1.   All console companies try to make a few extra bucks by selling important peripheral devices separate from the console -- an extra controller here, a memory card there.

2.   The console companies and their outside software contractors all depend on mainstream credibility to market products to customers of different ages and levels of enthusiasm.

3.   The one console company that appeared to be having a good week was Sega of America Inc. in San Francisco.

4.   Though there has been much hype to the contrary, no console company has capitalized on the Internet.