basically we've just been shafted by nintendo, both inc and of australia - they just don't take us seriously as a market force, and fair-enough in a way, there just aren't enough people here to have the full weight of such consumer giants as japan, the u.s. and the u.k, but there are plenty of fans here all the same. the market in australia is unique - there is room here for all four platforms (including pc), and i think people will buy any number of them if the marketing and product support is cool enough. while abandoning my pc gaming roots because of hardware support and patching issues, i do plan on getting the other two consoles in due time, and many of my friends have one of those other two, if not both, some all four.
australia i think is a cross-console market, and nintendo i think have failed to realise this... aside from the fact that they have done absolutely nothing at all to sell the cube in any way shape or form with the sole exception of the brief television campaign for the launch.
love alone won't keep nintendo aus alive, especially when they deny us the games we want the most. when the dust settles they'll have no-one to blame but themselves.