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Reggie Fils-Aimé Says Nintendo Stopped Selling To Amazon After Being Asked To Break The Law

A recent lecture at NYU suggests the unstable relationship between the gaming and e-commerce giants dates all the way back to the Nintendo DS

By Zack Kotzer

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Adult Swim Legend Tim Heidecker Debuts Infowars Takeover With The Onion

While there are still some legal thorns to clear, it appears the Alex Jones conspiracy media empire is over and a new Schlaaang-approved one begins
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Culture

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Marvel Snap Dev Says ‘Painful’ Layoffs Needed To ‘Make Sure We Can Keep Going’

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Marvel Actor Still In Disbelief Over Disney’s Sweeping Layoffs, Claims Artists ‘Are Now Being Replaced By AI’

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New Yuri Anime Has Girls Duking It Out In Street Fighter 6 (And Falling In Love)

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Every Detail We Noticed In The Resident Evil Trailer That Lines Up With The Leaked Script

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Anker’s Smartly Designed Power Strip Falls to Its Lowest Price, With USB-C and USB-A Ports Included

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Prime Day Isn’t Here, but This Windows 11 Pro Mini PC With 16GB RAM Is Already at Record Low on Amazon

May 1

Anker Clears Out Soundcore Boom 2 Outdoor Speaker, Now Well Under $100 on Amazon

May 1

SHOKZ Goes All-In on Open-Ear Headphones, OpenFit 2+ Drops Below Black Friday Price for a Limited Time

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Amazon Is Blowing Out Echo Dot Alexa+ Speaker at Its Lowest Price of the Year Even Without Prime Day

May 1

The Neo Isn’t Apple’s Only Sub-$1,000 Laptop as M5 MacBook Air Hits Lowest Price Ever

May 1

LEGO Botanicals Mini Bonsai Tree Set Drops Over 30% for a Great Mother’s Day Pick on Amazon

May 1

Samsung 49″ Odyssey G9 Series Curved Gaming Monitor Is 30% Off on Amazon, Bigger Discount Than Prime Day

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Sony’s Aptly Named WF-1000XM6 Earbuds See a Quick Price Drop After Release, From Pricier Than AirPods Pro 3 to Record Low

Apr 30

TP-Link USB to Ethernet Adapter Quietly Falls Under $10, Broad Device Compatibility Including Nintendo Switch

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Anker Clears Out USB-C Power Bank With Foldable Wall Plug at All-Time Low, 3-in-1 Charger With 10,000mAh Capacity

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Evercade Is Back With The Classic Emulation Device Of My Dreams

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YouTuber Reconstructs Nintendo’s Notoriously Rare First Arcade Game

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Princess Peach Was The Best Character In Super Mario Bros. 2

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The Original Super Mario Bros. Is Still Hiding Secrets 40 Years Later

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A Hot-Fix Is On The Way For MindsEye’s Frustrating CPR Mini-Game

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Ironheart‘s New Trailer Delivers A Couple Cool Surprises

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Insolvent Publisher Announces Gaming Showcase Just 24 Hours After Shutting Down RPG Studio As Union Calls On Fans Not To Buy Its Games

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Xbox Boss Acknowledges Another Rough Quarter As Microsoft CEO Says The Company Needs To ‘Win Back Fans’

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