Nintendo president Satoru Iwata may not like hardware price cuts, but analysts are expecting Nintendo to drop the Wii's price even lower before the holiday season. More after the jump.

The March 2009 hardware sales figures haven't been released yet, so you can expect Michael Pachter and EEDAR to throw in their pre-NPD report forecasts. Some numbers for their projected sales of consoles during last month may vary, but one thing remains similar: the Wii may still be on the lead, but the gap between the PS3 and Xbox 360 seems to be thinning down.

Interesting week for Microsoft, wouldn't you say. If you take a look at the bullets for each category after the jump, you'll see that they're pretty even, yes, both Gaming and Industry news are. Usually Industry news will be just a couple of bullets, but not this week. Yep, it's been yet another exciting week for the big MS. More record-breakers are here, anticipated demos, BioShock 2 updates, new maps, price cuts, trailers and a certain bird that is apparently also the word. Word.

The Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR), in team-up with EDGE, has studied how much of the Xbox 360 games can be considered "quality games", in terms of review scores. Findings after the jump.

Did you have yourself a Mario little Christmas? (I can hear you groaning.) Analyst Jesse Divnich says that "Nintendo saved Christmas," with Wii sales on an all-time high for December. Without these sales, he says, the industry would have felt "the full wrath of the recession."

Despite the brave front that Sony is putting up, analysts from the industry are seeing right through it, saying that the gaming giant does have something to be worried about with their flag-bearer, the PS3. Three of them - Cole, Divnich, and Pachter - shared their thoughts on the matter, and you need only click on the full article to check it out.

We already know that Microsoft had a stellar Black Friday with Xbox 360 sales, but this time, EEDAR reports that Xbox 360 has gotten more hits than its rival, Sony's PS3, for this year, 2008. Read up on more inside.

A few days ago, a study conducted by EEDAR revealed that only 4% of video games ever make a profit. If you were skeptical of that number, then you are justified somewhat. Because of widespread misinterpretation at that 4% figure, EEDAR gave a follow-up explanation, clarifying on some matters.

Read more after the link.

Well no wonder you've got layoffs in the industry recently - not to mention the shutting down of certain studios and whatnot. According to research conducted by EEDAR, only 4% of the total games out in the market ever make a profit - all other 96% just either break even or lose money. Yeouch.

A new report from Electronic Entertainment Design and Research shows that games on Nintendo's Wii are more easily subjected to price reductions than games for PS3 and Xbox 360. EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich shares his thought on the factors that bring a price down.