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Facebook Makes About $407 Every Second
Yesterday evening Facebook was was down for a little over 30 minutes. In that time, the company lost somewhere in the ballpark of $854,700 in revenue. That figure’s based on a revenue report for last quarter. The company’s total takings from July to September? $3.2 billion So if, by some chance, you’re unable to post…
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Nintendo’s Making Money Again! Pulls in $132 Million in Profit
After hemorrhaging cash for almost four years, Nintendo’s luck might be turning around. Wii U sales have doubled since last year, Smash Bros. has shipped 3.2 million copies and Tomodachi Life moved another 1.3 million copies. Nintendo’s still got a ways to go to catch up to Sony’s current-gen console sales, but with Smash Bros.…
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Nintendo’s Amiibo Commercial Is the Most Awkward Four Minutes Ever
Toy commercials aren’t really known for their quality, but Nintendo’s new Amiibo commercial is straight-up painful. You’re reading Numbers, a blog on Kotaku that examines games and culture through the lens of math and statistics. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on Twitter @dcstarkey
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Eight Words I Never Expected Hear From the Head of Xbox
“I don’t need another military space marine game.” Whoa. Okay. In an interview with IGN, big boss of Xbox, said that while the company was committed to its core first party franchises Microsoft is also working on something new. “I think new stories, new characters give us a new canvas to try new things… I…
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Five Fallacies You Should Learn If You’ve Ever Used the Internet
PBS Idea Channel is easily among the greatest YouTube channels around. And given how much drama’s been hitting the internet recently, they’ve produced a short series of six videos that discuss some of the most common mistakes people make when arguing online. They cover the Ad Hominem, the Black and White Thinking fallacy, the “No…
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Commander Shepard Killed More than 300,000 People
Mass Effect’s Commander Shepard may be the savior of the galaxy, but how many people did she kill along the way? Reddit user mocha820 tallied up every kill in a standard run through all three games and assembled some neat stats on the series. Warning: spoilers ahead. Mocha’s numbers are pretty shocking, but not all…
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Humankind Has Played More Than 6 Billion Hours of Halo Online
When we talk about a franchise as popular as Halo, sometimes the numbers get so big as to grossly outsize human comprehension. Today, Microsoft announcedthat the tentpole franchise has sold more than 60 million copies to date, and that people have put in over 6 billion hours into the online modes. That means that we…
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Ten More Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Super Mario Bros. 3
Redditor TestZero posted a list of ten bits of Super Mario Bros. 3 trivia from Imgur this weekend. And even after watching basically every DidYouKnowGaming and spending entirely way too much time on the internet in general, I didn’t know most of these. Here are my favorites: The Koopa Kids are named and based on…
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Watch the Hobbit In Just 72 Seconds As Reenacted By Lego
Some time ago I was a huge fan of 30 Second Movies As Reenacted By Bunnies. I’m not sure why, but after so many of them, they kind of lost their spark. This short YouTube clip is pretty great though, and I’m thinking that maybe Lego just makes everything better. You’re reading Numbers, a blog…
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Dude Plays Skyrim Theme on 24 Wine Glasses
And an office cooler water jug. It’s been almost three years since Skyrim‘s release, but fans are still finding cool new ways to show their love for the game. I’m just amazed that people would think to do this. I’ve never in my life thought to play a video game theme on wine glasses even…
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Watch Destiny’s Big Raid Boss Go Down in 17 Seconds
On Hard Mode too. Nothing else to really say about that. It’s just damned impressive. You’re reading Numbers, a blog on Kotaku that examines games and culture through the lens of math and statistics. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on Twitter @dcstarkey
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You Can Grab 89 Star Wars Comics for $15
The Humble Bundle has been branching out from just games for a bit now, but today they have 89 comics available if you pay at least $15. You’re reading Numbers, a blog on Kotaku that examines games and culture through the lens of math and statistics. To contact the author of this post, write to…
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Samsung Tests New 5G Network That Delivers
If you’ve got a smartphone, chances are good that you’ve also got access to one of the many 4G networks. At the best of times, these networks can hit speeds of 10-20 megabit per second. But Samsung’s got a new experimental networkthat can push 1.2 gigabits per second at highway speeds That second part is…
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Times Bayonetta Would Need To Fire Her Heel-Guns to Fly to the Moon
While I’m waiting for Bayonetta 2′s release here in the states, I’ve been listening to the sound track, particularly the remix of “Fly Me to the Moon” waaaaay too much. It did get me thinking, though. Iron Man uses his repulsors for combatand propulsion. What if Bayonetta wanted to use her guns to fly? What…
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How Many People Play Destiny Every Day?
This weekend Bungie dropped some interesting data that suggests that Destiny is more popular than its mixed reception would suggest. While we’re still waiting on official Destiny sales figures from Activision, it seems that on average 3.2 million people are playing every day. The average player has also logged in 20 times in the month…
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Number of Weird Moments in the New Bayonetta 2 Trailer
At least. Bayonetta’s never really been known for its sense of realism. I mean the focus is a witch with guns on her high heels that rips angels apart with her shape-shifting clothes. It’s weird. The Bayonetta 2 launch trailer is a bit more odd than I was expecting though. I still really love Bayonetta’s…
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Cost of Nintendo’s Amiibo Figurines
Amazon looks like one of the very first retailers to allow pre-ordering Nintendos line of Amiibo figures. You can place your order for a mere $12.96. You’re reading Numbers, a blog on Kotaku that examines games and culture through the lens of math and statistics. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected]…
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You Can Catch Up on the Best of Dragoncon’s Cosplay in
Dragoncon’s got a reputation for being one of the better cons for cosplay, and this year’s batch proves it. There’s a few Youtube videos floating around taking some great highlights from last month’s convention in Atlanta. If you’re at all interested in the scene, these two videos are worth a look. You’re reading Numbers, a…
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Time It Took One Fan to Make This Incredible Brinstar Depths Remix
Remixer Theophany is probably most famous for his Time’s End stunt a couple years back, but if their follow-up remix of Wind Waker‘s “Molgera” hasn’t already sold you on their talents, then this stunning Brinstar Depths remix will. They produced the track for the excellent remix album, “Harmony of Heroes.” In a short chat with…
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Number of Smash Bros. 3DS Copies Sold
In addition to announcing the release date for Super Smash Bros. Wii U, Nintendo revealed official sales data for the 3DS version of the popular fighting game. After only a few days in the US and a couple of weeks in Japan, Smash Bros. 3DS has sold more than 2.8 million copies. Those aren’t Call…
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