My take on Sakurai on Ai, Switch 2 Indie situation, Layoffs at Xbox & Ju...

For this week, my 2 Cents for the week of June 22 to 28, 2025, I give my thoughts on Sakurai's comments on Ai, Nintendo on Switch 2 indie, More layoffs at Xbox, & A Nintendo Direct could happen next month

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00:00 - Intro

01:48 - Quick My 2 Cents

06:50 - Movies/TV Shows

10:02 - Part 1 Sakurai on Ai

15:38 - Part 2 Switch 2 Indie

20:34 - Part 3 Xbox Layoffs

26:30 - Part 4 Nintendo Direct Rumor

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/forget-switch-2-game-key-cards-full-on-the-cart-physical-releases-are-what-people-want-says-publisher-lost-in-cult

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/mindseye-studio-build-a-rocket-boy-has-reportedly-started-mass-layoff-proceedings/

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/06/xenia-team-issues-statement-in-response-to-xbox-backwards-compatibility-rumour

https://insider-gaming.com/everybodys-golf-hot-shots-release-date-revealed/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/arc-system-works-announces-new-interactive-adventure-for-switch-2

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/resident-evil/capcom-confirms-where-resident-evil-requiem-falls-in-the-series-timeline-as-devs-say-they-initially-thought-they-couldnt-touch-raccoon-city/

Movies/TV Shows

F4 Trailer - https://youtu.be/18QQWa5MEcs?si=CjyHvNjH4lK1hNS1

https://thedirect.com/article/spider-man-4-frank-castle-brutality-peter-parker-morals-test

https://deadline.com/2025/06/lilo-and-stitch-2-happening-1236443383/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/28-years-later-alpha-zombie-bone-temple-1236297667/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-happy-gilmore-2-sponsors-subway-us-bank-callaway-1236299247/

Sakurai on Ai

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/smash-bros-director-sakurai-laments-unsustainable-aaa-game-dev-discusses-ai-and-uncertainty

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/super-smash-bros/we-must-change-our-methods-smash-bros-director-masahiro-sakurai-says-game-development-has-become-too-time-consuming-and-unsustainable/

https://wccftech.com/super-smash-bros-creator-development-ai/

Switch 2 Indie

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/nintendo-prioritising-switch-2-dev-kits-for-indies-needing-extra-oomph-say-devs

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/where-are-the-switch-2-indie-games

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/06/23/nintendo-seemingly-prioritising-switch-2-indie-dev-kits-for-games-that-wouldnt-be-doable-on-switch-1/

Xbox Layoffs

https://www.theverge.com/microsoft-xbox/691967/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-job-cuts-rumor

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/major-xbox-layoffs-reportedly-coming-soon/1100-6532671/

https://wccftech.com/microsoft-is-reportedly-planning-another-major-xbox-layoff/

Nintendo Direct Rumor

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nintendo-Direct-a-new-event-is-reportedly-planned-for-this-summer-with-big-announcements.1043214.0.html

https://insider-gaming.com/nintendo-direct-set-for-july-its-claimed/

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My take of season 1 of Devil May Cry

My review/thoughts on season 1 of Netflix's Devil May Cry

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Number of episodes - 8

Runtime for each episode - around 21 to 32 minutes

00:00 - Intro

05:06 - What I like

07:10 - What I don’t like/Mix/Not Sure

12:08 - Overall

What I like

I like how they draw some inspiration from Devil May Cry 3 (and references to other Capcom games like Mega Man & Resident Evil) 

Episode 6 (The First Circle) is my favorite episode

The action sequences are done well

What I don’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Very mixed on the Rabbit villain

Mixed on some of the choices of the music in this show

Some might be turned off by the political message in this Netflix show

Though I enjoyed the show, it isn’t as good as the 2007 Devil May Cry anime

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My Take on Amazon & Nintendo issue, SW2 Game Sales, SW2 Bans & DK Bananz...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of June 15 to 21, 2025, I give my thoughts on Amazon and Nintendo seem to be getting along now, New info on how Switch 2 games are selling, Nintendo already banning some Switch 2 consoles & Donkey Kong Bananza had a direct

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00:00 - Intro

01:41 - Quick My 2 Cents

09:52 - Movies/TV Shows

13:16 - Part 1 Amazon & Nintendo

17:38 - Part 2 Switch 2 game sales

28:10 - Part 3 Switch 2 Ban

34:14 - Part 4 Donkey Kong Bananza Direct

36:58 - What I like (DK Bananza Direct)

40:44 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (DK Bananza Direct)

Quick My 2 Cents

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/06/16/ubisoft-assures-fans-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time-remake-is-still-coming/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/nintendo-supposedly-investigating-possible-swollen-battery-issue-with-switch-2

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/06/16/borderlands-4-wont-be-available-on-nintendo-switch-2-at-launch/

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/06/crash-team-racing-nitro-fueled-hits-huge-sales-milestone-as-crash-4-joins-xbox-game-pass

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/06/according-to-sales-estimates-final-fantasy-16-had-a-rough-first-week-on-xbox

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/06/18/more-rumours-suggest-that-stellar-blade-could-be-coming-to-nintendo-switch-2/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/06/17/us-2800-nintendo-switch-2s-stolen-from-a-delivery-truck/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/06/rumour-sony-wants-warner-bros-gaming-assets-like-mortal-kombat

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/06/xbox-announces-next-gen-console-strategy-promises-deeper-visuals-and-backwards-compatibility

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/06/xbox-and-amd-are-delivering-on-a-promise-by-making-existing-libraries-work-on-next-gen

Movies/TV Shows

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/rumour-the-search-for-the-zelda-movies-link-and-zelda-has-begun-apparently-seeking-actors-16-23

https://deadline.com/2025/06/box-office-superman-opening-projection-1236437824/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/warner-bros-games-restructures-ip-game-thrones-harry-potter-1236293441/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/golden-girls-bea-arthur-betty-white-did-not-get-along-1236295065/

Amazon & Nintendo

https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-amazon-switch-2-freeze-out-update

https://www.theshortcut.com/p/amazon-nintendo-switch-2-in-stock

https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-switch-2-games-pre-orders-return-amazon-dispute/

https://gamerant.com/nintendo-switch-2-first-party-games-amazon/

Switch 2 games sales

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/switch-2s-best-selling-eshop-games-so-far

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/79-of-switch-2-buyers-in-the-us-also-bought-mario-kart-world/1100-6532449/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/third-party-launch-games-on-switch-2-reportedly-sold-very-low-numbers

