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/

Music used for this video - Violet Letter by Aulx Studio (from premiumbeat.com) 

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