My take on GamePass criticisms, SW2 Game Key Card situation & 9/12/25 Ni...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of September 7 to 13, 2025, I give my thoughts on former employees at Microsoft talking about GamePass, an interesting twist in the Switch 2 game key card & September 2025 Nintendo Direct Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #gamepass #gamekey #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 #nintendodirect #nintendo #september2025 00:00 - Intro 01:36 - Quick My 2 Cents https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/ninja-gaiden-ragebound-patch-adds-60fps-mode-but-theres-a-catch https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/warframe-devs-on-switch-2-version-thanks-to-our-friends-at-nintendo-we-are-on-it https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/09/classic-sony-series-everybodys-golf-sells-best-on-switch-in-japan https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-confirms-far-cry-will-more-predominantly-push-multiplayer-in-future/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/that-was-a-great-day-ghost-of-yotei-studio-sucker-punch-celebrated-gta-6s-delay/ 06:26 - Movies/TV Shows https://mynintendonews.com/2025/09/12/super-mario-galaxy-movie-confirmed-and-coming-april-2026/ https://thedirect.com/article/kevin-feige-mcu-goal-completed-2027 https://deadline.com/2025/09/paramount-exploring-bid-warner-bros-discovery-1236529093/ 11:02 - Part 1 GamePass https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-downside-of-game-pass-according-to-a-former-xbox-boss/1100-6534539/ https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/former-bethesda-exec-pete-hines-says-game-pass-is-nothing-without-the-people-making-the-games https://www.tweaktown.com/news/107606/ex-xbox-vp-says-game-pass-creates-strange-internal-tensions-among-first-party-developers/index.html 19:40 - Part 2 Game Key Card https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/star-wars-outlaws-on-switch-2-is-a-game-key-card-because-of-storage-speed-not-cost-dev-says/ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/star-wars-outlaws-developer-explains-that-nintendo-switch-2-game-cards-are-too-slow-for-a-physical-game-release-snowdrop-game-engine-uses-disk-data-streaming-to-render-the-game-world https://nintendoeverything.com/star-wars-outlaws-switch-2-game-key-card/ 26:02 - Part 3 Nintendo Direct https://nintendoeverything.com/september-2025-nintendo-direct-recap-announcement/ 28:27 - What I like Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 are coming to the Switch & Switch 2 New footage of Metroid Prime 4 Beyond (what looks like a new vehicle, what looks like an open world area) Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment has a launch date (Nov 6, 2025) & footage seems to show it running at 60fps Resident Evil Requiem is confirmed for the Switch 2 (along with RE7 & Village) Donkey Kong Bananza is getting some DLC Switch 1 games like Super Mario Bros, Wonder (and One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4) are getting Switch 2 versions Square Enix was there with Final Fantasy 7 Intergrade (out Jan 22, 2026), A reimagining of Dragon Quest VII and DQ 1 & 2 HD-2D A remake of Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly was announced Yoshi and the Mysterious Book looks interesting Closing out the direct with a new Fire Emblem game (Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave: The Heroic Games 35:50 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure Missed opportunity to announce a new 3-D (or 2-D) Mario game RE 2, 3 & 4 remake were missing from this direct (although there are reports out there that claim they are coming to the Switch 2 While it's nice that Virtual Boy games are coming to the NSO service, you will need to buy an attachment to play those games I’m not against Mario Tennis Fever, but it would have been nice if Camelot (the Developers) had announced a new Golden Sun game instead Nothing on Monolith's new game they are working on Nothing from Microsoft for this direct 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 Happy Gilmore 2

My review/thoughts on Netflix Happy Gilmore 2

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #review #movie #moviereview #netflixmovies #netflix #happygilmore #happygilmore2 

Note to Parents: Happy Gilmore 2 is rated PG-13 here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31868189/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

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Running Time - 1 hour and 57 minutes

00:00 - Intro

03:56 - What I like

06:30 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

08:56 - Overall

What I like

I like some of the callbacks to the original 1996 movie

I like the interaction between Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald) & Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler)

 What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Some of the jokes are a hit and a miss (humor may not be for everyone)

Somewhat mixed on how Shooter McGavin was used in this movie

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My take on Star Wars Outlaw on Switch 2, Capcom & 007 First Light State ...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of August 31 to September 6, 2025, I give my thoughts on Star Wars Outlaw on Switch 2, which isn’t running well (or is it), Capcom talks about Monster Hunter Wild and Switch 2 & New info on 007 First Light

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00:00 - Intro

01:40 - Quick My 2 Cents

10:24 - Movies/TV Shows

15:16 - Part 1 Star Wars Outlaw on Switch 2

22:36 - Part 2 Capcom

29:52 - Part 3 007 First Light

32:04 - What I like  (007 First Light)

35:20 - What I don’t like/Mix/Not Sure (007 First Light)

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/switch-onlines-mature-n64-app-expands-with-another-title-this-week

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/rumour-another-claim-points-to-a-nintendo-direct-later-this-month

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/the-switch-eshop-and-steam-are-buckling-under-the-weight-of-silksong