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-third-party-developer-claims-that-sales-were-below-our-lowest-estimates/1100-6532572/

Switch 2 Ban

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-reportedly-bans-players-using-mig-cartridges-for-pirated-games-on-switch-2

https://gamerant.com/nintendo-switch-2-mig-switch-banned/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/nintendo-reportedly-banning-switch-2s-using-mig-cartridges

Donkey Kong Bananza Direct

https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/06/18/everything-we-learned-during-todays-donkey-kong-bananza-direct

https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/oh-banana-donkey-kong-bananza-direct-peels-back-the-layers-of-dks-transformative-new-adventure-on-nintendo-switch-2/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/06/18/donkey-kong-banaza-nintendo-direct-trailer-and-info/

What I like

Definitely getting a Mario Odyssey/Breath of the Wild & Tears of the Kingdom vibe to it (also like that it got a Disney/Pixar/Wreck-It-Ralph vibe to it too)

I like that the costumes for DK & Pauline are useful and not just cosmetics

It does look like it will run at 60fps

I like that there were more surprises in the DK Bananza Direct than the Mario Kart World Direct (mostly due to that direct being just telling us stuff we already know)

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

I still have some concerns about it being too repetitive

Not sure how the game share feature will work on Switch 1   

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I'm playing the Switch (or Switch 1 version) of Paper Mario: The Thousan...

Gameplay footage of me playing Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Nintendo Switch (originally released for the GameCube in 2004). For my review, click here  - https://youtu.be/W5NV_46o0zE

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Publish by Nintendo

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:42 - Start of Gameplay

00:07:20 - Boss Fight (Macho Grubba)

00:21:28 - Exploring Rougeport/Rogueport Sublevel 1/Save Point 1

00:26:16 - The Thousand-Year Door/Rougeport Surface

00:31:08 - Save Point 2

00:33:14 - Save Point 3

00:34:32 - Entering Twilight Town

00:39:06 - Entering Twilight Trail

00:46:32 - Leveling up

00:49:48 - Learning a new skill

00:59:18 - Save Point 4/Twilight Trail Part 2

01:10:12 - Twilight Trail Part 3

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I review the Switch (or Switch 1 version) of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Y...

My review of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Nintendo Switch (originally released for the GameCube in 2004). For gameplay, click here - https://youtu.be/A56L-M6-Yi0

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Developed by Intelligent Systems

Publish by Nintendo

00:00 - Intro

04:20 - Part 1 Pro

07:52 - Part 2 Cons

11:14 - Overall

Pro

Visually, it still holds up (I did enjoy the art style)

Combat is simple (aka back to basics)

Writing/Humor isn’t that bad

Cons

Some puzzles in the game might have been changed from the GameCube version

Switch version only runs at 30fps (no graphical option)

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My take on the new RE game, COD on SW2, SW2 Sales Number & June 2025, Xb...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming Video for the week of June 8 to 14, 2025, I give my thoughts on a new Resident Evil game in the works, Activision on Call of Duty on Switch 2, Switch 2 is off to a good start & Xbox had their Showcase

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #residentevilrequiem #callofduty #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 #nintendo #xboxshowcase2025 #xboxshowcase 

00:00 - Intro

02:02 - Quick My 2 Cents

05:00 - Movies/TV Shows

07:54 - Part 1 Resident Evil Requiem

13:24 - Part 2 Call of Duty on Switch 2

18:44 - Part 3 Switch 2 Sales Number

23:56 - Part 4 June 2025 Xbox Showcase

25:18 - What I like (Xbox Showcase)

29:58 - What I don’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Xbox Showcase)

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/splatoon-raiders-a-new-splatoon-spin-off-is-confirmed-for-switch-2

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/06/10/nintendo-acknowledges-switch-2-battery-charge-issues-and-gives-fix/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/06/09/andy-robinson-rares-new-leadership-could-be-open-to-banjo-kazooie/

Movies/TV Shows

Ironheart new trailer - https://youtu.be/r6j-wSIqJJ0?si=F-oXaoiOm9ZRKyrw

Space Balls 2 announcement - https://youtu.be/kdlFlL0Zg_A?si=h5NR_GvqqV-u5YOm

https://deadline.com/2025/06/legend-of-zelda-movie-wes-ball-1235596216/

Resident Evil Requiem

https://gamerant.com/resident-evil-requiem-leon-kennedy-rumored-second-protagonist/

https://www.radiotimes.com/technology/gaming/resident-evil-requiem-re9-release-date/

Call of Duty on Switch 2

https://kotaku.com/will-call-of-duty-black-ops-7-come-to-switch-2-1851784023

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/yes-call-of-duty-is-still-on-the-way-to-nintendo-hardware

https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-says-its-working-with-nintendo-to-get-call-of-duty-on-switch-but-will-black-ops-7-be-on-switch-2

Switch 2 Sales Number

https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-switch-2-sets-record-selling-over-3-5-million-units-globally-in-first-four-days/

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/11/nintendo-switch-console-record-sales.html?irclickid=S5TRkzwHKxycUNOSt2UaZUgiUksVwnQBw0jGVk0&irpid=390418&irgwc=1

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/its-official-switch-2-has-sold-over-3-5-million-units-globally-in-its-first-four-days

une 2025 Xbox Showcase

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/06/08/xbox-games-showcase-2025-recap-everything-announced/

What I like

Clockwork Revolution is still on my radar

Game Freak Beast of Reincarnation surprises me

The Blood of Dawnwalker has a Witcher vibe to it

Persona 4 Revival is real

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is getting a DLC called The Order of Giants

Tons of information about The Outer Worlds 2

High on Life is getting a sequel

Final Fantasy 7 Remake is out this winter for Xbox Series X/S (and Switch 2)

Final Fantasy 16 is out now on Xbox Series X/S

Interesting smaller/indie titles like Keeper & At Fates End

Ninja Gaiden 4 out 10/21/25

What I don’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Still missing a release date for Clockwork Revolution

Some games like Fable (and Perfect Dark) are missing from this showcase

The acting in The Outer Worlds 2 showcase was lame

Light info on Persona 4 Revel

Not sold on the ROG Xbox Ally 

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My take on season 1 of Daredevil Born Again & Secret Level

My review/thoughts on season 1 of Daredevil Born Again & Amazon Prime Secret Level

