My take on the Switch 1 version of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

My review of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD on the Nintendo Switch (originally released on the Wii in 2010 & 3DS in 2013). For gameplay, click here - https://youtu.be/stQHh-_Lub8

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Note to Parents: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is rated E for everyone (all ages) by the ESRB - https://www.esrb.org/ratings/40074/donkey-kong-country-returns-hd/

Developed by Forever Entertainment (Switch version)

Publish by Nintendo

Tag for this video

00:00 - Intro

04:48 - Part 1 Pro

08:40 - Part 2 Cons

13:10 - Overall 

Pro

Solid 2-D gameplay

A good 60fps

All the content from the 3DS version is here

Cons

No new content

Somewhat mixed on the DK pound ground commend

Visuals are ok (Improved from the Wii & 3DS version, but not as good as Tropical Freeze)

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My take on the rumored DK movie, SW2 key card, Xbox next hardware & Cast...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of July 13 to 19, 2025, I give my thoughts on Donkey Kong could be getting his own movie, Nintendo sending out a survey regarding game key cards, Xbox hardware isn’t dead & casting has been somewhat announced for the Zelda movie.

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #donkeykong #movies #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 #xbox #xboxgaming #zelda #zeldamovie 

00:00 - Intro

01:36 - Quick My 2 Cents

12:28 - Movies/TV Shows

15:28 - Part 1 Donkey Kong movie

21:32 - Part 2 Switch 2 Game Key Cards

28:06 - Part 3 Xbox Hardware

33:34 - Part 4 Zelda Movie

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-nintendo-direct-is-scheduled-for-later-this-month-its-claimed/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/donkey-kong-bananza-director-says-hes-aware-of-occasional-performance-issues-prioritising-fun/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/12/camelot-software-is-in-late-stages-of-development-work/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/12/red-dead-redemption-2-support-page-updated-leading-to-more-speculation-about-next-gen-version/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/12/sega-boss-wants-to-revive-the-sega-spirit-of-the-80s-and-90s/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/13/jason-schreier-implies-the-dragon-quest-vii-remake-is-real/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/14/final-fantasy-producer-says-theres-no-clear-cut-winner-between-turn-based-and-action-combat/

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/starfield-dlc-reportedly-still-in-the-works-alongside-the-elder-scrolls-6

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/17/cd-project-red-launches-2-3-update-patch-for-cyberpunk-2077/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/16/leaker-claims-retro-studios-rolling-straight-into-metroid-prime-5-after-metroid-prime-4-beyond/

Movies/TV Shows

Tron Ares 2nd Trailer - https://youtu.be/YShVEXb7-ic?si=oE2Q8Ng1gzuhDFR5

Mortal Kombat 2 Trailer - https://youtu.be/a9pHkX7c3y8?si=_iM0wCGPp8bqgfnB

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/assassins-creed-live-action-series-netflix-news-1236318387/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-superman-300-globally-1236319665/

https://www.themovieblog.com/2025/07/james-gunn-superman-box-office-success-viewership-boom/

Donkey Kong movie

https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-and-universal-pictures-seemingly-pursuing-donkey-kong-movie/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/donkey-kong-might-be-getting-his-own-movie

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-and-universal-are-planning-a-donkey-kong-movie/

Switch 2 Game Key Cards

https://nintendosoup.com/nintendo-has-sent-out-surveys-asking-for-feedback-on-switch-2-game-key-cards/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-is-gauging-player-opinion-on-switch-2s-game-key-cards-in-japan/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/nintendo-is-seeking-player-feedback-on-game-key-cards-in-japan

Xbox Hardware

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/xbox-hardware-isnt-dead-but-big-changes-are-coming-says-digital-foundry

https://wccftech.com/playstation-6-work-graphs-adoption-cross-gen/

https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/xbox/xbox-new-console-big-changes-502093-20250715

Zelda Movie

https://deadline.com/2025/07/legend-of-zelda-movie-casts-bo-bragason-benjamin-evan-ainsworth-1236458682/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/legend-of-zelda-film-bo-bragason-benjamin-evan-ainsworth-1236316319/

https://www.ign.com/articles/nobodys-heard-of-the-new-zelda-and-link-and-thats-a-very-good-thing

