As the holiday season nears, Nintendo has stated that they don’t expect to keep up with demand for the Wii console, despite ramping up production by 33% already and with further increases planned. Nintendo hopes to avoid last years scarcity of the console which cost the company a great deal of money in potential sales. Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime said:

“We’re now producing 2.4 million units a month worldwide. Last year, we made 1.6 million a month. So we’ve made a 33% increase. One of our competitors projects they will sell 10 million consoles worldwide this year. For us, that’s three months of production. We’re producing an unprecedented level of hardware to try to meet demand.”

As a Wii owner myself I can understand the popularity of the console, which in my mind is better than both Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, combined. The vast variety of game play and control style, along with some of the most innovative games make the Wii a console for all ages, which some believe is leading to the shortages:

“Demand for Wii is so high, says analyst Michael Pachter, because of all the different types of consumers competing for the units … it’s not just kids who crave Wii. [It's] an especially big hit at retirement homes … Hard-core gamers, who initially spurned the Wii’s lower graphic power compared to the Xbox and PlayStation 3, have changed their tune on the console, thanks to brilliant software like the first-person shooter Metroid Prime 3. And eBay scalpers? They really want Wii.”

So if you are hoping for a Wii this holiday season… well, good luck, I know I’m not selling mine. Your best bet would be to hit the stores early, or as suggested above shop for one on e-bay, although you will have to pay an outrageous price, it all depends on how bad you want it.

On the brink of an historical election, and election with which the outcome may change the fate of our country forever for better or worse, we must not forget an important issue with which will rest on the next presidents hands; poverty. The middle class, unemployment and homelessness are all a part of this issue, one of which affects another American or American family everyday and one to which we must today turn our focus. Turn our focus on ways in which everyone of us: black, white, Asian, Latino, man women and child can be a part of the process of help, of change that can turn poverty on its side, and even reverse its stranglehold grip on America and change many lives for the better.

According to the US Census nearly 36 million American live below the poverty line. Thirty six million human beings, man women and child starving each day, cold out in the winter, and sick with out the ability to seek proper health care. Whilst writing about this issue I am almost ashamed to say that my family lives above the poverty line, and in fact can be considered middle class I suppose as most of you who are reading this are as well, thus we and Americans considered “rich” are the ones who must help with poverty, for we are the only ones who can help stop it, stop it from consuming more people day by day, from killing.

So you ask, “What can be done, what can I do?”. My friends there are many things that can be done, some of which won’t even cost you a dime as I understand many can’t even afford their own living expenses these days. First and foremost, write or call your local senators and congressmen and convey your concerns for poverty, even local poverty in the area you live, let them know what is happening on the streets of your city, let them know that they must do something to help, and not four months from today, but help now. Then start helping yourself. Collect old cloths you don’t ware and donate them to a local rescue mission or charitable foundation, and the same can be done with unused non perishable food you have at home. Get out on the streets and find someone who needs hep, buy them lunch, or maybe just talk to them. And finally, donate. Money is what poor people need the most to help them get back on their feet to find a job, and then take care of their family by their own means. You can of course donate to any charitable group of your choice, but be sure they are legit and not some scum sucking bastards trying to make money at the expense of the poverty issue.

In closing, we must work together to help curb the hunger of poverty (pun intended). We can make a difference, we can make change, we can save lives. I hope that my post today will reach at least one person, and encourage them to take action on this dire issue, then I have done my job as both a blogger and a citizen of the United States of America. I also urge you to remember to register to vote, and then vote. Right or Left, your choice will count, so make a good choice for if it turns out to be the wrong choice, it may be the last one you ever make.

While the debate between the nominated vice-presidents isn’t always the most important, or the most watched of all the debates; lasts nights between Sarah Palin (R) and Joe Biden (D) certainly was an interesting one with high expectations from both debaters.

Going into the debate the Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had the cards stacked against her after her many blunders throughout her interviews with Katie Couric and other reporters made her seem like less of a vice presidential nominee than a regular old soccer mom who only knows whats for dinner. Personally having her a heartbeat away from the seat of the President of the United States scares me as well as millions of other sensible Americans who will vote this November. Yet overall she didn’t do as poorly as expected of her during the debate; she answered most questions decently (though she was using cue cards which she kept peeping down at) but I clearly feel that Joe Biden walked away the winner.

Biden answered all questions from the heart and without the help of notes, he seemed very assure of himself in all of his answers and was a gentlemen and rarely made any personal attacks against our friendly Alaskan Governor moose dresser.

Though the race is not over yet I strongly feel that the McCain camp is losing a lot of ground; not only because of Palin’s many screw ups, but from their utter lack of conformity with their stands on the important issues all us Americans face today. To me, the right choice has to be Barrack Obama and Joe Biden, who I feel will lead this country into a great new era, and hopefully the Bush years will become but a faint daydream that we will forget even having.

Please vote, and please make the right choice by voting for the left candidate.

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