For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of April 19 to 25, 2026, I give my thoughts on a new entry/reboot of the Metal Slug series, GamePass sees a price change, Former CEO of PlayStation speaks out about being fired & March 2026 Circana numbers are out

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #metalslug #snk #gamepass #gamepassultimate #gamepassforpc #sony #playstation #circana #april2026 

00:00 - Intro

01:54 - Quick My 2 Cents

10:06 - Movies/TV Shows

15:10 - Part 1 Metal Slug

21:44 - Part 2 GamePass 

29:38 - Part 3 PlayStation

35:42 - Part 4 Circana

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/04/dive-into-the-pages-of-yoshi-and-the-mysterious-book-in-this-new-overview-trailer

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/04/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-officially-revealed-but-itll-skip-switch-2

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/04/splatoon-raiders-is-alive-and-its-out-this-summer-on-switch-2

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/04/xboxs-starfield-tops-the-us-gaming-charts-for-first-time-since-2023

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/04/two-u-s-gamers-are-suing-nintendo-over-tariff-refunds

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/04/23/kit-and-krysta-nintendo-does-sit-on-games-though-that-not-be-the-case-with-switch-2-games/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bethesda-doesnt-have-the-engineering-know-how-to-remaster-fallout-new-vegas-former-obsidian-cco-says/

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/04/microsoft-gaming-reportedly-scrapped-as-asha-sharma-promotes-return-of-xbox-at-ms-hq

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/04/its-happening-final-fantasy-xiv-is-coming-to-switch-2-this-august

Movies/TV Shows

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/coyote-vs-acme-trailer-1236570809/

https://deadline.com/2026/04/clayface-trailer-batman-villain-body-horror-1236868485/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/04/its-truly-baffling-shigeru-miyamoto-comments-on-the-mario-galaxy-movies-critical-reception

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/04/mario-galaxy-movie-helps-franchise-surpass-usd2-billion-at-global-box-office

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/04/it-sounds-like-peachs-mario-galaxy-movie-backstory-will-be-canon-in-future-games

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/elden-ring-movie-cast-1236569064/

Metal Slug

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/04/a-new-mission-awaits-snk-celebrates-30-years-of-metal-slug-teases-exciting-future

https://www.creativebloq.com/entertainment/gaming/why-metal-slug-still-looks-better-than-many-modern-games

GamePass 

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/04/21/xbox-game-pass-update/

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/microsoft-game-pass-ultimate-subscription-price-cut.html

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/04/rumour-xbox-might-introduce-customisable-plans-for-game-pass-in-the-future

Playstation

https://gamingbolt.com/shuhei-yoshida-says-sie-ceo-wanted-to-remove-him-from-first-party-development

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/shuhei-yoshida-says-he-was-fired-from-his-role-as-playstation-studio-president-because-he-didnt-listen-to-jim-ryan/

https://insider-gaming.com/shuhei-yoshida-was-fired-from-playstation-because-he-didnt-listen-to-jim-ryan/

Circana

https://www.circana.com/post/top-10-video-games

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/467630/crimson-desert-top-selling-game-in-the-us-with-projected-digital-sales-included/

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/us-hardware-sales-rose-69-in-march-2026-following-strong-switch-2-performance-us-monthly-charts

https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/top-20-best-selling-games-of-2026-so-far-in-the-us/2900-7514/

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My review/thoughts on season 1 of Disney+'s Wonder Man

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Note to Parents: Wonder Man is rated TV-14 here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21066182/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

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Number of episodes - 8

Runtime for each episode - 30 to 32 minutes

00:00 - Intro

02:58 - What I like

05:54 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

07:30 - Overall

What I like

The concept is interesting (I like the indie vibe to the show)

Ben Kingsley still knocks it out as Trevor Slattery (so does Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams)

I like how we spent some brief moments with Simon's powers

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Mixed on episode 4 (Doorman)

Some may or may not like this approach for a Marvel Television show

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For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of April 5 to 11 2026, I give my thoughts on Monolith Soft on the Zelda series. The Super Mario Galaxy movie is killing it at the box offices, & 007 First Light gets delayed on Switch 2

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #gaming #monolithsoft #zelda #thesupermariogalaxymovie #movie #boxoffice #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 #nintendo #007firstlight 

00:00 - Intro

01:36 - Quick My 2 Cents

06:14 - Movies/TV Shows

09:36 - Part 1 Monolith Soft

15:32 - Part 2 Mario Galaxy

24:38 - Part 3 007 First Light

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/04/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-nes-library-with-three-more-games

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/04/former-resident-evil-witcher-devs-unite-for-a-stylish-new-action-adventure-game-on-ps5

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/04/looks-like-elden-ring-will-be-a-pricey-game-key-card-release-on-switch-2

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/04/08/leaker-says-new-luigis-mansion-game-currently-in-development-alongside-accompanying-amiibo/

Movies/TV Shows

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/punisher-one-last-kill-trailer-jon-bernthal-1236698256/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/04/08/leaker-claims-nintendo-is-looking-to-pitch-a-luigis-mansion-movie/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/04/07/takaya-imamura-concerned-about-link-speaking-in-zelda-movie-as-could-ruin-the-magic/

Monolith Soft

https://gonintendo.com/contents/59623-monolith-soft-shares-design-insights-from-zelda-totk-pledges-to-offer-new-surprises

https://screenrant.com/legend-of-zelda-monolith-soft-teaser/

https://twistedvoxel.com/xenoblade-chronicles-dev-monolith-soft-work-on-the-legend-of-zelda-series/

Mario Galaxy

https://deadline.com/2026/04/box-office-supar-mario-galaxy-movie-monday-record-1236783433/

https://www.slashfilm.com/2140625/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-box-office-success-reasons/

https://www.fastcompany.com/91522196/super-mario-galaxy-movie-box-office-hit-video-game-genre-redemption

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/newsletter/2026-04-07/wide-shot-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-family-films

Part 3 007 First Light

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/04/007-first-light-shaken-by-delay-on-switch-2-now-releasing-after-other-consoles

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-switch-2-version-of-007-first-light-has-been-delayed-until-this-summer/

https://insider-gaming.com/007-first-light-nintendo-switch-2-delayed/

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My review/thoughts on the Super Mario Galaxy movie

Note to Parents: The Super Mario Galaxy movie is rated PG here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28650488/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

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Runtime for this movie - 1 hour & 38 minutes (98 minutes)

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00:00 - Intro

05:12 - What I like 

09:48 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

11:40 - Overall 

What I like 

Tons of references to past Mario & Nintendo games

Glen Powell really knocks it out of the park as Fox McCloud

The Story (in my view) is definitely an improvement over the first film

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Don’t go into this movie expecting a deep, rich story

Feels like Fox McCloud didn’t get as much screen time compared to Donkey Kong did in the first film

I would have loved to see more of Wart (Luis Guzman)

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For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of March 29 to April 4, 2026, I give my thoughts on a so-called update on Nate the Hate Switch 2 rumors, Disney could be buying Epic Games, Next-Gen console could be very pricy & 3rd party support on Switch 2

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #gaming #my2cents  #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 #switch #nintendoswitch #nintendo #disney #epicgames #nextgen 

00:00 - Intro

01:56 - Quick My 2 Cents

08:42 - Movies/TV Shows

11:50 - Part 1 Switch 2 rumors

19:36 - Part 2 Disney/Epic Games

26:54 - Part 3 Next-Gen

32:34 - Part 4 3rd party games

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/stellar-blade-dev-shift-up-has-acquired-resident-evil-creator-shinji-mikamis-new-studio/

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/03/30/xbox-games-showcase-2026-gears-of-war-e-day-direct/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/03/31/leaker-claims-persona-6-to-debut-at-xbox-games-showcase-2026-in-june/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/03/29/south-of-midnight-developer-hiring-for-new-ip/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/03/30/a-leaker-claims-nintendo-is-set-to-release-zelda-themed-limited-edition-switch-2-to-tie-in-with-release/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/04/mindseye-going-off-the-deep-end-with-in-game-mission-revealing-evidence-of-sabotage

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/03/rumour-final-fantasy-9-ps5-remake-development-is-on-ice-right-now

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/us-patent-office-revokes-nintendos-patent-on-summoning-characters-to-make-them-battle/

Movies/TV Shows

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/04/01/miyamoto-implies-that-smash-bros-movie-wont-happen-any-time-soon/

https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-unplanned-mcu-sequel-series

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/04/random-jack-black-jokingly-suggests-a-third-mario-movie-will-arrive-in-2029

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/04/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-is-already-breaking-box-office-records

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/super-mario-galaxy-box-office-massive-1236554520/

Switch 2 rumors

https://wccftech.com/super-metroid-remake-new-wario-land-rumor/

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1s5r1jm/youtube_comment_posted_nintendo_leaks_that_lines/

https://news.instant-gaming.com/en/articles/18778-a-super-metroid-remake-could-be-coming-to-switch-2

Disney/Epic Games

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/disney-may-be-interested-in-acquiring-epic-games-at-some-point-its-claimed/

https://gamerant.com/disney-acquiring-epic-games/

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/disney-should-buy-fortnite-and-epic-games-former-exec-says/1100-6539085/

Next-Gen

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/03/usd1000-consoles-will-be-the-norm-analysts-discuss-cost-of-ps6-and-next-gen-xbox

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/110710/next-gen-ps6-project-helix-may-cost-dollars1000-at-launch-analysts-warn/index.html

3rd party games

https://cdn.www.ampereanalysis.com/media/press_releases/2026/03/31/Ampere_Analysis_Nintendo_Switch_2_Third_Party.pdf

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/04/01/analytics-firm-says-nintendo-switch-and-nintendo-switch-2-third-party-ecosystem-sales-up-76-in-2025/

https://www.eteknix.com/third-party-nintendo-switch-2-games-generate-1-billion-in-nine-months/

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For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of March 22 to 28, 2026, I give my thoughts on February 2026 Circana, Rumors start popping up on GTA 6 on Switch 2, Switch 2 sales might be down, & Switch 2 games are going to see a change in prices.