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/09/05/hollow-knight-silksong-price-point-is-causing-developers-to-rethink-pricing/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/09/physint-od-are-potential-reveals-at-kojima-productions-10th-anniversary-show

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/09/xboxs-ps5-strategy-pays-off-as-gears-reloaded-easily-passes-1-million-players-in-under-a-week

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/09/despite-cancelling-everwild-xbox-has-just-hired-its-executive-producer-for-a-major-role

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/rumour-resident-evil-requiem-could-be-heading-to-the-switch-2

Movies/TV Shows

Marvel Zombie - https://youtu.be/twHYF506-9Y?si=u1ZzGYTcz-hXB9N0

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/call-of-duty-movie-paramount-skydance-1236504600/

https://thedirect.com/article/agents-of-shield-canon-status-marvel

https://deadline.com/2025/09/dc-studios-superman-movie-man-of-tomorrow-summer-2027-1236505478/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mortal-kombat-ii-summer-2026-release-date-1236357393/

Star Wars Outlaw on Switch 2

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/the-force-isnt-strong-with-star-wars-outlaws-on-switch-2-initial-impressions-suggest

https://nintendoeverything.com/star-wars-outlaws-nintendo-switch-2-gameplay-seemingly-revealed/

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Star-Wars-Outlaws-runs-surprisingly-well-on-the-Switch-2-leaked-gameplay-footage-shows.1102326.0.html

https://insider-gaming.com/40-minutes-of-star-wars-outlaws-gameplay-on-the-nintendo-switch-2-leaks-online/

Capcom

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ps5-price-is-an-unexpectedly-large-barrier-for-monster-hunter-wilds-sales-capcom-president-says/

https://nintendoeverything.com/capcom-president-says-nintendo-switch-2-response-was-better-than-the-company-expected/

https://wccftech.com/monster-hunter-wilds-sales-high-price-playstation-5/

007 First Light

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/09/03/watch-over-30-minutes-of-007-first-light-gameplay-launching-march-27-2026/

What I like 

I like the idea that there are different ways to approach the situation

The Gadgets in 007 First Light have more use than in past Bond games

The gunplay looks good

What I don’t like/Mix/Not Sure

I do have concerns about the frame rate (especially the Switch 2 version)   

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My take on Nintendo Direct in Sept, SW2 Dev Kits, 7/25 Circana & PS6 lik...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of August 24 to 30, 2025, I give my thoughts on rumors of an upcoming Nintendo Direct, an odd report on the Switch 2 dev kit, July 2025 circana numbers are out & Sony could be following Nintendo's approach 

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00:00 - Intro

01:36 - Quick My 2 Cents

09:50 - Movies/TV Shows

11:10 - Part 1 Nintendo Direct

16:32 - Part 2 Switch 2 Dev Kits

22:00 - Pat 3 July 2025 Circana

31:26 - Part 4 PlayStation Switch

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/former-playstation-head-praises-nintendo-for-being-in-touch-with-their-fan-base

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/another-switch-game-just-got-a-free-switch-2-upgrade-includes-higher-frame-rate-enhanced-resolution-and-more

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/cd-projekt-reveals-75percent-of-cyberpunk-2077-switch-2-sales-were-physical-in-opening-month

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/square-enix-confirms-final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-runs-at-a-stable-30fps-on-switch-2

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/icymi-nintendo-highlights-super-nes-nintendo-classics-features-update

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/28/bloober-team-ceo-says-hes-a-big-nintendo-fan-and-wants-switch-2-to-be-home-of-horror-games/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/28/star-wars-outlaws-nintendo-switch-2-file-size-has-gone-down-to-18-3gb/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/28/capcom-apparently-tried-to-remake-dino-crisis-but-eventually-canned-it/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/unreal-engine-5-performance-issues-are-mainly-due-to-devs-not-optimising-properly-epic-ceo-tim-sweeney-says/

Movies/TV Shows

Splinter Cell teaser - https://youtu.be/LAM63Dj3XBQ?si=bM_RfkKinrZKo6Ul

https://deadline.com/2025/08/california-tv-film-tax-credits-new-law-explained-1236497891/

Nintendo Direct

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-nintendo-direct-is-reportedly-planned-for-mid-september/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/rumour-a-nintendo-direct-is-reportedly-coming-ahead-of-marios-40th-anniversary

Switch 2 Dev Kits

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/they-cant-get-the-hardware-nintendo-is-reportedly-telling-would-be-switch-2-devs-to-release-on-switch-instead/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/developers-reportedly-still-struggling-to-get-switch-2-dev-kits

July 2025 Circana

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/465588/switch-2-surpasses-2-million-units-sold-in-the-us-in-july-college-football-26-top-game/

https://insider-gaming.com/july-2025-us-hardware-sales-rise-21-thanks-to-nintendo-switch-2/

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/july-2025-circana

PlayStation Switch

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-is-reportedly-planning-a-nintendo-switch-style-playstation-6-portable/

https://www.theshortcut.com/p/psp-2-will-work-like-the-switch-2-but-offer-ps5-like-power-says-hardware-leaker

