here is nintendo's president. >> i often hear nintendo is in a crisis situation p ryan well aware weill not be able to survive if we do not act accordingly to the changing industry trend and customer tastes. the deal came at the right time and will generate great synergy to both sides. cory: the big switch for nintendo which previously thought it could survive by just selling games for its own consuls. apple is reportedly fine-tuning its television plans. the wall street journal says the company's is online debut will be this fall and could operate two dozen channels on apple devices, including cbs and fox. universal will not be a part because of its falling out. for more, let's bring in the president of a research consulting firm via skype. we believe the final apple tv which we heard was a major undertaking by steve jobs, still alive as walter isaacson's look will be published? what were happen? >> it looks that way. i have been expecting it for a while. i think we have got another example of another reason some people will cut the cord. cory: does an apple tv need to be the device

. >> you'll be able to play anyone -- nintendo names on your smart phone. >>> we're not the only ones ushering spring with snowfall. folks in boston are adding to their already record-breaking snowfall. >> reporter: the poor folks in boston they have seen 100-inches of snow this winter and they are not done. that cold air that's pushing into the mid atlantic, we'll feel that next week, i'll have the details in the seven-day forecast. nicole: we all have different needs for our children and basing all of the childrens' needs on one test is not the right road to go down. and something's got to change. okaikor: and the ones who are taking the brunt of it are our children. all the other things that make you a great human being is not important anymore. what's more important is: can you answer a-b-c-d? gina: what am i going to learn for my child from this test that my teacher can't tell me right now? >> 6 inches of snow fell in parts of maryland it caused school closings and accidents warmer air today is expected to melt the snow. people in boston, there's plenty of snow around from the br

to move away from really relying mainly on consoles for nintendo. that's a big focus for that sector. >> give us an update on currencies, the dollar is still going strong. weighing on commodity prices it looks like. >> big focus there on what the strength of the dollar is doing to commodity prices. and dollar yen right now. really analysts saying the pace of the rise in the dollar is the second biggest in 40 years, right now the dollar is holding steady ahead of that fed announcement, the price of wti crude oil has slipped to a six-year low. look at that. strong dollar has led to a fall in gold price as well to the lowest level since november of last year. now, across asia, we also need to check how those falling oil prices will affect resource rich asian markets and their stock indexes as well. as they bear the brunt of lower oil prices. i'll have more in a few hours. that's all for me back to you. >> we'll talk to you in a few hours time. three more european countries say they are on board with a new development bank proposed by china. officials i

last night, chief nintendo that the public for a regularly scheduled pizza night. he said his friend is trying new ways and tactics to fight crime. he said violent crime overall last year was down 10% compared to 2013. and, and that the issuing handicapped parking citations, they work inside of the apartment internally with records. >> the chief says right now but department wants to increase the number of police officers. antioch has 80 a officers on duty out of the 100 and two authorized positions. a search is underway for gunmen who had a chp patrol car and a traffic stop overnight. the highway patrol says officer stopped ache car on northbound highway 101 or the holy road just after 11:30 p.m. when shots were fired from an unknown direction. no officers were hurt. >> i don't know why that actual driver was pulled over. i don't believe that officer is associated with the shots we fired in the direction of the patrol, and it's obviously information that is subject to change. >> it's not clear if the officers were specifically targeted. northbound lanes of the hig

here is nintendo's president. >> i often hear nintendo is in crisis. aware we won't be able to survive if we don't react to changing industry trends and what users wants. this deal comes at the right time and will generate synergy. cory: they could sell games for its own consoles and handhelds players. the buzz in silicon valley has been sex and finance. a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by ellen pao. she is seeking $16 million in damages and they have plenty of witnesses who says kleiner perkins is the best place to be a woman in the business. brad stone and sarah frier join me to discuss why this case is sending shockwaves throughout silicon valley. brad: for many reasons. kleiner perkins is one of the brightest lights in the capital universe. they have done a really the best job of bringing women in the firm and evangelizing female lead entrepreneurs. here they are ironically being called by one of the partners. also one of the stories we're working on next week. the trial demonstrates a lot of what is being talked about. not about these very vi

