Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Nintendo's safe play

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Sesame's fundraising: Brendan Iribe, who co-founded Oculus with Palmer Luckey, is in talks to raise more than $200 million from investors with his AI voice startup Sesame. Sequoia Capital and Spark Capital are in talks to co-lead the round.

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Today's must read

Nintendo Co. has a history with gambling dating back to its origins. Starting out as the maker of hanafuda, playing cards popularly associated with betting games, the company has often chosen the riskier path in its own business decisions. With the Switch 2, however, it's taking the safe route, according to Takashi Mochizuki, who breaks down the new strategy of the 135-year-old Kyoto company.

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