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Dec 31, 2018

VIDEO: Our favorite GeekWire moments of 2018

In this episode of TLDR, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite and most fun GeekWire moments of 2018. It was a big year for our reporters and editors, from interviewing some of the top names in tech to setting up our own temporary HQ2 in Pittsburgh. Click on the video below to watch our 2018 highlights, and scroll down to continue reading about some of our favorite moments. ‘The Expanse’ is saved: Jeff Bezos says Amazon will pick up sci-fi TV saga, and the crowd goes wild Back in May, NBC Universal’s Syfy network announced the… Read More

Apr 27, 2017

Here’s how much Nintendo’s sale of its Seattle Mariners stake boosted its annual results

Nintendo’s bottom line got a nice bump last year thanks to Seattle’s professional baseball team. The gaming giant today reported its financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, with big sales numbers for the company’s new Switch hybrid console. Nintendo also revealed how much it made off selling its ownership stake of the Seattle Mariners, the Major League Baseball club it bought in 1992. Nintendo of America sold off most of its majority stake in August 2016 to minority owners — it still owns 10 percent of the team — in a deal that put about 64.5 billion yen, or $580 million, into… Read More