and of course nintendo's announced its intent to put a lot of its games on mobile devices. so we'll check all of those. i'll be back in a few hours. ai. >> okay. we'll talk to you then. ramin, thanks a lot for that. >>> well, executives at japanese electronics manufacturer sharp are trying to revive its core tv business. sharp expects to report yet another loss for the business year ending this month. and executives say they plan to cut about 10% of the company's domestic workforce. they may ask 3,000 employees to accept voluntary retirement. they're also looking at downsizing the overseas workforce. sharp in 2012 cut about 3,000 jobs in japan. the company's also asking its main creditors, mizuho bank and bank of mitts beechi bfj to lend it more money. the two banks say sharp has to further streamline its business. >>> okay. that's the latest for business in this hour. i will leave with you a check on markets. ♪ ♪ >>> this just coming in to us. it's breaking news on our top story. the japanese government officials -- japanese government officials have confirmed japanese peo

nintendo is finally going to go with the flow. now get to play super mario under smartphone. they are teaming up with another japanese company to develop new mobile games for devices that previously did not have their games on them. nintendo has only allowed its games to be played on its devices like the wii console. consumers have shifted to smartphones and tablets. a first-year nfl player is calling it quits because of the concern of long-term effects of head trauma. he was the team's leading tackler. according to espn, he says that ball is not worth the risk. with more than 5000 nfl players suing the league, seeking damages for head injuries. stephanie: adidas has decided not to renew its contract as the nba's official outfitter after it expires in 2017. they will place more emphasis on sponsoring individual athletes. what is more important, the player, the team, or the league. pat, let's start with you, one would think you would want to be the outfitter. they want to go up and down the field with niners -- nike, adidas or unde

shares in nintendo surged for a second day into view at the the company said it had plans to developes for mobile devices. the move marks an end to nintendo's resistance to using its iconic carriers like mario on the smartphone. the stock has jumped 75% over the last two days. coming up on the program, it is the smb rate decision. we will bring you the news in just a few minutes. later today, jonathan ferro will be speaking to the head of the smb, thomas jordan. we will bring you that. in five minutes time, we will get the decision from the smb. we will also speak to andrew sentence senior economic adviser at pwc. he will be on the show with us. let's get a quick look at the currency markets. you can see what the dollar is doing. gaining some of its losses back this morning. the euro is 1.0651 against the dollar. #and dollar, 1.48. some fairly substantial moves. you can follow me on twitter. i am @annaedwardsnews. we will come back with that smb rate decision. the forecast is no change from the smb. they are not a central bank that is shy of surprising the market. we will see if they

july my jimmy fallon had news on how nintendo affected the stock yesterday. >> nintendo announced plans develop games for smartphone which caused their stock to go up 24% in one day. or nintendo put it -- >> oh, that's super mario sound, remember that? >> well, if you don't want to look like a bunch of creeps you might want to just confirm the next attorney general. >> i'm sorry? >> senator dick durbin is now the latest democrat to accuse republicans of discrimination for the way they handled the nomination of loretta lynch to be the next attorney general. she has enough republican support to be confirmed but majority leader mitch mcconnell says the senate won't consider her nomination until democrats give in on a human trafficking bill that contains provision on abortion. here with senator on the senate floor yesterday. >> loretta lynch, first african-american lady to be nominated attorney general is asked to sit on the back of the bus when it comes to the senate calendar. that is unfair. it's unjust. it is beneath the decorum and dignity of the united states senate. >> hours later, se

now, nintendo is about to do an about face. it plans to work with a mobile gaming company to bring characters like super mario into the 21st century with all the new styles. until now, nintendo has held steadfast to its business model. >> the warriors are headed to the nba playoffs with a record of 52-13, golden state became the first team in the western conference to clinch that spot. this will be the warriors' third straight home season appearance something the team hasn't done since the 1970s. >> all right let's keep it on the hardwood shall we. college hoop let the madness begin or the tip-off in this case. the first round of the ncaa men's basketball championship gets under way today. >> when it comes to size one bracket already has yours beat. here's the supersized brack in indianapolis. that's where this year's final four is happening. the bracket is 267 feet wide or 165 feet tall and 44,000 square feet total. so your mistakes are really big. >> better not mess anything up. meantime brackets have become such a big deal t

