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The best Fire Emblem game launched 30 years ago, saving the series

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War pioneered everything that makes modern Fire Emblem popular with Nintendo fans

Graduation Day is a strange 80s slasher worth watching on Tubi

1981's Graduation Day, available to stream on Tubi, remains a fascinatingly strange slasher decades later.

Reggie Fils-Aimé says Amazon once asked Nintendo to break the law

Way back in the DS days, Nintendo decided to stop selling to Amazon. During a recent lecture at NYU, former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé said it was because Amazon was seeking preferential treatment that would have hurt its relationship with other retailers, and potentially broken the law. The two sides have since made […]

JLL: Japan's $23B data center market is set to grow ~50% by 2030, with 90% of sites concentrated in densely populated regions, prompting pushback from residents (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
JLL: Japan's $23B data center market is set to grow ~50% by 2030, with 90% of sites concentrated in densely populated regions, prompting pushback from residents  —  Japan is getting ready for a huge surge in AI facilities — and complaints from nearby residents

Saros and Pragmata show that video-game-ass video games are back

Capcom and Sony's new sci-fi shooters may or may not be the start of a trend, but they make an special pair