For this week, my 2 cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of August 2 to 8, 2026, I give my thoughts on the Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Direct, EA going private & Nintendo releasing its financial report

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #fireemblem #direct #nintendodirect  #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 #ea #nintendo 

00:00 - Intro

01:08 - Quick My 2 Cents

05:54 - Movie/TV Show

09:50 - Part 1 Fire Emblem Direct

10:52 - What I like (Fire Emblem Direct)

13:08 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Fire Emblem Direct)  

15:30 - Part 2 EA

23:06 - Part 3 Nintendo

Quick My 2 Cents

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/08/02/rumour-sega-apparently-has-a-2-5d-sonic-game-in-the-works-for-2027/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/08/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-assures-fans-that-the-base-game-will-conclude-the-story

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/an-extended-look-at-gta-6-is-coming-to-netflix-later-this-month/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/capcom-says-the-move-to-an-all-digital-future-wont-have-a-significant-impact-on-its-sales/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/08/06/sam-neill-yvonne-strahovski-and-dichen-lachman-as-impa-will-be-in-zelda-movie/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/08/06/uli-latukefu-apparently-lands-role-as-ganondorf-in-the-zelda-movie/

Movie/TV Show

https://collider.com/the-x-files-i-want-to-believe-directors-cut-trailer/

https://thedirect.com/article/sony-pictures-boss-end-era-sony-marvel-universe

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/borderlands-movie-director-says-it-failed-because-pg-13-studio-cuts-meant-it-belonged-to-nobody/

https://deadline.com/2026/08/cnn-ari-emanuel-paramount-merger-response-1237016961/

https://deadline.com/2026/08/david-ellison-cnn-paramount-wbd-politics-1237016953/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-warner-bros-trial-march-2027-1236664236/

Fire Emblem Direct

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/08/04/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-nintendo-direct-roundup/

https://kotaku.com/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-direct-august-2-2000721531

What I like (Fire Emblem Direct)

I like Fortuna’s Blessing (rewind time)

The World Map & Dungeon Delving part looks interesting 

Being able to play different characters in one playthrough is good

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Fire Emblem Direct)  

The Fortuna’s Blessing might be controversial to some

EA

https://insider-gaming.com/electronic-arts-goes-private-as-55-billion-sale-is-finalized/

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/113016/ea-will-be-considering-mass-layoffs-soon-after-going-private/index.html

Nintendo

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/06/nintendo-first-quarter-earnings-switch2.html

https://nichegamer.com/digital-revenue-reaches-61-5-of-nintendo-software-sales/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/switch-2-continues-to-be-nintendos-fastest-selling-system-latest-financial-results-show/

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My review/thoughts on season 1 of Amazon Prime Video The Mighty Nien & Marvel Studios Spider-Man Brand New Day

Tags for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #movie #moviereview #tvshow #tvshowreview #streaming #streamingnow #themightynein #spidermanbrandnewday 

Note to Parents: The Mighty Nien is rated TV-MA here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26453092/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

Cast & Crew (The Mighty Nien) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26453092/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpg_ov_at_pop_cst

Number of Episodes - 8

Runtime for each episode - 44 to 49 minutes

Note to Parents: Spider-Man Brand New Day is rated PG-13 here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22084616/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

Cast & Crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22084616/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpg_ov_at_pop_cst

Runtime for Spider-Man Brand New Day - 2 hours and 25 minutes

00:00 - Intro

01:14 - Part 1 The Mighty Nien Season 1

02:10 - What I like (The Mighty Nien)

04:24 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (The Mighty Nien)

05:34 - Overall (The Mighty Nien)

07:08 - Part 2 Spider-Man Brand New Day 

09:06 - What I like (Spider-Man Brand New Day)

12:10 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Spider-Man Brand New Day)

13:36 - Overall (Spider-Man Brand New Day)

What I like (The Mighty Nien)

I like that we have a bit more of a story behind these characters

Animations are good (with an Avatar vibe to it)

Fight sequences in the show are good

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (The Mighty Nien)

Don’t expect the same kind of comedy you got from Vox Machina

What I like (Spider-Man Brand New Day)

I was somewhat surprised how they handled The Punisher well in a PG-13 movie

Jean Grey being somewhat a villain in this was interesting

Seeing The Hulk, Punisher & Spider-Man all in the same scene was cool

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Spider-Man Brand New Day)

I’m a little mixed on the end credit scene

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 For this week, my 2 cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of July 26 to August 1, 2026, I give my thoughts on the Xenosaga series on Switch 2. Resident Evil being released yearly? Not so great news for Dragon Age fans & Sony respond to backlash

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00:00 - Intro

01:46 - Quick My 2 Cents

07:30 - Movies/TV Show

11:42 - Part 1 Xenosaga

18:15 - Part 2 Resident Evil

23:36 - Part 3 Dragon Age

31:04 - Part 4 Sony

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/two-cancelled-virtual-boy-games-join-nintendo-classics-next-week

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/nintendo-expands-switch-2s-gamecube-library-with-another-game-in-august

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/castlevania-belmonts-curse-will-run-at-30fps-on-switch

