I played Donkey Kong Bananza for the Switch 2

Gameplay footage of me playing Donkey Kong Bananza for the Nintendo Switch 2. For my review, click here - https://youtu.be/7ySdyDvPFLs

Note to Parents: Donkey Kong Bananza is rated E10+ (ages 10 & up) by the ESRB - https://www.esrb.org/search/?searchKeyword=Donkey+Kong+Bananza

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Publish by Nintendo

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:52 - Start of Gameplay

00:06:58 - Behind the Big Tree/Buying a House

00:09:10 - Sleeping in the Big Tree

00:12:32 - Construction work/Glimmering Overhead

00:15:52 - Checked in at the Eggshell Hotel 

00:17:22 - Hangin’ in the Lounge

00:20:50 - Egg-Bottom Basement 

00:22:32 - Egg-Bottom Break-In

00:29:22 - Destroy a toxic plant/Construction Work 2 

00:34:04 - Under the Rubber Pillar

00:37:36 - Forest Fragmentone Recovery 

00:39:34 - Forest Fragmentone Restoration/Waded into Bramblenest Bog!

00:41:34 - Buying a House 2/The Forest Growtone

00:48:24 - Tucked behind the Tree

00:50:18 - Tree-Pit Banana Balloon/Top-Shelf Treasure 

00:56:10 - Battle: Updraft Uproar

01:00:22 - Dazzling Ostrich Headwear/The Hungry Forest Growtone

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My take on Donkey Kong Bananza for the Nintendo Switch 2

My review of Donkey Kong Bananza for the Nintendo Switch 2. For gameplay, click here -  https://youtu.be/XQk-NekrW3o

Note to Parents: Donkey Kong Bananza is rated E10+ (ages 10 & up) by the ESRB - https://www.esrb.org/search/?searchKeyword=Donkey+Kong+Bananza

Developed by Nintendo EPD

Publish by Nintendo

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #donkeykongbananza #donkeykong #nintendo #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 #review #videogames #gaming 

00:00 - Intro

04:20 - Part 1 Pro

09:52 - Part 2 Cons

11:00 - Overall

Pro

Visually, it looks good (along with the music)

Gameplay feels like a combination of other games out there, like Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, Mario Odyssey (and other 3-D Mario games), Hulk Ultimate Destruction, Red Faction, and so on (in a good way)

Looks like it runs well at 60fps

It does improve on some of the stuff that was in Mario Odyssey

Cons

Camera control can be tricky at times (especially if you are digging through the level)

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My take on Nintendo got hacked, ACS Switch 2? & bound Microsoft on no Xb...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of October 12 to 18, 2025, I give my thoughts on Nintendo being hacked (and their response), Assassin's Creed: Shadow Switch 2 leak & Microsoft's response to another rumor

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00:00 - Intro

02:04 - Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/terminator-2d-no-fate-trailer-dives-into-how-you-can-change-key-movie-scenes

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/one-of-2024s-nuttiest-indie-games-shoots-onto-switch-2-next-month

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/10/16/nintendo-has-generated-nearly-2-2-billion-in-revenue-across-nine-mobile-games/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/10/ninja-gaiden-dead-or-alive-legend-tomonobu-itagaki-has-passed-away

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/thanks-to-everyone-who-played-banjo-kazooie-director-confirms-rare-exit-after-36-years/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sucker-punch-will-remain-a-single-project-studio-after-ghost-of-yotei-boss-suggests/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/10/16/new-patent-seemingly-shows-how-nintendo-ds-games-could-work-switch/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/10/17/nintendo-looking-to-produce-25-million-switch-2s-in-the-run-up-to-christmas/

09:26 - Movies/TV Shows

Wonder Man Trailer - https://youtu.be/lgoxHC7WF9w?si=mv9ResLCYPTK943k

https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-boss-jessica-jones-series-coming-soon

https://screenrant.com/warner-bros-rejects-paramount-takeover-offer/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/10/13/mortal-kombat-iii-movie-is-in-the-works/

https://www.slashfilm.com/1997812/tron-franchise-future-movies-dead-update-jared-leto-ares-flop/

13:06 - Part 1 Nintendo Hacked

https://gamerant.com/nintendo-hacked-october-2025/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/notorious-group-crimson-collective-claims-to-have-hacked-nintendo

https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-issues-statement-on-recent-claim-that-it-was-hacked/

18:44 - Part 2 Assassin's Creed Shadow

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/assassins-creed-shadows-switch-2-rating-spotted-online

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/rumour-assassins-creed-shadows-on-switch-2-may-clash-with-metroid-prime-4

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassins-creed-shadows-sees-another-switch-2-listing-pop-up/1100-6535394/

25:26 - Part 3 Microsoft

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/no-target-and-walmart-are-not-removing-xbox-products-from-their-stores-as-xbox-misinformation-reaches-new-levels

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-denies-claims-that-target-and-walmart-stores-are-removing-xbox-products-from-shelves/

https://www.thegamer.com/xbox-statement-denines-removing-stock-consoles-games-walmart-target/