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I played Indiana Jones and The Great Circle on Xbox Series S via Gamepass

Gameplay footage of me playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for the Xbox Series X/S (being played on Series S via Game Pass. The Game is also on PS5 & PC/Steam. For my review, click here - https://youtu.be/ygSJzBsUt40 Tag for this video: #briansolow #gaming #gamer55551 #gameplay #gameplayfootage #gameplayvideo #bethesda #xbox #xboxgaming #xboxseriess #indianajonesandthegreatcircle #gamepass #gamepassultimate Note to Parents: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is rated T for teens (ages 13 & up) by the ESRB - https://www.esrb.org/ratings/40170/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle/ Develop by MachineGames Publish by Bethesda 00:00 - Intro 06:26 - Climb up the Hole 09:02 - Follow the Nun 16:04 - Solve the Basilica Puzzle 18:38 - Find the Professor 23:20 - Field Note 1 & 2 & 3 25:38 - Field Note 4 & 5 27:56 - Field Note 8 29:02 - Field Note 9 & 10 30:46 - Field Note 11 34:16 - Field Note 12 & 13 36:16 - Field Note 14 & 15 39:12 - Field Note 16 43:12 - Field Note 17 Myst on the Moor Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by https://freemusicbg.com and https://www.chosic.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

I review Indiana Jones and The Great Circle for Xbox Series S

My review of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for the Xbox Series X/S (being played on Series S via Game Pass. The game is also on PS5 & PC/Steam. For gameplay, click here - https://youtu.be/gJINY1k_kNM

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Note to Parents: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is rated T for teens (ages 13 & up) by the ESRB - https://www.esrb.org/ratings/40170/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle/

Develop by MachineGames

Publish by Bethesda

00:00 - Intro

04:20 - Part 1 Pro

09:48 - Part 2 Cons

12:04 - Overall

Pro

Troy Baker does a good job voicing Indy

Gameplay is fun (different from their Wolfenstein games, but still)

Runs well at 60fps on Series S

Cons

Mixed visually on Series S

Hand-to-hand combat has a learning curve

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My take on Sony leadership, Xbox nextgen, Betheada on SW2 & DXM demo

For this week My 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of August 17 to 23, 2025 I give my thoughts on Michael Pachter on Sony, Microsoft Hardware Chief on Xbox next system, 2 games from Bethesda are coming to the Switch 2 (one confirm & one rumored) & My thoughts on the Switch 2 demo of Daemon X Machina Titanic Scion

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00:00 - Intro

01:50 - Quick My 2 Cents

06:07 - Movies/TV Shows

09:16 - Part 1 Michael Pachter

16:26 - Part 2 Xbox Next-Gen

23:20 - Part 3 Bethesda games on Switch 2

30:20 - Part 4 Daemon X Machina Titanic Scion

32:30 - What I like

34:14 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/tales-of-xillia-remastered-coming-this-october-confirmed-30fps-for-switch

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/rune-factory-guardians-of-azuma-ships-over-500000-copies

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/shenmue-iii-is-finally-confirmed-for-nintendo-platforms

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/20/ign-says-elden-ring-on-nintendo-switch-2-is-a-disaster-in-handheld-mode/

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/08/20/playstation-5-price-changes-in-the-u-s/

Movies/TV Shows

Fallout season 2 trailer - https://youtu.be/7TsP09cZA7o?si=NeigltAqrqU6yFJZ

https://thedirect.com/article/kevin-feige-marvel-phase-6

https://thedirect.com/article/james-gunn-dcu-movies-tv-series-farthest-development

Michael Pachter

https://wccftech.com/fairgame-canceled-according-to-michael-pachter/

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/107100/sony-started-doing-stupid-expletive-when-jim-ryan-took-over-as-playstation-ceo-analyst-says/index.html

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/08/they-dont-know-what-theyre-doing-analyst-sticks-the-boot-in-sonys-clueless-management

Xbox Next-Gen

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/08/microsoft-wraps-up-xbox-series-xs-era-as-hardware-chief-teases-whats-next

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-hardware-architect-reflects-on-the-xbox-series-x-s-as-it-wraps-up-with-my-journey-far-from-over-i-am-excited-and-inspired-by-what-is-ahead-of-us

Bethesda games on Switch 2

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/rumour-another-bethesda-game-is-landing-on-switch-2-its-claimed

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/starfield-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-2-leaker-claims/1100-6534121/

Daemon X Machina Titanic Scion

Me playing the demo - https://youtu.be/5pPv_LZ-5aw

What I like

Combat is enjoyable

Visually, it looks nice

Runs alright at 30fps

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

No 60fps options

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I played the Switch 2 demo of Daemon X Machina Titanic Scion

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Me playing Mario Kart World on Nintendo Switch 2

Gameplay footage of me playing Mario Kart World for the Nintendo Switch 2. For my review, click here - https://youtu.be/K3c_mIvch3g

