Daniel Ahmad
@zhugeex.com
Director of Research & Insights at Niko Partners.
I analyze the video games market in Asia & MENA.
I tweet insights about gaming + more.
I analyze the video games market in Asia & MENA.
I tweet insights about gaming + more.
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Daniel Ahmad
@zhugeex.com
· Oct 19
Hi Bluesky,
I'm the director of research and insights at Niko Partners, a market research and consultancy firm that covers the video game market in Asia & MENA.
I share insights on the video games industry, as well as thoughts on tech, politics, history, science and public transit.
I'm the director of research and insights at Niko Partners, a market research and consultancy firm that covers the video game market in Asia & MENA.
I share insights on the video games industry, as well as thoughts on tech, politics, history, science and public transit.
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The same circumstances are true when it comes to metro systems.
China opened more metro lines in 2025 alone than exist in the entire countries of Russia, UK, or France. Over the past 4 years, China built 2.5x as much metro lines as the US has in total.
China opened more metro lines in 2025 alone than exist in the entire countries of Russia, UK, or France. Over the past 4 years, China built 2.5x as much metro lines as the US has in total.
January 28, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The same circumstances are true when it comes to metro systems.
China opened more metro lines in 2025 alone than exist in the entire countries of Russia, UK, or France. Over the past 4 years, China built 2.5x as much metro lines as the US has in total.
China opened more metro lines in 2025 alone than exist in the entire countries of Russia, UK, or France. Over the past 4 years, China built 2.5x as much metro lines as the US has in total.
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PC hardware company ZOTAC warns component shortages threaten the 'very survival' of GPU manufacturers and distributors
➡️ tomshardware.com/pc-component...
Message to Korean customers suggests the worst could be yet to come
➡️ tomshardware.com/pc-component...
Message to Korean customers suggests the worst could be yet to come
January 28, 2026 at 4:02 AM
PC hardware company ZOTAC warns component shortages threaten the 'very survival' of GPU manufacturers and distributors
➡️ tomshardware.com/pc-component...
Message to Korean customers suggests the worst could be yet to come
➡️ tomshardware.com/pc-component...
Message to Korean customers suggests the worst could be yet to come
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is releasing on April 16
January 29, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is releasing on April 16
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream will include same-sex relationships and non-binary characters, fulfilling Nintendo's previous promise to make future Tomodachi games more inclusive.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tomodac...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tomodac...
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream will include same-sex relationships and non-binary characters, fulfilling Nintendo’s promise | VGC
A same-sex ‘bug’ in its 3DS predecessor caused backlash when it was patched out…
www.videogameschronicle.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream will include same-sex relationships and non-binary characters, fulfilling Nintendo's previous promise to make future Tomodachi games more inclusive.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tomodac...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tomodac...
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January 29, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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Meta's Reality Labs metaverse-focused arm generated $2.2 billion in revenue for the 12 months ending December 31st, 2025, but clocked up a $19.2 billion operational loss. Since the division was set up in 2020, the company has lost $83.6 billion on Reality Labs
www.gamesindustry.biz/metas-realit...
www.gamesindustry.biz/metas-realit...
January 29, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Meta's Reality Labs metaverse-focused arm generated $2.2 billion in revenue for the 12 months ending December 31st, 2025, but clocked up a $19.2 billion operational loss. Since the division was set up in 2020, the company has lost $83.6 billion on Reality Labs
www.gamesindustry.biz/metas-realit...
www.gamesindustry.biz/metas-realit...
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Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban https://aje.news/ljjuww
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
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Cuba has ‘15 to 20 days’ of oil left as Trump turns the screws ft.trib.al/Q7xwYoi
Cuba has ‘15 to 20 days’ of oil left as Trump turns the screws
Crude exports to Havana are drying up, according to Kpler, amid US blockade of Venezuela and pressure on Mexico
ft.trib.al
January 29, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Cuba has ‘15 to 20 days’ of oil left as Trump turns the screws ft.trib.al/Q7xwYoi
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10 years after Mighty No 9, Keiji Inafune’s studio, Comcept, has officially dissolved.
vgc.news/news/10-year...
vgc.news/news/10-year...
