Tag: nintendo
Who is underpricing Roblox?
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture-capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We’re back on this lovely Saturday with a bonus episode! The normal crew assembled, including Alex, Natasha, Danny, and Chris, to chatter about a chunk of creator and gamer news. And some big numbers, the sorts…
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The best deals we found this week: $30 off Crucial’s MX500 SSD and more
Now that the holidays have come and gone, most of us are attempting to get back into the swing of a regular working schedule. Along with that have come a few solid tech deals — one of our favorite Crucial internal SSDs hit a new record low price, whi… Source
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Netflix won’t work on Nintendo’s Wii U and 3DS after June 30th
Netflix will stop streaming to Nintendo 3DS and Wii U devices later this year. In a support document spotted by Eurogamer, Nintendo says the company will discontinue support for the two consoles on June 30th, 2021 (coincidently, that’s the same day M… Source
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Nintendo buys Canadian game studio in rare acquisition
While gaming giants Sony and Microsoft have made M&A a critical part of their strategic growth plans, Nintendo has always seemed to be more reluctant to bring outside talent into the fold of its video game empire. Today, the company announced that it will be acquiring the developer behind Luigi’s…
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Breath of the Wild’s minor characters are likely advanced Miis
For years, fans have theorized that Nintendo used Miis to build many of the NPCs (non-player characters) in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Many share Mii-like characteristics — the shape of their face, eyes, nose and mouth, for instance — a… Source
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Nintendo’s Switch year in review shows how long you spent avoiding 2020
Every December, companies like Spotify and Tiktok give you access to an overview that shows how you used their services over the past year. Nintendo’s one of those companies. Now that we’re only a few days away from 2021, the gaming giant has flipped… Source
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