yea i wonder when those numbers are actually from. i thought they said something like 9.5 million as of the end of the fisical year, but i think there is somethign to may date..who knows...all i know is that nintendo.....FINANCIALLY SPEAKING is doing fine. although sales could indeed be better, u have to remember that the whole world is in recession right now, and even though it looks like its improving, sales wont be as strong as they would have been in hte late 90's. i think nintendo is going down the right path though. a lot of the bigger name games are less kiddie. if nintendo ever does lose its current image, it will be only because of pure genious....cuz it will take a lot.