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Reality Check for Nintendo Investors: iPhone Development is Never Going to Happen, Would Kill the Stock
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 1:12pm | 524Small short-term gains, massive long-term losses. Bloomberg is reporting that Nintendo investors are increasingly unhappy with Nintendo, a company that is determined to stick to its tried-and-true business model of making games exclusively for its own devices. This strategy is nothing new;...
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Mosh Pits and Masterpieces
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 8:09am | 974Contrary to popular belief, I did not get a kick out of getting kicked in the head. I was 17 when I experienced my first mosh pit. Prior to that moment, I had only been exposed to the concept on TV, where it was often glorified with exciting imagery, a lively/responsible crowd, and a healthy dose...
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Four Ways Apple Could Spend $80 Billion
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 5:17pm | 1540With nearly $80 billion in cash, the Mac maker has plenty of spending money. But how should it be used? Around the offices at Benzinga, some have said (perhaps jokingly) that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) should attempt to cure cancer to keep Steve Jobs alive. Obviously that's not going to happen. I don't...
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Is Nintendo Smart to Ditch Smartphones?
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 2:46pm | 932Contrary to popular belief, Super Mario and Angry Birds are not the same. Last week, Nintendo made it crystal clear that it does not have any plans to develop for the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone or Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android platforms. This news came as a shock to some. “If Nintendo was...
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Image Gallery: The Six Sides of Wii U
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 3:10pm | 9Take a deeper look at Nintendo's next game console.