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Number of Episodes - 9

Runtime for each episode - From 42 Minutes to 1 Hour

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Number of Episodes - 15 

Runtime for each episode - From 8 Minutes to 19 minutes

00:00 - Intro

01:10 - Part 1 Daredevil Born Again

04:38 - What I like

07:08 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

07:48 - Overall

09:58 - Part 2 Secret Level

12:26 - What I like

13:18 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

16:00 - Overall

What I like (Daredevil Born Again)

The show maintains that gritty/dark look

Nice that we got some guest appearances (like Mr. Marvel, Dad & Jack Duquesne from Hawkeye)

Charlie Cox, Daredevil & Vincent D’Onofrio, Kingpin, still hold up

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Daredevil Born Again)

I wasn’t thrilled about the idea of Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) being somewhat killed off

What I like (Secret Level)

I like how each episode is based on a game

Episode 2, Sifu, Episode 8 Armored Core & Episode 9 The Outer World,s were my favorite

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Secret Level)

A lot of these episodes are short (Mega Man is about 8 minutes long)

Concord & Crossfire episode feels awkward

Some stories are a hit and a miss

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My Take on SW2 being canceled, Bloomberg on Nintendo, CDPR & June State ...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of June 1 to 7, 2025, I give my thoughts on some Switch 2 preorders being canceled, Nintendo has an issue with the Bloomberg report, CD Project Red being in the news this week & June 2025 State of Play

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00:00 - Intro 

02:32 - Quick My 2 Cents

07:54 - Movies/TV Shows

09:10 - Part 1 Switch 2 Preorders 

16:16 - Part 2 Nintendo vs. Bloomberg

21:28 - Part 3 CD Project Red

29:58 - Part 4 State of Play

31:24 - What I like (State of Play)

34:40 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (State of Play)

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/the-world-ends-with-you-director-leaves-square-enix-after-29-years

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/nintendo-switch-2-chip-unlike-anything-weve-ever-built-before-says-nvidia-ceo

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/we-tried-and-it-didnt-work-out-cdpr-co-founder-says-it-shouldnt-stray-from-aaa-open-world-rpgs/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/06/03/spyro-4-rumoured-to-possibly-feature-at-xbox-games-showcase-on-sunday/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/06/elden-ring-nightreigns-enormous-success-continues-now-over-3-5-million-sales

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/no-mans-sky-is-landing-a-free-nintendo-switch-2-edition-update-on-launch-day

Movies/TV Shows

Happy Gilmore 2 trailer - https://youtu.be/YKzRPFvky9Y?si=77h0jPYbhK7-ulHd

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/06/02/jonathan-joss-dead-king-of-the-hill-shooting/83993159007/

Switch 2 Preorders 

https://gamerant.com/nintendo-switch-2-preorder-canceled-walmart/

https://www.cbr.com/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-canceled/

https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/602832/preorders-cancelled-walmart-best-buy-target-customers

https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-cancelled-by-major-us-retailers-3207508/

Nintendo vs. Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-01/switch-2-nintendo-has-a-shrewd-new-plan-for-japanese-retailers?embedded-checkout=true

https://insider-gaming.com/nintendo-denies-claims-of-favourable-switch-2-pricing-for-japanese-retailers/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/06/02/nintendo-says-recent-bloomberg-report-is-untrue/

https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-denies-its-giving-preferential-treatment-to-japanese-retailers/

CD Project Red

https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/media/news/cd-projekt-red-and-epic-games-present-the-witcher-4-unreal-engine-5-tech-demo-at-the-state-of-unreal-2025/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/witcher-4-tech-demo-shows-the-game-running-at-60-fps-with-ray-tracing-on-base-ps5/

https://www.ign.com/articles/how-cd-projekt-red-got-cyberpunk-2077-running-on-switch-2

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/06/02/cd-projekt-red-started-on-cyberpunk-switch-2-in-summer-2023/

State of Play

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/06/04/state-of-play-june-2025-all-announcements-trailers/

https://www.pushsquare.com/features/round-up-what-was-announced-during-sonys-state-of-play-livestream-for-june-2025

What I like (State of Play)

Nioh 3 is getting announced (along with a demo)

Capcom Pragmatic isn’t dead

Silent Hill F looks interesting

Astro Bot is getting more DLC

Another entry for the Bloodstained series with The Scarlet Engagement

Surprise announcement with Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles

Suda 51's new game, Romeo is a Dead Man

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (State of Play)

Light on gameplay footage for 007 First Light & Ghost of Yotei

Baby Steps looks just weird

Light on the 1st party game announcement for this State of Play

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My take on Direct rumor, Fairgames in trouble, Clair doing well & EA lay...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of May 25 to 31, 2025, I give my thoughts on rumors that a Nintendo Direct could happen around the Switch 2 launch, FairGames seems to be in trouble, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hit an unusual milestone & EA is closing some studios

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00:00 - Intro

02:26 - Quick My 2 Cents

10:32 - Movies/TV Shows

13:18 - Part 1 Nintendo Direct

17:22 - Part 2 Fairgames

23:22 - Part 3 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

28:22 - Part 4 EA

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.ign.com/articles/n64-game-crt-filter-and-rewind-locked-behind-nintendo-switch-2-truly-this-is-the-power-of-next-gen-hardware

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/us-retailers-are-reportedly-starting-to-receive-switch-2-stock

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/castle-of-heart-retold-revamps-the-soulslike-platformer-for-switch-2

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/codemasters-says-it-will-look-at-switch-2-and-see-if-its-a-good-fit-for-f1-games

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/05/24/sega-states-if-shinobi-art-of-vengeance-does-well-then-shinobi-series-will-be-revived/

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/05/hellblade-2-is-getting-a-physical-release-on-xbox-but-not-by-microsoft

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/street-fighter-6-somehow-combines-game-key-card-and-code-in-a-box-on-switch-2

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/05/27/dragon-quest-i-ii-hd-2d-remake-arrives-october-on-nintendo-switch-2-and-switch/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/05/capcom-on-an-unstoppable-run-plots-new-osaka-studio

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/yooka-laylee-dev-playtonic-is-the-latest-studio-hit-by-layoffs

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/05/microsoft-signs-historic-tentative-agreement-with-qa-devs-at-bethesda

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/05/xbox-has-reportedly-sidelined-plans-for-a-2027-first-party-handheld

Movies/TV Shows

Hulu King of the Hill - https://youtu.be/R189-YSWvsY?si=_cXuWEHW4qidlZnw

https://thedirect.com/article/moon-knight-mcu-future-kevin-feige-oscar-isaac

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/george-r-r-martin-winds-of-winter-update-game-of-thrones-1236232656/