♪ caroline: up next, a historic move for videogame giant nintendo.vestors are celebrating after the break. ♪ manus: these are the top stories on bloomberg this hour. it is the end of the road for internet explorer. microsoft says it is replacing the web browser for most customers in the next version of its windows operating system. the company plans to roll out windows 10 in 190 countries this summer. nintendo is set to rise in tokyo trading after announcing plans to develop games for snark -- for smartphones. they will link up with japanese mobile giant dena to create games and membership services. the stock had plunged about 80% since 2007, the year apple's iphone made its debut. the u.k. boosted annual paper tax returns by 2020. it is said to be announced by george osborne in his budget today. it could affect 12 million taxpayers, aimed at improving efficiency and cutting costs. mark: 50 days to go until the u.k. election. george osborne set out the budget for -- will set out the budget for the last time in this parliament. anna? anna: thanks, guy

nintendo plans to announce more details soon. i would like this. i'm a fan. >> i think you would. >>> this is interesting trending on facebook. roman atwood's toilet paper prank. this prankster and a team of jokers trucked in more than 4,000 rolls of told paper to tp howie handle's mansion. atwood said -- toilet paper to tp howie mandel's mansion. atwood said he wasn't quite sure how to get inside after all the handiwork. >> the crazy thing is howie mandel is such a clean freak. >> he won't touch your hand, but he actually might touch the toilet paper maybe. >> that will be a big clean-up there, no doubt. >>> march madness is in full swing. the hoyas departed for portland earlier today. in sports we'll hear from the team as they get ready for the ncaa tournament. >> plus some new gear designed to keep music: etta james "at last" (plays throughout) ♪ sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪ ♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪ helping protect that world takes state farm. thank you, cable for the slower inte

yesterday, nintendo announced that it finally has plans to develop games for smartphones, which caused stock to go up 24% in one day. or as nintendo put it -- [ mario growing sound ] [ laughter ] and finally, i saw that the first government-run marijuana store opened up in washington state this week. and i think the employees are still getting used to their jobs selling weed. take a look at this video. >> a friendly bud-tender. >> kind of like bartenders. >> will help you find what you want. just bring your driver's license and responsibility to prove you're an adult. >> i'd really like to see a a positive, positive spin on it. it's not going to be like we're selling drugs. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: or at least that's what i told my dad. [ laughter ] we have a great show. give it up for the roots, ladies and gentlemen! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: it has been a great week so far. there is more ahead. ben stiller will be here. [ cheers and applause ] jeremy piven will be here. ariana grande will be joining us. and it is not going to be "ew." seriously. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: but

>> nintendo, judge. just take a look at this and super mario.t make some half you know what mobile system, they worked with one of the big powerhouses in mobile this dena company out of japan. that's why the stock is reacting like it did. if you just took mario and put it on a mobile the kids could play it on the phone i don't think it would get nearly the push it's getting now. >> pete, unusual activity and it's sap. >> right. >> on a day we're talking about oracle. >> and we've talked how many times weeks in a row about germany and the strength in europe. look at sap over the last week, stocks has gone from $67 a share, pushed over $70 a share today and they were also buying the april 70 calls, about 5400 traded. now they're over 7,000 of those being bought around that 1.65 range. somebody thinks this stock after bouncing off the 50 day moving average is ready to go higher. >> all right. european stocks are mixed ahead of the fed's decision today. that market is few minutes away from closing. we will bring you the numbers across the pond next.