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/pragmata-starts-strong-but-resident-evil-series-is-the-star-of-capcoms-latest-financial-report

https://insider-gaming.com/007-first-light-nintendo-switch-2-release-date-leaked/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/29/expedition-33-devs-say-it-would-be-big-technical-challenge-to-bring-to-switch-2/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-switch-2-rating-surfaces-online

Movies/TV Show

https://thedirect.com/article/mahershala-ali-officially-quits-mcu-blade

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wonder-man-canceled-disney-plus-no-season-2-1236660321/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/it-might-show-my-age-zelda-movie-actors-botw-memories-will-make-you-feel-old

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/peacock-youtube-premium-streaming-deal-1236657073/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sag-aftra-opposes-paramount-warner-bros-merger-1236657161/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/david-ellison-staff-memo-wbd-merger-1236657162/

https://cordcuttersnews.com/paramount-hires-one-of-the-best-lawyers-out-there-to-fight-california/

Xenosaga

https://twistedvoxel.com/nintendo-monolith-soft-acquired-xenosaga-ip-from-bandai-namco/

https://www.noobfeed.com/news/nintendo-xenosaga-revival-switch-2

Resident Evil

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/26/capcom-wants-resident-evil-to-be-a-yearly-franchise/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/capcoms-goal-is-to-release-a-resident-evil-game-every-year

Dragon Age

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-dragon-age-remaster-trilogy-is-unlikely-because-nobody-who-knows-the-old-engine-is-left-producer-says/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dragon-age-series-producer-says-he-doesnt-see-it-returning-because-of-eas-greenlighting-process/

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bioware-lost-the-knowledge-needed-to-remaster-dragon-age-former-producer-says/

Sony

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/were-going-to-cautiously-move-this-forward-sony-says-it-hears-playstation-disc-backlash-but-will-continue-its-plans/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-says-its-been-talking-to-retailers-about-its-disc-free-future-suggests-us-retailers-may-still-sell-codes-in-a-box/

https://insider-gaming.com/sony-finally-addresses-fan-backlash-towards-ending-playstation-discs/

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 For this week, my 2 cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of July 19 to 25, 2026, I give my thoughts on Xbox exclusives, New info on GamePass criticism, and June 2026 Circana numbers are out

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #xboxgaming #xbox #xboxgamepass #gamepass #gamepassultimate #circana #june2026 

00:00 - Intro

01:34 - Quick My 2 Cents

07:36 - Movies/TV Shows

12:16 - Part 1 Xbox

19:44 - Part 2 GamePass

24:42 - Part 3 Circana

Quick My 2 Cents

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/24/xenoblade-chronicles-2-switch-2-edition-overview-trailer/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/22/konami-reveals-resolution-and-framerate-for-metal-gear-master-collection-2/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/nintendo-all-but-confirms-that-splatoon-4-is-on-the-way

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/super-mario-galaxy-movie-directly-led-to-new-star-fox-and-yoshi-games-miyamoto-confirms

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/xenoblade-chronicles-studio-monolith-soft-helped-out-with-splatoon-raiders

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/23/shigeru-miyamoto-talks-nintendo-remakes/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/miyamoto-games-based-on-developers-personal-interests-resonate-around-the-world-not-those-aiming-for-global-appeal/

Movies/TV Shows

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/resident-evil-movie-trailer-is-already-putting-past-adaptations-to-shame

https://gizmodo.com/the-final-spider-man-brand-new-day-trailer-takes-us-back-in-time-2000788512

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/avengers-doomsday-trailer-robert-downey-jr-doctor-doom-mcu-1236611483/

https://thedirect.com/article/incredibles-3-characters-brad-bird-time-jump-pixar-sequel-movie

https://deadline.com/2026/07/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-lawsuit-1237002761/

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/judge-puts-temporary-pause-paramount-warner-bros-merger-rcna587804

Xbox

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/it-isnt-something-carved-in-stone-xbox-still-unclear-on-future-ps5-ports

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/xbox-return-to-console-exclusivity-report/

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/07/xbox-cco-says-not-to-overly-fixate-on-all-single-player-games-being-exclusives

GamePass

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/some-xbox-studio-leads-reportedly-detest-game-pass-so-why-did-xbox-push-ahead-with-it-it-felt-like-a-race-to-zero

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-biggest-critics-of-xbox-game-pass-may-be-inside-xbox/

https://wccftech.com/xbox-studio-leaders-detest-game-pass-schreier/

Circana

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/468533/switch-2-best-seller-in-the-us-in-june-2026-ufc-6-debuts-in-1st/

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xbox-console-sales-jump-86-in-June-with-exclusive-games-and-price-increase-factors.1349306.0.html

https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mraew23qqc2s

https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-switch-2-eshop-charts-july-19-2026/

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My review/thoughts on The Odyssey & Daredevil Born Again season 2

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #review #moviereview #tvshowreview #theodyssey #theodysseymovie #daredevilbornagainseason2 #daredevilbornagain #marvelcinematicuniverse #disneyplus 

Note to Parents: The Odyssey is rated R here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33764258/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

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Runtime for The Odyssey - 2 hours and 53 minutes)