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/spider-man-brand-new-day-mcu-placement-story-details/

Nintendo Direct

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-next-nintendo-direct-will-reportedly-drop-around-switch-2s-launch/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/rumour-a-nintendo-direct-may-drop-around-the-switch-2s-launch

https://screenrant.com/nintendo-switch-2-direct-rumor-june/

Fairgames

https://gamerant.com/new-report-paints-bleak-picture-of-upcoming-playstation-exclusive/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/05/ps5-pc-live-service-fairgames-is-a-super-clunky-cross-between-fortnite-and-the-division

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/we-couldnt-make-that-up-clair-obscur-expedition-33-hits-3-3-million-sales-after-33-days/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/05/very-fittingly-expedition-33-has-sold-3-3-million-copies-in-33-days

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/05/clair-obscur-expedition-33s-new-sales-milestone-has-some-crazy-coincidences

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/05/clair-obscur-director-has-exquisite-taste-says-nothing-tops-persona-5s-visual-design

EA

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/rumour-iconic-studio-codemasters-may-soon-close-for-good

https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-cancels-black-panther-game-closes-cliffhanger-games

https://wccftech.com/ea-rumored-to-be-laying-off-another-400-developers/

https://insider-gaming.com/ea-entertainment-focusing-fewer-franchises/

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I'm playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for the Nintendo S...

Gameplay footage of me playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for the Nintendo Switch (or Switch 1). For my review, click here - https://youtu.be/sn6UNW4trDY

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00:01:44 - Start of Gameplay/Fire Temple 5F

00:06:00 - Fire Temple 3F

00:19:12 - Fire Temple 3F part 2

00:21:04 - Fire Temple 2F

00:25:10 - Fire Temple 5F

00:27:40 - Fire Temple 3F part 3

00:30:20 - Boss Battle (Marbled Gohma)

00:47:32 - Wondering Around

00:50:54 - Elden Sky Archipelago (Wondering Around)

00:56:14 - Cave Entrance (Isle of Rabac Gallery/Jiotak Shrine)

01:14:10 - Kyononis Shrine/Central Square/Lookout Landing/Emergency Shelter

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My video review of The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom for the Nint...

I reviewed The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for the Nintendo Switch (or Switch 1). For Gameplay, click here - https://youtu.be/gktf5fvdovA

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Developed & Published by Nintendo

00:00 - Intro

04:24 - Part 1 Pro

09:46 - Part 2 Cons

13:26 - Overall

Pro

Visually, it looks good

Like the open world approach

Weapon duration is an improvement thanks to the fuse feature

Multiple ways to approach the situation

Cons

Though an improvement in weapon duration can be an issue to some

Although frame rate is stable (runs at 30fps on Switch 1), there are times it can have issues/dips

Might not appeal to those who didn’t enjoy Breath of the Wild

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My take on the Bungie controversy, trademark being filed, April 2025, Ci...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of May 18 to 24, 2025, I give my thoughts on the controversy surrounding Bungie Marathon, Nintendo files some trademarks, April 2025 Circana numbers are out & Randy Pitchford may have made things worse for Borderlands 4

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #bungie #marathon #nintendo #circana #april2025 #borderlands4

00:00 - Intro

01:46 - Quick My 2 Cents

09:28 - Movies/TV Shows

12:28 - Part 1 Marathon

19:22 - Part 2 Nintendo Trademark

25:24 - Part 3 April 2025 Circana

36:14 - Part 4 Borderlands 4

Quick My 2 Cents

https://noisypixel.net/ruffy-and-the-riverside-release-date-june-2025/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment-looks-awesome-in-nintendos-latest-switch-2-deep-dive

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/05/18/square-enix-officially-denies-reports-of-chrono-trigger-remake/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/video-check-out-new-direct-feed-gameplay-of-cyberpunk-2077-on-switch-2

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-sequel-will-feature-a-second-city/1100-6531705/

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/nintendo-is-reportedly-using-samsung-to-build-the-main-switch-2-chips-120006403.html

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/05/23/4-game-boy-games-added-to-switch-online/

https://nichegamer.com/stellar-blade-sequel-announced-more-ports-in-development/

Movies/TV Shows

https://deadline.com/2025/05/next-avengers-movies-push-release-dates-dog-stars-devil-wears-prada-1236409088/

https://thedirect.com/article/disney-insiders-avengers-doomsday-secret-wars-delayed

https://thedirect.com/article/luke-cage-iron-first-mcu-return-theories-photos

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/george-wendt-dead-cheers-norm-obit-1236222950/

Marathon

https://www.ign.com/articles/fans-discuss-marathon-developer-bungies-future-after-yet-another-plagiarism-row-rocks-studio-make-no-mistake-this-is-an-existential-struggle-for-bungie-at-this-point

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/morale-at-bungie-reportedly-at-an-all-time-low-as-the-iconic-fps-dev-investigates-stolen-assets-in-marathon-the-vibes-have-never-been-worse/

https://wccftech.com/bungie-confirms-that-marathon-includes-art-assets-taken-from-an-artist-without-permission/

Nintendo Trademark

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-has-filed-a-new-trademark-for-cings-2007-ds-adventure-game-hotel-dusk-room-215/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/nintendo-renews-a-couple-of-metroid-prime-trademarks

April 2025 Circana

https://wccftech.com/xbox-dominates-us-game-sales-in-april-2025-with-oblivion-remastered-and-active-player-numbers-with-call-of-duty/

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/464735/ps5-best-seller-in-the-us-in-april-oblivion-remastered-debuts-in-1st/

Borderlands 4

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/if-youre-a-real-fan-youll-find-a-way-borderlands-4-dev-gives-tone-deaf-response-to-price-concerns

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/randy-pitchford-defends-borderlands-4-pricing-comment

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/gearbox-boss-randy-pitchford-wades-back-into-the-

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Me playing the PS5 version of Genshin Impact

Gameplay footage of me playing Genshin Impact for the PS5 (game is also on PS4, Xbox Series X/S, PC/Steam, iso/Mac & Mobile Devices). For my review, click here - https://youtu.be/yP-bUMN8AdU

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:06 - Start of Gameplay/Little Chef on a Hunt