for example, nintendo had a movie based on the 1986 movie "top gun."to capitalize on the fun of naval aviation. so they made a game called top gun flight crew. let's take a look. so in this game you direct the jet down the runway to its parking spot. you have to tap a & b to keep your arm's moving and direct the jet. the goal is to officially park jets so they don't wait on the tarmac for too long. you know you've succeeded when you hear "you parked it." the tagline for top gun was "need for speed." the tagline for this game is "the need for safety." let's take a look at the next level. this is so much fun. in this level you have to wash iceman's plane as fast as you can, because iceman is hitting on your girlfriend. you tap b to wash the jet faster -- oh, no, you're too slow, iceman stole your girlfriend. and now they're having sex in a tent. [ laughter ] [ applause ] you guys remember the classic volleyball game theme from top gun. well it is so much fun in this game, because as a member of the top gun flight crew, you get to watch the game. take a l

for years nintendo has said thanks but no thanks to putting its games on smartphones and tablets.includes bowzer and mario. it plans to work with a localing gaming company to bring mario into the 21st century. it's held steadfast to its traditional game console business model but that is about to change, mario kart would be great, my personal favorite game. >> uh-oh, tying up sam already. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," bosses beware why your employees will get a little less work done for the next couple of weeks. >> great, a combination of brackets and super mario we're in trouble. maybe that's why there's not so many people on the roadway this is morning. live look outside at the golden gate bridge. mike has tabs on the morning commute across the bay area. christina, still looking for the rainbows today, st. patrick's day, 6:22. around here, we're all about fast. that's why xfinity is perfect for me. with millions of wifi hotspots all over the place including one right here at the shop now we can stream all things fast and furious. you've done it again, carlos! with the fa

. >> a side kick evita, zune nintendo power glove, camera two strings, fax machine, tamaguchi. e-mail thing not going to go away. >> kimmel did ask president obama for hillary clinton's new e-mail overnight. >> i don't think he knows it. she's not giving it out. >> oh boy. >> that's what's making news in america. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great weekend, everybody. we're following several developing stories on this march 13. >> normally quiet neighborhood erupts in gunfire. a man was gunned down while walking his dog. >> protests return to ferguson and the gunman who shot two police officers remain on the loose. >>> president obama hung auto with jimmy kimmel and takes part in the show's popular segments. >> good morning

nintendo power glove. ( laughter ) can with two strings. fax machine. and a burner phone. that in half and toss it in the chesapeake. woo! i've said too much. second, you are a person that wants to be president, which is a super inconvenient job. did you know that everywhere you go, you not only have to carry a phone but a briefcase filled with nuclear codes. so you can't suddenly go, "briefcase is kind of a haas toll carry can i just put the codes on my phone because halfway through your term you butt dial a nuclear trike to mexico. look, here's the thing, the rule exists so that the government can automatically archive all your work e-mails. but since you did it your own way, your work e-mails are all mixed up with your personal e-mails, and now they have to be separated out. let me guess who you chose to handle that delicate job. >> what i did was to direct, you know my counsel to conduct a thorough investigation. i am very confident of the process that we conducted. i have no doubt that we've done exactly what we should have done. >> jon: and i have no doubt that you h

nintendo is going mobile.pany announced today it is teaming up with a mobile game company from japan. click a button nintendo characters on tablets and smartphones. they are planning a global membership services for a wide range of devices. chinese billionaire is weighing a bid for wakefield. one company is said to be among potential suitors. those are your top stories. the acquisition of cushman would add to a growing list of real estate deals made by chinese buyers. a chinese insurance company bought a hotel recently and in october, another insurer agreed to pay for the walden for story on park avenue. -- the waldorf-astoria on park avenue. joining us now is joe. i want to first get your take on the chinese, who seem to be suddenly having a thursday appetite for u.s. real estate. what is going on? joe: it is a reflection of people's concerns in the market. betty: they are scared of their own homes. joe: yes. it is brazil and russia and ukraine in the middle east and venezuela. the biggest run of money is rea

