Here's today's roundup of top stories from elsewhere on the internet:

Nintendo profits slump as Wii sales flag (gamesindustry.biz) – Nintendo has cut its full-year profit forecasts as sales of its Wii home console fall, with net income expected to be JPY 230 billion (USD 2.53 billion) for the year ending March 2010 - down from the JPY 300 billion (USD 3.30 billion) of previous forecasts. The company has blamed a Wii price cut and the strength of the yen on the lowered performance.

MechScape cancellation costs “tens of millions” (gamesindustry.biz) - Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard has confirmed that RuneScape successor MechScape has been canned just prior to its release. Cancelling the project at such a late stage has made for an expensive learning curve, admitted Gerhard, although he agreed the company's continued financial success helped the situation. "Yes, it's a luxury that we are doing well and we can afford to make the decision. I didn't make the decision lightly because it's effectively cost us tens of millions of pounds. Maybe more."

MW2 footage sparks outrage in Australia (kotaku) - Leaked footage of gameplay from Activision's Modern Warfare 2 has the Australian Council on Children and the Media calling for the game's MA15+ to be reconsidered, effectively banning it from sale. Word obviously reached Australia, prompting Australian Council on Children and the Media Jane Roberts to call on the Australian Classification Board to reconsider the MA15+ rating the game received, which is the highest rating given games in the country.