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“Awful News”: Nintendo Shares Get ‘Donkey Konged’ After Switch 2 Production Cut

“Awful News”: Nintendo Shares Get ‘Donkey Konged’ After Switch 2 Production Cut

Published by Jenni Sidey

Nintendo shares in Tokyo tumbled overnight after Bloomberg reported that the gaming company has slashed production of the Switch 2 handheld amid soft holiday-season demand and underwhelming U.S. sales. *NINTENDO CUTS SWITCH 2 OUTPUT BY OVER 30% ON WEAK HOLIDAY SALES wait, wasn’t this thing supposed to be as popular as chatgpt? — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 24, 2026 Nintendo is expected to produce 4 million Switch 2 units instead of the originally planned 6 million, with the lower production rate expected to continue into the second quarter. Despite a record June 2025 launch and 17.37 million units sold since release, management appears disappointed that momentum and hype for the Switch 2 have faded. Japan has held up better than overseas markets, helped by a cheaper domestic-only variant, while U.S. demand has been soft. “This hardware shortfall in its first year, during its big holiday season, is awful news,” Asymmetric Advisors analyst Amir Anvarzadeh wrote in a note. Sources noted that the output reduction should not affect Nintendo’s ability to meet the average Wall Street analyst …

Jorge ‘El Burro,’ the iconic Olvera Street stuff donkey, to be evicted

Jorge ‘El Burro,’ the iconic Olvera Street stuff donkey, to be evicted

Published by Sam Flores

Jorge “El Burro,” the frequently photographed stuffed donkey that has greeted visitors of Olvera Street for decades, won’t be around for much longer. On March 13, an L.A. judge ruled that the owner of the donkey’s La Carreta stand, Richard Hernandez, was to be evicted. “Good Bye Los Angeles it’s been great!” reads a sign at the stand. “Since 1968 the Hernandez family has brought you timeless memories. Generations have been photographed here. We lost our case with the City of Los Angeles, we want to stay. But Mayor Bass won’t negotiate.” The ruling handed down by the Los Angeles County Superior Court is the culmination of a years-long saga involving the La Carreta owner and the city. In 2024, Hernandez was given a 30-day eviction notice by the Board of Commissioners for the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority, which manages the historic and commercial resources of Olvera Street. To try to resolve any problems the city may have had with the stand, Hernandez said he has attempted to pay for any …