Kevin Fuchs does not dispute that he was a software pirate.

As GamePolitics reported yesterday (see: ESA Happy to See Game Pirates Going to Jail), Fuchs copped a plea to federal charges that he was part of a warez group which shared pirated game software. He will begin an 8-month stretch in a federal prison soon, followed by another 8 months of house arrest.

So what did Kevin Fuchs do? The ESA's press release didn't specify, except to say that Fuchs supplied and tested software for his warez group. But GamePolitics has obtained a copy of Fuchs' indictment, which alleges that he targeted the following games and software products:

Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter predicts that Nintendo might launch a new handheld in Japan during the current fiscal year, which ends March 31st, 2009. In a new analyst note following Nintendo's financial upgrades today, Pachter specifically commented: "There is some possibility that Nintendo will launch a new handheld device during the fiscal year." He added by way of clarification and reasoning on the comment: "DS sales have grown dramatically in the U.S. and Europe, ...

While E3 bashing has quieted with the passage of time, new comments by famed game designer Will Wright have driven another nail into the show's coffin.

In an interview with gamesindustry.biz, Wright likened E3 to a zombie - and not in a positive, Resident Evil fashion:

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