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Nintendo secures an operating profit of USD 6 off of each Wii unit sold, according to an analyst at Macquarie Securities.

Analyst David Gibson explained to Forbes that while Sony makes a loss on each PlayStation 3 sold and Microsoft has the potential to break even with the Xbox 360, Nintendo makes a profit.

The Wii is expected to sell more software than any other console this year, with a target of 220 million units, compared with 120 million for PS3 games and 125 million for Xbox 360 titles. On top of this, the article details how Nintendo capitalises on its position by selling 60 per cent of Wii games itself, compared with 30 per cent for Microsoft and 15 per cent for Sony.

Part of this success is placed upon Nintendo's practice of keeping price down, with the console itself retailing for around USD 250, compared to the PS3 at around USD 400, while Wii games are priced around USD 50 rather than USD 60 on the other two consoles.

Hiroshi Kamide, director of research at KBC Securities, Japan, commented: "The key thing about Nintendo is they want their things to be at price points that anyone can respond to." ...

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News from Craigix:

Hello everyone,

Craig here, I know some of you must be choking for news at the moment, so I thought I'd write another status update for you.

As you may be aware, in terms of the economy there could not be a worse time to be building the worlds first community driven
hand held device;

No credit on parts, banks who say 'no thanks' to your 4000 orders, long lead times on parts which only a few months ago were
plentiful, currency collapses and lots more.

But we prevail, the project must go on!

One of the saving graces of this project is of course you guys - the community, thanks to you we have no debts, continuing
support and a ready and willing user base. We are very aware of how lucky this situation is - especially in the current climate,
if we had done this with a loan from a bank we are well aware the loan would have been called in by now and the project canceled.

And it is your support which is making us try to make the Pandora as perfect as it can possibly be. I know some of you want us to
just release it already, some of you hackers would not care if it had flaws, but as some of you will remember the whole point of
the Pandora was to not make the mistakes of previous open consoles.

On that note I'm pleased to say next weekend we will be building the first fully working Pandora with controls and keyboard and
making some videos of it for you to see - this does not mean the work is finished - there is bound to be something which needs
adjusting, but it is a major near final milestone.

Also we know some of you are frustrated by the slow refund and reorder process - believe me so are we - this situation could not
be more of a nightmare for us especially as we had no idea it would happen, it's a good thing we now have a bank who understands
this project and supports us with it.

Those of you who are angry about the situation please understand that what happened was not our choice, someone who was clueless
to the project saw our bank balance, paniced without speaking to us, and set the wheels in motion for a pointless refund process.
Those of you who might think we could discuss this like adults with the bank in question are very mistaken - you may as well try
to talk to a brick wall, the whole banking world is in panic mode and we are small fry to them.

But even after all this we are still working away, finding routes around the problems all with one goal still in mind - making the
best and most powerful handheld ever.

As for new things to see some of you might like this render of the case top we went with:



It addresses the boxyness of the case which some of you didn't like, making the Pandora slimmer and more rounded, this is the
design we will be going with unless a major flaw is found.

On another note, those of you emailing asking if there will be any space for new orders after the refund process is complete I
can say there will be some available - I will post information when you can place a new order.

As for a shipping date - until we get the final delivery dates for some parts we still can't give an accurate time line but we
are working as hard as we can for it to happen as SOON AS POSSIBLE, it may be comforting for you to know another ~15 dev kits
went out to some of the best developers on the scene in the last few weeks who are furiously working on software as we speak.

One of the main problems with production is that parts are not available as easily as they were a few months ago - companies are
not keeping stock and only manufacturing to order, another pitfall of the global economy right now.

In slightly better news it's possible we might be able to ship some units reasonably soon to those of you who are more the hacker
type, these units may come without a battery and with a beta OS installed, the battery could be sent on at a later date at the
postage cost.

I hope to have more news for you soon.

http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=45540 ...

News from Craigix:

Hello everyone,

Craig here, I know some of you must be choking for news at the moment, so I thought I'd write another status update for you.

As you may be aware, in terms of the economy there could not be a worse time to be building the worlds first community driven
hand held device;

No credit on parts, banks who say 'no thanks' to your 4000 orders, long lead times on parts which only a few months ago were
plentiful, currency collapses and lots more.

But we prevail, the project must go on!

