A short update | June 2025 Report (Patreon)

Hey there! Sorry for this report being a little late. June (and also the first half of July so far) has been a pretty busy period for me work-wise, not to the point of mental stress, but it's definitely made that triangular balance of irl work, YouTube stuff and actually playing games a lot harder. And especially with the Switch 2 launch, even without a new major Direct this month (so far), I've had quite a lot on my plate lately (and Donkey Kong Bananza launches in like several days!)

So, while in this report I will catch you guys up on the things I've done, this report is going to be on the shorter side. I apologize again for the lack of updates!

Useless Nintendo Trivia #7

With the seventh episode of Useless Nintendo Trivia, we've currently covered 70 total facts, with 37 more currently in the stockpile!

Small fun fact: this is one of the rare episodes where one of the facts was organically discovered during the writing process! Trivia #66 about the differences between Super Mario Bros. and SMB1 + Duck Hunt was originally simply about the added registered trademark symbol, but the latter half about the reused tree sprite came about as I was showing a WIP cut to a friend and we ended up digging deeper into it!

Video/life update

I don't have any new updates to share on the next video aside from what I've mentioned in last month's report, but the script-writing for it is still progressing when I've had the ability to eke out some spare time, and when my mind isn't burned out from irl work!

That's partly also why there haven't been new bonus videos on the Plus channel, like a new room tour. While unscripted stuff is quick to put together, I've been finding it a little harder to do so after a day of irl work and already needing to find time for main channel work as is, and I don't want to force myself to record things when I don't feel like I'm in the best shape or mood to do it. (For reference, I generally only get to do recording late at night, and tiredness can definitely get in the way sometimes.) Busy moments in life happen, so I really hope to pick things up again once my schedule gets less crowded. In the meantime, I'll try to think of other bonuses, like doing a new round of Patreon sketches! Let me know if you guys are interested in another one of those!

So to end this report off, I'll show this one recent pickup from the end of June: a keychain from the Marufukuro Hotel, the new hotel built in the old site of Nintendo's first headquarters, featuring a mini replica of the plaque hanging on the entrance! It's a really cool collectible, but normally it's only available for purchase by people staying in the hotel. While it would be cool to stay in it someday, I've just picked this up from an online marketplace for a slight but not-so-bad markup. You never know how long they'll keep making them!