Nintendo says more than 400,000 Wii U consoles sold in U.S.

Technology Nov. 27, 2012 - 07:46AM JST ( 5 )

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some14someNov. 27, 2012 - 05:18PM JST

...proft outlook? bleak.
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FadamorNov. 27, 2012 - 11:26PM JST

Profit margins on computing hardware are slim-to-none. Printers are sold at a loss with the hope that the difference can be made up with subsequent toner/ink sales. All 400,000 units sold means is that Nintendo will probably break even on the new console by January - assuming people buy a bunch of software to go with the console, that is.
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Stephen JezNov. 28, 2012 - 01:00AM JST

So 400,000 unsatisfied customers then?
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Korlacan KhanthavilayNov. 28, 2012 - 07:34PM JST

Nah, cause out of those 400k sold, there are less customers. You'll have the people out there buying 10+ of these and trying to profit by marking up the price on ebay or craigslist. They fail to understand that there isn't going to be as huge a demand and they'll make very little profit, if any.

$350+ for a Deluxe model. That's only 32 gig of storage and a game. Man, I got my 320 gig Xbox 360 with Halo 4, 2 controllers, and headset for the same amount.
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Stephen JezNov. 29, 2012 - 03:36AM JST

Consoles are a rip off at launch, they always will be. Paying $350 or $400 for some out dated hardware is just ridiculous if you ask me. But, there are certain console game I, and I'm sure others, have a soft spot for so they will continue to sell.