>> maybe this is old news to the nerds here, but i havent heard this....thats quite disheartening if it is indeed true. maybe i am being too skepticle <<
Nolimit where have you been? Don't you read the articles on the frontpage of Planetgamecube? This is recent old news. Basically the news was that Nintendo had a disasterous quarter / sold only 80,000 units in a quarter and was stopping production on new Gamecubes to clear out excessive inventory.
As for console sales in general, well this week's news ( on Planetgamecube & other gaming sites ) has an article that in general, consoles sales will stagnate or recede this year. This is logical / reasonable in that this generation is getting old and the next gen is around the corner.