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EPISODE · Jul 21, 2025 · 31 MIN

Reviewing Consoles Is Now Illegal? | The Nerf Report Ep. 32

from NERF Gaming News · host Bryant Chappel

Reviewing a Console Is Now Illegal? This week on The Nerf Report, we’ve got a wild lineup of stories from across the gaming world — and it all starts with a YouTuber facing potential jail time just for reviewing gaming handhelds.That’s right: Once Were Nerd, a content creator who tests third-party handheld consoles, is now in legal hot water over claims that his reviews promote piracy. Is this the end of reviewing gray-market gaming gear? Or just another overreach?But that’s not all — because the news just keeps getting weirder:📎 A GameStop stapler that pierced a Nintendo Switch 2 and damaged its screen went up for auction… and sold for thousands of dollars.🐵 Donkey Kong Bananza swings in as our Game of the Week, and it’s already shaping up to be one of Nintendo’s best platformers yet.🎮 And we unpack the leaked pricing for the Xbox ROG Ally and ROG Ally X, which could finally bring the Xbox ecosystem to handheld gamers — but at what cost?➡️ Should reviewing a handheld really be a crime?➡️ Would you pay $3,250 for a cursed GameStop stapler?➡️ Is Donkey Kong Bananza good enough to sell consoles?➡️ And is Xbox’s handheld pricing leak actually… good news?We break it all down — with humor, facts, and just the right amount of banana jokes.Let us know what you think in the comments — and don’t forget to like & subscribe for more gaming news every week.

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