00:12:08 - Cooking Appointment

00:19:00 - Combat Gameplay

00:24:48 - Defeat all opponents

00:26:22 - Combat Gameplay 2

00:29:38 - Defeat all opponents 2

00:33:28 - Pigeon, Duck & Child

00:38:40 - Combat Gameplay 3

00:41:22 - Combat Gameplay 4

00:43:36 - Defeat all opponents 3

00:47:44 - Combat Gameplay 5

00:50:14 - Combat Gameplay 6

00:54:44 - Defeat all opponents 4

00:58:46 - Combat Gameplay 7

01:02:16 - Spreading Evil

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My review of the PS5 version of Genshin Impact

I reviewed Genshin Impact for the PS5 (game is also on PS4, Xbox Series X/S, PC/Steam, iso/Mac & Mobile Devices). For gameplay, click here - https://youtu.be/llUUzGUQcqk

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00:00 - Intro

02:42 - Part 1 Pro

06:40 - Part 2 Cons

09:08 - Overall

Pro

Runs well on the PS5 (and on Series S as well)

Gameplay is similar to Breath of the Wild & Tears of the Kingdom

Like Zenless Zone Zero, it's one of the better gotcha/free-to-play games

Cons

Visuals are ok, but not as good as Zenless Zone Zero

Wish there was an offline mode

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My take on Arc System Works hack, Rockstar rumors, LRG on game key cards...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of May 11 to 17 2025, I give my thoughts on an Arc System Works leak, A rumor that Rockstar could have some remakes/remasters in the works, LRG responds to Switch 2 game key card, and Ubisoft is still struggling 

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00:00 - Intro

01:54 - Quick My 2 Cents

09:28 - Movies/TV Shows

13:00 - Part 1 Arc System Works

20:38 - Part 2 Rockstar Games

30:38 - Part 3 Limited Run Games

35:58 - Part 4 Ubisoft

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2025-nintendo-switch-2-final-tech-specs-and-system-reservations-confirmed

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-announces-plans-to-lay-off-thousands-more-workers/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/marvel-1943-rise-of-hydra-has-been-delayed-to-2026/

https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-is-very-powerful-is-perfect-for-borderlands-4-says-randy-pitchford/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/xenoblade-dev-monolith-soft-is-on-the-hunt-for-new-2d-and-3d-designers

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/12-switch-games-are-getting-free-switch-2-upgrades-heres-what-you-can-expect

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-n64-library-with-another-game

Movies/TV Shows

Superman Trailer 2 - https://youtu.be/Ox8ZLF6cGM0?si=eDKD7aLn7wsFEKQq

The Phoenician Scheme trailer - https://youtu.be/GEuMnPl2WI4?si=ersZc5BBlqfVdLJh

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fallout-season-2-premieres-in-december-has-been-renewed-for-season-3/

https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-dislike-bombed-trailer

Arc System Works

https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-game-key-cards-will-likely-be-widespread-due-to-limited-cartdrige-options/

https://insider-gaming.com/acr-system-works-nintendo-switch-2/

https://nintendoeverything.com/rumor-arc-system-works-leak-confirms-nintendo-switch-2-cartridge-theory/

Rockstar Games

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/05/12/rumour-rockstar-games-looking-at-max-payne-remakes-and-remasters/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/05/12/rumour-grand-theft-auto-4-switch-port-might-be-coming-later-this-year/

https://www.thegamer.com/grand-theft-auto-6-gta-vi-former-rockstar-games-developer-artist-reveals-how-long-development-has-been-2018/

https://wccftech.com/grand-theft-auto-iv-port-current-generation-max-payne-3/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/rumour-red-dead-redemption-2-may-be-heading-to-switch-2-pretty-soon

Limited Run Games

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/limited-runs-switch-2-numbered-releases-will-reportedly-include-the-full-game-on-the-cartridge

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/publisher-promises-its-switch-2-game-carts-will-have-full-games-on-them/1100-6531469/

Ubisoft

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/the-assassins-creed-shadows-delay-worked-out-so-well-for-ubisoft-its-ceo-decided-hey-lets-do-a-couple-more-for-the-road-and-save-100-million-more-euros-while-were-at-it/

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisofts-fy24-25-financials-report-solid-balance-sheet-despite-hefty-drops-in-revenue-and-back-catalog-sales

https://wccftech.com/ubisoft-prince-of-persia-sands-of-time-remake-2026-no-word-on-splinter-cell-remake/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/05/assassins-creed-shadows-cant-stop-the-ubisoft-rot-of-star-wars-outlaws-and-xdefiant

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My take on season 2 of Castlevania Nocturne

My review/thoughts on season 2 of Castlevania: Nocturne

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Note to Parents: Castlevania Nocturne is rated TV-MA here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14833612/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

Cast & Crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14833612/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpg_ov_ql_1

Number of Episodes - 8

Runtime for each episode: 24 to 31 minutes

My take on season 1 - https://youtu.be/7CvqkCd_5I0?si=WnZRNryGjpK0EJHR

00:00 - Intro

02:48 - What I like

05:20 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

07:16 - Overall

What I like

Animations/Art style still hold up

Like how Maria sorta loses it

Like that, we got a bit of a backstory on Drolta

Alucard is still my favorite character

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Would have loved to see a battle between Richer and Olrox

