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It's a bad title from reporting on a report. The chart they've used is definitely all apps rather than just gaming. The original apps flyer report has totals and then breaks it down by category, although annoyingly not for that particular stat.

Isn't that related to all apps, rather than just gaming? There's no way 50% of revenue in games comes from paid apps, I'd be surprised if it's even 5%. To be honest I question that it's 50% across all apps - just take a look at any of the top grossing charts. I think Nintendo have been pretty smart with their approach to mobile, given the platform and the IP it seems like they're doing exactly the right thing to please the audience, present their IP in the best light, and leave the door open for players to graduate to a full Nintendo experience. While you're clearly not getting the full console experience I fully expect that this will be a best in class for the genre on mobile and really what more can Nintendo do? You have to create games that suit the hardware and meet the expectations of the user base of the platform, to me this is exactly what Nintendo seem to be doing.

I really hope they go with Slim at $200 and Neo at $400, I reckon they'll be a little more than that though.

To go with the PS4 and PSVR I plan to buy in the very near future...

I'd buy property. Probably half of it on a nice place in Tokyo and then the rest on rental properties in the UK. The idea being that the rental places would cover general expenditure and I could focus more on trying to do some independent stuff rather than being a slave to the big office. Would be nice to have the fallback to be able to concentrate on something a bit more creative for a while and see what managed to take off.

@Debug Mode You'll have a great time, and don't worry too much about where the year takes you, it will be a great adventure whatever happens. A year is a long time and more than enough to get yourself a job that will transfer the visa to a permanent one for you. I did the same thing as you almost two years ago, so if you have any questions feel free to give me a shout anytime. I'm sure you have lots planned while you're in Tokyo, but if you fancy dinner/drinks after work one night I'd be more than happy to take you out.

The leader of the party (as well as other key figures) generally stands for a very safe seat for their party, which there is not much chance of them losing. If they do lose then someone of lower importance in a safe seat would give up their seat after the election and call a by-election with the leader of their party as the new candidate. I think very technically the Prime Minister doesn't actually have to be elected, so long as they can command the majority of MP's within the house. In general though something is done to make sure they have a seat. Interesting read on Alec Douglas-Home, he was PM in the 60's and technically for a short period of that had not been elected at all to the position.

The leader of the party (as well as other key figures) generally stands for a very safe seat for their party, which there is not much chance of them losing. If they do lose then someone of lower importance in a safe seat would give up their seat after the election and call a by-election with the leader of their party as the new candidate. I think very technically the Prime Minister doesn't actually have to be elected, so long as they can command the majority of MP's within the house. In general though something is done to make sure they have a seat. Interesting read on Alec Douglas-Home, he was PM in the 60's and technically for a short period of that had not been elected at all to the position.

Flights to San Francisco. Christmas NiGHTS, which for some reason has been nonexistent in stores for the past year or so. Panzer Dragoon Saga, which is much cheaper here, cost me just £10.

Flights to San Francisco. Christmas NiGHTS, which for some reason has been nonexistent in stores for the past year or so. Panzer Dragoon Saga, which is much cheaper here, cost me just £10.

Great read! A genuine insight into the ongoings of at least one of the companies involved. Let me know what you think.

Great read! A genuine insight into the ongoings of at least one of the companies involved. Let me know what you think.

The bar in here is great for a view of the city. If you need any tips on things to do etc. let me know!

A new wallet: And a water server:

Looks like at least a few people are willing to help out, if you could PM me your address I'll start getting some stuff sent over.

This is great and a really fitting tribute to MadDog - great work guys. If there is a way I can arrange my schedule to be in the UK at that time then I will definitely come along. I would really like to help out, so I'll speak to a few people and see if I can arrange some prizes/swag for this.

I had the FC30 PRO and it was really nice, I've sampled the others too and they're all really nice good quality devices. The one thing to note is that they're not MFI compliant, so if you plan to use it with an iPhone/iPad beware it has a VERY limited list of compatible games. I returned mine for that reason alone.

Yeah, the thing is I've only been in Tokyo 18 months and had planned on staying a fair bit longer. Pros/Cons either way so I just have to see how the trial over there goes.

So my trip to Singapore went well... I was already getting along well with the CEO over there and I arrived to find he'd spoken to the CEO in Japan and requested that I be transferred. So I have an interesting choice to make... Singapore seems a great place for work/career but not a great place to live and Tokyo is the exact opposite. Not too sure which is the better option yet. Looks like I'll go over for a few months to test it out, certainly a nice opportunity.

I`m 32, which doesn't seem so bad. I don't think its a case of fearing the number, but the fact that time is finite and the older you get the less of it there is left. I'm on the same page that 30 seems better than 20 and expect it to keep getting better, but I also worry if I'll do everything I want to and achieve all the things I have in my general life plan. At 20 none of that really mattered, but now it definitely does.

First business trip since I started my new job next week, going to Singapore for all of two days. Good to finally meet the team over there but I think it's going to be a long week.

I'd agree with what everyone has written, good advice. Don't worry about people entering the motorway, you have right of way over them and they should adjust to what you're doing. As you become more confident the actual driving part driving will become second nature and you can concentrate more on general awareness to upcoming junctions/incidents/closures etc. If you can read the road well ahead it will be much easier to move over to the right when appropriate and know when to get back in the left lane with minimal issues. I guess you don't have much time until your trip but it would be a good idea to do more practice and work up to a big motorway drive, start out on roads you know, try a main road, dual carriageway, quiet motorway etc. so you can build up confidence. Also, four hours is a long time to be driving, especially as a new driver - make sure you take plenty of breaks!

Totally crazy, happy for Verstappen, a very solid performance. The Mercedes situation will certainly be interesting.

I don't mind the odd ale and I do enjoy a nice bit of Guinness on that one special day a year. My usual drink of choice is a nice fresh Japanese draft beer though.

Found some decent Gamecube games today: