Month: February 2021
The Nintendo Switch just had its best quarter yet
Nintendo sold 11.57 million Switch consoles last quarter, bringing lifetime sales to 79.87 million. That’s a seven percent increase on the same period last year, and, more impressively, the Switch’s best quarter to date. Not bad for a console that’s… Source
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India proposes social security benefits for gig workers in annual budget
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a handful of benefits for the startup ecosystem and to accelerate the growth of digital services in the annual budget Monday as the South Asian nation looks to revive the economy that plunged into deepest recorded slump amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sitharaman said the…
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Test over 500 games on Steam for free in Feb Graven
Gamers, get ready. Steam is offering free demos of a wide range of games from February 3. Valve announced that Steam Game Festival will be kicking off and offering over 500 free demos so you can play before you pay. From 3-9 February, gamers can test out the games and…
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Nintendo raises Switch sales forecast after monster holiday quarter
Nintendo has posted earnings for a huge holiday quarter in which the Switch sold more consoles than ever. 11.57 million consoles were moved in total, bringing the Switch close to 80 million sold since its 2017 launch. Nintendo has increased its forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31st to…
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Elon Musk busts Clubhouse limit, fans stream to YouTube, he switches to interviewing Robinhood CEO
Below you can read our live coverage of the first even appearance by Elen Musk on Silicon Valley’s hottest startup right now, Clubhouse. In summary, Musk used the session to ‘talk to his base’ on topics ranging from space travel, colonies on Mars, and crypto. He managed to bust a…
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New rule reins in China’s flourishing self-publishing space
Despite China’s history of stringent media control, an industry of uninstitutionalized, individual publishers has managed to flourish on social media platforms like Tencent’s WeChat and ByteDance’s Toutiao. These self-publishers are called “We Media” in the Chinese internet lexicon, denoting the independent power of citizen journalists and content creators. Meanwhile, self-publishers…
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