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My take on Tron Ares & Season 1 of Hulu King of the Hill

My Review/Thoughts of Tron Ares & season 1 of Hulu King of the Hill

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #movie #moviereview #tvshow #tvshowreview #hulu #kingofthehill #tronares #tron 

Note to Parents: Tron Ares is rated PG-13 here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6604188/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

Tron Ares cast & crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6604188/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpg_ov_ql_1

Runtime for Tron Ares - 1 Hour & 59 Minutes

Note to Parents: Hulu King of the Hill is rated TV-14 here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118375/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

Hulu King of the Hill cast & crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118375/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpg_ov_ql_1

Hulu King of the Hill runtime - Around 22 to 27 minutes

Number of episodes of Hulu King of the Hill - 10

00:00 - Intro

01:14 - Part 1 Tron Ares

04:56 - What I like (Tron Ares)

09:10 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Tron Ares)

11:32 - Overall (Tron Ares)

14:52 - Part 2 Hulu King of The Hill

17:10 - What I like (King of the Hill)

21:54 - What I didn’t like/Mixed/Not Sure

24:54 - Overall (King of The Hill)

What I like (Tron Ares)

I like how Dillinger (From the first Tron movie) plays a more important role this time around.

Nice callback to the original Tron movie

The visuals are excellent, and the soundtrack, featuring Nine Inch Nails, is also good.

The story itself isn’t that bad.  

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

I’m mixed on how they portray the grid invading our world

Although mentioned, I’m disappointed that characters like Sam Flynn, Quorra, and even Tron are not in this sequel

What I like (King of the Hill)

I like the idea of Hank & Peggy trying to deal with retirement

The idea of Bobby Hill running his own restaurant is interesting (not to mention his relationship with Connie)

Some funny moments (whether it's with Dale Gribble or some odd moment)

I like that we saw 2 of Hank Hill's brothers (Good Hank & Junicho)

What I didn’t like/Mixed/Not Sure

John Redcorn's future is uncertain.  

A little disappointed we didn’t see an episode of Hank getting Bill back into shape after what happened to him in the season 1 revival

Luanne & Lucky’s fate is also unknown (although I’m open to the idea of seeing their daughter grown up a bit like Good Hank)

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My take on SW2 DLSS, Xbox not dead, Close to You video & August 2025 Cir...

For this week, my 2 cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of October 5 to 11, 2025, I have my thoughts on some info on Switch 2 DLSS, Xbox isn’t dead, Nintendo released an interesting short video & August 2025 Circana numbers are out

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 #nintendo #nvidia #dlss #xboxgaming #xbox #microsoft #circana #august2025 

00:00 - Intro

01:38 - Quick My 2 Cents

09:20 - Movies/TV Show

15:14 - Part 1 Switch 2 DLSS

21:56 - Part 2 Xbox

28:02 - Part 3 Close to You

33:16 - Part 4 Circana

Quick, My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-snes-library-with-three-more-titles

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/they-exist-red-dead-redemption-2s-ps5-xbox-series-and-switch-2-versions-are-still-happening-its-claimed/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/10/06/mina-the-hollower-has-been-now-been-delayed/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/10/ps6-out-in-a-few-years-as-sony-amd-discuss-the-future-of-games

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/10/amds-partnership-on-ps6-will-benefit-every-gaming-platform-says-general-manager

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/10/rumour-american-civil-war-assassins-creed-game-cancelled-due-to-fear-of-controversy

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/10/xbox-magnus-leak-suggests-next-console-will-be-powerful-expensive-and-maybe-a-hybrid-device

Movies/TV Shows

https://thedirect.com/article/black-panther-disney-series-season-2-trouble-studio-bankruptcy

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/10/08/danielrpk-says-a-donkey-kong-movie-is-apparently-in-the-works-at-universal/

https://www.ign.com/articles/paramounts-canceled-halo-tv-show-is-enjoying-a-new-lease-of-life-on-netflix-right-now

https://www.themovieblog.com/2025/10/tron-ares-poised-for-huge-box-office-debut-even-with-mixed-reviews/

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/box-office-tron-ares-thursday-previews-1236545483/

https://comicbookmovie.com/superman/superman-new-report-may-clear-up-whether-the-first-dc-studios-movie-turned-a-box-office-profit-a224175

Switch 2 DLSS

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/digital-foundry-delivers-a-technical-breakdown-of-switch-2s-dlss

https://wccftech.com/two-nvidia-dlss-types-nintendo-switch-2/

https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-Nintendo-Switch-2-reportedly-supports-two-different-versions-of-Nvidia-s-DLSS-offering.1131627.0.html

Xbox

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/no-xboxs-next-gen-console-hardware-plans-arent-cancelled

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/future-xbox-consoles-not-canceled-microsoft-says/1100-6535237/

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/10/xbox-issues-statement-denying-rumour-that-next-gen-console-could-be-cancelled

