I just played the Nintendo Demo Disc 12. F-Zero is beyond nice. I played it on a 46' widescreen and holy cr**. It's kinda touchy and there's only one level but it is FAST. It runs smooth and there's a new movie to go along with the playable. They showed some levels I hadn't seen yet and I'm so glad I pre-ordered.

There also is a playable Rogue Squadron III. It's the Hoth level in a whole new light. You start on foot (AT-AT's and tauntons) and then an X-wing escort mission. Now I really can't wait for this game.

The only other game I enjoyed was 1080 and it took some getting used to. The demo lets you play three different levels which is cool. This should be a promising title.

khai: Shipments to retailers != sales

What are you stating here?

But obviously, the 800,000 is nowhere to be found now, other than The Magicbox claiming that Ninty actually sold 800,000.

Now, it's either they sold 80,000 or they shipped 80,000 units.

The Magicbox gets all their news from famitsu and dorimaga. The japanese sales are pretty consistent, it has been this exact lineup and numbers for months. So probably Europe and and the US make up the other 400,000. Who knows...

From: Jul 28 - Aug 3, 2003 (Japan)

System Sales this week Total Sales in 2003
PlayStation 2 37,600 1,779,300
GameBoy Advance SP 34,300 1,391,400
GameCube 11,900 384,600
GameBoy Advance 11,00 970,900
PSone 990 69,900
Xbox 840 50,400
WonderSwan Crystal 630 27,400
WonderSwan Color 220 14,200