For this week's My 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of October 25 to 31, 2026 (Happy Halloween), I give my thoughts on more info on Switch 2 hacking, fans trying hard to save the Mass Effect series, an interesting controversy surrounding the Switch 2 game key card & October 2026 Indie World Showcase

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 #masseffect #gamekey #gamekeycard #indieworld #october2026 

00:00 - Intro

01:42 - Quick My 2 Cents

06:24 - Movies/TV Show

12:10 - Part 1 Switch 2 Hack

17:04 - Part 2 Mass Effect

23:36 - Part 3 Game Key Card

29:52 - Part 4 Indie World

31:08 - What I like (Indie World)

32:42 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Indie World)

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ghost-of-yotei-studio-sucker-punch-reportedly-lays-off-more-than-two-dozen-staff-as-it-prepares-for-its-next-project/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/arkane-now-has-until-mid-december-to-find-a-buyer-as-microsoft-extends-its-deadline/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/10/the-duskbloods-switch-2-release-has-been-delayed-to-2027

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/10/palworld-dev-open-to-switch-2-release-if-theres-ever-an-opportunity

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/10/walmart-cancels-zelda-switch-2-pre-orders-a-day-before-release

Movies/TV Show

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/my-mom-became-a-crater-is-a-very-death-stranding-way-to-start-an-anime/

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2026/10/27/dune-3-final-trailer-denis-villeneuve-has-taken-massive-liberties-with-messiah-thats-perfectly-fine

https://gameinformer.com/2026/10/23/amazons-mass-effect-tv-series-is-reportedly-still-in-production-despite-bioware-closure

https://cordcuttersnews.com/disney-faces-losing-another-classic-movie-franchise-rights-as-creators-estate-moves-to-reclaim-franchise/

https://cordcuttersnews.com/netflix-has-a-new-problem-subscribers-are-watching-less-and-opening-the-app-less-often/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/patrick-stewart-dead-star-trek-x-men-1236742932/

Switch 2 Hack

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/114293/nintendo-switch-2-jailbreak-leads-to-roms-and-game-files-being-dumped/index.html

https://ixbt.games/en/news/2026/10/25/nacalos-nintendo-switch-2-vzlomali-sdelali-emuliator-i-izucaiut-faily-the-duskbloods-ot-fromsoftware.html

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/switch-2-jailbreak-gives-hackers-new-ways-to-run-homebrew-and-mod-games/

Mass Effect

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/save-mass-effect-petition-cracks-200000-signatures-as-fans-plead-for-the-series-to-continue/

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/save-mass-effect-petition

Game Key Card

https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-policy-reportedly-prevents-switch-2-game-key-card-to-be-reprinted-as-full-cartridge-version/

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nintendo-may-restrict-Switch-2-games-to-Game-Key-Cards-frustrating-physical-collectors.1434422.0.html

https://nintendowire.com/news/2026/10/27/canadian-retailer-vgp-claims-nintendo-policy-prevents-publishers-from-reprinting-game-key-card-releases-on-full-cartridges/

Indie World

https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/nintendo-indie-world-showcase-october-2026-every-announcement-game-reveal-and-trailer

What I like (Indie World)

Winds of Viridia looks good (getting a Zelda vibe somewhat)

Sword of the Sea looks interesting

Tenjutsu looks good

Threads of Time is certainly on my radar

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

Everything else didn’t click with me as much (although Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino might be something I might take a look at)

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My review/thoughts on Clayface & Season 1 of The Ghost in the Shell

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Note to Parents: Clayface is rated R here in the USA

Cast & Crew (Clayface) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34890576/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpg_ov_ql_1

Clayface runtime - 1 hour & 48 minutes

Note to Parents: The Ghost in the Shell is rated TV-MA here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36517689/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

Cast & Crew (The Ghost in the Shell) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36517689/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpg_ov_ql_1

Number of episodes - 10

Runtime for each episode - 22 to 25 minutes

00:00 - Intro

01:04 - Part 1 Clayface

02:20 - What I like (Clayface)

03:54 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Clayface)

04:52 - Overall (Clayface)

07:30 - Part 2 The Ghost in the Shell

09:38 - What I like (The Ghost in the Shell)

11:28 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (The Ghost in the Shell)

