I think I'll wait for the critic to talk about the Gamecube... I think nintendo, as Marjin said, has to work hard to be away from the childish games they publish and actually the only ones playable...
AS I said, I've never've enjoyed Nintendo except for the GameBoy, the ONLY true portable console that is still alive after near 10 years... (I just can't wait to hack the GBA and add it fronlights!
As for the costs behind Sega, I do see your point, Wayne, I've realized most of the printer industry does the same: almost giving away printers (E###n does that a lot) but charging shits for a color cartidge.
I guess it happens more or less the same with consoles, but then again, why disappearing??!?! DC is still FAR superior to PSXOne... May be what Sega ####ed up is their money policies, I STILL think piracy would have played an important role on DC's life, regardless the loss in software piracy which EVERY gaming company has to face; remember the first rule of a cracker: WHat a man can protect, another can hack it!