Wasn't the $150 number known?
I was just mulling this the other day. Boy, if a kid or a visitor drops this thing, I am going to be hot. It's bad enough when a $50 DualShock goes flying, but what happens when a stick or button goes whack on a $150 Gamepad?
I'm sure Nintendo built it extra-rugged for just this reason!
I looked it up last night and the sites I found quoted the direct Nintendo order as $80 as of December. I don't know if they were wrong or if Nintendo jacked the price up.