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My take on James Gunn Superman movie

My Review/Thoughts on James Gunn's Superman movie

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Superman runtime - 2 Hours & 9 minutes

00:00 - Intro

04:40 - What I like

07:24 - What I don’t like/Mix/Not Sure

09:32 - Overall

What I like

David Corenswet does a good job playing Superman (so does Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor)

Some of the action sequences are done well

Krypto is awesome

Feels like it's paying homage to Christopher Reeve's Superman

What I don’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Mixed on not doing an origin story

Mixed on the end credits scene

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My take on Virtous on SW2, Gamepass profitable?, May 2025, Circana & Gho...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of July 6 to 12, 2025, I give my thoughts on Virtuos on Switch 2 power, Reports on whether GamePass is profitable or not, May 2025 Circana numbers are out, & Ghost of Yotei State of Play Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #virtous #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 #gamepass #may2025 #circana #stateofplay #stateofplay2025 #ghostofyotei 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - Quick My 2 Cents 07:32 - Movies/TV Shows 14:44 - Part 1 Virtuos 25:24 - Part 2 GamePass 31:48 - Part 3 May 2025 Circana 41:42 - Part 4 Ghost of Yotei State of Play 44:10 - What I like (Ghost of Yotei) 46:46 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Ghost of Yotei) Quick My 2 Cents https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/thats-some-real-coward-s-hideki-kamiya-discusses-the-fallout-from-the-bayonetta-3-voiceover-controversy https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/mega-man-is-one-of-capcoms-most-important-ips-despite-no-new-games-in-7plus-years https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/07/rumour-final-fantasy-ix-remake-development-is-possibly-in-trouble/ https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/06/rumour-nintendo-switch-online-may-soon-be-adding-super-smash-bros-and-donkey-kong-64/ https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/05/vgc-developers-have-started-to-pitch-ideas-for-new-banjo-kazooie-game-at-xbox/ https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/romero-games-is-not-closed-following-xbox-layoffs Movies/TV Shows King of the Hill trailer 2 - https://youtu.be/GleTI7jDWOs?si=lVht_nJcW9QpT_dA https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/06/rumour-shadow-the-hedgehog-spinoff-is-in-development-at-paramount/ https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/05/nintendo-is-experimenting-on-new-movie-projects-other-than-zelda-and-mario/ https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/ https://www.ign.com/articles/dc-studios-co-ceo-james-gunn-says-rumors-that-superman-needs-to-make-700m-at-the-box-office-to-be-successful-are-just-complete-and-utter-nonsense https://screenrant.com/superman-opening-weekend-box-office-projections-biggest-ever/ Virtuos https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-qa-with-virtuos-i-think-we-will-see-it-surpass-the-predecessor/ https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/switch-port-specialist-believes-switch-2-can-surpass-its-predecessors-success https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/switch-port-experts-share-thoughts-about-switch-2s-raw-performance GamePass https://insider-gaming.com/game-pass-killed-by-first-party-development-costs/ https://www.pcgamesn.com/dishonored/raphael-colantonio-game-pass https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/xbox-reporter-addresses-game-pass-confusion-says-its-still-a-profitable-service-in-2025 May 2025 Circana https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/circana-the-us-gaming-market-in-may https://gamesbeat.com/elden-ring-tops-more-sales-charts-with-nightreigns-may-launch-circana/ https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/07/may-2025-usa-sales-ps5-the-only-console-with-growth-as-xbox-price-hike-proves-costly Ghost of Yotei State of Play https://www.ign.com/articles/ghost-of-yotei-state-of-play-july-2025-everything-revealed What I like Combat has seen an upgrade The open world part seems fun What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure The black & white film graphical option looks neat, but I don’t see myself using it Odd choices to have music from Samurai Champloo in Ghost of Yotei 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

My take on Jurassic World Rebirth & Nintendo Switch 2 one month later

My review/thoughts on Jurassic World Rebirth & The Nintendo Switch 2

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Note to Parents: Jurassic World Rebirth is rated PG-13 here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31036941/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

