Brandon McMullen
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Brandon McMullen
@ibmacin.bsky.social
Writer at What's A Computer?
I love my Savior, family, tech, running, iPads, Tamagotchi, and Nintendo.

https://whatsacomputer.com
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we live in the ruins of a greater civilization
February 13, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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Did not expect the story of Mario Tennis Fever to basically begin with “Daisy is on her deathbed.”
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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You can’t be naming your play that, man
February 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Great article explaining the messy releases of Switch 2 Editions so far. I really wish Nintendo would separate the Switch 2 performance updates, which should be free, from the new content, which I am fine with them charging extra for.
I attended a Nintendo preview event last week and played a TON of stuff coming to Switch 2.

First, after playing Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park, we need to have a talk about Nintendo's annoying Switch 2 Edition strategy:
www.ign.com/articles/im-...
I’m Already Tired of ‘Nintendo Switch 2 Editions’, and Even New Mario Wonder Content Can’t Change That - IGN
The first-party Nintendo Switch 2 Editions have been wildly inconsistent across their price points, amount of new content, and quality of enhancements, and I’m frankly tired of Nintendo filling out it...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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I think my favorite version of a game tutorial is when the tutorial is a in-game place called something like “The Rules Club” full of people saying things like “Hey Shrimp, you can select things with A. Pretty wild, right?”
February 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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The recent Nintendo Classics NSO update has introduced Balloon Kid to the library and I consider it to be one of Nintendo's best but often overlooked Game Boy games.
But there's actually a little more going on with this game than what most Nintendo fans realize.
February 4, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I was just thinking about how much I enjoy the medium of podcasts and realized I have been consuming them for over 20 years now! So I wrote up a post about some of my favorites, both past and present. #podcasts
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My Current Favorite Podcasts - What's A Computer?
I’ve enjoyed listening to podcasts for a very long time, dating all the way back to when I bought my first iPod back in 2004. Back then, I would connect...
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February 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Giving the iPad mini 7 another go after not using it for some time. I had forgotten just how compact and convenient it is. Using it for podcast listening, RSS reading, YouTube, and blogging currently. #iPad #iPadmini
February 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Nintendo has released its top selling software through the end of 2025 for the Switch 2. Mario Kart World continues to impress with 14 million copies sold and I was so pleased to see Kirby Air Riders make an appearance with 1.76 million copies sold! #NintendoSwitch2 #MarioKartWorld #KirbyAirRiders
February 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Was briefly a Bellionaire for the first time ever in New Horizons. My house is finally paid off for good! #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons #Switch2
January 31, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Soaring to the top event complete! #KirbyAirRiders #Kirby #Switch2
January 31, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I've noticed a lot of criticism regarding the Switch 2 online recently and while some of it is warranted, a lot of it isn't in my opinion. I wrote some thoughts down about this on the site. #nintendo #nintendoswitch2
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In Defense Of The Switch 2’s First Six Months - What's A Computer?
The Switch 2 has been out for a little over half a year now and as someone who has had one since launch, I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with...
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January 29, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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January 27, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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We had it so good on the Cube
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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Nintendo bringing finished-but-unreleased Virtual Boy games to Switch is fantastic news. Zero Racers is an F-Zero spinoff! D-Hopper is an action adventure by Intelligent Systems! These are big deal internally-developed Nintendo games. Exciting times for big nerds
-Virtual Bowling
-Virtual Force
-V-Tetris

Previously unreleased games coming later this year:
-Zero Racers
-D-HOPPER

Features rewind, custom control mapping. Later this year - Change screen color
January 27, 2026 at 5:31 PM
One of my goals for 2026 is to play through all of the mainline Kirby games and write about them on my site. If you are a fan of the pink puffball as well, I would love it if you would check it out. #kirby whatsacomputer.com/posts/oper...
Operation Kirby 2026 - What's A Computer?
Let me start this post by saying I love Kirby. I’ve enjoyed many of the pink puffball’s titles in the Kirby series throughout my life. My first introduction to him...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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My favorite books and TV shows of 2025 are now up on my site. whatsacomputer.com/posts/my-f...
My Favorite Media of 2025 - What's A Computer?
I’ve already wrote about my favorite games of 2025 but I didn’t want to leave my favorite books and TV shows out. I didn’t watch near as much television or...
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January 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM