djSyndrome

"You'd think Nintendo would give Europe a little something extra"

You got the black DS months before we did. That didn't make you happy enough? :P

Microsoft didn't miss the boat. They didn't even make it to the dock.

*yawn*

"All Subarus worldwide are AWD."

No. Subaru sells several models in Japan that are FWD. The R2 is one example:

http://www.subaru.co.jp/r2/lineup/

Sad for MS, really, that they're doing this on the same day as the Wii conferences. They're going to be completely buried in the press.

So does this finally lay to rest the debate on whether or not the Wiimote has rumble capabilities?

The MPV carries on in Japan, and the redesign looks like a neat little Minivan. It also looks to have little to no influence from Mazda's broken parent, Ford. Too bad Americans are too fat/stupid to take notice.

http://www.mpv.mazda.co.jp/

"For $300 I built a Windows MCE box"

I'd like to know how you legally did that.

"Bye bye, Joystiq. it's been real (more often, not so real)."

You know, we could count the number of people who give a shit on one hand.

And still have five fingers leftover.

"I dont think any of these titles will sell particularly well."

You're kidding yourself if you think that FFXII won't sell a million copies in the first week. Five years of pent-up demand by Square fanboys who aren't going next-gen until *Sony Says So* will do that.

Still, not much groundbreaking here except for Okami and the (delayed) Rogue Galaxy. And I don't care what GameStop says, Seiken Densetsu 4 isn't coming out this year in the states. It's not even out in Japan yet.

"something minor like an xbox 360 price drop"

I would argue that a 360 price drop would be major news right now. What if the Core dropped to $249, and the Wii launched at same? Whoops, there goes Nintendo's 'price' advantage.