Here are today’s Nerd News! headlines:

Make Your Home A Genius: Gizmodo compiled a list of the best smart gadgets of 2020. If you have these, your home may qualify for MENSA.

• Best Whole Home Wifi Solution – Netgear Orbi ($370)
• Best Smart Speaker – Nest Audio ($100)
• Best Robotic Vacuum – Neato Botvac D7 Connected ($800)
• Best Smart Home Hub – Google Nest Hub Max ($229)
• Best Smart Lock – August Wi-Fi Smart Lock ($250)
• Best Smart Plug – Belkin Wemo Mini Smart Plug ($30)
• Best Smart Lighting – Philips Hue ($70-$350)
• Best Smart Security Camera – Logitech Circle 2 ($180-$200)
• Best Smart Home Gym Machine – Peloton Bike ($2,245)

Seems… expensive.

Gentlemen, Upsize Your Engines: Bethesda, the gaming company already known for its MASSIVE game engines, has announced that for its upcoming titles “Elder Scrolls 6” and “Starfield” they are upping their game. So we can expect something even bigger. We’ll likely see what they mean with “Starfield” because “Elder Scrolls 6” doesn’t come out for a long time. So in case your wondering why it takes ages for a game to come out… that’s why. The developers can’t even keep up with their own technology. Details here. 

Cash Cow Crossing: And the Animal Crossing craze continues, apparently Animal Crossing: New Horizon, is on pace to be the Nintendo Switch’s best selling game. According to IGN, the game has sold 14 million copies in its first half year, putting it above Super Mario Odyssey, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Cute, fuzzy animals bringing in millions? Never would have seen that coming.