and nintendo is finally joining the smartphone era.ario brothers and zelda, teaming up with japanese mobile giant dna to develop new games for mobile devices. their existing titles will not be available on mobile, sorry, no super mario brothers on your smart phone, because that would have an awesome. we are just a few hours away from the open for asia's market. china, making waves. major european i have -- allies have said that they will join the asia infrastructure investment bank. why is this so significant? what is the drama? >> first of all, for people who do not know what the ai ib is it is like the chinese counterweight to the world bank. the purpose of this is to provide funding for infrastructure projects across asia, but the u.s. does not want its allies to basically be saying yes to china, they see it as a counterweight to what has traditionally been the u.s. dominated organization. interesting, that conflict there between east and west. moving on to the markets especially china, february property prices in beijing january wa

. >> reporter: stay indoors and play nintendo. do a board game, something indoors that will keep you occupied. we'll see lots of this lots of low-level clouds and periods of rain. some of it will come down heavy at times that will lead to ponding on roads and poor drainage flooding. not a nice start to the weekend. there's the view on storm tracker 6 live double scan. looks like we decorated for st. patty's day. rainfall totals up to this point have been in line with what we were forecasting yesterday. millville, philadelphia, pilots half inch of rain. up to this point in doylestown, .43. as you can see there's plenty more to go. this extends into the ohio valley pittsburgh, cleveland troilt -- detroit all seeing wet weather. that's the back edge pushing through washington, d.c. the metro area. that will swing through this afternoon. the steadiest rain shut off around 1:00 p.m. give or take, and then we have scattered showers. 56 degrees morning rain, afternoon showers, it will be on the mild side, however. when i come back in jus

nintendo's super photos -- they were charged with murder. they were arraigned today. the complaint shows both men have a long criminal history and both are being held without bail. the gunfire broke out in the neighborhood in west oaklands before 5:00 p.m. last monday evening. investigators say chyemil pierce was struck by a stray bullet as she tried to shield her children. the story prompted prompted the community to come forward with information. >> we have a woman who was doing what she was supposed to do. an innocent mother attempting to shelter her children from violence, danger. and no matter what your feeling is, it has to hit a cord with you. you feel inclined to bring information. >> another man, anthony sims was arrested a week ago in section with the case. he was wounded in the shooting and he admitted to being involved. anthony sims is also charged with murder. a woman taken into custody has been released. she was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to murder but prosecutors decided not to file charges against her. >> thank you. >>> a chase that be

francine: shares in nintendo surged for a second day after the company said it has plans to develop plansile devices. the move marks an end to resistance to the iconic characters such as super mario on games for smartphone. don't touch super mario. guy: oh, yeah. switzerland is freezing $400 million in assets at over 30 banks in probes for money laundering related to the widening petrobras scandal. nine investigations have been opened and are based on allegations of corruption involving eight brazilian citizens. petrobras is mired in a corruption scandal in which executives allegedly directed money from overpriced contracts to politicians. francine: coming up -- time is money. literally. when you're selling a $40 million watch, bloomberg got a sneak peek of the latest watch before it's unveiled today. you can see there. it's pretty beautiful. overall it's 130 karats of diamonds. that's next. guy: pretty weighty. our twitter question, after what we heard last night from janet yellen, when do you think the fed will raise rates? let us know, tweet us. ♪ francine: welcome back to "the pulse"

and nintendo this morning says it will indeed start publishing games for smart phones like the apple iphone. this is our interpretation of what a mario game might look like. don't look for this in the app store, it's not there yet. but finally, we get mario on iphone. >> is that like mario kart on snow boards? >> i had to ask my editors. soshi snowboarding or something like that. >> olympic mario. >> a lot of people love mario. >> ourselves included, no question about that. thank you very much, scott. >>> most of us know about the nutritional pyramid that says we should each eat at least three servings of veggies and two servings of fruit each day. you're doing that, right? but only one out of ten kids follow those guidelines. it found that most kids, roughly 90%, had too much sodium in their diet. no surprise here, researchers found that children with insufficient diets can have poor heart health at a very early age. definitely part of the national dialogue right now. >> yeah, hopefully not in california. our produce can be so rich here. although those california farmers having a to