12:34 - Overall (The Ghost in the Shell)

What I like (Clayface)

I like how it has a horror/Frankenstein element to it

I also like how this is a bit of a revenge story as well

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

Although it has a horror element to it, don’t expect to be scared

The Ghost in the Shell)

I like that it still maintains some of the style from past entries

Combat/fight sequences were good (some felt like they were taken out of the original anime)

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (The Ghost in the Shell)

I’m somewhat mixed on the decision to go with the manga style for this show

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For this week's My 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video (October 18 to 24, 2026), I share my thoughts on a former Capcom employee discussing RE7, Big changes coming to Xbox & September 2026 Circana date. 

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #residentevil7 #capcom #capcomgames #gamepass #xboxgaming #september2026 #circana 

00:00 - Intro

01:24 - Quick My 2 Cents

09:14 - Movies/TV Shows

14:16 - Part 1 Resident Evil 7

20:18 - Part 2 Xbox

25:38 - Part 3 Circana

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/10/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-game-boy-library-with-three-more-titles

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/469451/tomb-raider-definitive-survivor-trilogy-out-now-for-switch-2/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/10/surprise-aspyr-is-remastering-a-shrek-game

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/10/cyberpunk-2077-edgerunners-2-free-update-2-5-arrives-this-week

Cyberpunk trailer - https://youtu.be/hylmr-LlFtE?si=l9hD3YmMkCVUIfJU

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/10/21/bloomberg-ea-to-shut-down-mass-effect-developer-bioware-plus-400-jobs-cut/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/10/rumour-beyond-good-and-evil-2-isnt-dead-yet-and-its-being-compared-to-ps5s-spider-man-games

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/10/new-rumour-says-xbox-spent-usd500-million-on-gears-of-war-e-day-but-not-everyone-agrees

https://www.gonintendo.com/contents/66322-studio-behind-red-dead-redemption-switch-port-looking-to-hire-dev-with-switch-switch

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/10/report-microsoft-is-running-out-of-time-to-save-xbox-studio-arkane

Movies/TV Shows

https://cordcuttersnews.com/here-is-everything-netflix-announced-on-its-earnings-call-this-week/

https://cordcuttersnews.com/netflix-is-making-some-big-leadership-changes-to-help-turn-around-its-content/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/10/17/sonic-the-hedgehog-4-movie-will-be-approximately-2-hours-long/

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/10/21/rumour-silver-and-blaze-could-appear-in-post-credit-scene-for-sonic-4-movie/

https://cordcuttersnews.com/hbo-showtime-are-merging-california-put-no-limitations-on-what-skydance-can-do-with-them/

https://deadline.com/2026/10/skydance-paramount-wbd-merger-injuction-motion-1237167643/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-wanted-800-million-from-netflix-for-7-years-of-its-biggest-characters-its-claimed/

Resident Evil 7

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/10/it-was-so-all-over-the-place-ex-capcom-manager-discusses-resident-evil-7s-tumultuous-development

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/resident-evil/resident-evil-7-dev-says-a-lot-of-the-horror-games-flaws-were-vividly-present-during-development-and-roundly-ignored/

Xbox

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/10/report-xbox-planning-major-overhaul-of-game-pass-with-a-la-carte-options

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/10/report-xbox-to-release-next-gen-handheld-in-2027-and-expensive-helix-console-in-2028

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-game-pass-heading-for-a-massive-shakeup-report-says/

Circana

https://twistedvoxel.com/september-2026-us-video-game-sales/

https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3myhpvs2p3c23

https://kotaku.com/theres-good-news-and-bad-news-about-video-game-sales-in-september-2026-2000748805

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My review of Nioh 3 on PS5 (also on PC/Steam). For gameplay, click here: https://youtu.be/N9gZoCDYsTM

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Developed by Team Ninja

Published by Koei Tecmo

00:00 - Intro

04:06 - Pro

06:36 - Cons

07:26 - Overall

Pro

Maintains the solid action combat (along with the graphical options)

I do like that the gameplay takes some pages from Wo Long to Rise of the Ronin 

I do like the idea of switching between the Ninja and Samurai approach in combat

Cons

Mixed in that certain weapons can only be assigned to either the Ninja or the Samurai

