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The MOJO was supposed to be the better version of the Ouya, but it looks like it is headed in the same direction ("now discounted!").

http://madcatz.com/mojo/

The thing is...that market that the WiiU sits in has Android/iOS encroaching on the bottom end (yes, there ARE titles in the Nintendo market space from them) and Sony/Microsoft on the high end. The Wii kept them afloat because of a unique UI model that worked well for the titles they were interested in having on the platform.

That market picture needed something OTHER than what they fielded with the WiiU to keep it going.

One of the things you missed is things like this:

The MadCatz M.O.J.O.

There's something else on the horizon as well- something that may well change the landscape quite a bit.

The NVidia Tegra TK1

It has 4 Cortex A-15 CPUs. It has 192 Kepler Shader cores. (Hint: This is roughly like having a mobile version of the GT630...)

While the titles are "thin" there's enough compelling to have people more than interested in things. Why have a console/mobile console that's limited in what you can do with it when you can have the full monty- being able to read e-books on it, being able to really surf the web on it, being able to play Hulu on it or your own movies if you've got a media server...you get the idea.

You're right, they're not the same market. But the market for the former is MUCH larger than the latter, sir. Nintendo's suffering for missing the mark there.

"It is a waste of money and of resources to include a cable if people don't need it."

Actully third parties already produce cheaper cables I got a cable (forget the company, madcatz?) that is a single cable with hookups for the PS2, xbox and gamecube all one one cable and I bought two of them. Oh here it is:

http://www.madcatz.com/productinfo.asp?page=14&GSProd=2825&GSCat=9&CategoryImg=UNIVERSAL

I don't know why they just don't include one cable with all three types of hookups on them. It makes life a lot easier, you think with them subsidizing the hardware they could subsidize a univeral cable that works.

I had the exact same problem with the Prime Hunters demo. The DS is very uncomfortable for me to hold for long gaming sessions, but I couldn't even play that demo more than five minutes before my left hand started to hurt. I had similar problems with the SP - long gaming sessions caused the tendon between my thumb and pointer finger to ache.

I picked up a rubber grip from Mad Catz which solved my SP problems, I can play as long as I want now without discomfort. It looks like Pelican has something similar for the DS. Anyone have the Pelican DS grips?

For those interested, the company is MadCatz and the game is MC Groovz danceCraze.

I thought this was smart of MadCatz... there are no dance games for the Cube so they made a game and can now sell their dance pads.

For those interested, the company is MadCatz and the game is MC Groovz danceCraze.

I thought this was smart of MadCatz... there are no dance games for the Cube so they made a game and can now sell their dance pads.

http://www.madcatz.com/MadCatz/product_details.jsp ?product_id=6080

If you plan on picking one of these up, plan on looking for some wireless controllers with it - the controller ports are (delightfully) in the back. This is a Good Thing. The device looks better (you don't have cables hanging off the front of your DVD player, do you?), and it encourages people to go for a more elegant solution. If only Sony had doen the first-party wireless thing. Oh well.

--Dan

WARNING: Not a sincere recommendation.

It's not a rumor. Until someone creates a "Y" adapter, you're (externally) powerless with headphones.

Someone has. Macro Kit SP

madcatz is releasing a bunch of accessories for the gca. read this for more. no headphone adapter though.

I actually like it better than the standard H-Box behemoth. Seems they like their controllers and keyboards to be big and bloated too.

• My First Digital was a Kodak DC20. Smallest, lightest, cheapest. Least number of features. Takes 8 sub-640x480 photos, or 16 really crap postage stamps. A wonderful camera at the time - Kodak made it and it's software so damn easy to use. A wonderful way to learn what you want in a digital camera.
• More recently I purchased a FujiFilm MX-2700. At the time it was the smallest 2.3MegaPixel camera available. It's great, the quality is superb, but I needed to buy a monopod to keep it stable enough to make it worth while, especially in low light. I've taken some wonderful fireworks photos, some of which you might still be able to find at fireworks.krisjohn.net. The only drawback is that there's no optical zoom, but later versions have fixed that. As a general digital, this family is by far the best - it's so small that you don't mind carrying it around on the off-chance that they'll be something to shoot. Highly recommended. Oh, I'm currently using it as a webcam - on and off.
• Most recently I bought a GameBoy camera, for artsy stuff, and I must say that it's the most fun I've had with digital photography in ages. I've got an extra memory cart (from datel), plus a GB Xchanger and Mad Catz cable to transfer images to my PC. I can take about 120 shots before having to return to base. Not for serious stuff, but no equal in the fun stakes.
• At work we got an old Ricoh digital free with a big colour printer/copier. It's about the same vintage as my DC20, with shots of approximately the same quality. Ricoh have made some good cameras since then, but this one shows it's age much more than my DC20.
• The latest purchase at work was a Kodak DC265. It was bought for quality, ease of use and robustness - and it's performed admirably on all counts. If you don't mind something chunky, this is my recommendation for an all-round camera, but make no mistake, it is large and heavy. Ours appears to have a few problems transferring images - it's potentially a dud in that respect - but I've got round that by using a PCMCIA adapter to transfer images, which is a recommended procedure anyway (so damn fast).
• Lasty, two of the staff have digital camera's of their own. One is an Olympus something (sorry) and the other is a Canon Pro something (sorry again). They're HUGE and they're rarely seen. Not being able to pack them inside a bag or briefcase really limits their use. That's why I recommend the small end, and why I bought an MX-2700.

If you're looking for a controller well-suited to
first-person shooters, you might want to try the
Panther XL from Mad Catz.

I bought a Panther on a friend's recommendation, and
it's turned out to be amazingly fast and intuitive.
It also had the bonus effect of almost eliminating the
headache/nausea that I'd sometimes end up with (and
that I've heard others complain about) when playing
Quake or another FPS for an extended period of time.