ICYME (Sept 26 – Oct 2): Goodbye MDS, get those Note7’s replaced, and Nintendo feeds on our nostalgia

ICYME makes a comeback this week with more news you might have missed. We won’t dilly-dally further and get right into it.

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• Goodbye Madam Senator. We lost the incomparable Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago on September 29. She has been battling lung cancer since she was diagnosed back in 2014. It has been reported that she “died peacefully” at 8:52 of that morning. She was laid to rest yesterday at Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City. MDS juggled many roles throughout her storied political career and Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III said best what kind of person Senator Santiago was: “I think Ma’am Miriam would prefer to be remembered as the best teacher we’ve ever had.” Rest in peace, Ma’am.
• Nintendo’s dose of nostalgia. Nintendo continues to feed on the fond memories held by the ’80s kids with its latest release. The “Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer” or the new take on the Famicom is coming out in Japan next month (on November 10) for 5,980 yen (around P2,800) and will come with a selection of 30 8-bit games Nintendo gamers have come to love. Some of the games on the Famicom Mini that aren’t in the NES Mini include Kid Icarus and Final Fantasy.
• Renault Sport, Microsoft, and the need for speed. What happens when you put together a team from one of the biggest sports in the world and a giant technology company? You get a story involving the partnership of the Renault Sport F1 team and Microsoft. 2.O‘s Managing Editor Nicole C. Batac was one of a handful journalists from the APAC who got to see Renault put Microsoft’s technology to use during the recently concluded 2016 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix. You can read more about that story here.
• ‘Luke Cage’ has arrived. Marvel’s newest superhero to hit Netflix has finally premiered. And if you’re a big Marvel fan, this is one 13-episode show you wouldn’t want to miss. The beauty of Netflix is you can start binge-watching all episodes or save an episode each day after a long day at work.
• Get your Samsung Galaxy Note7 replaced. Samsung has finally started replacing Note7 units over the weekend and is encouraging all owners to get their smartphones replaced. We also heard from them recently the reason behind the malfunction. If you think it’s too much of a hassle to get a new unit for a phone that seems to be working fine, it’s definitely better to err on the side of caution now.