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NWR Interactive => TalkBack => Topic started by: WindyMan on August 17, 2007, 06:58:59 AM

Title: Wii Component Suppliers Making Big Bucks
Post by: WindyMan on August 17, 2007, 06:58:59 AM
Nintendo needs to buy the parts for its money-printers from somewhere, after all.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=14240

 Companies supplying the guts for the Wii remote and nunchuk are making some serious coin, thanks to the success of Nintendo's oddball console.    


The accelerometers found inside the controller halves are produced by Analog Devices in America and STMicroelectronics in Europe.  The two companies are expanding because of the high demand for its products, either by creating new production lines or dedicating entire buildings to Wii component production.  Expansion like this would only be possible if it was financially feasible to make such changes, and the success of the Wii means everyone who has a hand in its production is profiting.    


Because Nintendo is buying up accelerometer sensors left and right, the increased production of them means that their price is dropping.  This allows other electronic devices, such as mobile phones, to more cheaply incorporate them.

Title: RE: Wii Component Suppliers Making Big Bucks
Post by: Enner on August 17, 2007, 04:22:57 PM
Woo hoo! And the coins are trickling down.
Title: RE: Wii Component Suppliers Making Big Bucks
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on August 17, 2007, 04:42:17 PM
But will it make the Wii controllers that use them cheaper to purchase?
Title: RE:Wii Component Suppliers Making Big Bucks
Post by: Klapaucius on August 17, 2007, 09:51:47 PM
Probably not, as I think the shops decide how much they want to sell them for. Nintendo could recommend a cheaper price, of course.
Title: RE: Wii Component Suppliers Making Big Bucks
Post by: KDR_11k on August 19, 2007, 02:21:13 AM
Or Nintendo could do what they always do and blackmail retailers into compliance.
Title: RE: Wii Component Suppliers Making Big Bucks
Post by: Enner on August 21, 2007, 05:42:51 AM
Ah, good 'ole blackmail. That never lets a company down.