Perhaps it's right that the Xbox has a green screen of death, because it must be feeling more than a little ill about now. Despite Microsoft's billion dollar confidence in the Xbox, the public remains generally disinterested. Nintendo's Gamecube has been selling out here in Australia, leaving Xboxes sitting on selves.

Microsoft initially reduced the price of the Xbox worldwide to match that of the Gamecube, but Nintendo have gone one better and reduced the Gamecube's price even further. Is this the final straw for the struggling console? Could this be the nail in the coffin for Microsoft? Can I possibly include any more cliches in this paragraph?