Wonder Woman doesn’t hit theaters for over a month, but director Patty Jenkins is already looking to make a sequel, where she wants Wonder Woman to head to the good ol’ USA. But what do you think Diana should do, travel to, and battle in the sequel?
To this day, the Saturn V remains the largest and most powerful rocket NASA has ever blasted into space, which is perfectly reflected in Lego’s new Apollo Saturn V model. That model stands a full meter (over 39 inches) in height, with the Apollo lunar lander, lunar orbiter, and astronauts, hidden away inside.
Many assumed that with the launch of the Switch, Nintendo would start moving away from the 3DS handheld console. Nintendo has since reassured gamers that this isn’t the case, and during the company’s latest financials, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima announced that they would be renewing their commitment to the handheld console.
Kimishima was quoted as saying, “Efforts to appeal to children and female consumers have paid off in the fiscal year ended March 2017. Furthermore, with the upsurge in popularity of Pokémon GO, Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon accelerated sales for both hardware and software and brought even more momentum to the business.”
He also reiterated that he does not think that the Switch and 3DS will compete against each other. “As we conveyed at the Corporate Management Policy Briefing in February, Nintendo 3DS has characteristics as a handheld system that differ from those of Nintendo Switch. We do not think that they compete directly in terms of price point or playstyle. We will run businesses separately and in parallel.”
To that extent, Nintendo has since launched a new handheld in the form of the Nintendo 2DS XL. This basically lets gamers play 3DS games just without the 3D effect. The console is also somewhat affordably priced at $150 and will be released late July.
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It is without doubt that as far as current-gen consoles are concerned, Sony’s PS4 is leading the way and according to Sony’s latest financials (via NeoGAF; via Gematsu), it seems that they will not be slowing down anytime soon. According to the latest numbers, Sony has managed to ship a whopping 60 million PS4 consoles worldwide to date.
Note that Sony is using the term “shipped” as opposed to “sold”. This is because shipping units means that they could be sending them off to various retailers who will then sell the console. However since retailers usually order based on the demand that they are seeing, sometimes the number of units sold and shipped aren’t too far apart.
According to Sony, they claim that 20 million PS4 units were shipped in the fiscal year of 2016 which ran from the 1st of April, 2016 to the 31st of March, 2017. The company is also predicting that they will be able to ship an additional 18 million PS4s in the fiscal year of 2017 which kicked off earlier this month and will run to March 31, 2018.
Assuming that is the case, Sony will be looking at close to 80 million PS4s shipped worldwide next year. Microsoft has yet to release their figures so we’re not sure where they stand, but last we heard the Nintendo Switch managed close to 3 million and are predicting an additional 10 million within its first year.
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Jennifer Lopez hit a few home runs of her own at the Billboard Latin Music Awards.
Given her romance with Yankees great Alex Rodriguez, we thought a few baseball metaphors might be in order.
It’s fair to say she swung for the fashion fences on the red carpet Thursday at the awards in Miami, wearing a net-like gown that barely covered all the bases.
And it was a hit, People said.
Take a look:
The ensemble got an assist from Jimmy Choo heels. Her stylists Rob and Mariel told Billboard the fashion choice was “totally unexpected and classic Jen.”
Lopez, 47, didn’t strike out in the Julien Macdonald number that she wore during the ceremony either.
Lopez had a busy night, performing “Mirate” from her upcoming Spanish-language album while accepting the Telemundo Star Award and Social Artist of the Year award.
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Several months into his first term, President Trump remains unpopular, with opinions wildly polarized. And we take a look ahead to the 2018 midterms ― and to the UK’s election in June. This is HuffPollster for Friday, April 28, 2017.
QUANTIFYING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FIRST MONTHS IN OFFICE – Donald Trump is closing in on his first 100 days as president ― and whether or not you consider that a significant milestone, it’s as good a time as any to take stock of his numbers, via HuffPost Pollster’s aggregates of publicly available surveys. All data is as of Friday morning. [Pollster charts]
TRUMP’S APPROVAL RATING
–Among the public: 43% approve of Donald Trump’s job as president, while 52% disapprove
–Among Democrats: 13% approve, 85% disapprove
–Among Republicans: 84% approve, 13% disapprove
–Among independents: 40% approve, 51% disapprove
–On the economy: 45% approve, 45% disapprove
–On health care: 36% approve, 54% disapprove
–On foreign policy: 41% approve, 49% disapprove
WHAT THE POLLS ARE SAYING – There’s no shortage of polling delving into opinions on Trump’s first 100 days in office, although there is a notable scarcity of good headlines for Trump in the mix. We’ve rounded up some of the key takeaways from the latest surveys.