10 years after Mighty No 9, Keiji Inafune’s studio, Comcept, has officially dissolved | VGC
Former Mega Man producer’s studio was behind the much-criticised Kickstarter campaign…
vgc.news
January 29, 2026 at 10:20 AM
10 years after Mighty No 9, Keiji Inafune’s studio, Comcept, has officially dissolved.
vgc.news/news/10-year...
vgc.news/news/10-year...
miHoYo (HoYoverse) just won an award from the Chinese government for paying RMB 15 billion ($2.1 billion) in taxes between 2021-2025 (14th five year plan period).
January 29, 2026 at 10:25 AM
miHoYo (HoYoverse) just won an award from the Chinese government for paying RMB 15 billion ($2.1 billion) in taxes between 2021-2025 (14th five year plan period).
President Xi, please arrest this man.
🇬🇧🇨🇳Keir Starmer meets Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing
January 29, 2026 at 10:09 AM
President Xi, please arrest this man.
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Direct feed gameplay vids of DW3 Remastered TpGS 2026 demo have finally appeared
Chinese vers:
Zhao Yun www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOe_...
SSX www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Sa...
Xiahou Dun www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvb_...
Japanese ver:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh1Q...
Chinese vers:
Zhao Yun www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOe_...
SSX www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Sa...
Xiahou Dun www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvb_...
Japanese ver:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh1Q...
【TpGS 26】趙雲《真‧三國無雙 2 with 猛將傳 Remastered》中文配音開發中版本
YouTube video by 巴哈姆特電玩瘋
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Direct feed gameplay vids of DW3 Remastered TpGS 2026 demo have finally appeared
Chinese vers:
Zhao Yun www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOe_...
SSX www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Sa...
Xiahou Dun www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvb_...
Japanese ver:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh1Q...
Chinese vers:
Zhao Yun www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOe_...
SSX www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Sa...
Xiahou Dun www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvb_...
Japanese ver:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh1Q...
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Xbox Report | Q2 FY26 Results
▪️Total Gaming Revenue was down -9% YoY
▪️Content and Services were down -5%
▪️Hardware revenue dropped -32%
More ➡️ www.microsoft.com/en-us/Invest...
#Xbox
▪️Total Gaming Revenue was down -9% YoY
▪️Content and Services were down -5%
▪️Hardware revenue dropped -32%
More ➡️ www.microsoft.com/en-us/Invest...
#Xbox
January 28, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Xbox Report | Q2 FY26 Results
▪️Total Gaming Revenue was down -9% YoY
▪️Content and Services were down -5%
▪️Hardware revenue dropped -32%
More ➡️ www.microsoft.com/en-us/Invest...
#Xbox
▪️Total Gaming Revenue was down -9% YoY
▪️Content and Services were down -5%
▪️Hardware revenue dropped -32%
More ➡️ www.microsoft.com/en-us/Invest...
#Xbox
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rare to get such a clear glimpse into the mind of someone whose response to problems in his personal life was to blame black people
January 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
rare to get such a clear glimpse into the mind of someone whose response to problems in his personal life was to blame black people
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January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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“Danes are turning to mobile apps to scan everyday products and boycott those associated with the US. … The most popular — UdenUSA (Danish for Without the USA) — is now the No. 1 free-to-download application in Apple’s App Store in Denmark, after seeing a sudden surge in recent weeks.”
Trump-Weary Danes Turn to Technology in Boycott of US Brands
Vegemite, the yeasty spread from Australia, gets a passing green checkmark. So does a French bottle of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. But Diet Coke, a favorite of President Donald Trump? To that, a popular new ...
www.bloomberg.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:10 PM
“Danes are turning to mobile apps to scan everyday products and boycott those associated with the US. … The most popular — UdenUSA (Danish for Without the USA) — is now the No. 1 free-to-download application in Apple’s App Store in Denmark, after seeing a sudden surge in recent weeks.”