Note to Parents: Daredevil Born Again (season 2) is rated TV-MA here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18923754/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

Cast & Crew (Daredevil Born Again) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18923754/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpg_ov_at_pop_cst

Number of episodes in Daredevil Born Again season 2 - 8

Runtime for each episode - between 44 and 51 minutes

00:00 - Intro

01:14 - Part 1 The Odyssey

03:14 - What I like (The Odyssey)

05:32 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (The Odyssey)

06:08 - Overall (The Odyssey)

08:16 - Part 2 Daredevil Born Again Season 2

10:28 - What I like (Daredevil Born Again)

12:20 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Daredevil Born Again)

14:08 - Overall (Daredevil Born Again)

What I like (The Odyssey)

Christopher Nolan's style still holds up

The battle of Troy & the conflict with the Cyclops (Laestrygonians) are some of my favorite scenes

Matt Damon did a good job playing Odysseus

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (The Odyssey)

The choice of music for the end credits seems odd

What I like (Daredevil Born Again)

I like the idea of Daredevil & Bullseye having to work together 

Nice to see Jessica Jones (and Luke Cage for a bit) make an appearance

I like some of the flashback scenes, like when Wilson Fisk was going to the art gallery, and Foggy Nelson appeared in a flashback scene

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

Some may not like how this season plays too close to current events

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For this week, my 2 cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of July 12 to 18, 2026, I give my thoughts on ID Software's response to layoffs, Capcom talks about the RE engine on Switch 2, Sony faces a lawsuit over physical media & update from Bethesda.

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #idsoftware #bethesda #bethesdagamestudios #capcomgames #capcom #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 

00:00 - Intro

01:54 - Quick My 2 Cents

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/16/ubisoft-reveals-rayman-origins-enhanced-edition-free-with-rayman-legends-retold/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/16/square-enix-releases-star-ocean-second-story-r-on-switch-2-without-upgrade-path/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/octopath-traveler-1-and-2-announced-for-switch-2-with-improved-performance-and-visuals

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/13/ea-seems-to-have-killed-off-the-need-for-speed-franchise/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/kingdom-hearts-deep-dive-event-to-commemorate-25th-anniversary-this-august

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/rumour-nintendo-is-reportedly-considering-a-switch-2-oled-model

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/14/dusk-golem-capcom-is-looking-to-make-its-resident-evil-dlc-much-more-meaty/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/16/watch-dogs-collection-appears-at-retailer-for-nintendo-switch-2/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/15/castlevania-belmonts-curse-comes-to-nintendo-switch-in-october/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/15/the-duskbloods-closed-network-test-dates-and-times-revealed/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/sony-also-taking-pelters-for-locking-crunchyrolls-store-behind-a-subscription

09:22 - Movies/TV Shows

https://deadline.com/2026/07/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-merger-lawsuit-1236996841/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-sued-warner-bros-merger-1236631313/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-leave-california-lawsuit-warner-bros-discovery-merger-1236646241/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-batman-part-ii-release-delayed-again-2028-1236649280/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/sam-neill-actor-jurassic-park-dies-new-zealand-rcna587240

12:10 - Part 1 Id Software

https://insider-gaming.com/new-doom-game-in-development/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/id-software-plays-down-impact-of-layoffs-insists-it-still-has-enough-staff-to-make-games-and-tech/

17:14 - Part 2 Capcom

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dragons-dogma-2-performance-on-switch-2-is-exceeding-our-expectations-says-producer/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/14/capcom-says-the-re-engine-is-perfect-for-the-nintendo-switch-2/

24:22 - Part 3 Sony 

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/here-come-the-lawsuits-sonys-physical-disc-debacle-likely-to-keep-its-lawyers-busy

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-faces-EUR435-Million-lawsuit-after-digital-only-push-as-Dutch-gamers-Argue-physical-games-were-their-last-real-choice-to-avoid-the-30-Sony-tax.1343706.0.html

29:30 - Part 4 Bethesda

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/07/17/bethesda-and-obsidian-working-on-new-fallout-games-and-remasters-of-fallout-3-new-vegas-confirmed/

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/07/two-fallout-remasters-announced-by-bethesda-in-massive-new-roadmap

https://bethesda.net/en/article/7wrffyXajE4BmCLJVpOkcN/a-note-from-bethesda-game-studios

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My review/thoughts on Disney+/Marvel Studios The Punisher: One Last Kill

Note to Parents: The Punisher: One Last Kill is rated TV-MA here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36042156/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

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Runtime for this movie: Around 51 minutes

00:00 - Intro

03:42 - What I like

07:14 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

08:46 - Overall 

What I like

Jon Bernthal does a good job playing Frank Castle/The Punisher

I like how the story has (sorta) 2 parts. One being Frank Castle/The Punisher PDST, while the other being Ma Gnucci (Judith Light) getting her revenge on what The Punisher did to her family 

Definitely pushes the TV-MA rating for this movie on Disney+ (still blows my mind that this is on Disney+)

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Outside of Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll), don’t expect to see the cast of Daredevil (or Daredevil: Born Again) appear in this movie

I do wish the movie were longer

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