Opinions on Trump are deeply polarized – Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna and Anthony Salvanto: “Ratings of Donald Trump are far more partisan than ratings of his immediate predecessors were at this point in their presidencies: both Presidents Obama and Bush enjoyed higher ratings from the opposing political party at the 100-day mark. Mr. Trump also gets lower ratings [than] they did among independents.” [CBS]
Voters don’t think he’s bringing real change, but do see a brightening economic picture – Dana Blanton: “Trump’s victory came from voters’ desire for change ― a big part of which was ‘draining the swamp.’ Yet only 43 percent think the president is succeeding in bringing real change to Washington. More, 50 percent, say he’s failing….The number saying the economy is in ‘poor’ shape is lower than it’s been in more than a decade. By an 18-point margin, 52-34 percent, voters see the nation’s job situation improving ― the first time since 2004 that more than half say so.” [Fox]
Fewer now believe he’s keeping his promises – Ryan Teague Beckwith: “According to a TIME-SurveyMonkey poll conducted last week, just 25% of Americans believe that Trump ‘keeps his promises,’ down from 31% in a similar poll in early February….Just 26% of Americans said that Trump accomplished most or almost all of the things he said he would do in his first 100 days, down from the 40% who expected that he would do so in a similar survey just after his inauguration.” [Time]
Trump isn’t expanding his base – Jennifer Agiesta: “Overall, 44% say they approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency, 54% disapprove. That’s about the same as in each of the two previous CNN/ORC polls taken after his inauguration….The poll finds declining ratings for Trump’s handling of two issues that have been top priorities since he took office ― health care and immigration.” [CNN]
And his image remains largely what it was in January – Kathy Frankovic: “What Americans saw in President Trump as he was inaugurated nearly 100 days ago is more or less the same things they see today: opinions of his qualities and his Presidency have changed little. The public is more negative than positive about his performance, and most continue to find weaknesses in his honesty, empathy and temperament.” [YouGov]
Millennials are not impressed – Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics, with GfK: “As the first 100 days of the administration nears, 32% of 18 to 29 year old Americans approve of President Donald Trump’s job performance overall…[Y]oung Americans’ approval of President Trump’s handling of the economy is at 37%. Furthermore on other issues, the poll finds his approval of dealing with ISIS at 33%, health care at 30%, climate change at 28% and performance on race relations at 27%.” [Harvard IOP]
But Trump voters have few regrets – UVA, in conjunction with Public Opinion Strategies (R): “A new University of Virginia Center for Politics poll of Trump voters shows his approval rating at 93% with these voters, though just 42% ‘strongly approve’ while 51% ‘somewhat approve.’…To the extent that Trump voters expressed concern about the president, they worried about his tweeting….Looking ahead to the 2018 midterm election, 78% of respondents said they planned to vote for the Republican candidate in their House district, 2% for the Democratic candidate, and 19% undecided.” [Sabato’s Crystal Ball]
WHAT DO TRUMP’S RATINGS MEAN FOR THE MIDTERMS? – Harry Enten: “[P]residential approval is not a great measure of the more immediate electoral issue: How will the president’s party do in the midterm elections? By all means, keep one eye on Trump’s approval rating, but keep the other on the generic congressional ballot — a longstanding poll question that pits a nameless Republican against a nameless Democrat in a race for the House. Approval ratings have historically jumped all over the place, and even on the eve of the midterms, they do a relatively poor job of forecasting the election results. The generic ballot, in contrast, has tended to be far more telling. And the generic ballot polls conducted since Trump became president suggest that House Republicans are on track to suffer a potentially major defeat in the 2018 midterm elections. The relationship between how the House majority party fares on the generic ballot at this point and how it does in the next midterm election is messy. Republicans weren’t polling well in the first half of 2013, for example, but went on to dominate the 2014 midterms….[But] when we look at the generic ballot numbers this early in the cycle while also accounting for who holds the White House, the generic ballot has forecasted midterm House results fairly well.” [538]
HUFFPOST POLLSTER IS NOW TRACKING THE UK ELECTION – United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May has called for a snap general election to be held June 8. Currently, the Conservative Party is in the lead with 46 percent, per HuffPost’s aggregate, followed by the Labour Party with 29 percent. The Liberal Democrats stand at 11 percent and UKIP and the Scottish National Party each receive about 5 percent. [Pollster chart]
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FRIDAY’S ‘OUTLIERS’ – Links to the best of news at the intersection of polling, politics and political data:
-Polling finds relatively little public insistence on building a wall with Mexico. [Morning Consult, Gallup]
-Most Americans oppose using hard-ball tactics to replace the ACA. [KFF]
-Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer both have relatively low favorability ratings. [Gallup]
-Stuart Rothenberg asks whether Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are realigning to be more Republican. [Inside Elections]
-Nicholas Vinocur and Charlie Cooper take stock of pollsters’ accurate performance in the French election. [Politico]
-Matt Dabrowski looks at recent polling on Iran’s upcoming presidential election. [Al-Monitor]
-A new AP-NORC poll examines teenagers’ relationships with social media. [AP]
-Pew Research releases a study on the way residents of Flint, Michigan searched for information during the water crisis. [Pew]
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Pop star Britney Spears took to the pool with boyfriend Sam Asghari for a little showing off.
In an Instagram she posted Thursday, Spears climbed atop Asghari’s shoulders and raised her arms like a gymnast finishing a routine.
She then splashed into the water. We give it a 9.5.
Yes, Britney, spring is great, especially if you’re Britney Spears.
H/T People
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Dr. Evil strikes again!
An ice hockey fan channeled Austin Powers’ nemesis after finding himself in the background of a live TV interview.
The cameras may have been focused on NBC’s Pierre McGuire interviewing Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan after his team’s 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center on Thursday.
But most viewers’ eyes were drawn to the unidentified man behind:
A gif that’s fast going viral shows him nonchalantly looking around, pretending that the cameras aren’t on him. He then lifts his little finger up to his mouth, to pull Dr. Evil’s trademark pose.
It’s uncanny!
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One of the biggest problems we still have to solve when it comes to sending humans to live on the moon or Mars is food. The spacefarers can’t exactly take years’ or a lifetime’s worth of food with them, and not every plant can grow in native Martian…
Reuters has a new interview with Donald Trump that has its fair share of terrifying moments. Like when Trump says that he misses his old life and thought that being president “would be easier.” Or when Trump says that a “major, major” conflict with North Korea is possible. But the most jarring moment might be when he…
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