One of the saving graces of this project is of course you guys - the community, thanks to you we have no debts, continuing
support and a ready and willing user base. We are very aware of how lucky this situation is - especially in the current climate,
if we had done this with a loan from a bank we are well aware the loan would have been called in by now and the project canceled.

And it is your support which is making us try to make the Pandora as perfect as it can possibly be. I know some of you want us to
just release it already, some of you hackers would not care if it had flaws, but as some of you will remember the whole point of
the Pandora was to not make the mistakes of previous open consoles.

On that note I'm pleased to say next weekend we will be building the first fully working Pandora with controls and keyboard and
making some videos of it for you to see - this does not mean the work is finished - there is bound to be something which needs
adjusting, but it is a major near final milestone.

Also we know some of you are frustrated by the slow refund and reorder process - believe me so are we - this situation could not
be more of a nightmare for us especially as we had no idea it would happen, it's a good thing we now have a bank who understands
this project and supports us with it.

Those of you who are angry about the situation please understand that what happened was not our choice, someone who was clueless
to the project saw our bank balance, paniced without speaking to us, and set the wheels in motion for a pointless refund process.
Those of you who might think we could discuss this like adults with the bank in question are very mistaken - you may as well try
to talk to a brick wall, the whole banking world is in panic mode and we are small fry to them.

But even after all this we are still working away, finding routes around the problems all with one goal still in mind - making the
best and most powerful handheld ever.

As for new things to see some of you might like this render of the case top we went with:



It addresses the boxyness of the case which some of you didn't like, making the Pandora slimmer and more rounded, this is the
design we will be going with unless a major flaw is found.

On another note, those of you emailing asking if there will be any space for new orders after the refund process is complete I
can say there will be some available - I will post information when you can place a new order.

As for a shipping date - until we get the final delivery dates for some parts we still can't give an accurate time line but we
are working as hard as we can for it to happen as SOON AS POSSIBLE, it may be comforting for you to know another ~15 dev kits
went out to some of the best developers on the scene in the last few weeks who are furiously working on software as we speak.

One of the main problems with production is that parts are not available as easily as they were a few months ago - companies are
not keeping stock and only manufacturing to order, another pitfall of the global economy right now.

In slightly better news it's possible we might be able to ship some units reasonably soon to those of you who are more the hacker
type, these units may come without a battery and with a beta OS installed, the battery could be sent on at a later date at the
postage cost.

I hope to have more news for you soon.

http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=45540 ...

The Acekard team have today announced the worlds first Flashcart to get by the security features on the DSI,

Heres the video:




Awesome news for Homebrew on the DSI

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A pleasant surprise will have greeted Japanese Wii owners when they awoke this morning: a brand new Wii channel! Spencer from Siliconera freed up the necessary 82 blocks of space to download the "Today And Tomorrow's Lucky Fortune-Telling Channel," and wrote about his experiences.

Truthfully, it sounds very cute and novel, if a tad pointless. Six Miis can be added to the channel, which uses each Mii's preset birthday to calculate how lucky they are -- as you can see above, Mr. Green Jumper will be enjoying some good fortune! If you're down on your luck, you can change clothes to a luckier color by holding down the A and B buttons. Click on a Mii, and you'll be able to read what the future holds in five categories: love, work, school, communication, and money; while this Mii is pretty loved up, she is also penniless.

There are other modes to play with, including a friendship compatibility test, the results of which change daily. You can also get your Miis to ask about a certain subject, and receive three random words for you to interpret yourself.

http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/200...elling-channe/ ...

With so many great games to choose from, finding the perfect gift for the game fan on your shopping list can be challenging. For the second year GameFly, the leading online video game rental service, is offering shoppers everywhere a guide to the fifteen top-rated and most popular new releases.

This year’s list is based on the rankings, ratings and GameQ’s of GameFly members, one of the most active gaming communities. Go to GameFly’s Web site (www.gamefly.com) for more information on these titles and take advantage of GameFly’s special holiday offer, $6.95 for the first month. GameFly is also offering up to 20 percent off on gift certificates.