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Dispatch is censored on Switch, as mandated by Nintendo:
"We worked with Nintendo to ensure the content within the title met the criteria to release on their platforms[...]core narrative and gameplay experience remains identical to the original release" said AdHoc
www.eurogamer.net/dispatch-swi...
"We worked with Nintendo to ensure the content within the title met the criteria to release on their platforms[...]core narrative and gameplay experience remains identical to the original release" said AdHoc
www.eurogamer.net/dispatch-swi...
"The core narrative and gameplay experience remains identical" AdHoc reassures Dispatch players on Switch as it confirms Nintendo platform versions are censored
Dispatch is gearing up for its debut on Switch later today, however there will be some censorship differences on Nintendo's consoles.
www.eurogamer.net
January 28, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Dispatch is censored on Switch, as mandated by Nintendo:
"We worked with Nintendo to ensure the content within the title met the criteria to release on their platforms[...]core narrative and gameplay experience remains identical to the original release" said AdHoc
www.eurogamer.net/dispatch-swi...
"We worked with Nintendo to ensure the content within the title met the criteria to release on their platforms[...]core narrative and gameplay experience remains identical to the original release" said AdHoc
www.eurogamer.net/dispatch-swi...
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China, for the past couple of years, has deployed as many wind farms and solar panels as the rest of the world combined. It's also exporting its solar tech on a massive scale, bringing down the price of electricity across the globe. 🔋
How China Is Driving Down Electricity Costs With Renewables
China is reshaping its energy economy with renewables like wind and solar—and flooding the world with affordable solar technology.
buff.ly
January 28, 2026 at 6:26 PM
China, for the past couple of years, has deployed as many wind farms and solar panels as the rest of the world combined. It's also exporting its solar tech on a massive scale, bringing down the price of electricity across the globe. 🔋
Huh. I figured she would have preferred Unreal Engine.
January 28, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Huh. I figured she would have preferred Unreal Engine.
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BREAKING: Amazon Game Studios boss Christoph Hartmann (formerly head of 2K) is leaving the company, Bloomberg News has learned, as Amazon continues its retreat from the PC and console video-game space in favor of its cloud gaming service Luna.
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM
BREAKING: Amazon Game Studios boss Christoph Hartmann (formerly head of 2K) is leaving the company, Bloomberg News has learned, as Amazon continues its retreat from the PC and console video-game space in favor of its cloud gaming service Luna.
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The Battle of Minneapolis is far from over. But Trump... flinched. The People are doing what the law and the Democrats cannot: defending thier rights and the rights of others.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
The People Are Winning the Battle Against ICE
The brave protesters in Minneapolis are doing everything that Democrats and even the law have failed to do.
www.thenation.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The Battle of Minneapolis is far from over. But Trump... flinched. The People are doing what the law and the Democrats cannot: defending thier rights and the rights of others.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: With the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, "Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact—the culture war is an actual war"
“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: the culture war is an actual war.
www.vanityfair.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates: With the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, "Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact—the culture war is an actual war"
"Additionally, the Switch 2's holiday wasn't on the slower side everywhere. In Asia, Niko Partners director of research and insights Daniel Ahmad says the Switch 2 had a good holiday."
Includes comments from myself:
Includes comments from myself:
Did the Nintendo Switch 2 Really Have a Bad Holiday? We Asked Analysts - IGN
Since December, we've been seeing (and writing!) headlines discussing the seeming slowdown of Nintendo Switch 2 sales going into the holiday season. But there's some nuance to this narrative, so I kic...
www.ign.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:57 PM
"Additionally, the Switch 2's holiday wasn't on the slower side everywhere. In Asia, Niko Partners director of research and insights Daniel Ahmad says the Switch 2 had a good holiday."
Includes comments from myself:
Includes comments from myself:
My reaction to this game
January 28, 2026 at 4:36 PM
My reaction to this game
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.