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Nintendo's Miyamoto Expresses Skepticism About Future Games Surpassing Mario Kart Sales

Nintendo's legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto shared his thoughts on whether any future Nintendo Switch 2 title could surpass the sales success of the Mario Kart franchise during the company's investor Q&A session on November 5, 2025, following the release of Nintendo's Q2 2025 financial results. Nintendo's Q2 2025 Financial Performance Nintendo's second quarter 2025 financial results provided the backdrop for the investor discussion about Mario Kart's continued dominance. The company's quarterly earnings report included updated sales figures for both the original Switch platform and the newer Switch 2 system, demonstrating the sustained commercial success of Nintendo's gaming ecosystem across console generations. Current Mario Kart Performance Data The discussion centered around Mario Kart World, the latest entry in the franchise for Nintendo Switch 2, which has achieved remarkable commercial success. The game has sold 9.57 million units and m...
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Canon EOS R6 Mark III and RF 45mm f/1.2 STM Lens Overview

The Canon EOS R6 Mark III is a full-frame mirrorless camera . This iteration features improvements in resolution, video capabilities, and user experience . EOS R6 Mark III Specifications and Features Imaging and Speed The Canon EOS R6 Mark III includes a new 32.5-megapixel sensor . This resolution is an increase from the 24-megapixel sensor of the previous generation model . The camera is designed as a jack-of-all-trades full-frame mirrorless model suitable for both stills and video work . The camera maintains shooting speeds of 12 fps with the mechanical shutter and 40 fps with the electronic shutter . Video Capabilities The R6 Mark III supports video recording up to 7K at 60p in RAW format and 4K at 120p . The camera features full corner-to-corner open gate filming capability , which allows for extra cropping flexibility during post-production . It includes enhanced gamma settings, such as Canon's Log 2 mode and custom looks . Functional improvements for video include the addi...

Optane vs NVMe

The Evolution of Storage: Optane vs NVMe - A Deep Technical Analysis Lightning-fast storage is critical. It could mean the difference between an AI model training session taking days or hours. It could mean the difference between a smooth rendering of an 8K video project or one that stutters every frame. Intel’s Optane and NVMe are two storage technologies that push the boundary of performance. Timeline showing storage evolution from HDD to SATA SSD to NVMe to Optane Understanding Intel Optane Technology Intel Optane represents a new approach to storage architecture. Announced in 2015, Optane products hit the market in 2017. It is based on 3D XPoint technology, jointly developed by Intel and Micron, which bridges the gap between memory and storage. 3D XPoint uses a unique memory cell structure that stores data through changes in electrical resistance, rather than trapping charge like traditional NAND flash. One of Optane's key advantages is ultra-low latency, often below ...

Create QR Codes in Excel With VBA

Need to automate the creation of QR Codes? Excel and VBA can help with that! Here's how to do it in less than 15 lines of code. What we're looking to do is have a URL in a cell and then we're going to use a function that we create in VBA call Google APIs to create the code. Here's a video that explains the whole process of creating a user defined function in VBA that will create QR Codes: Code to create QR Codes in Excel with VBA Open up your Visual Basic editor and insert the following code and then save. To call the function, type =GETQRCODES(Cell Address) where Cell Address is the address of the cell which contains a URL that you want to send your user to. Function GETQRCODES(QRCode As String)     Dim URL As String     URL = "https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chs=100x100&&cht=qr&chl=" & QRCode     ActiveSheet.Pictures.Insert(URL).Select     With Selection.ShapeRange(1)         .Name = "QR_CODE_" & QRCode...