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gaming #gamer55551 #my2cents #nintendoswitch2 #switch2 #grandtheftauto #gta6 #nintendo 

00:00 Introduction

01:58 Quick My 2 Cents

13:22 Movies/TV Shows

17:34 Part 1 Circana

27:02 Part 2 GTA 6

33:51 Part 3 Switch 2

38:40 Part 4 Switch 2 Game Price

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/03/rumour-nintendos-2026-plans-include-new-star-fox-and-zelda-remake-no-3d-mario

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/03/mechs-and-turn-based-rpg-combat-collide-in-starbites-on-switch-1-and-2-this-may

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/03/we-have-begun-randd-crimson-desert-dev-shows-interest-in-a-switch-2-port

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/03/22/bloodstained-the-scarlet-engagement-is-seemingly-coming-to-nintendo-switch/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/03/21/cd-projekt-red-reveals-switch-2-was-3rd-most-popular-platform-for-cyberpunk-2077-last-year/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/03/were-spending-significantly-more-than-were-making-fortnite-publisher-epic-games-lays-off-over-1000-staff

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/03/25/dusk-golem-capcom-considering-possibility-of-resident-evil-revelations-remake/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/03/sony-announces-gigantic-ps5-price-increases-effective-from-april-2026

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/03/microsoft-issues-statement-on-why-this-is-an-xbox-campaign-has-been-retired

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/03/devil-may-cry-5-devil-hunter-edition-has-been-rated-for-switch-2

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/03/26/fallout-4-on-nintendo-switch-adds-dlss/

Movies/TV Shows

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-devil-may-cry-season-2-trailer-wastes-no-time-giving-fans-what-they-want/1100-6538986/

https://thedirect.com/article/daredevil-born-again-season-2-luke-cage-iron-fist-excluded

https://deadline.com/2026/03/netflix-raises-prices-across-tiers-1236767060/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/03/fox-mccloud-blasts-into-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie

https://deadline.com/2026/03/fox-mccloud-glen-powell-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-1236767751/

Circana

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/467329/ps5-outsells-switch-2-in-the-us-in-february-2026-resident-evil-requiem-debuts-in-1st/

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/resident-evil-requiem-tops-us-february-charts-launch-sales-60-higher-than-village-us-monthly-charts

GTA 6

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/03/23/one-of-kiwitalkz-sources-claims-grand-theft-auto-6-is-nintendo-switch-2-bound/

https://screenrant.com/gta-6-nintendo-switch-2-leaks/

https://gameranx.com/updates/id/561872/article/take-two-ceo-says-nintendos-doing-just-fine-as-gta-6-switch-2-rumors-resurface/

Switch 2

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/03/nintendos-apparently-cutting-us-switch-2-output-after-lower-than-expected-holiday-sales

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-reportedly-adjusting-switch-2-production-after-weak-holiday-sales

https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mhsoz6j6pk2l

https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mhsi5izodc2g

Switch 2 game price

https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/about-nintendo-switch-2-game-pricing/?srsltid=AfmBOooyLgJyMaA0UiklrrQtwwIkn7ZPuLhlYxfBnuYwf6ZZIhdIkPJe

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/03/nintendo-to-change-pricing-for-digital-and-physical-switch-2-exclusives-starting-with-yoshi

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Gameplay footage of me playing Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 for the Nintendo Switch (being played on Switch 2. Originally released for the Wii back in 2007 & 2010). For my review, click here - https://youtu.be/iW4WTykndnI

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Note to Parents: Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 is rated E for everyone (all ages) by the ESRB - https://www.esrb.org/search/?searchKeyword=Super%20Mario%20Galaxy&platform=All%20Platforms&rating=E%2CE10%2B%2CT%2CM%2CAO&descriptor=All%20Content&pg=1&searchType=All&ielement[]=all

Publish by Nintendo

Developed by Nintendo EDA Tokyo

File size: around 6.5 GB for both games (both games are in the Switch cart)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:18 - Start of Mario Galaxy

00:03:02 - Battlerock Barrage (Battlerock Galaxy)

00:08:42 - Breaking into Battlerock secret star (Battlerock’s Garbage Dump/Battlerock Galaxy)

00:12:42 - Breaking into the Battlerock (Battlerock Galaxy)

00:18:50 - Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe (Battlerock Galaxy)

00:27:26 - Topmaniac’s Daredevil Run

00:29:06 - The Fiery Stronghold (Bowser’s Star Reactor/Fighting Bowser)

00:34:44 - Start of Mario Galaxy 2

00:37:54 - Rock and Rollodillo (Bouder Bowl Galaxy)

00:48:06 - Bumble Beginnings Secret Star (The Secret Wall Jump/Honeybloom Galaxy)

00:49:06 - Bumble Beginnings (Honeybloom Galaxy)

00:57:00 - Fluzzard’s First Flight (Wild Glide Galaxy)

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