Why Nintendo Switch is amazing now, despite a small launch game lineup
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<img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="680" height="366" src="https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/make-learning-great-again.jpg?w=680&resize=680%2C366" alt="make-learning-great-again" srcset="https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/make-learning-great-again.jpg?w=680 680w, adiposity https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/make-learning-great-again.jpg?w=1360 1360w, pilule https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/make-learning-great-again.jpg?w=150 150w, https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/make-learning-great-again.jpg?w=300 300w, https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/make-learning-great-again.jpg?w=768 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px”> In its ongoing mission to make learning great again, Kahoot! today hit a number of stats few companies can brag about: The company celebrates 40 million monthly active users and a total of 1 billion players moving through its platform over the past four years. Read More
<img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="680" height="382" src="https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/patent_pending_heat_maps.png?w=680&resize=680%2C382" alt="AppOnboard heat map" srcset="https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/patent_pending_heat_maps.png?w=680 680w, ed https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/patent_pending_heat_maps.png?w=1360 1360w, here https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/patent_pending_heat_maps.png?w=150 150w, https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/patent_pending_heat_maps.png?w=300 300w, https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/patent_pending_heat_maps.png?w=768 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px”> AppOnboard is betting that the best ad for a mobile game is the game itself. Co-founder and CEO Jonathan Zweig (who was previously CEO at AdColony, which was acquired by Opera) said that this addresses a big need for game developers, namely the fact that they spend lots of money promoting their apps, only to find that users give up during the initial tutorial. AppOnboard’s solution is… Read More
<img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="680" height="453" src="https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/switch-games.jpg?w=680&resize=680%2C453" alt="switch-games" srcset="https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/switch-games.jpg?w=680 680w, medical https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/switch-games.jpg?w=1360 1360w, https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/switch-games.jpg?w=150 150w, https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/switch-games.jpg?w=300 300w, https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/switch-games.jpg?w=768 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px”> Nintendo’s Switch feels almost like a minimum viable product when it comes to software – the menu, when you boot the console initially, looks like a placeholder with big, empty square blocks suggesting some future software arrival. This is where games you download or insert via cartridge would show up, but it feels very work-in-progress. Jump to the store and the situation’s… Read More
