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Originally Posted by TheSlyMoogle
Giving away a game isn't as expensive as you think. I would assume that it wasn't more than a dollar per game to create Wii sports and give it away. All the hardware I'm assuming wasn't that expensive either, though I don't know about the remote tech and stuff. I just don't think they spent more than 120-150 to make each console. So their profit was incredible for the last 2 years or so. They could indeed drop to 150 and be fine.
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Wii Sports took money to develop. I'll agree that they've probably made up for that with the first 1 or 2 million sales, but... They could have sold the game separately like they did in Japan. Most people would have gladly paid €50 for Wii Sports. So in a way it does cost them money.
As for the other tech... I don't think the Wiimote is that more expensive than the Cubetroller. I have no idea about WiFi, and I can't imagine the flash memory costing much.
Considering that they were selling the Cube for €100 including game, I'd say your €120-150 estimate is about right.