Waccoon wrote:
In late 2003/early 2004, they got rid of the progressive scan component and the gc went to profitability again from losing about $7-$8 for a couple of months.
Source?
So you are all ass-clowns as the GC has been profitable for 95+% of it's existence. And that's the real point - isn't it?
The point is you still haven't provided a source, and probably never will when you can just call everyone ass-clowns, instead.
Are you ignorant? I have 2 gamecubes, a Rev A and a Rev C. I can email you pictures of the both, one with the ports and one without. You can jump into any GC forum or faq page and get this information. Even the hardware faq at
www.gamefaqs.com will tell you about the differnt Gamecubes. Look at
www.qoobchip.com click the 'manuals' link and you will see pics of the Rev A/B board and the Rev C. board.
And if you really do the numbers...
Based on what?
based on the new pricing policy about to go in effect in Japan where the GC is sold at cost, with no MSRP.
I.A.C.'s - idiot ass clowns
who double as trolls...
Enough with the name calling. If you're so damn smart, tell me how much money Nintendo spends manufacturing each Gamecube.
When you tell me your manufacturing quote, don't forget to include packaging and shipping costs. Obviously, Gamecubes don't jump into pretty boxes or swim across the ocean from China all by themselves.
Also, note that Nintendo doesn't sell Gamecubes for $100. The stores do. Tell me how much money the stores pay, and use that value to determine Nintendo's profit per hardware unit.
You, ah, DO have that information, don't you?
funny how I'm the only one that has to provide sources. You try to find the information since you act like what you believe it the absolute truth.
I just told you there is going to be no MSRP in Japan so you may see the units sell ~$80 to spur sales. Why would a store sell it for less than they paid for it? Stop being so trollish. I will provide a link to the 'no MSRP' policy later when I get home from work as I'm behind a firewall right now.
And in the end, here's the whole point:
What is so hard to understand about economics?
Over time, espcecially after MILLIONS of units sold, things get ALOT cheaper.
It happens in Intel/AMD land, why not IBM/Motorola land? The PPC cpu's are not expensive just because Eyetech wants to rape you of your wallet. Get your heads out of the Amiga waste bucket and smell the fresh air. PPC cpu's have been in millions of Macs, Gamecubes and embedded devices.
You can look up on Gamespot.com or gamesindustry.biz on how MS is only losing $75 initially on the 360. So by
typical Amigan troll math, the custom developed brand spanking new 3.2GHz triple-core PPC cpu must cost $1500 and the rest of the system must cost -$1125. Gee if they sold it without a cpu, MS could clear out the US national debt...
And there is no such thing as guarranteed sales. There are, however, pricing policy adjustments AFTER x amount of units have shipped.