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Watch the latest Nintendo Direct Mini here at 10AM ET

September 17, 2020
It’s been a strange year for Nintendo Direct. In March, Nintendo hosted a surprise Direct Mini event, where it dropped several Switch titles. We haven’t heard much since then. Today, Nintendo is hosting another Direct Mini. This time it’s not exactly a surprise, but it’s also short notice. The livestream begins at 10AM ET / 7AM PT. Rumors are circulating that we’ll hear more about a new…
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Sony: We’ll have more PS5s than we did PS4s at launch

September 17, 2020
Despite rumors to the contrary, Sony will have plenty of PlayStation 5 consoles ready for launch — more than it did when the PS4 first appeared, according to Sony Interactive CEO Jim Ryan. At the same time, he admitted that Sony wasn’t sure about either the supply or…
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OnePlus Nord series device rumored to come to US w/ sub-$400 price, Snapdragon 690 chipset

September 17, 2020
After a limited global launch, the OnePlus Nord is set to come to the US as a refreshed model, according to a new report. reports that the OnePlus Nord N10 5G (codename “billie”) will come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G-enabled chipset, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and a 6.49-inch FHD+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate. The screen size is an interesting tidbit, as that would make this US…
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Nintendo has discontinued the 3DS family

September 17, 2020
Three years after launching the Switch, Nintendo is putting the 3DS out to pasture. Back in July, the gaming giant shut down the Wii U and 3DS eshops in dozens of regions. Now, it has officially discontinued the family of handheld devices, which used to be wildly popular…
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Could this new open source e-bike and e-scooter battery standard finally bring order?

September 17, 2020
The Teleport Mobility swappable battery system, a newly designed open source standard, hopes to make some order in the wild west of e-bike and e-scooter battery packs. Electric bikes and e-scooters are great, hands down. But what about their batteries? With each company operating their own proprietary batteries, these packs are often the weak links. Replacements are annoying to find and the…
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Sony Xperia 5 II goes official w/ 120Hz 21:9 display, more

September 17, 2020
Sony has officially announced a follow-up to last years Xperia 5 in the form of the Xperia 5 II, which comes with some notable upgrades. Smaller or compact smartphones are not necessarily as common as they once were, but the Sony Xperia 5 II might provides some of the…
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Hacker turns little Lego man Mario into Super Mario Bros. controller

September 17, 2020
There are lots of ways to play Super Mario games if you’re feeling creative. You could use a regular controller, sure, but why not a Guitar Hero guitar, Donkey Kong’s famous bongo peripherals, or even a real-life drum kit. And what about using Mario himself, turning a figurine of everyone’s favorite plumber-slash-war criminal into a physical controller? That’s what self-declared…
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