ALL PLATFORMS

Gears of War 2 (XB360)
Fallout 3 (PS3, XB360)
Fable 2 (XB360)
Call of Duty: World at War (PS3, PS2, XB360, Wii, DS)
Resistance 2 (PS3)
Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, XB360)
Little Big Planet (PS3)
Rock Band 2 (PS3, PS2, XB360, Wii)
Guitar Hero World Tour (PS3, PS2, XB360, Wii)
Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)
Left 4 Dead (XB360)
Far Cry 2 (PS3, XB360)
Saint's Row 2 (PS3, XB360)
Prince of Persia (PS3, XB360)
Chrono Trigger (DS)

XBOX 360
Gears of War 2
Call of Duty: World at War
Fallout 3
Fable 2
Left 4 Dead

PS3
Resistance 2
Little Big Planet
Metal Gear Solid 4
Fallout 3
Prince of Persia
Wii
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Guitar Hero World Tour
Mario Super Sluggers
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

LEGO Batman

NINTENDO DS
Chrono Trigger
Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Final Fantasy IV

PS2
Call of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts
Guitar Hero: World Tour
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Madden NFL 09

PSP
Star Ocean: First Departure
God of War: Chains of Olympus
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
LEGO Batman ...

With so many great games to choose from, finding the perfect gift for the game fan on your shopping list can be challenging. For the second year GameFly, the leading online video game rental service, is offering shoppers everywhere a guide to the fifteen top-rated and most popular new releases.

This year’s list is based on the rankings, ratings and GameQ’s of GameFly members, one of the most active gaming communities. Go to GameFly’s Web site (www.gamefly.com) for more information on these titles and take advantage of GameFly’s special holiday offer, $6.95 for the first month. GameFly is also offering up to 20 percent off on gift certificates.

ALL PLATFORMS

Gears of War 2 (XB360)
Fallout 3 (PS3, XB360)
Fable 2 (XB360)
Call of Duty: World at War (PS3, PS2, XB360, Wii, DS)
Resistance 2 (PS3)
Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, XB360)
Little Big Planet (PS3)
Rock Band 2 (PS3, PS2, XB360, Wii)
Guitar Hero World Tour (PS3, PS2, XB360, Wii)
Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)
Left 4 Dead (XB360)
Far Cry 2 (PS3, XB360)
Saint's Row 2 (PS3, XB360)
Prince of Persia (PS3, XB360)
Chrono Trigger (DS)

XBOX 360
Gears of War 2
Call of Duty: World at War
Fallout 3
Fable 2
Left 4 Dead

PS3
Resistance 2
Little Big Planet
Metal Gear Solid 4
Fallout 3
Prince of Persia
Wii
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Guitar Hero World Tour
Mario Super Sluggers
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

LEGO Batman

NINTENDO DS
Chrono Trigger
Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Final Fantasy IV

PS2
Call of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts
Guitar Hero: World Tour
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Madden NFL 09

PSP
Star Ocean: First Departure
God of War: Chains of Olympus
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
LEGO Batman ...

Rising out of the rich soil sprouts Gardening Mama, a new Nintendo DS(TM) gardening simulation that was announced today by Majesco Entertainment Company (Nasdaq: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market. Developed by Cooking Mama Limited, the team that created the award-winning Cooking Mama franchise that has sold 2.5 million units domestically, Gardening Mama brings back the beloved matron to cultivate a cornucopia of fruits, flowers and vegetables in her backyard.

"Mama has become a certifiable iconsince her original introduction in Cooking Mama DS," said Jesse Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Majesco. "Her first brand offshoot captures those features that made the Cooking Mama series a best seller -- an innovative concept, full Touch Screen control, approachable gameplay for everyone and, of course, a charismatic mentor who pushes you in her own endearing way to give a gold medal performance every time."

Gardening Mama transforms the DS stylus into a universal gardening tool that players will use to plant, nurture and harvest flowers, fruits and vegetables. Gamers can manage their garden through the seeding, blooming and maturation phases, and then produce items from the plants they've grown (i.e. grow strawberries to make jam or raise pumpkins and then carve a jack-'o-lantern). A robust multiplayer mode lets up to four friends compete to grow the biggest harvest and Treasure Box mode lets players share items they've grown with online friends. Gamers can also decorate various gardens while creating goods like pergolas and hanging baskets. In addition, players can change Mama's outfit to their liking while customizing the screen design to their preference.

Just as millions of players enjoyed slicing and dicing with Mama in the kitchen, they can now move to the great outdoors -- planting, pruning, picking, and creating -- in Gardening Mama!

Gardening Mama for DS is expected to release in Spring 2009. For additional information about Majesco's exciting line of products, please visit www.majescoentertainment.com. ...