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How would you score IKEA’s Sonos-powered smart speaker?

January 30, 2020
We’ve reviewed a lot of products on Engadget, from drones to automobiles, but the Sonos-powered SYMFONISK were the first IKEA products we’ve officially ranked and scored. The two models of speakers — one that doubles as a lamp and the other designed to sit on your bookshelf — were positively received by senior editor Nicole Lee. Though she preferred the sound on the lamp…
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Xbox Q2 revenue sinks 21% as Microsoft reloads for next gen

January 29, 2020
Microsoft’s gaming revenue dropped significantly in the second quarter of its fiscal 2020. Xbox’s Q2 revenue plummeted 21% year-over-year during the three-month period ending December 31. But while that is a precipitous decline, it looks worse than it actually is. This decline is due to Xbox One pushing far past its prime. Microsoft is planning to release the next-gen Xbox Series X this…
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Nintendo wins legal battle against one of Tokyo's real-life 'Mario Kart' tours

January 29, 2020
Mario Kart-themed go-karts may soon disappear from the streets of Tokyo following a decisive legal win by Nintendo. On Wednesday, the gaming giant announced that Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court had ordered Mari Mobility, one of the more popular go-kart operators in Tokyo, to pay a 50 million yen (approximately $458,000) fine for infringing on its IP rights The court order ends a…
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Sensor Tower: Nintendo mobile games have earned $1 billion

January 29, 2020
Nintendo‘s mobile games have earned a combined $1 billion in revenue, according to market analyst Sensor Tower. This includes six games from Nintendo, starting with Super Mario Run in 2016. The latest, Mario Kart Tour, released in September. 2017’s Fire Emblem: Heroes…
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Bandai Namco previews 7 action and RPG titles for 2020

January 29, 2020
Japanese game publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment showed off seven action and role-playing titles that it expects will debut in 2020. At a preview event in San Francisco, I played most of the games that the company displayed. They ranged from Bless Unleashed, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that debuted in 2019, to Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions, an anime-based…
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