Hoping for a season 3

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My take on Gears of War: Reloaded, Nintendo vs Genki, Financial Report &...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming Video for the week of May 4 to 10, 2025, I give my thoughts on Gears of War: Reloaded going multiplaformer, Nintendo suing Genki, Nintendo releasing their financial report, & Someone did a teardown on the Switch 2 Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #gaming #my2cents #gearsofwar #genki #nintendo #switch2 00:00 - Intro 02:16 - Quick My 2 Cents 11:24 - Movies/TV Shows 21:36 - Part 2 Nintendo/Genki lawsuit 26:52 - Part 3 Nintendo Financial Report 35:08 - Part 4 Switch 2 Teardown Quick My 2 Cents https://mynintendonews.com/2025/05/04/star-wars-outlaws-physical-for-switch-2-confirmed-to-be-game-key-card/ https://mynintendonews.com/2025/05/05/nintendo-reveals-it-began-working-on-nintendo-switch-2-in-2019/ https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/nintendo-may-record-video-and-audio-from-gamechat-sessions-on-switch-2 https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/cyberpunk-2077-dev-tells-studios-do-not-underestimate-the-physical-edition https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/final-fantasy-vii-creators-voice-implies-rebirth-may-also-come-to-switch-2 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-ftc-has-lost-its-appeal-against-microsofts-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/at-nearly-half-a-billion-views-rockstar-says-gta-6s-new-trailer-is-the-biggest-video-launch-of-all-time/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/console-prices-could-rise-by-69-in-the-us-due-to-trump-tariffs-tech-trade-association-warns/ Movies/TV Shows https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/harrison-ford-yellowstone-1923-season-2-finale-1944-1236206987/ https://thedirect.com/article/peacemaker-season-2-heres-why-there-are-2-john-cena-peacemakers https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/x-men-movie-eyes-thunderbolts-filmmaker-jake-schreier-1236211453/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/godzilla-x-kong-supernova-sequel-teaser-release-1236212173/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/white-house-clarifies-trump-movie-tariff-1236207216/ Gear of War: Reloaded https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/05/05/gears-of-war-reloaded-release-date/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gears-of-war-is-coming-to-playstation-5-in-august/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gears-of-war-reloaded-remaster-coming-this-august-to-xbox-playstation-and-pc/1100-6531314/ Nintendo/Genki lawsuit https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/accessory-manufacturer-genki-responds-to-nintendos-switch-2-lawsuit https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/the-company-that-leaked-switch-2-is-being-sued-by-nintendo Nintendo Financial Report https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-predicts-record-breaking-switch-2-launch-and-switch-1-to-outsell-ps2-this-year/ https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/nintendo-expects-to-sell-15-million-switch-2-consoles-this-financial-year Switch 2 Teardown https://mynintendonews.com/2025/05/07/china-switch-2-motherboard-obtained-by-youtuber-slightly-more-powerful-than-base-ps4-not-xbox-series-s/ https://www.notebookcheck.net/Massive-Nintendo-Switch-2-leak-reveals-CPU-GPU-specs-and-emulates-real-world-performance.1011699.0.html Music used for this video - Violet Letter by Aulx Studio (from premiumbeat.com) Follow me on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brian.solow.9 X - @BrianGamer5555 (Set to private so invite only) Blogger - http://briansolow.blogspot.com Threads - @solowbrian Mastodon - @bsolow5@mastodon.social BlueSky - @gamer55551.bsky.social Feel free to donate to this channel (if you like): https://www.paypal.me/BrianSolow Support my channel on Patreon - patreon.com/BrianSolow959 Support my channel on Streamlabs - https://streamlabs.com/briansolow1/tip

My Take on Thunderbolts Movie

My review/thoughts on Marvel Thunderbolts Tags for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #movie #moviereview #review #mcu #marvelstudios #thunderbolts Note to Parents: Thunderbolts is rated PG-13 here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20969586/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg ThunderBolts Runtime - 2 hours & 6 minutes Cast & Crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20969586/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpg_at_pop_cst 00:00 - Intro 02:58 - What I like 06:10 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure 07:20 - Overall What I like I like the idea of an anti-superhero group I enjoy the cast (most did have good screen time) What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure Somewhat mixed on Bob (aka the Void) Music used for this video - Violet Letter by Aulx Studio (from premiumbeat.com) Follow me on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brian.solow.9 X - @BrianGamer5555 (Set to private so invite only) Blogger - http://briansolow.blogspot.com Threads - @solowbrian Mastodon - @bsolow5@mastodon.social BlueSky - @gamer55551.bsky.social Feel free to donate to this channel (if you like): https://www.paypal.me/BrianSolow Support my channel on Patreon - patreon.com/BrianSolow959 Support my channel on Streamlabs - https://streamlabs.com/briansolow1/tip

My Take on Gamestop Controversy, More SW2 CP 2077 Info, New update for S...

For this week my 2 cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of April 27 to May 3, 2025 I give my thoughts on Gamestop in hot water over Switch 2 bundle, Some new info on the Switch 2 version of Cyberpunk 2077, A new update for Switch 1 (which set the stage for Switch 2) & Xbox see a price hike

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00:00 - Introduction

01:44 - Quick My2 Cents

07:58 - Movies/TV Shows

11:18 - Part 1 Gamestop

16:44 - Part 2 Cyberpunk 2077 Switch 2

23:44 - Part 3 Switch 1 Update

31:18 - Part 4 Xbox Price Hike

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/nintendo-of-america-president-on-timing-of-switch-2s-release-date

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/polygon-has-been-sold-to-valnet-with-the-majority-of-staff-laid-off/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/top-platinumgames-designer-quits-studio-starts-new-game-company/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/platinumgames-is-seemingly-hiring-for-another-online-action-game/

https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/04/30/borderlands-4-deep-dive-details-new-vault-hunters-open-world-changes-loot-shakeups-and

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/rumour-yuji-horii-might-have-let-slip-some-massive-remake-news

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/grand-theft-auto-6-has-been-delayed-to-2026/

Movies/TV Shows

https://thedirect.com/article/james-gunn-dc-reboot-marvel-actors

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/shogun-season-2-filming-january-2026-1236203897/

https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/thunderbolts-opening-weekend-projections-marvel-1236381299/

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jeremy-renner-turned-down-hawkeye-season-2-half-salary-offer-1236384199/

Gamestop

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/04/28/gamestop-investigating-stores-selling-nintendo-switch-2-only-in-bundles/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/gamestop-apparently-investigating-new-york-store-over-sus-switch-2-bundle-sales

https://www.theshortcut.com/p/gamestop-investigates-astoria-store-over-forced-switch-2-pre-order-bundles

Cyberpunk 2077 Switch 2

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cd-projekt-says-switch-2s-cyberpunk-2077-improves-on-the-troubled-ps4-xbox-one-version/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cd-projekt-red-shares-more-cyberpunk-switch-2-footage-says-its-the-best-way-to-play-it-on-the-go/#google_vignette

Switch 1 Update

https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22525/~/nintendo-switch-system-update-information#current

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/nintendo-switch-system-update-20-0-0-is-now-live-here-are-the-full-patch-notes

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/switchs-new-virtual-game-card-system-stops-the-same-game-being-played-online-on-two-switch-consoles/

Xbox Price Hike

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/05/xbox-achieves-record-breaking-results-in-latest-earnings-report

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/05/xbox-is-raising-the-price-of-consoles-games-and-accessories

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/xbox-raises-prices-how-much-which-models-trump-tariffs-rcna204186

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My take on SW2 DLSS, Oblivion Shadow drop, 03/25 Circana & More SW2 Key ...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of April 20 to 26, 2025, I give my thoughts on the Switch 2 version of Cyberpunk 2077 using DLSS, Oblivion Remastered/Remake is real & Switch 2 Key Card pop up again

