The Kit & Krysta Podcast

Thank you to Upside for sponsoring this episode. Download the FREE Upside App and use promo code kitandkrysta to get an extra 25 cents back for every gallon on your first tank of gas.*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 160 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Mario Day draws near and this year is Mario's 40th anniversary so we're going to talk about what we think Nintendo will do and how they will celebrate this milestone. This is a big year for Nintendo overall so we do think they'll do something to commemorate the occasion. Also in this episode, we rank the best Mario games by decade. We also talk about some games we are deep into right now and react to Nintendo removing a game on NSO in our news segment. We wrap it up with questions from our amazing Patreon community. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Its-a me! 13:41 - How Nintendo will celebrate Mario's 40th anniversary and Mario Day!42:11 - Ranking the best Mario games by decade50:20 - Games we are playing (Monster Hunter Wilds, Yakuza Pirates in Hawaii, TMNT Tactical Takedown, Avowed)1:16:54 - News news news 1:30:10 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, That’sSoOLANELL, MSMPokeGamerFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Hi, over the last few days we've seen some frustration and outrage over the graphics of Pokemon Legends Z-A since it was shown off in the Pokemon presents as part of Pokemon Day. Let's dig into here and talk about why this keeps happening with Pokemon games and whether it even matters. This isn't this week's big Kit & Krysta Podcast which is still coming Thursday, but wanted to share our thoughts on this topic with you here and now. Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.FactorMeals.com/FactorPodcast for 50% off your first order + FREE Shipping*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 159 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we're telling the origin story of the very first Pokemon Day back in 2016. It's incredible that over the last nine years this has grown so much into what we now expect and know as Pokemon Day and of course all the news in Pokemon Presents. It was fun to look back to see how this important day for Pokemon actually came to be and how connected to Nintendo it was in its first few years. Also in this episode, we're playing SO many games that we're excited to tell you about including Monster Hunter Wilds and Avowed. Throughout the episode, we're also sharing some incredible memories from our community about their first encounters with Pokemon. So get comfy and let's get into it! 0:00 - Happy Pokemon Day! 10:23 - The origin story of the first Pokemon Day 57:06 - Games we're playing (Monster Hunter Wilds, Avowed, Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Inkulinati, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdree, Omega 6) 1:39:36 - News News News (our reaction to the end of the My Nintendo gold points) 1:59:31 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, That’sSoOLANELLFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Quince for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.Quince.com/KitAndKrysta for FREE shipping and 365 days returns*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 158 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We're super excited today to have a very special guest who used to work on the retail team at Nintendo. Sean's here to drop some truth bombs about how Nintendo is ACTUALLY going to be working with retailers for the launch of Switch 2 and answer your burning questions about how pre-orders will work, whether they have enough stock, when the system will be out and how much it will cost. Also in this episode, we're playing some great new games like Like A Dragon Yakuza Pirates in Hawaii and a really great new indie 3D platformer. In our news segment, we react to State of Play and share our thoughts about what we think of Elden Ring Nightreign. We wrap it all up with questions from our awesome Patreon community. All this and more is coming right up!0:00 - Truth bombs incoming! 12:11 - Welcome Sean - answering all your questions about Switch 2 pre-orders and MORE1:06:33 - Games we're playing (Like A Dragon Yakuza Pirates in Hawaii, Demon Tides, Super Metroid, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree) 1:29:56 - News news news (State of Play Reaction)1:44:37 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs:- All Hail the Final Boss: Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars: Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, That’sSoOLANELLFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Raycon for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.BuyRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta to get up to 20% off sitewide*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 157 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we'll be talking about what is happening inside Nintendo right now as they prepare for the big Switch 2 Nintendo Direct. This is the height of the crunch time for everyone there, and there is a lot at stake and a lot of potential risks so let's discuss. Also in this episode, we've been playing some new games including Monster Hunter Wilds which comes out in a few short weeks. We also discuss the latest Switch 2 patents and Nintendo's latest comments on Switch 2 pricing in our news segment and wrap it up with some great questions from our Patreon community! All this and more is coming right up. 0:00 - Happy 3 year anniversary to us! 14:14 - What is happening inside Nintendo right now as they prep for the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct1:12:20 - Game we are playing (Monster Hunter Wilds, Super Metroid and more!)1:39:41 - News news news (Switch 2 patents, Furukawa's statement on Switch 2 pricing, PSN outage) 1:52:31 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Love and Deep Space documentary: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/2022434/Patreon shout-outs: - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars: Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, That’sSoOLANELLFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.HelloFresh.com/KitKrysta10fm to get 10 FREE meals for LIFE! Thank you to Turtle Beach for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.TurtleBeach.com and use code KITKRYSTA to get 10% off your entire purchase*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 156 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're sharing a really special story about our time with Shinya Takahashi and Yoshiaki Koizumi - the two masterminds behind Nintendo Switch and the developers who are likely now working on Nintendo Switch 2! We had the great opportunity to spend two weeks with both of them on a cross country tour when Nintendo Switch launched in 2017 and it was amazing to get to know them and truly absorb from the geniuses themselves the philosophy and inspiration behind Nintendo Switch. We haven't seen or heard from the developers in awhile but we think they'll make an appearance for Switch 2 and we can't wait to see them again. Also in this episode, we play a fun game of "guess the developer" and we have a massive "games we're playing" segment. We're playing seven games right now! We also talk about the latest Nintendo sales information and what is going on with the trading feature in Pokemon TCG Pocket in our news section. We wrap it all up with some great questions from our Patreon subscribers. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Let's gooo BIG Nintendo storytime 14:31 - 2 weeks with the masterminds behind Nintendo Switch56:44 - Guess the developer (play along with us) 1:06:02 - Games we're playing 1:40:27 - News news news1:51:37 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars: Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, That’sSoOLANELLFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 155 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. Today, we have another ex-Nintendo employee on to react to the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal. Stephenie worked at Nintendo for 11 years and saw the company through the Nintendo 3DS/Wii U AND Nintendo Switch eras. She also famously produced the Nintendo Minute series. She's one of our good friends and we can't wait to dish about what she thought of the Switch 2 reveal. Also in this episode, we talk about the games we're playing and Stephenie blows our minds with a new game that was so not on our radar but now definitely is. We also talk about the Xbox Developer Direct and some other gaming news. We wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon community. 