. >> even old nintendo and atari gaming systems can be worth $1 is -- $100.ust the old game cartridge can bring in $25. the key question is it rare? graves says hummel figurines and beanie babies are not worth much. there are too many of them. >> they were so overproduced and so many people collected them. >> when it comes to your old stuff, consider these things. rarities, there can't be millions of them. condition, must be good or excellent and appeal to people in their 40's or 50's especially if it reminds them of their childhood. be sure to donate some of your old clothing and furniture to those in need. organizations like good will, salvation army and others desperately need foundations. so you don't waste your money. >> knew what he was doing. he was very deliberate in what he was doing. >> big break in a serial rape investigation. the evidence and how many attacks one man may be responsible for. a double bunch of snow and bitter cold takes a toll. sidewalks, drivers. when is the big melt coming? and the salvation army tries to put the dress to good use

i mean, with every gaming system we have, the flagship game, whether it was nintendo or mario bros, thingse that? >> what i think the killer is the vr, virtual presence. everyone would like to visit somewhere else, mars or hogwarts, just standing in a place like that is a killer experience. >> how far away are we, richard, from people being willing to go to the store and purchase a product like this for a more mainstream event like sitting courtside as an nba game, for example. we have seen a lot of coaches invest in virtual reality sports products. i just wonder when it goes mainstream? >> well, i think when we are launching our product in the first half of next year and we have a ton of interest already. and it's from a lot of different segments, so gaming is our lead segment for us, but there's lots of other segments. people in hollywood are interested in virtual reality to tell stories and a lot of kind of sports and extreme sports people are very interested in being able to show you what it would feel like to stand there when that event is happening. so i think that it will reach main

. >> dylan has a brand new nintendo ds portable gaming device in his pocket.not something he's willing to part with. >> just bought it like two weeks ago and it cost about $130 bucks and i wasn't letting it go. >> but refusing to hand over his valuables only makes the masked men angrier. >> he put up his hands like he was going to hit me and kept saying you think i'm playing? you think i'm playing? i didn't say anything. i just stood there and stared him right back in the face and then i saw him wind up and all that ran through my head was oh, this is going to hurt. and then he hit me. >> that's when dylan's anger overcomes his fear. it's time for revenge of the nerds. >> when i was growing up gamers were considered, you know, not cool. i got teased a lot. they came into our place and tried to kick us around and i don't like being kicked around. >> with no sign of a weapon present, dylan rushes his attacker and begins pushing him toward the front door. >> just kind of bum rushed him. i think he was expecting the first hit to knock me down. i think it surprised

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. >> to manipulate the fake wings, the team creates fake mechanics using a nintendo wii controller andmartphone. >> you would think the mechanics are reacting off of yarno's arms. it's all animation. >> the team tries out the wings. >> now we are ready to go to our first test flight. >> we thought it would be very strange starring yarno, but from the first test it already works. so we thought we'll make a first test flight, which would not succeed. >> for the final video, floris and his team make sure that yarno succeeds in his goal of flying like a bird. to establish this, they combine authentic footage with computer animation. >> we went to the park and i was actually wearing the wings but i was not able to run with it or walk with it. it was just completely a film prop. >> the actual scene where he's running and going through the air, that's filmed in an empty field and completely done on the computer. >> floris creates a 3-d animation of yarno and his wings. >> if you look closely, you see it isn't very realistic. because it is from a long distance, you won't see that it's actually

