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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New paper: US tariffs on Chinese solar panels caused 1) Chinese firms to relocate production to countries not subject to the tariffs; 2) higher solar panel prices in the US; 3) a decline in employment & wages in the US solar industry;. & 4) net US welfare losses cepr.org/voxeu/column...
January 30, 2026 at 10:12 AM
New paper: US tariffs on Chinese solar panels caused 1) Chinese firms to relocate production to countries not subject to the tariffs; 2) higher solar panel prices in the US; 3) a decline in employment & wages in the US solar industry;. & 4) net US welfare losses cepr.org/voxeu/column...
More 👏 women 👏 using 👏 GenAI 👏
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
More 👏 women 👏 using 👏 GenAI 👏
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Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
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ICE are running around in the streets using facial recognition on random people and telling anyone filming them they're a domestic terrorist and Democrats solution is to equip every ICE agent with their very own body-worn surveillance camera
January 29, 2026 at 10:21 PM
ICE are running around in the streets using facial recognition on random people and telling anyone filming them they're a domestic terrorist and Democrats solution is to equip every ICE agent with their very own body-worn surveillance camera
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ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Sign the Petition
Demand the Release of Rodney Taylor from ICE Detention
www.change.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 AM
ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
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There really seems to be a lot of kayfabe happening right now. Trump is pretending to de-escalate to placate Dems so they don't demand reform, and Dems are making up fake reforms so they can pretend like they made changes while they vote to fund DHS.
January 29, 2026 at 1:26 PM
There really seems to be a lot of kayfabe happening right now. Trump is pretending to de-escalate to placate Dems so they don't demand reform, and Dems are making up fake reforms so they can pretend like they made changes while they vote to fund DHS.
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Canadians have rapidly moved away from viewing China as a threat or an enemy
Read it for free here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...
Read it for free here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...
January 29, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Canadians have rapidly moved away from viewing China as a threat or an enemy
Read it for free here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...
Read it for free here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...
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Video game stocks are suddenly crashing today with the launch of Google's Project Genie as investors think games will start magically getting made with AI
➡️ ca.investing.com/news/stock-m...
#GoogleGemini #TakeTwo #CDProjektRED #Roblox #videogames
➡️ ca.investing.com/news/stock-m...
#GoogleGemini #TakeTwo #CDProjektRED #Roblox #videogames
January 30, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Video game stocks are suddenly crashing today with the launch of Google's Project Genie as investors think games will start magically getting made with AI
➡️ ca.investing.com/news/stock-m...
#GoogleGemini #TakeTwo #CDProjektRED #Roblox #videogames
➡️ ca.investing.com/news/stock-m...
#GoogleGemini #TakeTwo #CDProjektRED #Roblox #videogames
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There was some speculation that, since Dispatch was a global SKU - and is only released on PC in Japan, not on PS5, which means no prior CERO rating - that this is due to CERO's strict policies on nudity. Nintendo's statement absolutely backs up that theory.
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 AM
There was some speculation that, since Dispatch was a global SKU - and is only released on PC in Japan, not on PS5, which means no prior CERO rating - that this is due to CERO's strict policies on nudity. Nintendo's statement absolutely backs up that theory.
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Genigods: Nezha Trailer - Preview (single-player action RPG from GeniGods Labs for PS5/PC in 2028, planned to be a three-game series) www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5mZ...
www.rpgsite.net/feature/1946...
www.rpgsite.net/feature/1946...
January 30, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Genigods: Nezha Trailer - Preview (single-player action RPG from GeniGods Labs for PS5/PC in 2028, planned to be a three-game series) www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5mZ...
www.rpgsite.net/feature/1946...
www.rpgsite.net/feature/1946...
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You should read the whole thing, but also just fyi
January 30, 2026 at 10:14 AM
You should read the whole thing, but also just fyi
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Oh that explains a lot actually
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Oh that explains a lot actually
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nintendo is going to drone strike the data center responsible for this
Google’s new world AI model tool let me generate a bunch of Nintendo-inspired games. Including one featuring Link with a paraglider! Gift link: www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
January 29, 2026 at 5:52 PM
nintendo is going to drone strike the data center responsible for this
Should have scammed Americans instead and then got a pardon from Trump
Chinese media: China executed 11 members of the Ming mafia family that ran online scam centres in Myanmar; five Bai family members are also sentenced to death (Koh Ewe/BBC)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 29, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Should have scammed Americans instead and then got a pardon from Trump
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🚨 #GVerse #BreakingNews: Scottish officials say two people were taken from Scotland in the middle of the night by the U.S. military, despite a direct order from Scotland’s highest court that they remain in the country.
