profit the console cost about 200 dollars to make. Nintendo really isnt making a profit so much off the console as they are the controller packed in with it.

Well take the manufaturing price of an xbox and add the 10 bucks it costs to make the Wiimote and nunchuck. And the 3 cents it cost to make wii sports.htekemerald

Clever... I bet you are in a gifted program.

I would have to say that for a company that has nothing left to fall back on. $40 profit is quite reasonable.foxhound_fox

http://kotaku.com/gaming/wii/wii-autopsy-discovers-manufacturing-cost-221736.php

The Wii has been cracked open, its entrails spilled, its blood consumed and its organs dissected, categorised and sold off to the highest bidder. The market value for each is as follows:

Graphics chip: $29.60
CPU: $13.00
DRAM: $7.80
Optical disk drive: $31.00
Power supply: $11.30
Manufacturing cost: $19.50
Cost total: $158.30
Wholesale price: $195.99

If these guys have done their sums right, Nintendo are making just under $40 profit on every Wii sold. At such an early stage of the consoles development, and with sales so healthy, that's good news for anyone at Nintendo that's involved in the counting, or spending, of money.

And just for the heck of it... http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061116-8239.html

"iSuppli estimates that the more expensive $599 console costs $840.35 to build, leaving Sony with a $241.35 loss on each console..."

I would have to say that for a company that has nothing left to fall back on. $40 profit is quite reasonable.foxhound_fox

especially when you conaider based on current sales Nintendo has made $320,000,000 to $400,000,000 profit already versus Sony at about -$843,500,000 losses

[QUOTE="htekemerald"]Well take the manufaturing price of an xbox and add the 10 bucks it costs to make the Wiimote and nunchuck. And the 3 cents it cost to make wii sports.SA--X

Clever... I bet you are in a gifted program.

[QUOTE="SA--X"]

[QUOTE="htekemerald"]Well take the manufaturing price of an xbox and add the 10 bucks it costs to make the Wiimote and nunchuck. And the 3 cents it cost to make wii sports.htekemerald

Clever... I bet you are in a gifted program.

I'm going to be a non-conformist and say it costs them 251, they are selling at a loss. Ha, you worthess people. You critisize them while they are selling at a loss to better the customer. For shame.SA--X

Subsidizing hardware is great for the customer, as long as the producer doesn't stop making hardware (otherwise it becomes antiquated, i.e. the Dreamcast). Just how long can sony go losing billions on subsidizing hardware?? This is what has me afraid of the sony PS3, also I have invested in sony flop formats, and don't want to loose my money again. i.e. betamax, minidisk, and umd, and those are my personal experiences.

The wii's probably cost about 150.00 to make, and since they are going to produce more, they will be even cheaper to produce. However I don't see nintendo passing on the savings to you why?? When you couldn't find one to save your life, bahh thats why they keep em supply constrained. They don't want to lose out on the Profit$, plus they are still selling them faster than any console has ever sold, in this amount of volume. If M$ undercut the WII I don't think Nintendo would drop the price of a WII, not unless it started to lose momentum. Then they would drop it to like 189.99 or some wierd price like that, and boom momentum would pick up again. Wow did I just speculate that the 360 could be cheaper than a WII going into the holidays.. Wouldn't that ROCK.. a 199.99 360 and PS3 would have to shed at least 100-200 dollars to even think about staying competitive.