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Developed by Nintendo EPD

Publish by Nintendo

00:00 - Intro

01:26 - Start of Gameplay/Mushroom Cup

03:08 - Mario Bros. Circuit

06:06 - Racing towards Crown City

09:24 - Racing towards Whistlestop Summit

12:40 - Racing towards DK Spaceport

16:42 - Time Trails Boo Cinema 

19:49 - Knockout King 1st Try

23:06 - Knockout King 2nd Try

25:52 - Knockout King 3rd Try

34:02 - Battle Mode/Coin Runner/Salty Salty Speedway

37:36 - Battle Mode/Coin Runner/Big Donut 

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I review Mario Kart World for the Nintendo Switch 2

My review of Mario Kart World for the Nintendo Switch 2. For gameplay, click here - https://youtu.be/N-1Uno8wSBE

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Publish by Nintendo

00:00 - Intro

03:56 - Part 1 Pro

09:44 - Part 2 Cons

15:56 - Overall 

Pro

Visually, it looks good

Enjoyable gameplay

Runs at 60fps

Knockout King is fun

Cons

It would have been nice to see certain characters that haven’t been used for a while

Mixed on the open world/free-roaming part of the game

Mixed on the food items

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I played the Switch 2 demo of The Adventure of Elliot Millennium Tales

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My take on a Dragon Age Remastered, Switch 2 Dev Kits & My take on SE's ...

For this week, My 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of August 10 to 16, 2025 I give my thoughts on EA not doing a Dragon Age Remastered, A report on developers trying to get a Switch 2 dev kits & My take on the Switch 2 Demo of Square Enix The Adventure of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #gaming #ea #dragonage #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 #squareenix #theadventureofelliot #nintendo 00:00 - Intro 01:32 - Quick My 2 Cents 08:54 - Movies/TV Shows 11:56 - Part 1 Dragon Age Remastered 19:12 - Part 2 Switch 2 Dev Kits 26:30 - Part 3 The Adventure of Elliot: The Millennium Tales 28:28 - What I like 30:28 - What I didn’t like/Miss/Not Sure Quick My 2 Cents https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/oops-bandai-namco-may-have-leaked-the-next-tales-series-remaster https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/new-grand-theft-auto-trilogy-physical-switch-release-spotted https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/tekken-8-on-switch-2-would-be-a-lot-of-work-but-director-isnt-ruling-it-out https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/13/bandai-namcos-new-game-engine-is-full-steam-ahead/ https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/08/capcom-will-present-90-minutes-of-ps5-updates-at-new-york-comic-con-in-october https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/08/ex-playstation-exec-still-not-convinced-by-dangerous-xbox-game-pass-model https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/former-blizzard-president-says-battlefield-6-will-boot-stomp-the-lazy-call-of-duty-and-force-it-to-get-better/ Movies/TV Shows https://thedirect.com/article/kingpin-vincent-donofrio-real-daredevil-born-again-season-3-release-chances https://deadline.com/2025/08/marvels-thunderbolts-streaming-release-date-disney-plus-1236486207/ https://deadline.com/2025/08/james-gunn-margot-robbie-future-dc-universe-suicide-squad-1236485884/ Dragon Age Remastered https://www.ign.com/articles/why-has-there-never-been-a-dragon-age-origins-remaster-bioware-exec-explains-past-plans-and-continued-difficulties https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/10/ea-apparently-refuses-to-fund-a-remake-of-dragon-age-origins-or-a-remastered-collection/ https://insider-gaming.com/bioware-wanted-dragon-age-trilogy-remaster-ea-no-fund/ Switch 2 Dev Kits https://www.notebookcheck.net/Leak-reveals-strict-Switch-2-dev-kit-requirements-and-suggests-console-s-specs-include-DLSS-3-1.1084558.0.html https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-dev-kit-access-support-4k-60-fps/ https://gizmodo.com/why-there-arent-many-ports-of-games-on-switch-2-yet-2000641881 The Adventure of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Me playing the demo - https://youtu.be/bBYYNczGI_A What I like Enjoyable HD 2-D gameplay (that feels like a combination of the Mana series & the top-down 2-D Zelda Games) Visuals are good What I didn’t like/Miss/Not Sure A bit on the easy side (for this demo) 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 season 2 of The Last of Us & season 1 of Lazarus

My review/thoughts on season 2 of HBO Max The Last Of Us & Adult Swim Lazarus

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Number of Episodes - 7

Runtime for each episode - Around 1 hour

Note to Parents: Lazarus is rated TV-MA here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28454008/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

Lazarus Cast & Crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28454008/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpg_ov_ql_1

Number of episodes - 13

Runtime for each episode - Around 24 minutes

00:00 - Intro

01:12 - Part 1 The Last Of Us Season 2

03:00 - What I like (The Last of Us)

05:38 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (The Last of Us)

07:34 - Overall (The Last of US)

09:40 - Part 2 Lazarus

12:10 - What I like (Lazarus)

13:54 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Lazarus)

14:58 - Overall (Lazarus)

The Last Of Us Season 2

What I like

Pedro Pascal still knocks it out of the park as Joel Miller

I like the idea of 2 warring factions in Seattle

Season 2 Episode 6 (The Price) is my favorite of season 2

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

The story wasn’t as good as season 1

Mixed in the Abby character

Lazarus

What I like

Cowboy Bebop/Samurai Champloo vibe to it

I enjoyed the story & character

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

No season 2 (Yet)

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My take on a survey Nintendo put out, Price hike, PS games on other syst...

