News from 03/08/2001

Dessert: Bloody Roar 3 Trailer
 
The Bloody Roar 3 trailer is now available in the "Desserts" section.
I've saved the best for last... it's good, and it's long. Enjoy. -H. Moriarty

[ Dessert section ]
Bloomberg Japan: Analyst Says Game Cube release may possibly be Delayed
Originally scheduled for July, Nintendo's next generation console "Game Cube" may possibly be delayed, according to Tsubasa Securities Analyst Takashi Oka. From yesterday's Nintendo announcement that the Game Boy Advance is scheduled for release in June overseas, Oka points that the release of Game Cube may be difficult for July. If the Game Cube does gets delayed, the release may be set to the Christmas season, explains Oka.

On the Game Boy Advance and its 25 simultaneous release titles, Oka quotes "Having as many software titles as possible would benefit the hardware, and is an advantage to Nintendo". Oka explains that it will be a harm to software makers however, creating heavy competition. Oka estimates that a user will purchase 2 titles with the GBA on average, totaling to 2 million sales in the first 1 million shipment of the GBA. Of the 2 million title sales, an estimated 60% share will be taken by 2-3 popular titles, having 22-23 titles to contend for the remaining 40% share. "Some titles may only sell a few thousand copies and result in red ink", analyses Oka.
[ Link: Bloomberg ]
Short comment: Bloomberg- Yen Falls as Miyazawa Says Japan's Finances Close to Collapse

"Tokyo, March 8 (Bloomberg) -- The yen fell to a 20-month low against the dollar after Japanese Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa said Japan's finances are close to collapse and in urgent need of reform. Miyazawa said Japan needs structural reform as the nation's fiscal status is ``abnormal and close to collapse.'' Ten years of government spending on roads, bridges and other public works to keep the economy afloat has left Japan lumbering with debt projected to reach 666 trillion yen ($5.6 trillion), or about 130 percent of gross domestic product, by March 2002. The yen fell 0.3 percent to 120.15 per dollar from yesterday in New York. It earlier fell to 120.43, its weakest level since July 19 1999. Against the euro, the yen fell 0.3 percent to 111.82, near a two-month low."

The Yen is standing at 120.28 at the time I write this article. -H.Moriarty
[ Link: Bloomberg ]
Short Comment: Reuters- Schwarzenegger denies ruling out possibility for Mayor position in California
"LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ...After first issuing a statement ruling out a bid next year to unseat Democratic Gov. Gray Davis, the Republican action hero reloaded Wednesday and said through his publicist that he remained undecided about whether to go into politics just yet. The back-and-forth by the Austrian-born former bodybuilder capped speculation, fanned by Schwarzenegger himself, that he might challenge Davis in 2002. It also came amid signs that Davis views Schwarzenegger as enough of a threat to warrant an effort by the governor's political team to discredit the star by circulating recent magazine articles accusing the star of sexual misconduct."

Schwartzenegger for Mayor? These things could only happen in California. -H.Moriarty
[ Link: Reuters ] [ Cache ]





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