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 AM
🚨 #GVerse #BreakingNews: Scottish officials say two people were taken from Scotland in the middle of the night by the U.S. military, despite a direct order from Scotland’s highest court that they remain in the country.
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All of these senators pushing "reforms" need to explain how they will enforce them given the fact that ICE is a lawless band of Klansmen that breaks the law constantly.
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 AM
All of these senators pushing "reforms" need to explain how they will enforce them given the fact that ICE is a lawless band of Klansmen that breaks the law constantly.
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The IDF is accepting the Gaza Health Ministry’s figure because it knows it is an undercount.
The number includes only identified dead, and bodies that have not yet been identified remain beneath the rubble. There have also been additional deaths due to disease, exposure, and malnutrition.
The number includes only identified dead, and bodies that have not yet been identified remain beneath the rubble. There have also been additional deaths due to disease, exposure, and malnutrition.
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The IDF is accepting the Gaza Health Ministry’s figure because it knows it is an undercount.
The number includes only identified dead, and bodies that have not yet been identified remain beneath the rubble. There have also been additional deaths due to disease, exposure, and malnutrition.
The number includes only identified dead, and bodies that have not yet been identified remain beneath the rubble. There have also been additional deaths due to disease, exposure, and malnutrition.
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
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A Whisper Of Fall: Jinyiwei ‘Gameplay’ trailer, screenshots
CangMo Game Entertainment has released the first gameplay trailer and screenshots for A Whisper of Fall: Jinyiwei, the PlayStation China Hero Project-supported action RPG previously known as Project: Jinyiwei. It will be available for…
CangMo Game Entertainment has released the first gameplay trailer and screenshots for A Whisper of Fall: Jinyiwei, the PlayStation China Hero Project-supported action RPG previously known as Project: Jinyiwei. It will be available for…
A Whisper Of Fall: Jinyiwei ‘Gameplay’ trailer, screenshots
CangMo Game Entertainment has released the first gameplay trailer and screenshots for A Whisper of Fall: Jinyiwei, the PlayStation China Hero Project-supported action RPG previously known as Project: Jinyiwei. It will be available for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and WeMade when it launches. A release date has yet to be announced.
www.gematsu.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:32 AM
A Whisper Of Fall: Jinyiwei ‘Gameplay’ trailer, screenshots
CangMo Game Entertainment has released the first gameplay trailer and screenshots for A Whisper of Fall: Jinyiwei, the PlayStation China Hero Project-supported action RPG previously known as Project: Jinyiwei. It will be available for…
CangMo Game Entertainment has released the first gameplay trailer and screenshots for A Whisper of Fall: Jinyiwei, the PlayStation China Hero Project-supported action RPG previously known as Project: Jinyiwei. It will be available for…
I spoke to the South China Morning Post about how Chinese video game companies are using generative AI across game development, operations, publishing to marketing and player engagement.
A look at what Tencent, NetEase, MiHoYo (HoYoverse) and others are doing.
www.scmp.com/tech/tech-tr...
A look at what Tencent, NetEase, MiHoYo (HoYoverse) and others are doing.
www.scmp.com/tech/tech-tr...
Next level: why China’s game makers are quietly bankrolling generative AI
From scripts and storylines to customer service and user-generated worlds, developers are deploying LLM tools across the gaming pipeline.
www.scmp.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I spoke to the South China Morning Post about how Chinese video game companies are using generative AI across game development, operations, publishing to marketing and player engagement.
A look at what Tencent, NetEase, MiHoYo (HoYoverse) and others are doing.
www.scmp.com/tech/tech-tr...
A look at what Tencent, NetEase, MiHoYo (HoYoverse) and others are doing.
www.scmp.com/tech/tech-tr...
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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