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Gaming

Steam just had its biggest half-year ever. new games were only 21% of it

$11.1 billion in six months, up 14.5%. but the share coming from games actually released this year dropped to 21%, from 27% a year ago. Steam has never made more money — or cared less about new releases.

Diego Santos · Jul 20 · 6 min

Gaming

the Switch 2 is the fastest-selling console Nintendo's ever made. so why is it bracing for a drop?

19.86 million units in year one, outselling the PS5, best US launch since the Game Boy Advance. and yet Nintendo's own forecast says next year sells fewer. the gap between those two facts is the real story.

Diego Santos · Jul 20 · 5 min