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00:00 - Intro

02:52 - Quick My 2 Cents

06:10 - Movies/TV Shows

08:40 - Part 1 Switch 2 DLSS

16:00 - Part 2 Oblivion Remastered/Remake

22:02 - Part 3 March 2025 Circana

31:52 - Part 4 Switch 2 Key Cards

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-gba-library-with-a-classic-fire-emblem

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/paul-rudd-returns-in-an-awesome-snes-style-switch-2-commercial

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/ebay-is-already-flooded-with-switch-2-pre-orders-at-ridiculous-prices

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/analyst-predicts-record-breaking-launch-numbers-for-switch-2

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/04/24/bloomberg-analysts-expecting-switch-2-to-be-biggest-console-launch-in-video-game-history/

Movies/TV Shows

https://deadline.com/2025/04/sydney-sweeney-michael-bay-outrun-video-game-universal-1236373036/

https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-black-panther-new-chose

https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-r-rated-projects-2026-release

Switch 2 DLSS

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/cyberpunk-2077-confirmed-as-the-first-switch-2-title-to-use-nvidias-dlss-upscaling

https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2025-cyberpunk-2077-on-switch-2-uses-dlss-confirms-cd-projekt-red

https://www.laptopmag.com/gaming/nvidia-dlss-nintendo-switch-2-cyberpunk-2077-

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nintendo-switch-2-leveled-up-with-nvidia-ai-powered-dlss-and-4k-gaming/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/04/22/digital-foundry-street-fighter-6-on-nintendo-switch-2-appears-to-use-dlss/

Oblivion Remastered/Remake

https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en-US/oblivion-remastered

https://www.gamesradar.com/news/live/oblivion-remaster-live-coverage-2025-stream-reveal/

https://www.ign.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-remastered-finally-revealed-in-first-look-gameplay-and-its-out-today

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/oblivion-remaster-surprise-launches-today-on-game-pass/1100-6530669/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/04/22/rumor-the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-coming-to-switch-2/

March 2025 Circana

https://venturebeat.com/games/assassins-creed-shadows-sneaks-to-top-of-march-sales-circana/

https://www.notebookcheck.net/PS5-Xbox-and-Switch-console-sales-decline-in-March-while-Assassin-s-Creed-Shadows-leads-game-revenue.1003944.0.html

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/04/mar-2025-usa-sales-assassins-creed-shadows-is-the-second-best-selling-game-of-2025-so-far

Switch 2 Key Cards

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/switch-2-game-key-cards-wont-make-it-easy-for-physical-collectors-in-japan

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/marvelous-usa-confirms-its-switch-2-physical-releases-will-contain-the-full-game

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/switch-2-code-in-a-box-physical-game-listing-spotted-online

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My take on HBO Spawn

My review/thoughts on HBO (now known as MAX), Spawn

Note to Parents: HBO Spawn is rated TV-MA here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118475/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

Cast & Crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118475/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpg_ql_1

Number of episodes - 18

Runtime for each episode - around 26 to 30 minutes

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00:00 - Intro

03:40 - What I like

06:28 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

07:58 - Overall 

What I like

Keith David does a good job voicing Al Simmons/Spawn

I like the interaction between Sam Burke (voice by James Keane) & Twitch Williams (voice by Michael McShane)

I definitely like the dark tone to the show

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Season 1 opening with Spawn creator Todd McFarlane was better than the opening for seasons 2 & 3

Too bad we didn’t get a season 4 and beyond

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My Take on Ubisoft lawsuit, AC Shadows doing well, Switch 2 pre-order up...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of April 13 to 19, 2025, I give my thoughts on Ubisoft owning your games, Assassin’s Creed Shadows seems to be doing well, Switch 2 pre-order update for US and Canada & Xbox made an update Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #gaming #switch2 #nintendo #ubisoft #assassincreedshadows #xboxgaming #xbox 00:00 - Intro 01:38 - Quick My 2 Cents 08:24 - Movies/TV Show 12:10 - Part 1 Ubisoft Lawsuit 16:50 - Part 2 Assassin’s Creed: Shadows 21:14 - Part 3 Switch 2 Pre-Orders 27:56 - Part 4 Xbox Update Quick My 2 Cents https://mynintendonews.com/2025/04/17/mario-kart-wold-nintendo-direct-roundup/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-is-losing-their-identity-shuhei-yoshida-says-switch-2s-focus-on-power-is-what-other-companies-would-do/ https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/physical-switch-2-editions-confirmed-to-have-everything-on-the-game-card-says-nintendo https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/cd-projekt-red-coy-on-witcher-3-upgrade-for-switch-2 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-witcher-4-beta-test-invites-are-a-scam-cd-projekt-red-warns/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-boss-phil-spencer-reiterates-switch-2-support-im-a-big-believer-in-nintendo/ https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/04/bethesda-reportedly-has-more-than-one-remaster-in-the-works https://mynintendonews.com/2025/04/17/rumour-nintendo-switch-2-editions-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-may-not-support-cloud-saves/ Movies/TV Show The Fantastic Four: First Step Official Trailer - https://youtu.be/pAsmrKyMqaA?si=Kx4-qhorTjDqlPdU Thunderbolts Final Trailer - https://youtu.be/-sAOWhvheK8?si=QxMKU29FPUdwuvEh 28 Years Later Trailer 2 - https://youtu.be/IYGG55qwQZQ?si=U3iydDBgWtJnKNyd https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/minecraft-movie-blockbuster-train-continues-as-it-clears-550m/ https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/44713375/lee-corso-sign-college-gameday-analyst-august Ubisoft Lawsuit https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisofts-the-crew-lawsuit-insists-we-do-not-own-the-games-we-buy https://www.tweaktown.com/news/104570/ubisoft-insists-buying-game-from-them-doesnt-mean-you-own-it/index.html https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-says-players-suing-over-the-crew-shutdown-shouldnt-have-expected-to-own-the-game-forever/ Assassin’s Creed: Shadows https://insider-gaming.com/assassins-creed-shadows-continues-to-climb-up-us-sales-charts/ https://wccftech.com/assassins-creed-shadows-has-been-the-best-selling-game-in-the-us-its-first-3-weeks-on-the-market/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassins-creed-shadows-is-now-2025s-second-biggest-game-so-far-in-the-us/1100-6530868/ Switch 2 Pre-Orders https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-maintains-nintendo-switch-2-pricing-retail-pre-orders-to-begin-april-24-in-u-s/?srsltid=AfmBOormXgY5WpHk-drQRSVkuKzA8BslYcViKAxgyphVPptKZdV9V8q9 https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/nintendo-switch-2-us-pre-orders-start-24th-april-system-and-launch-game-pricing-unchanged Xbox Update https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/04/16/xbox-april-update-buy-games-xbx-app-stream-your-own-game-console/ https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/04/xbox-adds-multiple-highly-requested-features-in-april-2025-update https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/04/xbox-backwards-compatibility-gets-even-better-with-new-remote-play-feature Music used for this video - Violet Letter by Aulx Studio (from premiumbeat.com) Follow me on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brian.solow.9 X - @BrianGamer5555 (Set to private so invite only) Blogger - http://briansolow.blogspot.com Threads - @solowbrian Mastodon - @bsolow5@mastodon.social BlueSky - @gamer55551.bsky.social Feel free to donate to this channel (if you like): https://www.paypal.me/BrianSolow Support my channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/briansolow?fan_landing=true Support my channel on Streamlabs - https://streamlabs.com/briansolow1/tip

