You won’t have to worry about getting your Nintendo favorites back when the Switch’s successor finally arrives. In its earnings report, Nintendo said it will have its next console backward compatibility and you can manage games made for Switch. Additionally, Switch Online will also be available on Switch 2.
The earnings report takes a philosophical tone when explaining why. Its online service, Nintendo Account, ties a user’s history to a single account, allowing the company to “keep in touch” with them across console generations.
We’re all waiting: Nintendo has lowered its sales forecast for the fiscal year due to a big drop in console sales compared to last year.
– Matt Smith
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This is a test to see if the material is durable enough.
Japanese researchers have sent the world’s first wooden satellite into space to find out if wood is 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 Kyoto University astronaut Takao Doi.
We have corrected our opinion.
While we feel the Kindle Colorsoft is a solid first stab at Amazon’s color reader, there’s a problem. The same issue occurred with our review unit after several buyers noted that the yellow tape discolored the bottom of the screen. The company now says it’s offering refunds and replacements for anyone experiencing the same problem. For now, Amazon has delayed shipping the ereader while it works on the replacement. We also subtracted points from our review until it was resolved.
Bees?
Meta had plans to build a nuclear-powered AI data center in the US – he already knew where he wanted to build the facility. according to Financial Timesalthough the company had to abandon its plans because a rare species of bee was discovered in the area designated for the project. The report does not say whether Meta is looking for a new site without the rare bees.