About 10 years ago a friend's dad's car was broken into. They took his stereo and mobile phone (rare in those days), but left the tapes that were on the front seat . Considering these included Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits and Status Quo's first album you can understand why.
A similar thing happened last week when a friend - not the same, though if it was I'd start getting worried - had his house burgled. Along with his iPod and other shiny gadgets they took his PS2 and Xbox plus all the games. Gutted? Hang 'em and flog 'em were two printable responses. There was one consolation though - they left his Gamecube. Yes, they took everything else, including a tatty copy of FIFA-bloody-Street, but left Nintendo's console right where it was. Sadly this spoke volumes. The Gamecube is really only of value to the very young or the very committed - to everyone else, including thieves, retail, and the average gamer it is essentially dead. And Twilight Princess aside, they are unfortunately right. The moral? Er, don't bother insuring your Gamecube?
