Chris Brandrick
banner
brandrick.bsky.social
Chris Brandrick
@brandrick.bsky.social
🎮 Editor of the #Nintendo newsletter hanafuda.report
Reposted by Chris Brandrick
I shared this yesterday. But I want to repost @chrisbratt.bsky.social's investigation into the Rockstar union-busting allegations.

What people in the business call "proper reporting" and the kind of stuff a healthy media ecosystem must support.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Reposted by Chris Brandrick
I'm in the latest @hanafuda.report this week!

hanafuda.report/issues/459/

All the thanks to @brandrick.bsky.social for the fun Q&A.
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Reposted by Chris Brandrick
🌸 Issue 459 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/459/
Kirby's Big Ride Surprise - Hanafuda Report
hanafuda.report
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
just had someone message me on eBay asking if I'll hold an item for them.... until late february 🙃
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Capsule (10) Perfume (5) ABBA (4) Cassius (3) Gorillaz (3). #myweekcounted 123 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lastfm.blue
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
never forget what they took from us
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Reposted by Chris Brandrick
What do the critics say about Kirby Air Riders?

Here’s a round-up featuring quotes from @loganjplant.bsky.social, @jmariye.bsky.social, @solfleet.bsky.social, @chocobalt.bsky.social and @scully1888.bsky.social.

➡️ youtu.be/Z1lmAMYS7Bk?...
Kirby Air Riders: BETTER than Mario Kart?
YouTube video by Hanafuda Report
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The more I read about Air Riders the more convinced I am that I need to give it a shot.
Games train us to think that "higher number = better," and I'm just fascinated with the way Air Riders deconstructs that. What if digital gluttony could actually be a curse? What if restraint was a skill, and learning when to NOT pad the numbers was a winning strategy? Legitimately cool idea!
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Reposted by Chris Brandrick
Today, I've been looking at what I want to do in 2026.
Resuming the newsletter will be one of them - but this is going to happen next month!

If you'd like to subscribe, you can below:
darylbaxter.com/springboard/
Springboard: My Free Newsletter
Sign up here!
darylbaxter.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Doing a little Tomb Raider giveaway this weekend 👀

To enter, sign up for Hanafuda Report (it's free!)
➡️ hanafuda.report

I’ll be choosing winners from Sunday’s subscribers. 🤙
November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Good read from @connormakar.bsky.social here.

The 'webcam on with randos' seems like a wild choice now, but at the time it was novel.

I remember eating a pizza whilst playing when some random player asked for a slice. 😅
"No one will play Uno! On a console, really? Why bother?" - Looking back at Uno, the Xbox Live Arcade hit that thrust social play onto the 360 generation www.eurogamer.net/no-one-will-...
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Reposted by Chris Brandrick
"No one will play Uno! On a console, really? Why bother?" - Looking back at Uno, the Xbox Live Arcade hit that thrust social play onto the 360 generation www.eurogamer.net/no-one-will-...
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Reposted by Chris Brandrick
Kirby Air Riders is out now. Here's a round-up of what the reviews have to say:
Is Kirby Air Riders BETTER than Mario Kart?
YouTube video by Hanafuda Report
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Nyles NacKenzie writes in… 😅
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
second album syndrome is real. C:S2 has been a bumpy ride from the start sadly (and yes, I'm still bummed we never got a Mac version)
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
that’s some solid draw distance
November 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Reposted by Chris Brandrick
Stay in the know on all
things Nintendo with Hanafuda Report - the Nintendo newsletter.

Join thousands of others in getting a no-noise email roundup every Sunday: hanafuda.report
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
dropping some tetrominoes over breakfast 🥣
November 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Feels a little bit odd(?) to walk into a branch of the UK’s biggest toy store and through a big stand for the 18 rated Call of Duty.
November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Nintendo UK just uploaded this Kirby Air Riders rap lyrics video thing? 🤷‍♂️
November 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Reposted by Chris Brandrick
It’s the final day to back the #NESBOOK, with the Kickstarter ending at 9pm tonight. Love the #NES? Love reading? Love coffee table books?Then you’ll love this.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Reposted by Chris Brandrick
good morning bluesky
July 3, 2023 at 6:54 AM
On the whole, having never played this before, I enjoyed Galaxy 2. It's got plenty of cool ideas, but is very much a 1.5 in the shadow of the first Galaxy game.

The controls don't feel amazing on this Switch port either.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Reposted by Chris Brandrick
The idea that Steam Deck would be a Nintendo killer was always silly. The idea that Steam Machine could be an Xbox killer is way more plausible. But it's entirely going to depend on whether or not Valve has any actual interest in doing that. Some snap thoughts. www.polygon.com/microsoft-xb...
Xbox is screwed
The Steam Machine could eat Xbox's lunch if Valve plays its cards right
www.polygon.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM