According to Toyokeizai and this price sheet, the Wii costs Nintendo approximately $158.30 to manufacture — $195.99 wholesale price. What are your thoughts?
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
[via Kotaku]