. >>> and nintendo will start publishing games for smart phones like the apple iphone. this is our interpretation of what a mario game might look like. don't go looking for this in the apple app store. that was purely our creation. >> a lot of people will be tweeting you trying to look for it. >> that explains everything. i was very frustrated earlier today. >>> final check of the day's top stories. deputies are looking for a 12-year-old boy with special needs missing from his home on jamison road in santa rosa. he may have been trying to walk to a nearby store. >> san francisco police officers shot and killed a woman driving a possibly stolen car. police say she tried to run officers over near pine and van ness last night before they opened fire. >> the secret service trying to figure out who st a letter with cyanide to the white house. the letter showed up monday at a secret service facility that screens mail for the white house. >>> okay, the party is over. block parties from yesterday, st. patrick's day. we have a lot to look forward to. >> yeah, hopefully some left

. >> reporter: stay indoors and play nintendo.his lots of low-level clouds and periods of rain. some of it will come down heavy at times that will lead to ponding on roads and poor drainage flooding. not a nice start to the weekend. there's the view on storm tracker 6 live double scan. looks like we decorated for st. patty's day. rainfall totals up to this point have been in line with what we were forecasting yesterday.

. >>> a silicon valley company is taking on nintendo, xbox, and play station with its own game machine. >> scott mcgrew, you're not so sure it will actually catch on? >> which is probably unfair of me. this machine is actually not in stores yet. but take a look. it's called the shield. not only is it a game machine, it will also connect you to youtube, hulu and whatnot. think of it as a play station meets apple v. it is a very good company. it makes mostly chips and it does that incredibly well. but it keeps trying to be a couple company and doesn't succeed at that very well. for instance, this is a portable game machine. it's also called the shield. i'm betting you do not own this. i'm betting you have never seen anyone playing this. it's available in stores. i actually got this from scott budman's desk where he tests gadget. it was under his windows phone. so he uses his windows phone more often than he uses this. on the nasdaq, it's trading very close to a 50-week high. the nasdaq slipped back under 5,000 tuesday. we expected that. it may trade lower again today. maybe a little less

nintendo teaming up with on-line gaming firm dana to develop smartphone games. deal includes the two companies holding stakes in each other and will focus on building apps for smart devices. the service could launch this fall. >>> and let the march madness begin. the tournament kicks off today with two play-in games and did you know that indianapolis is home to the nation's largest bracket? it's 267 feet wide, 165 feet tall and that is about the size of nine basketball courts. and that is the cnbc news update this hour. let's get back to "squawk alley." >>> thank you, sue. we told you about apple's plans for a new streaming tv service at the top of the hour and this new product will have a huge impact on the cable bundle and cable companies going forward. julia boorstin is live in austin to explain. julia? >> hey, kayla. that's right. if you're a content company this is good news. you have more buyers. if you're a cable company it's not such good news because you have more competition. the product that apple has in the works will be another competitor to traditi

. >> nintendo proves you should never say never. >> the company has announced for the first time it willine of games for smartphones and tablets. no word yet on which characters will be featured but many are hoping to see super mario and zelda. >> facebook getting into on line payments. you'll be able to send money to your friends using the messenger app. >> facebook will roll out the feature over the next few months and there won't be any fees associated with it and lets us wonder if purchases will be the next thing. >> i think the next thing is you push your finger on and purchase it. >> those are your tech bites. >> 6:18. a consumer alert trader joe's pull as product due to that possible contamination. >> a water taxi captain hailed as a hero for a rescue that you'll see next. >> ♪♪ -producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. the leading allergy pill only controls one, flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. flonase the 24 hour relief that outperforms the #1 allergy pill. so go ahead , inhale life. new flonase. six is greater than one. this changes e

