I really appreciate you giving me your time.  It is a good start, but I agree with you, it could be better.  I am not a big fan of the chosen Baraka pic.  Is there any way you can get the background to be something along the lines of this? http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee271...Baraka.jpg
Maybe you could crop it and resize to fit? And maybe the titles for each icon could be their regular names but with the font you have on there?  Do you think the icons could maybe be past characters?  If not, then maybe a darker MK dragon?  Or perhaps have the main icons be the dragon symbol and the icons for things such as "USB Connect" be characters?  

I hate to sound ungrateful, because I am not. Please don't take it that way.  If any of my suggestions just cannot work, tell me.  I trust your taste in good XMB's, so tell me if you can think of something better looking.