For this week, my 2 Cents for the week of August 3 to 9, 2025, I give my thoughts on Nintendo doing a survey, Nintendo hikes the price of some of their stuff, PlayStation might go multiplatformer, & My thoughts on the Indie World Showcase

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00:00 - Intro

01:36 - Quick My 2 Cents

09:22 - Movies/TV Show

11:56 - Part 1 Nintendo Survey

18:20 - Part 2 Price Hike

24:38 - Part 3: PlayStation games on other systems?

33:12 - Part 4 Indie World Showcase

34:52 - What I like (Indie Showcase)

36:34 - What I don’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Indie Showcase)

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/former-bungie-ceos-studio-probablymonsters-announces-storm-lancers-for-switch

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/tmnt-goes-turn-based-in-tactical-takedown-skating-onto-switch-next-week

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/digital-foundry-goes-independent

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/starfield-reportedly-targeting-ps5-release-in-2026-following-weak-sales-of-first-expansion/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/05/leaker-claims-new-super-mario-bros-collection-coming-for-40th-anniversary/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/05/variety-reports-that-unannounced-disney-games-are-in-the-works-at-ea/

https://insider-gaming.com/genshin-impact-shut-down-playstation-4/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/call-of-duty-workers-at-raven-secure-first-union-contract-with-microsoft/

Movies/TV Show

https://thedirect.com/article/king-of-the-hill-hank-moved-saudi-arabia-why

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/disney-stop-reporting-subscribr-numbers-hulu-disney-plus-1236338393/

https://deadline.com/2025/08/hulu-to-become-international-tile-on-disney-replacing-star-1236479835/

Nintendo Survey

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/nintendo-sends-out-second-game-key-card-and-physical-game-survey

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-survey-seeks-feedback-on-controversial-game-key-cards-physical-and-digital-purchases/

https://www.gonintendo.com/contents/51440-rumor-switch-2-game-card-manufacturer-may-have-hinted-at-expanded-storage-size

Price Hike

https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-switch-pricing-update/?srsltid=AfmBOopY2WhWN4B535Z--VnOcEda-ntMrbafSZsOKccswHYIRzxjoMY9

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/switch-models-cost-up-to-15-more-following-nintendo-us-price-hike

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-increasing-price-of-switch-and-other-devices-in-the-us/1100-6533633/

PlayStation games on other systems?

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/08/a-quote-from-a-sony-exec-is-causing-a-hubbub-among-ps5-fans-again

https://wccftech.com/sony-executive-confirms-playstation-moving-platform-business/

https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2025/08/08/playstation-multiplatform-rumor-sony-statement-false/

Indie World Showcase

https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/nintendo-indie-world-showcase-august-2025-every-announcement-game-reveal-and-trailer

What I like

Mina The Hollower has that old-school 2-D Zelda vibe

Well, Dweller looks interesting

Ball X Pit (From Devolver Digital) also looks interesting

Glaciered is one I’m keeping an eye on

UFO 50 is something I might like

What I don’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Outside of Hollow Knight Sliksong not being in this showcase, it just wasn’t that good

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My take on PS games on other systems, Sony vs Tencent lawsuit, Xbox repo...

For this week, my 2 Cents for the week of July 27 to August 2, I give my thoughts on Sony could be putting their games on Xbox & Switch 2, Sony goes after Tencent, Xbox releases their financial report & my thoughts on the July 2025 Nintendo Direct

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00:00 - Intro

01:52 - Quick My 2 Cents

04:36 - Movies/TV Shows

09:06 - Part 1 PlayStation games on other systems

17:28 - Part 2 Sony vs Tencent

23:46 - Part 3 Xbox financial report

30:22 - Part 4 Nintendo Direct/Partner Showcase July 2025

32:30 - What I like

37:08 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-snes-library-with-a-mouse-game

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/ninja-gaiden-ragebound-will-average-30fps-on-switch

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/07/suicide-squad-disaster-not-stopping-warner-bros-from-making-another-live-service-dc-game

Movies/TV Shows

Avatar: Fire & Ash Trailer 1 - https://youtu.be/nb_fFj_0rq8?si=IgcFv8Vvg2jVIXOW

https://thedirect.com/article/mcu-phase-5-missed-opportunities-truly-great

https://deadline.com/2025/08/cartoon-network-series-removed-hbo-max-courage-cowardly-dog-1236476838/

https://deadline.com/2025/08/box-office-fantastic-four-bad-guys-2-naked-gun-1236476381/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ioan-gruffudd-on-third-fantastic-four-scrapped-movie-1236336054/

PlayStation games on other systems

https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/playstation/sony-wants-to-bring-playstation-exclusives-to-xbox-according-to-new-job-listing