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Jurassic World Rebirth Runtime - 2 hours and 14 minutes

00:00 - Intro

01:16 - Part 1 Jurassic World Rebirth

03:50 - What I like (Jurassic World Rebirth)

05:42 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Jurassic World Rebirth)

07:02 - Overall (Jurassic World Rebirth)

09:02 - Part 2 Nintendo Switch 2

12:54 - What I like (Nintendo Switch 2)

21:40 - Overall (Nintendo Switch 2)

What I like (Jurassic World Rebirth)

I like that it's a continuation from Jurassic World Dominion

I do like some of the scenes that are a callback to the original Jurassic Park (and Jaws to a certain extent)

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

The story is somewhat a hit & miss

I’m mixed on the uses of the family in this film

What I like (Nintendo Switch 2)

Design-wise, it’s an improvement over the Switch 1 (I like that the kickstand is better than the Switch 1, and they added 2 USB Type-C ports, one at the top and one at the bottom)

Switch 2 DLSS is impressive, and I’m curious to see how other developers use it

Mouse functionally is interesting

Backwards compatibility is good on Switch 2… 

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Nintendo Switch 2)

However, not every Switch 1 game will take advantage of the Switch 2

Although the internal storage in the Switch 2 is an improvement over the Switch 1 (Switch 1 was 32GB, Switch 2 is 256GB), it can still fill up quickly (especially if you factor in the Game Key Card)

If you wanted a more powerful Nintendo Switch, then the Switch 2 is for you, but if you were expecting the next innovation (or gimmick) to be in the Switch 2, then you might be disappointed  

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My take on Game Key Card, OG Xbox, not happy, Xbox games are canceled & ...

For this week, My 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming for the week of June 30 to July 5, 2025, I give my thoughts on Nintendo's response to the game key card, Former folks who work at Microsoft speak about Xbox, Microsoft cancels 2 games & The Stop Killing Games situation 

Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #gaming #switch2 #gamekeycard #nintendo #nintendoswitch2 #xbox #xboxgaming #layoffs 

00:00 - Intro

01:56 - Quick My 2 Cents

10:30 - Movies/TV Shows

15:32 - Part 1 Game Key Card

22:16 - Part 2 Xbox founder not happy

29:06 - Part 3 Xbox games canceled

35:50 - Part 4 Stop Killing Games

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/donkey-kong-bananza-gets-an-eight-minute-overview-trailer

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/look-maybe-we-should-stop-asking-for-a-sonic-adventure-remaster

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/of-course-mario-kart-world-is-being-review-bombed

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/dead-cells-devs-prince-of-persia-roguelike-has-been-rated-for-switch

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/shadow-labyrinth-is-4k60-on-switch-2-free-upgrade-available-from-switch-1

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/uh-oh-nintendos-seemingly-raising-a-whole-bunch-of-prices-in-canada

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/wwe-2k25-is-finally-confirmed-for-switch-2-alongside-release-date

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/nintendos-ability-to-ban-switch-2-consoles-has-landed-it-in-hot-water

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/02/nintendo-says-that-nintendo-switch-2-selling-5-million-units-is-not-accurate/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/01/nintendo-finally-confirms-donkey-kong-bananza-developed-by-mario-odyssey-team/

Movies/TV Shows

FF4 first step first look - https://youtu.be/_PuYRYYev7U?si=1npEvtPXJYDW2u0R

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/07/neil-druckmann-focused-on-naughty-dog-games-steps-away-from-the-last-of-us-tv-show

https://deadline.com/2025/07/box-office-jurassic-world-rebirth-opening-day-1236448315/

https://deadline.com/2025/07/lilo-stitch-box-office-record-minecraft-movie-1236447911/

https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2025/7/4/cyberpunk-edgerunners-season-2-anime-announced

Game Key Card

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/06/30/nintendo-consulted-with-publishers-on-switch-2-game-key-cards/

https://gamerant.com/nintendo-switch-2-game-key-cards-how-they-came-to-be/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/furukawas-defence-of-game-key-cards-aint-all-that-convincing