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Gameplay of me playing Nioh 3 on PS5 (also on PC/Steam). For my review, click here: https://youtu.be/pApY9c6lIzk

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Developed by Team Ninja

Published by Koei Tecmo

00:00 - Intro

01:10 - Start of gameplay (Princess Tsubaki mission)

12:28 - Save Point 1

16:22 - Save Point 2/Boss Fight (Otazu no Kata)

20:46 - Save Point 3

24:34 - Save Point 4

27:02 - Start of A Fierce Flame mission

33:18 - Leaving the castle/Save Point 5/Entering Maisaka

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For this week's My 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of October 11 to 17, 2026, I give my thoughts on Nintendo's physical media approach; Asha Sharma on Xbox IPs & Microsoft is more open to exclusives

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #nintendo #physicalmedia #xboxgaming #xbox 

00:00 - Intro

01:22 - Quick My 2 Cents

09:52 - Movies/TV Show

13:16 - Part 1 Physical Media

18:54 - Part 2 Xbox IPs

24:02 - Part 3 Xbox Exclusives

Quick My 2 Cents

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/10/14/007-first-light-for-nintendo-switch-2-finally-launches-18th-march/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/10/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-gba-library-with-three-more-titles

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/10/10/natethehate-starfield-nintendo-switch-2-port-may-have-been-cancelled/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/10/at-one-point-capcom-was-going-to-make-pragmata-a-little-bit-more-horror-focused

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/10/analysis-firm-shares-their-sales-estimates-for-gears-of-war-e-day

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/10/no-offense-to-zelda-activision-exec-says-call-of-duty-mw4-and-gta-6-are-the-two-biggest-games-of-the-year

https://mynintendonews.com/2026/10/14/details-of-scrapped-version-of-resident-evil-9-titled-resident-evil-apocalypse/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/10/study-finds-almost-half-of-ps5-disc-backlash-came-from-fake-accounts

Movies/TV Show

https://www.goldderby.com/film/2026/godzilla-minus-zero-takashi-yamazaki-world-premiere-nyff-reviews-plot-trailer/

https://deadline.com/2026/10/netflix-bela-bajaria-on-skydance-deal-no-regrets-1237154751/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/10/random-2021-elon-musk-snl-skit-was-not-received-well-by-nintendo

https://thedirect.com/article/clayface-movie-dc-trend-supergirl

Physical Media

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/10/nintendo-states-that-it-has-no-plans-to-ditch-physical-media

https://www.theshortcut.com/p/nintendo-has-no-plans-to-ditch-physical-games-after-sony-revealed-playstations-digital-only-future

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nintendo/i-hope-sony-takes-notice-nintendo-says-it-has-no-plans-to-ditch-physical-media-as-gta-6-goes-entirely-disc-less

Xbox IPs

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/10/asha-sharma-tells-employees-that-xbox-wont-survive-by-only-relying-on-past-franchises

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/469341/xbox-ceo-says-they-will-continue-to-create-enduring-new-ip/

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/hundreds-of-layoffs-and-many-cancelled-projects-later-xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-reportedly-says-we-will-not-survive-without-new-ips/

Xbox Exclusives

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/microsoft-is-considering-making-fallout-the-elder-scrolls-and-even-minecraft-xbox-console-exclusive-surveys-detailed

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/10/xbox-asks-fans-how-theyd-feel-about-a-really-bold-approach-to-exclusive-games

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-survey-about-exclusives-includes-a-nuclear-strategy-but-wait-just-a-minute/

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My review/thoughts on season 2 of Netflix Devil May Cry

Note to Parents: Netflix Devil May Cry is rated TV-MA here in the USA -  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15716776/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

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Number of episodes- 8

Runtime for each episode - around 30 to 40 minutes

My thoughts on season 1 - https://youtu.be/2rnqMVPifjw

00:00 - Intro

02:56 - What I like

06:24 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

08:30 - Overall 

What I like

The fight scenes in season 2 are good (especially the ones between Dante & Vergil, not to mention the ones with Mundus & Arius)

I do like that Lady/Mary did get some kind of redemption arc in season 2

Better choices of music than the music they used in season 1 (not perfect but better)

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Although it looks like they toned it down (at least from my view), there is still some political message that some may or may not like

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