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/26/sony-is-seemingly-looking-to-bring-more-playstation-games-to-switch-2/

https://finalweapon.net/2025/07/26/playstation-games-xbox-series-nintendo-switch-2-sony-multiplatform-strategy/

Sony vs Tencent

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/07/sony-sues-tencent-over-shameless-horizon-copycat-coming-to-ps5

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/sony-sues-tencent-allegedly-ripping-off-horizon-video-games-2025-07-28/

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-sues-tencent-over-horizon-lookalike/1100-6533493/

Xbox financial report

https://www.theverge.com/news/716191/microsoft-q4-2025-earnings-revenue-profits-windows-xbox-gaming-surface

https://gameworldobserver.com/2025/07/31/over-the-year-microsofts-gaming-division-earned-more-than-23-billion-thats-a-record

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/microsoft-highlights-first-party-and-xbox-game-pass-success-in-fy25-q4-earnings-report

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/xbox-game-pass-annual-revenue-nears-usd5-billion-for-first-time-says-microsoft-ceo

Nintendo Direct/Partner Showcase July 2025

https://www.nintendo.com/us/nintendo-direct/7-31-2025/

https://www.theverge.com/games/716586/nintendo-partner-direct-july-2025-news-trailers

What I like

A new Monster Hunter Stories (MHS 3)

Square Enix shows some support with FF Tactics, Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven & 2 new HD-2D games called Octopath Traveler 0 & The Adventure of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment looks good

Sega shows some support with Yakuza Kiwami 1 & 2 and Persona 3 Reload

Surprise to see Cronos: The New Dawn at the Direct

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Did we really need an HD remake of Plants vs. Zombies

Most of the games that were announced were games we already knew were coming (not that there weren’t any surprises, they just didn’t blow me out of the water)

This direct felt weak (not their strongest one)

Most of these will be game key cards

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My take on The Fantastic 4 First Step

My review/thoughts on The Fantastic 4: First Step

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Runtime for this movie - 1 hour & 55 minutes

00:00 - Intro

04:16 - What I like

08:34 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

10:24 - Overall

What I like

Retro style 1960s futuristic look

Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards) & Ralph Ineson (Galactus) really knock it out of the park

Interesting that there was no connection to the MCU

Some funny moments

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Somewhat mixed on Mole Man (Paul Walter Hauser)

Mix on the end credit scene

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My take on Nintendo Employees, Sucker Punch on Infamous Series & June 20...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of July 20 to 26, 2025, I give my thoughts on a report about Nintendo employees. Sucker Punch on the Infamous games & June 2025 Circana report is out

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00:00 - Intro

01:38 - Quick My 2 Cents

07:24 - Movies/TV Shows

13:48 - Part 1 Nintendo Employees

20:44 - Part 2 Infamous Games

26:02 - Part 3 June 2025 Circana

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/switch-port-specialist-virtuos-confirms-270-layoffs

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/21/3d-character-modellers-linkedin-mentions-work-on-nintendo-srpg-sequel-exclusive-to-switch-2/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/07/ghost-of-yoteis-state-of-play-has-been-watched-more-than-sonys-summer-showcase

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/indiana-jones-team-confirms-multiple-games-in-development-excited-for-its-future

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/no-rest-for-the-wicked-may-skip-xbox-for-the-time-being-due-to-current-market-conditions

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/borderlands-4-on-switch-2-will-mostly-run-at-30fps

Movies/TV Shows

https://thedirect.com/article/superman-jor-el-message-set-up-massive-dc-villain-sequel

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-superman-overseas-1236326825/

https://deadline.com/2025/07/box-office-superman-i-know-what-you-did-smurfs-1236462233/

https://deadline.com/2025/07/fantastic-four-box-office-opening-1236465209/

https://apnews.com/article/ozzy-osbourne-dies-adff88b55f1d3b0bace5705d58d3cdde

Nintendo Employees

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/csr/esg_data/index.html?active-topics=topics02

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-records-reveal-that-staff-numbers-are-up-and-employees-rarely-leave

https://gonintendo.com/contents/50924-nintendo-employee-data-reveals-low-turnover-rate-long-average-employment-period

https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-employee-retention-rate/

Infamous Games

https://gameinformer.com/interview/2025/07/17/ghost-of-yotei-directors-share-philosophy-on-balancing-freedom-with-story

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/infamous-studio-boss-wants-to-bring-back-the-franchise/1100-6533257/

https://gamerant.com/will-more-infamous-games-happen-series-future-sucker-punch-comments/

June 2025 Circana

https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/circana-the-us-gaming-market-in-june-077

https://gamesbeat.com/nintendos-switch-2-leads-dizzying-hardware-sales-turnaround-circana/

https://www.ign.com/articles/the-nintendo-switch-2-is-the-fastest-selling-gaming-hardware-in-us-history

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/around-1-in-3-switch-2-owners-bought-new-pro-controller-despite-high-price-point-us

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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Switch 1 Gameplay (being played on Switch 2)

Gameplay footage of me playing Donkey Kong Country Returns HD on the Nintendo Switch (originally released on the Wii in 2010 & 3DS in 2013). For my review, click here - https://youtu.be/HgtVqhWwU6s