Xbox founder not happy

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/i-think-xbox-hardware-is-dead-says-microsoft-gaming-veteran/

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/06/xbox-founding-member-not-pleased-with-state-of-the-brand-in-2025

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/06/ex-blizzard-boss-thinks-microsoft-should-pick-its-xbox-strategy-and-stick-to-it

Xbox games canceled

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/microsoft-announces-second-wave-of-layoffs-over-9000-jobs-affected

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/two-more-xbox-games-are-being-cancelled-including-perfect-dark

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/xboxs-everwild-reportedly-cancelled-as-layoffs-hit-sea-of-thieves-developer

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/forza-motorsport-team-reportedly-loses-nearly-50percent-of-staff-in-xbox-job-cuts

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/xbox-next-gen-console-plans-not-impacted-by-microsoft-layoffs

Stop Killing Games

https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

https://insider-gaming.com/stop-killing-games-petition/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/07/stop-killing-games-fights-to-stop-publishers-from-revoking-access-to-full-price-products

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My take on Sakurai on Ai, Switch 2 Indie situation, Layoffs at Xbox & Ju...

For this week, my 2 Cents for the week of June 22 to 28, 2025, I give my thoughts on Sakurai's comments on Ai, Nintendo on Switch 2 indie, More layoffs at Xbox, & A Nintendo Direct could happen next month

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01:48 - Quick My 2 Cents

06:50 - Movies/TV Shows

10:02 - Part 1 Sakurai on Ai

15:38 - Part 2 Switch 2 Indie

20:34 - Part 3 Xbox Layoffs

26:30 - Part 4 Nintendo Direct Rumor

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/forget-switch-2-game-key-cards-full-on-the-cart-physical-releases-are-what-people-want-says-publisher-lost-in-cult

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/mindseye-studio-build-a-rocket-boy-has-reportedly-started-mass-layoff-proceedings/

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/06/xenia-team-issues-statement-in-response-to-xbox-backwards-compatibility-rumour

https://insider-gaming.com/everybodys-golf-hot-shots-release-date-revealed/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/arc-system-works-announces-new-interactive-adventure-for-switch-2

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/resident-evil/capcom-confirms-where-resident-evil-requiem-falls-in-the-series-timeline-as-devs-say-they-initially-thought-they-couldnt-touch-raccoon-city/

Movies/TV Shows

F4 Trailer - https://youtu.be/18QQWa5MEcs?si=CjyHvNjH4lK1hNS1

https://thedirect.com/article/spider-man-4-frank-castle-brutality-peter-parker-morals-test

https://deadline.com/2025/06/lilo-and-stitch-2-happening-1236443383/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/28-years-later-alpha-zombie-bone-temple-1236297667/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-happy-gilmore-2-sponsors-subway-us-bank-callaway-1236299247/

Sakurai on Ai

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/smash-bros-director-sakurai-laments-unsustainable-aaa-game-dev-discusses-ai-and-uncertainty

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/super-smash-bros/we-must-change-our-methods-smash-bros-director-masahiro-sakurai-says-game-development-has-become-too-time-consuming-and-unsustainable/

https://wccftech.com/super-smash-bros-creator-development-ai/

Switch 2 Indie

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/nintendo-prioritising-switch-2-dev-kits-for-indies-needing-extra-oomph-say-devs

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/where-are-the-switch-2-indie-games

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/06/23/nintendo-seemingly-prioritising-switch-2-indie-dev-kits-for-games-that-wouldnt-be-doable-on-switch-1/

Xbox Layoffs

https://www.theverge.com/microsoft-xbox/691967/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-job-cuts-rumor

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/major-xbox-layoffs-reportedly-coming-soon/1100-6532671/

https://wccftech.com/microsoft-is-reportedly-planning-another-major-xbox-layoff/

Nintendo Direct Rumor

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nintendo-Direct-a-new-event-is-reportedly-planned-for-this-summer-with-big-announcements.1043214.0.html

https://insider-gaming.com/nintendo-direct-set-for-july-its-claimed/

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