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Pokemon Day: How are The Pokemon Company's recent mobile releases performing? The Charticle Feb 27th, 2020

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Stateside: Nintendo doesn't need to go mobile, mobile needs to go Nintendo

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Is Supercell's Brawl Stars set to rise in the East rather than the West?

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Android app stores in China: many stores, one solution YODO1 Nov 19th, 2020

Android app stores in China: many stores, one solution

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Next Level Games was an anomaly - don't expect more Nintendo acquisitions anytime soon

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