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Developed by Forever Entertainment (Switch version)

Publish by Nintendo

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00:01:50 - Start of Gameplay/Tree Top Bop

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00:18:04 - Crazy Cart

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00:28:34 - Sloppy Sands

00:34:20 - Cannon Cluster

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00:45:24 - Tidal Terror

00:50:02 - Wonky Waterway

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My take on the Switch 1 version of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

My review of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD on the Nintendo Switch (originally released on the Wii in 2010 & 3DS in 2013). For gameplay, click here - https://youtu.be/stQHh-_Lub8

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Developed by Forever Entertainment (Switch version)

Publish by Nintendo

Tag for this video

00:00 - Intro

04:48 - Part 1 Pro

08:40 - Part 2 Cons

13:10 - Overall 

Pro

Solid 2-D gameplay

A good 60fps

All the content from the 3DS version is here

Cons

No new content

Somewhat mixed on the DK pound ground commend

Visuals are ok (Improved from the Wii & 3DS version, but not as good as Tropical Freeze)

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My take on the rumored DK movie, SW2 key card, Xbox next hardware & Cast...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of July 13 to 19, 2025, I give my thoughts on Donkey Kong could be getting his own movie, Nintendo sending out a survey regarding game key cards, Xbox hardware isn’t dead & casting has been somewhat announced for the Zelda movie.

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00:00 - Intro

01:36 - Quick My 2 Cents

12:28 - Movies/TV Shows

15:28 - Part 1 Donkey Kong movie

21:32 - Part 2 Switch 2 Game Key Cards

28:06 - Part 3 Xbox Hardware

33:34 - Part 4 Zelda Movie

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-nintendo-direct-is-scheduled-for-later-this-month-its-claimed/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/donkey-kong-bananza-director-says-hes-aware-of-occasional-performance-issues-prioritising-fun/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/12/camelot-software-is-in-late-stages-of-development-work/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/12/red-dead-redemption-2-support-page-updated-leading-to-more-speculation-about-next-gen-version/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/12/sega-boss-wants-to-revive-the-sega-spirit-of-the-80s-and-90s/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/13/jason-schreier-implies-the-dragon-quest-vii-remake-is-real/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/14/final-fantasy-producer-says-theres-no-clear-cut-winner-between-turn-based-and-action-combat/

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/starfield-dlc-reportedly-still-in-the-works-alongside-the-elder-scrolls-6

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/17/cd-project-red-launches-2-3-update-patch-for-cyberpunk-2077/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/16/leaker-claims-retro-studios-rolling-straight-into-metroid-prime-5-after-metroid-prime-4-beyond/

Movies/TV Shows

Tron Ares 2nd Trailer - https://youtu.be/YShVEXb7-ic?si=oE2Q8Ng1gzuhDFR5

Mortal Kombat 2 Trailer - https://youtu.be/a9pHkX7c3y8?si=_iM0wCGPp8bqgfnB

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/assassins-creed-live-action-series-netflix-news-1236318387/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-superman-300-globally-1236319665/

https://www.themovieblog.com/2025/07/james-gunn-superman-box-office-success-viewership-boom/

Donkey Kong movie

https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-and-universal-pictures-seemingly-pursuing-donkey-kong-movie/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/donkey-kong-might-be-getting-his-own-movie

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-and-universal-are-planning-a-donkey-kong-movie/

Switch 2 Game Key Cards

https://nintendosoup.com/nintendo-has-sent-out-surveys-asking-for-feedback-on-switch-2-game-key-cards/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-is-gauging-player-opinion-on-switch-2s-game-key-cards-in-japan/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/nintendo-is-seeking-player-feedback-on-game-key-cards-in-japan

Xbox Hardware

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/xbox-hardware-isnt-dead-but-big-changes-are-coming-says-digital-foundry

https://wccftech.com/playstation-6-work-graphs-adoption-cross-gen/

https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/xbox/xbox-new-console-big-changes-502093-20250715

Zelda Movie

https://deadline.com/2025/07/legend-of-zelda-movie-casts-bo-bragason-benjamin-evan-ainsworth-1236458682/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/legend-of-zelda-film-bo-bragason-benjamin-evan-ainsworth-1236316319/

https://www.ign.com/articles/nobodys-heard-of-the-new-zelda-and-link-and-thats-a-very-good-thing

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My take on James Gunn Superman movie

My Review/Thoughts on James Gunn's Superman movie

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #moviereview #movie #jamesgunn #superman #dcuniverse #dcstudios #review 

Note to Parents: Superman is rated PG-13 here in the USA -  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5950044/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

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Superman runtime - 2 Hours & 9 minutes

00:00 - Intro

04:40 - What I like

07:24 - What I don’t like/Mix/Not Sure

09:32 - Overall

What I like

David Corenswet does a good job playing Superman (so does Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor)

Some of the action sequences are done well

Krypto is awesome

Feels like it's paying homage to Christopher Reeve's Superman

What I don’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Mixed on not doing an origin story

