Bernie has done a fine job positioning the product, ... orchestrating a media blitz that has resulted in a sell-out before it hits the shelves.

There is a buyer's strike. People are afraid to touch the old media. No matter how cheap they have gotten, people are fleeing. The environment is scaring them and they can't figure it out.

There is a buyers' strike. People are afraid to touch the old media. No matter how cheap they have gotten, people are fleeing. The environment is scaring them, and they can't figure it out.

one has to presume things didn't go well on either side of the Pacific.

I suspect that software is going to drive this generation of products much as it drove the prior generation. Nintendo has proven itself a master of coming up with software that has play value.

The opportunity to profit from the creative talent and the icons that Sega has already created such as 'Sonic' are very strong, ... The arrangements with Microsoft for the Xbox and other projects underway could result in a meaningful turnaround in the company's fortunes.