Chris Brandrick
@brandrick.bsky.social
🎮 Editor of the #Nintendo newsletter hanafuda.report
virtual insanity
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
virtual insanity
Came to share this! Bookshop is great.
February 13, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Came to share this! Bookshop is great.
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A total, total humiliation for the government www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:23 AM
A total, total humiliation for the government www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
🎾 time for some tennis!
February 12, 2026 at 11:43 AM
🎾 time for some tennis!
Viva Pinata? You have my attention.
An hour with Pokopia suggests it might be the best Pokémon spin-off ever - and it's more Viva Pinata than Minecraft or Animal Crossing
Pokopia might be the best Pokémon spin-off ever. It's a game we can't wait to explore fully.
www.eurogamer.net
February 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Viva Pinata? You have my attention.
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RIP Robert Tinney (November 22, 1947 – February 1, 2026), the artist famous for his playful covers for Byte magazine, a hobbist magazine that ushered in the microcomputing age from the mid-70s through the 90s. I'm honored to have included his work in my own art collection.
February 11, 2026 at 7:29 PM
RIP Robert Tinney (November 22, 1947 – February 1, 2026), the artist famous for his playful covers for Byte magazine, a hobbist magazine that ushered in the microcomputing age from the mid-70s through the 90s. I'm honored to have included his work in my own art collection.
* forgot about the Bluesky account oops
February 11, 2026 at 10:08 AM
* forgot about the Bluesky account oops
This week's digest features links to @fionnthebrave.bsky.social, @plante.bsky.social, @alanahagues.bsky.social, @marioprime.bsky.social, @jon.gvg.io, @mackeza.bsky.social, @dannyspencer.bsky.social and others!
🌸 Issue 469 of Hanafuda Report is out now:
Will Nintendo's Switch beat PS2? - Hanafuda Report
hanafuda.report
February 10, 2026 at 9:08 PM
This week's digest features links to @fionnthebrave.bsky.social, @plante.bsky.social, @alanahagues.bsky.social, @marioprime.bsky.social, @jon.gvg.io, @mackeza.bsky.social, @dannyspencer.bsky.social and others!
New mission: find one on eBay so I can do the same! 🫡
February 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
New mission: find one on eBay so I can do the same! 🫡
Seeing this LEGO set just unlocked a core memory… 😍
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Seeing this LEGO set just unlocked a core memory… 😍
Pokemon Pokopia will be playable at the Pokemon European International Championships in London this weekend.
Pokémon Pokopia Demo Event Is Heading To London This Week
Dragonite Quest Builders
www.nintendolife.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Pokemon Pokopia will be playable at the Pokemon European International Championships in London this weekend.
Reposted by Chris Brandrick
Ironic, as this was the magazine that referred to Pokémon as a "pestilential Ponzi scheme" in 1999, characterising its creator Satoshi Tajiri as a literal monster "His eyes are bloodshot; dark circles ripple beneath them... His monsters are a child's predelictions." He never gave another interview.
TIME Magazine Reveals Special Edition Pokémon 30th Anniversary Covers.
TIME Magazine Reveals Special Edition Pokémon 30th Anniversary Covers
Ho-oh my
www.nintendolife.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Ironic, as this was the magazine that referred to Pokémon as a "pestilential Ponzi scheme" in 1999, characterising its creator Satoshi Tajiri as a literal monster "His eyes are bloodshot; dark circles ripple beneath them... His monsters are a child's predelictions." He never gave another interview.
top comment nails it: Unexpected banger in bagging area
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
top comment nails it: Unexpected banger in bagging area
Earning his keep.
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Earning his keep.
Reposted by Chris Brandrick
🌸 Issue 469 of Hanafuda Report is out now:
Will Nintendo's Switch beat PS2? - Hanafuda Report
hanafuda.report
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🌸 Issue 469 of Hanafuda Report is out now:
nice, after recently messing around with this I was down for some more banana action 🍌
SMB1 Web Gameplay
monkeyball-online.pages.dev
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
nice, after recently messing around with this I was down for some more banana action 🍌
no idea if the monkey ball entry is any good, but for a quid who cares
February 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
no idea if the monkey ball entry is any good, but for a quid who cares
but but the network effect!!!
a man in a brown sweater is making a surprised face while holding his hands to his head .
ALT: a man in a brown sweater is making a surprised face while holding his hands to his head .
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:17 PM
but but the network effect!!!
Picked up these earlier for the grand total of three (£3) english pounds
February 7, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Picked up these earlier for the grand total of three (£3) english pounds
Weird framing on this considering The Guardian already covered this a couple of years ago. 🤷
February 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Weird framing on this considering The Guardian already covered this a couple of years ago. 🤷
Relatable. A warm bath of endless content soon turns cold.
February 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Relatable. A warm bath of endless content soon turns cold.
Milifandom rise up
February 7, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Milifandom rise up
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That Pragmata demo has totally sold me on the game. It feels like a lost 360 game in the best way possible.
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 AM
That Pragmata demo has totally sold me on the game. It feels like a lost 360 game in the best way possible.
Some more confusion on the comms. ⤵️
New Nintendo statement to me: "Recently, we incorrectly stated that the Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics game library will be compatible with the Nintendo Labo VR Goggles. However, the...Labo VR Goggles are not officially supported" for the re-releases
(Pictured: my photo of the VB cardboard set)
(Pictured: my photo of the VB cardboard set)
February 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Some more confusion on the comms. ⤵️
"It's like somebody making a documentary in which Eva Braun feels sad about war whilst Hitler invades Poland"
Mark Kermode reviews Melania
YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
"It's like somebody making a documentary in which Eva Braun feels sad about war whilst Hitler invades Poland"