Playing the PS5 Version of Zenless Zone Zero

Gameplay footage of me playing Zenless Zone Zero for the PS5 (also on mobile devices & PC, and Mac). For my review, click here - https://youtu.be/eOWyUFVbJxY

Note to Parents: Zenless Zone Zero is rated T for teens (ages 13 & up) by the ESRB - https://www.esrb.org/ratings/39814/zenless-zone-zero/

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:02 - Start of gameplay

00:06:40 - Returning to Sixth Street

00:11:40 - Talking to Enzo

00:13:50 - Getting some coffee

00:15:30 - Talking to Belle

00:18:34 - Daily Good Deed

00:22:46 - Bounty Commission

00:39:52 - Commission 1

00:44:48 - Commission 2

00:53:18 - Commission 3

01:05:58 - Try Again

01:14:50 - Old Observatory

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My review of the PS5 Version of Zenless Zone Zero

I reviewed Zenless Zone Zero for the PS5 (also on mobile devices & PC, and Mac). For gameplay click here - https://youtu.be/Mh_A5OoSiR0

Note to Parents: Zenless Zone Zero is rated T for teens (ages 13 & up) by the ESRB - https://www.esrb.org/ratings/39814/zenless-zone-zero/

Developed & Published by miHoYo 

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00:00 - Intro

03:08 - Part 1 Pro

07:36 - Part 2 Cons

09:56 - Overall

Pro

Fun, fast-paced gameplay

Didn’t have an issue with the connection

One of the better free-to-play games

Cons

Can be grinding at times

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My take on Switch 2 cart info, Doug Bowser interview & AI upscaling (or ...

For this week's My 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week April 6 to 12, 2025, I give my thoughts on the Switch 2 Carts situation, Doug Bowser makes some comments about the Switch 2 & some insights into the Switch 2 DLSS

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #gaming #my2cents #switch2 #nintendo #nintendoswitch2 

00:00 - Intro

02:06 - Quick My 2 Cents

06:48 - Movies/TV Shows

11:06 - Part 1 Switch 2 Carts

19:04 - Part 2 Doug Bowser

28:12 - Part 3 Switch 2 DLSS

Quick My 2 Cents

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/04/07/nintendo-switch-2-joy-con-do-not-feature-hall-effect-sticks/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-on-switch-2-wont-come-with-the-dlc-nintendo-confirms/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/04/07/nintendo-confirms-nintendo-switch-2-wont-have-system-wide-achievements/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/04/08/nintendo-confirms-switch-2-eshop-will-not-have-background-music/

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/04/zzz-is-officially-coming-to-xbox-announcement-stream-revealed

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/04/xbox-games-showcase-2025-and-outer-worlds-2-direct-announced-for-june

https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-pricing-shipped-units-more-previous-six-months/

Movies/TV Shows

Tron Arise Trailer - https://youtu.be/9KVG_X_7Naw?si=en3NiIkIsJwrcM3S

The Naked Gun Trailer - https://youtu.be/_8-N8IIq_8I?si=XDLrtB6k8CMJbJL6

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/minecraft-movie-box-office-record-opening-1236182874/

https://thedirect.com/article/eternals-avengers-doomsday-appearance-exclusive

https://deadline.com/2025/04/china-reducing-us-film-imports-trump-tariffs-1236365366/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvels-thunderbolts-tracking-opening-1236187135/

Switch 2 Carts

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/04/06/cd-projekt-red-confirms-64gb-is-max-nintendo-switch-2-cartridge-capacity/

https://lifehacker.com/entertainment/not-all-switch-2-cartridges-have-games-on-them?utm_medium=RSS

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/upgrade-pack-price-for-zelda-botw-and-totk-has-been-confirmed

https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/nintendo/nintendo-switch-2-game-key-cards-are-a-shareable-hybrid-version-of-physical-cartridges-heres-how-they-work

Doug Bowser

https://www.wired.com/story/nintendo-is-actively-assessing-what-trade-war-means-for-switch-2/

https://www.shacknews.com/article/143815/nintendo-switch-1-support-switch-2

https://gameranx.com/updates/id/534628/article/doug-bowser-nintendo-had-some-time-to-build-inventory-for-switch-2-in-the-us-and-worldwide/

https://www.gosugamers.net/entertainment/news/74669-nintendo-america-president-addresses-nintendo-switch-2-game-price-complaints

Switch 2 DLSS

https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-easiest-upscaling-nvidia-dlss/

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/console/nintendo-switch-2s-dlss-support-to-be-a-big-part-of-future-nintendo-games

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nintendo-Switch-2-Nvidia-DLSS-and-raytracing-support-confirmed.994732.0.html

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My take on season 1 of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

My review/thoughts on season 1 of Your Friend Neighborhood Spider-Man on Disney+

Note to Parents: Your Friend Neighborhood Spider-Man is rated TV-PG here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16027074/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

Cast & Crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16027074/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpg_ql_1

Number of episodes - 10

Runtime for each episode - About 27 to 30 minutes long

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00:00 - Intro

02:58 - What I like

05:20 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

06:40 - Overall

What I like

3-D art style isn’t that bad (I like the take on the old Spider-Man comics)

Storyline has a bit of an MCU vibe to it (nice that Charlie Cox is voicing Daredevil in the show)

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Not too crazy about Norman Osborn knowing who Spider-Man is

Mix on Lonnie Lincoln/Tombstone character

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