Most of the above post are from Nintendo fan boys. I think you guys need to lighten up. Most of the artical was/is true. Yes, the GameCube has done well 'recently', but over all it is hurting. I hope Nintendo has learned that in the US video gaming is an adult market. I know most of you are under 18, but most of you had parents buy your console(s) too. I don't like 'mature' games, but my wife likes the PS2 because of the DVD she say it is a better deal for the money. A lot of American would agree with her. Now that DVD player price have fallen that may change some. I have a PS2 and a GameCube, but greatly prefer the Cube. Not because of the console itself, but because of the game Nintendo makes for it. So, I agree with LD. Anyway, not all of the article was Nintendo bashing:
Despite its troubles, no one is seriously suggesting that Nintendo is going to be squeezed out of the hardware business almost overnight, as Sega was. Nintendo is sitting on $6 billion in cash and carries no debt, which could provide a war chest with which to outsource a competitive next-generation hardware system. The threats to its Game Boy monopoly are, at this point, hypothetical; and it does have a core excellence in producing seductive software, which makes it (still) one of the largest game publishers in the world.
Nintendo having "$6 billion in cash" and "a core excellence in producing seductive software" are very positive to me.