Nissan and Honda plan to merge

Honda and Nissan have officially confirmed the rumors that they are pursuing a merger. Each would nonetheless function underneath their manufacturers however with a brand new joint holding firm as father or mother. If Nissan-controlled Mitsubishi additionally got here on board, the mixed group would change into the world’s third-largest automaker by gross sales quantity, with a internet value of as much as $50 billion.

Nissan and Honda beforehand to work collectively on EV improvement, however the joint firm could be much more built-in. In accordance with the press launch, it may embody standardizing automobile platforms, unifying analysis and improvement groups, and optimizing manufacturing techniques and amenities. This might assist reduce prices.

Within the US, Nissan sells giant pickup vehicles and SUVs that Honda would not provide, alongside extra expertise in EVs and plug-in electrical autos. On the opposite facet, Honda has comparatively steady financials whereas Nissan has been struggling, notably at house in Japan.

– Mat Smith

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There shouldn’t be any authorized hassle coming from Nintendo.

A gaggle of followers have made a local PC port of Star Fox 64, which they’re calling Starship. Harbour Masters, the workforce behind the undertaking, used a instrument that converts the unique recreation ROM into PC executable code, so it doesn’t use any proprietary Nintendo code. Which means it’s technically authorized. (I’m certain Nintendo is wanting into it.)

Like earlier ports, Starship options all types of recent bells and whistles to set itself other than the 1997 authentic. The body fee is increased and the port contains body smoothing know-how for higher visuals. There’s additionally one other main profit: It’s moddable.

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