Close to You

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/nintendo-updates-animated-short-film-close-to-you-with-some-familiar-faces

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-posts-mysterious-close-to-you-animated-short-film/

Circana

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/465935/switch-2-sales-hit-24-million-in-the-us-in-august-nba-2k26-top-game/

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nba-2k26-and-switch-2-drive-growth-in-august-2025-video-game-spending-us-monthly-charts

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/switch-2-reportedly-sold-2-4-million-units-in-first-three-months-on-the-market-us

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My take on season 2 of Andor & The Apothecary Diaries

My review/thoughts on season 2 of Disney+ Andor & The Apothecary Diaries anime

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #review #tvshowreview #tvshow #disneyplus #andor #crunchyroll #theapothecarydairies #season2 

Note to Parents: Andor is rated TV-14 here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9253284/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

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Number of episodes of season 2 of Andor - 12

Runtime for each episode - between 42 minutes and 58 minutes

Note to Parents: The Apothecary Diaries season 2 is rated TV-14 here in the USA (TV-MA on Netflix) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26743760/parentalguide/?ref_=ttfc_ov_at_pl_pg

Cast & Crew for season 2 of The Apothecary Diaries - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26743760/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpg_ov_ql_1

Number of episodes for season 2 of The Apothecary Diaries - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26743760/episodes/?season=2&ref_=ttep

Runtime for each episode - around 23 minutes

00:00 - Intro

01:16 - Part 1 Andor season 2

02:54 - What I like (Andor)

06:22 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Andor)

08:08 - Overall (Andor)

10:12 - Part 2 The Apothecary Diaries season 2

11:34 - What I Like (The Apothecary Diaries)

13:52 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (The Apothecary Diaries)

14:22 - Overall (The Apothecary Diaries)

Andor season 2

What I like 

I like that some of the characters from Rogue One made an appearance (like K-2SO and Orson Krennic)

Episode 8 (Who are you), 9 (Welcome to the Rebellion) & 10 (Make it Stop) are my favorites

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

I didn’t like that we didn’t see much of the fallout of Mon Mothma's family after her speech to the Senate.

I felt like they could have done one more season (aka season 3)

The Apothecary Diaries season 2

What I Like

Some funny moments (like Jinshi dressing up as a moon fairy or episode 9 when he and Maomao fall into a cave where she touches his “ahem” frog)

Interesting twist regarding Shisui being a server girl & a concubine 

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Having to wait for season 3

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My take on EA being sold, Xbox handheld doing well, & GamePass price hik...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of September 29 to October 4, 2025, I give my thoughts on EA being bought and sold, Xbox Rog Ally seems to be doing well, and GamePass gets a price hike Tag for this video: #briansolow #gaming #gamer55551 #my2cents #ea #eagames #rogally #xbox #xboxgaming #gamepass #gamepassultimate 00:00 - Intro 01:36 - Quick My 2 Cents 07:36 - Movies/TV Show 10:52 - Part 1 EA 18:22 - Part 2 Xbox Rog Ally 23:44 - Part 3 GamePass Quick My 2 Cents https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/video-heres-your-first-look-at-warframe-running-on-switch-2 https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/nightdive-studios-just-wont-stop-announces-yet-another-remaster https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/09/square-enix-aint-going-to-revisit-parasite-eve-on-ps5-but-this-chinese-dev-sure-as-hell-is https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/lighting-is-the-crucial-factor-how-square-enix-made-final-fantasy-vii-remake-look-great-on-switch-2 https://mynintendonews.com/2025/09/30/final-fantasy-7-remake-lead-says-they-considered-switch-1-cloud-version-but-decided-against-it/ https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/10/ubisoft-and-tencents-new-company-stewards-assassins-creed-far-cry-more-starting-today Movies/TV Show https://thedirect.com/article/wandavision-trilogy-confirmed-mcu-star https://thedirect.com/article/star-wars-movie-trilogy-already-filming-set-after-episode-9 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/david-cross-bill-burr-dave-chappelle-riyadh-comedy-festival-1236388959/ EA https://apnews.com/article/ea-electronic-arts-video-game-silver-lake-pif-d17dc7dd3412a990d2c0a6758aaa6900 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/ea-take-private-pif-silver-lake-affinity-partners-1236387914/ https://www.axios.com/2025/09/29/electronic-arts-saudi-arabia-silver-lake Xbox Rog Ally https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/the-xbox-ally-x-is-already-selling-out-despite-its-beefy-price-tag-the-hype-is-real-says-microsoft https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/09/the-rog-xbox-ally-is-rapidly-selling-out-at-retailers-around-the-world https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/09/sandisk-reveals-details-and-prices-for-its-initial-rog-xbox-ally-accessories GamePass https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-game-pass-october-2025-changes https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-game-pass-is-increasing-in-price-by-50/ https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/10/xbox-game-pass-ultimate-will-now-get-75plus-day-one-titles-per-year-a-50percent-increase-on-before 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