You won’t have to worry about buying your Nintendo favorites again when the Switch’s successor finally arrives. In its earnings report, Nintendo said the next console will have backwards compatibility and can run games made for the Switch. In addition, Switch Online will also be available on the Switch 2.
The earnings report has a philosophical tone when it comes to why. The online service, Nintendo Account, links a user’s history to a single account and allows the company to maintain “an ongoing relationship” with them across generations of consoles.
We’re all waiting: Nintendo has lowered its fiscal year sales forecast due to a big drop in console sales compared to last year.
– Matt Smith
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It is a test to see if the material is durable enough.
Japanese researchers have just sent the world’s first wooden satellite into space, in an attempt to find out whether wood could be a suitable material for all kinds of space activities in the future. “With wood, a material we can produce ourselves, we will be able to build houses and live and work in space forever,” said Takao Doi, an astronaut at Kyoto University.
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We have adjusted our rating.
While we found the Kindle Colorsoft to be a solid first attempt at a color ereader from Amazon, there is a problem. After several buyers pointed out that a yellow band discolored the bottom of the screen, the same problem occurred with our test model. Now the company says it’s offering refunds and replacements for anyone experiencing the same problem. For now, Amazon has delayed shipping the eReader while it juggles replacements. We have also removed the score from our review until it is resolved.
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Bees?
Meta had plans to build an AI data center in the US that would rely on nuclear power – in fact, it already knew where it wanted to build the facility. According to the Financial timesHowever, the company had to scrap its plans after a rare bee species was discovered on the land set aside for the project. The report did not mention whether Meta is looking for a new site – one without rare bees.
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