We all know that the console companies like the ones selling the Xbox, PS3 and other higher end gaming consoles actually make a loss on each console in anticipation to cover up with the games sold and licenses profit.This although is not the case with the Nintendo Wii, as reported by a Japanese site, Toyokeizai they managed to get the break down of costs with respect to the parts included in the Wii. They zeroed in on the $158 figure for the console without the controller ofcourse.

Graphic chip $29.60
Central Processing Unit $13.00
DRAM $7.80
Optical disk drive $31.00
Power supply $11.30
Production cost $19.50 (No idea how they managed to get that!)

Total $158.30

So, we assume that the controller would cost not more than $30 considering that they sell the entire system for $195.99. This is ofcourse raw figures obtained from various sources and we are not adding up the taxes, machinery costs, advertising, shipping components, blah blah!

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