Mixed on the end credits scene

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My take on Virtous on SW2, Gamepass profitable?, May 2025, Circana & Gho...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of July 6 to 12, 2025, I give my thoughts on Virtuos on Switch 2 power, Reports on whether GamePass is profitable or not, May 2025 Circana numbers are out, & Ghost of Yotei State of Play Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #virtous #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 #gamepass #may2025 #circana #stateofplay #stateofplay2025 #ghostofyotei 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - Quick My 2 Cents 07:32 - Movies/TV Shows 14:44 - Part 1 Virtuos 25:24 - Part 2 GamePass 31:48 - Part 3 May 2025 Circana 41:42 - Part 4 Ghost of Yotei State of Play 44:10 - What I like (Ghost of Yotei) 46:46 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Ghost of Yotei) Quick My 2 Cents https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/thats-some-real-coward-s-hideki-kamiya-discusses-the-fallout-from-the-bayonetta-3-voiceover-controversy https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/mega-man-is-one-of-capcoms-most-important-ips-despite-no-new-games-in-7plus-years https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/07/rumour-final-fantasy-ix-remake-development-is-possibly-in-trouble/ https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/06/rumour-nintendo-switch-online-may-soon-be-adding-super-smash-bros-and-donkey-kong-64/ https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/05/vgc-developers-have-started-to-pitch-ideas-for-new-banjo-kazooie-game-at-xbox/ https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/romero-games-is-not-closed-following-xbox-layoffs Movies/TV Shows King of the Hill trailer 2 - https://youtu.be/GleTI7jDWOs?si=lVht_nJcW9QpT_dA https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/06/rumour-shadow-the-hedgehog-spinoff-is-in-development-at-paramount/ https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/05/nintendo-is-experimenting-on-new-movie-projects-other-than-zelda-and-mario/ https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/ https://www.ign.com/articles/dc-studios-co-ceo-james-gunn-says-rumors-that-superman-needs-to-make-700m-at-the-box-office-to-be-successful-are-just-complete-and-utter-nonsense https://screenrant.com/superman-opening-weekend-box-office-projections-biggest-ever/ Virtuos https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-qa-with-virtuos-i-think-we-will-see-it-surpass-the-predecessor/ https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/switch-port-specialist-believes-switch-2-can-surpass-its-predecessors-success https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/switch-port-experts-share-thoughts-about-switch-2s-raw-performance GamePass https://insider-gaming.com/game-pass-killed-by-first-party-development-costs/ https://www.pcgamesn.com/dishonored/raphael-colantonio-game-pass https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/xbox-reporter-addresses-game-pass-confusion-says-its-still-a-profitable-service-in-2025 May 2025 Circana https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/circana-the-us-gaming-market-in-may https://gamesbeat.com/elden-ring-tops-more-sales-charts-with-nightreigns-may-launch-circana/ https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/07/may-2025-usa-sales-ps5-the-only-console-with-growth-as-xbox-price-hike-proves-costly Ghost of Yotei State of Play https://www.ign.com/articles/ghost-of-yotei-state-of-play-july-2025-everything-revealed What I like Combat has seen an upgrade The open world part seems fun What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure The black & white film graphical option looks neat, but I don’t see myself using it Odd choices to have music from Samurai Champloo in Ghost of Yotei 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 Jurassic World Rebirth & Nintendo Switch 2 one month later

My review/thoughts on Jurassic World Rebirth & The Nintendo Switch 2

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Note to Parents: Jurassic World Rebirth is rated PG-13 here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31036941/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

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Jurassic World Rebirth Runtime - 2 hours and 14 minutes

00:00 - Intro

01:16 - Part 1 Jurassic World Rebirth

03:50 - What I like (Jurassic World Rebirth)

05:42 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Jurassic World Rebirth)

07:02 - Overall (Jurassic World Rebirth)

09:02 - Part 2 Nintendo Switch 2

12:54 - What I like (Nintendo Switch 2)

21:40 - Overall (Nintendo Switch 2)

What I like (Jurassic World Rebirth)

I like that it's a continuation from Jurassic World Dominion

I do like some of the scenes that are a callback to the original Jurassic Park (and Jaws to a certain extent)

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Jurassic World Rebirth)

The story is somewhat a hit & miss

I’m mixed on the uses of the family in this film

What I like (Nintendo Switch 2)

Design-wise, it’s an improvement over the Switch 1 (I like that the kickstand is better than the Switch 1, and they added 2 USB Type-C ports, one at the top and one at the bottom)

Switch 2 DLSS is impressive, and I’m curious to see how other developers use it

Mouse functionally is interesting

Backwards compatibility is good on Switch 2… 

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Nintendo Switch 2)

However, not every Switch 1 game will take advantage of the Switch 2

Although the internal storage in the Switch 2 is an improvement over the Switch 1 (Switch 1 was 32GB, Switch 2 is 256GB), it can still fill up quickly (especially if you factor in the Game Key Card)

If you wanted a more powerful Nintendo Switch, then the Switch 2 is for you, but if you were expecting the next innovation (or gimmick) to be in the Switch 2, then you might be disappointed  

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