yvonne: we heard last week nintendo is joining in as well.do you see that, as a game changer or a challenge? aest: we do not see it as challenge because it is a different factory then we see ourselves. it is the southeast asian market, where gamers are really in love with our games. traditional martial arts. let's switch gears. we talk about the cloud services which are very critical. in terms of investments strategies, what do you see -- it is also a very competitive industry. guest: looking back, 2015 will be a year where all the chinese companies started embracing the cloud. if you talked about three years ago, people were having doubts about security and stability. laughter, -- last year it all changed. back to theat -- history, we have accumulated a lot of it. in technology. storagearly in the area. after a three-year effort, we have become the number one storage service provider. we were daily updating, and data is already over 258 terabytes. per day. we are very confident that the cloud will become -- we will become a leader in that sp

mark: search -- shares of nintendo surging after the company says they mark plans to using mobile devices marks the end of the company resisting using iconic cha racters on smartphones. 22 people killed in tunisia. visitors of poland, italy, and germany were among tourists killed. japan's prime minister confirmed three japanese nationals were killed. eu leaders meet with sanctions against russia. financials port for greece and energy markets leading the agenda. the greek prime minister requested a meeting on the sidelines of of the summit. with ecu leaders as well as mario draghi. manus: janet yellen has proved she is predictable. but the exit from e-zine may be more gradual than anticipated. peter cook reports from washington. peter: the fed open the door to a interest rate increase, but also signaled they will go slow when liftoff occurs. this demand came in the latest policy statement when they dropped their pledge in being patient and said they will move when they have seen further improvement in the labor market and are confident inflation is moving back to the 2% target. yellen clar

outpacing rivals like nintendo and microsoft.re facing more competition these days from free smartphone-based video games. the nation's largest public system has added to muslim holy days to the calendar. one is the end of ramadan and the other is the mecca pilgrimage. all students will now get those days off. >> brazilian real about to go through an 11 year weakness. we are in three riel per dollar. we focused on america -- is the american century over? we asked in 1876 and now we ask again after years of subpar gdp. no one has thought more about the nation's place in the world then joseph nye. he teaches at harvard, which hardly describes his contribution to neoliberalism. he was part of the american wake society at princeton -- american whig society at princeton. >> and has grown to a power which is unprecedented. it is interesting to note that the founding fathers worried about whether the united states was in decline. we have worried about that from the start. >> our believe in america is part of it. here's the quote from th

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we were playing nintendo six 46789 we were playing john madden nine 467891 of my guys was a steelerse of my guys was a jet fan. i was cowboys. i was there with emmitt smith, troy aikman, irving and all those guys back in the 90's. so, it was just something that just kind of happenstance. >> a video game made you a fan. >> yes. >> really. >> video game made me a fan. >> let me call security for when you walk out here because that is big trouble for you. just take him out of here. >> we're eagles all the way on "good day philadelphia". >> 8:20. >> this one is a tearjerker. he saved it for a special fan with the big disability. this is >>> no question, one of the most popular films have of all time was frozen, right. >> right. >> so lets get ready for frozen two. it is officially happening. sequel does not have a release date or even a plot line. >> plot line. >> but director chris buck and jennifer lee they are teaming up for this again. >> give me some of the stars. >> kristin bell tweeted dreams come true and bell place ana, news of the frozen comes as a new short film frozen fever,

and then overseas nintendo upgraded to hold at deutsche bank. >> honeywell added to the conviction listits dovish message to the markets, what will it take to get the fed to actually raise rates? steve leisman has put together a look at the ghost of fed rate hikes. you said you're really going to get into the weeds, here but you won't. >> in the weeds where i like to be. >> but really -- it's going to be very wonkish? >> i don't think so. you tell me. you sit there and interrupt me because you always do. if it's too weed y iyweedy. >> a new rule for figuring out how the economy would be ready for the first rate hike in nine years. you will me? >> so far, yeah. >> all right. here's a screen that walks you through. out comes patience. comes the following phrases. further improvement in the labor market. with the new long. run rate of 5.1%. and confidence inflation moving back to 2%. you good? andrew you good? >> yeah. >> i'm more worried about you than i am joe. joe's been doing this for a dozen years. >> andrew's still trying to talk me into the twizzler thing. >> i've got my twizzlers.