Apple’s first game in 11 years is both fun and tacky<article>
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<p>What does it take to get Apple to make a new video game? Apparently investing a few billion dollars helps. This weekend, Apple released <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/warren-buffetts-paper-wizard/id1461432935?mt=8" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">
Warren Buffet’s Paper Wizard[/url], which was made in honor of the outspoken Berkshire Hathaway billionaire investor. It’s Apple’s first game since
Texas Hold ‘Em appeared on the iOS way back in 2008. I took a few minutes to play through it—and yes, that’s really all it takes—and I enjoyed it well enough.</p><p>But I also can’t help but find it a little tasteless.</p><p>First things first: There’s a story behind its appearance. As the <a href="
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Warren Buffet’s Paper Wizard for one of Apple’s dad-jokey video shorts, and this one was shown for Apple CEO Tim Cook’s visit to Berkshire-Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, this weekend. In the video, Buffet attempts to come up with good app ideas at an Apple facility, and Cook recommends a newspaper-throwing game based on Buffet’s early job as a paperboy.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3393262/warren-buffets-paper-wizard-impressions.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple’s first game in 11 years is both fun and tacky
