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/

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

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