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Tech NewsGadgetsThe Curious Case of Qualcomm’s Rumored Nintendo Switch Clone
More than four years after its launch, the Nintendo Switch remains a unicorn among video game consoles. But that hasn’t stopped a lot of companies from dreaming about trying to capture some of that Switch magic for themselves, and now it seems Qualcomm may attempt to clone Nintendo’s hybrid device. According to a new report … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsNintendo May Turn to Nvidia’s DLSS for Better Graphics on the Rumored Switch Revamp
Earlier this month, rumors surfaced that Nintendo plans to release a revamped Switch console sometime later this year. Now, a new report is claiming that Nintendo may leverage Nvidia’s DLSS tech to help support better graphics. So far, info regarding Nintendo’s upcoming Switch revamp has been relatively light on details, with planned upgrades largely revolving … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesJustice League Meets Star Wars‘ Infamous Space Rabbit in the Best Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all things good and plastic that are draining our wallets. This week Zack Snyder’s Justice League brings its epic-length runtime to McFarlane action figures, Hasbro celebrates 50 years of Lucasfilm by bringing back a character Lucas reviled, and Mezco dives deeper into G.I. Joe. Check it … Continued
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Tech NewsPrivacy & SecurityU.S. Indicts 21-Year-Old Accused of Leaking Stolen Data of Disney, Nintendo, and More
Federal prosecutors in Western Washington secured a grand jury indictment on Thursday against a Swiss national accused by the U.S. of hacking dozens of companies and government agencies. Tillie Kottman, a 21-year-old hacker, has reportedly taken credit for intrusions at major U.S. companies like Nissan and Intel, according to Bloomberg, which broke news of a … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThe Best Customizable Controller Can Now Be Programmed on Your Phone
8BitDo’s SN30 Pro+ is not only a better option than nearly every other third-party controller on the market, its extreme customizability and $50 price tag makes it a better choice than even first-party controllers from Microsoft and Nintendo. But don’t run out and buy one just yet, because 8BitDo has an upgraded version en route … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesGhost Toilets, and All the Other Non-Spectral Toy News of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of all things toy. But, frankly, what else do you need this week than a ghost toilet action figure? I mean, sure, there’s Spider-Man mechs, literal Lego carnage, and even weirdly adorable car plushes, but, c’mon. Ghost toilet. Check it out! Mondo Marvel Mecha Figures Mondo’s plan … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsYou Can Play Tetris on a Giant Mechanical Flipboard Display but Would You Want To?
There’s a certain charm to the old-school mechanical flipboard displays that were most commonly used to display arrival and departure times at airports and train stations for decades. There’s a good reason they weren’t used for much else, however, as this attempt to play Tetris on one of the displays demonstrates. Flipboard displays (also called … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoft’s $7.5 Billion Bethesda Acquisition Gets the All Clear
Six months ago, Microsoft announced plans to buy ZeniMax and its game publisher Bethesda for $7.5 billion in cash. Now, thanks to approval from both EU and U.S. regulators, Microsoft can now proceed with the acquisition of famous gaming franchises including Fallout, Doom, and The Elder Scrolls. Microsoft cleared the first major hurdle back on … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesLego Heads to the Hundred Acre Wood, and More of the Most Splendiferous Toy News This Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s round up of all things good and plastic. This week: Hot Toys returns to The Mandalorian with a Clone Wars and Rebels fave, Lego banks big on Christopher Robin with a glorious new diorama set, and Netflix’s Pacific Rim anime already has merch stomping its way onto shelves. Check … Continued
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io9GamesAn Ode to a Jigglypuff
Twenty-five years ago in Red and Blue, freshly-minted Boulder-Badge owning Pokémon trainers would find themselves heading toward the first steps of the rest of their lives drowning in bird Pokémon. Route 3 was filled with them—Pidgeys and Spearows, as far as the tall grass could see—but every once in a while, when the fates willed … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsLustworthy Aluminum Shell Turns the GBA SP Into a MacBook-Inspired Original Game Boy
Despite being considered one of the greatest handheld consoles of all time, every version of the Nintendo Game Boy Advance had a problematic design flaw, from missing headphone jacks to screens that were either too small or dark. They can now all be fixed with mods, and a new aluminum housing from Boxy Pixel can … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsNintendo’s Joy-Con Drift Problem Just Won’t Go Away
Nobody likes Joy-Con drift. In fact, Joy-Con drift sucks so hard that Nintendo has been pummeled with numerous lawsuits over the widespread, well-documented problem. Well, Nintendo can add another lawsuit to the pile. A Canadian law firm, Lambert Avocat, has filed a class-action lawsuit seeking compensation for anyone in Quebec who bought a Nintendo Switch, … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThis Complicated Nintendo Hack Makes You Ride an Exercise Bike to Win at Mario Kart
From games like Wii Tennis to accessories like the Wii Balance Board, Nintendo has mad it possible to turn its consoles into fitness devices to help gamers get active. But hardware hacker Mike Choi may have just come up with the ultimate way to stay fit with the Switch by turning Mario Kart 8 Deluxe into … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsNintendo Is Making Copyright Claims on Videos of Game & Watch Hacking
Despite its retro charms, for $50 the Nintendo Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. handheld felt like it could benefit from a few more games: an upgrade some talented hackers made possible before the device was even released. But Nintendo doesn’t like consumers messing with its hardware, and today it appears it started using copyright … Continued
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io9GamesHades Is Life
While playing through Supergiant Games’ Hades I kept asking myself, why is this game so freaking good? Sure, it’s just a flat-out fun game. You play Zagreus, son of Hades (that Hades, but not that Hades), an immortal prince of the underworld with mythical weapons who hastily kicks the crap out of demons on his … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsCombining Mario Kart Live With Lego Super Mario Creates the Ultimate IRL Video Game Experience
Assuming everyone was getting tired of spending every waking hour playing video games while socially distancing at home, Nintendo released two IRL video game experiences last year that, it turns out, can be unofficially combined to create an even better real-life Mario experience. Although a little pricy ($100 for one car, plus the cost of … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesSwing Into the New Year With Even More Wonderful Toys
Welcome to back, to the first Toy Aisle of the year! The date may have changed but the fact that there’s even more awesome toys for us to gawp over hasn’t. This week, ring in 2021 with a classic Spider-Man, some stylish The Mandalorian cards, and a distressingly delicious looking Rubiks cube. Check it out! … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsNintendo’s WorkBoy Rescued From the Dustbin of History
In the early ‘90s, Nintendo surveyed the massive success of the Game Boy and thought, what if you could also work on this thing? Enter the WorkBoy, an accessory that converted Nintendo’s handheld system into a sort of early PDA. But despite a lot of evidence of the WorkBoy’s existence, it vanished before ever making … Continued
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ReviewsThe Heroic Tech That Helped Us Endure 2020
Humanity will survive this pandemic, but the past 10 months spent isolating, social distancing, and quarantining has been rough for us all. As bad as this year has been, it could have been a lot worse were it not for a handful of technologies that stepped up to help us all get through it. Some … Continued
