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Reggie Fils-Aimé claims Amazon pressured Nintendo to break the law to gain preferential treatment, leading Nintendo to stop selling on Amazon during the DS era; the relationship later warmed and Switch 2 is now sold on Amazon, illustrating channel-dispute and potential regulatory risk in retail agreements.
Puck pursues a talent-led, equity-aligned journalist model to scale via newsletters and events, boasting 100k paying subscribers and strong growth, near profitability, and strategic acquisitions (Air Mail) to expand its portfolio against Substack and platform incumbents.
BurgerDisk updates include US distribution via Joe’s Computer Museum, new form factors (Mini BurgerDisk and DominoDisk), supply-chain moves for D-SUB 19 connectors, and a pricing/charity plan aiming to cut costs by 15-20€ while donating 10% of profits.
Indie horror Iron Lung grossed over $20M at the box office without a major studio, powered by YouTube influencer support (Markiplier) and a nontraditional path to theaters.
Pijama is a new indie-focused VOD platform charging filmmakers a flat $100 to host/stream their films for up to two years to reach a global audience.
Ikea debuts a $10 Kallsup Bluetooth speaker at CES, a tiny 2.75-inch cube with simple pairing and theoretical support for up to 100 speakers, designed by Ola Wihlborg.
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