0:00 - Welcome Stephenie! 7:57 - Let's dish about the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal50:51 - Never A Minute - Switch 2 Mad Libs59:18 - Games we are playing1:20:21 - News news news1:34:39 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon community shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss: Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars: Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadairFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 154 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we're going to talk about the questions Nintendo really doesn't want you to ask about Switch 2 right now. This is something that happens with every new product and a term that the one and only Reggie Fils-Aime used to use is "soft underbelly" which means these are the areas where you might be vulnerable. So what are these questions and how might Nintendo answer them? Also in this episode, we play a rousing game of Would You Rather - Switch 2 edition and we are playing the new Donkey Kong Country Returns HD and share how we're liking the game. We wrap it all up with the news and some great questions from our Patreon community. Tons of stuff coming right up! 0:00 - One week post Switch 2 reveal... how are we feeling? 9:20 - Questions Nintendo doesn't want you to ask about Switch 240:30 - Would you rather - Switch 2 edition 58:28 - Games we are playing (Donkey Kong Country HD, Dynasty Warriors Origins, Hyperlight Breaker, Metroid Prime Remastered, Infinity Nikki, Elden Ring: Show of the Erdtree)1:17:38 - News news news1:29:27 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon community shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss: Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars: Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadairFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to a bonus episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We're back a day after the Nintendo Switch 2 was revealed to really dive deep into some of the details and also get into Nintendo's mindset about how they are feeling about this reveal and how they were feeling leading up to this reveal. Tell us what you think about Nintendo Switch 2. Are you excited? Will be be getting it at launch? Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Acorns for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.Acorns.com/KitAndKrysta to download the app and learn more about investing!*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 153 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. Are we nearing the reveal of Nintendo Switch 2? Today we're going to be talking about everything we're expecting to see in the reveal and what we're probably NOT going to see. A lot of the info has seemingly leaked but we're still excited to get the official info from Nintendo and holding out hope for some fun hype moments. This may be our last podcast before Switch 2 is revealed! Also in this episode, we have even more Switch 2 news + what is going on with this latest Assassin's Creed Shadows delay. We're playing some great games and have a hidden gem that we can't wait to share with you. We wrap it all up with questions from our amazing Patreon family. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Almost time for Switch 2?7:46 - What we're expecting for the Switch 2 Reveal36:55 - News News News 59:31 - Games we're playing1:16:54 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs:- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars: Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadairFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Turtle Beach for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://www.TurtleBeach.com and use code KitKrysta for 10% off your entire orderThank you to Raycon for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://www.BuyRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta for 15% off your entire order*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 152 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we're delving into the unstoppable deluge of Nintendo Switch 2 leaks. It seems like every single day there is something new that comes out and most of these leaks actually feel pretty accurate. Let's look at the latest together and see which ones are believable and which aren't. Also in this episode, we ask the almighty artificial intelligence ChatGPT to decide how Nintendo should announce Switch 2. We're also playing new games and we go through the latest news and we wrap it all up with questions from our amazing Patreon subscribers. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Here we go! 10:58 - The latest Nintendo Switch 2 leaks 43:37 - Artificial intelligence predicts how Nintendo will announce Switch 259:25 - Games we are playing (Metroid Prime Remastered, Demon Turf Neon Splash, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, Infinity Nikki) 1:27:03 - News news news 1:40:31 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars: Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis TorlineFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Hims for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.Hims.com/KitAndKrysta to get your personalized hair loss treatment solutions today!*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and happy New Year! We're here with our first episode of 2025 and we're so excited. We're going to be sharing 25 predictions for 2025 all about Switch 2 and what this next generation for Nintendo will bring. It's going to be an exciting year so we can't wait to share it all with you. Also in this episode, we talk about some news around why we think Nintendo is probably NOT announcing Switch 2 on the rumored January 8 date and talk about some of the games we've been playing over our holiday break. We wrap it all up with some great questions from our Patreon subscribers. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Happy New Year!11:04 - 25 predictions for 2025 (Switch 2, New Nintendo games, Hardware specs, Nintendo in entertainment and MORE) 1:10:49 - Games we are playing (Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania, Granblue Fantasy Relink, Infinity Nikki shooting star season) 1:27:34 - NEWS (rumored Switch 2 reveal date during CES, top eShop Games of 2024, recent PlayStation CEO interview)1:39:11 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stasrs! Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for supporting this channel. We can't do this without you! Join us today at http://Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for tons of exclusive content*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 150 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast - it's also our last podcast for 2024 wow! Can you believe that 2025 marks the half decade? Time is going so fast. We thought it would be fun to look at the games that have come out in the last five years and get to the top 10 games of the half decade. We're doing it a really fun way where we each get to remove games off of a huge list and we also have a save each in case the other person removes a game that is unacceptable. Also in this episode, we check back on our 2024 predictions. Spoiler, we did not do very well since we were really expecting Switch 2 to be announced and come out this year! We go through some new games we're playing and react to the latest news and wrap it all up with questions from our Patreon subscribers! 0:00 - Last podcast of the year!11:02 - The best games of the half decade35:46 - Reviewing our 2024 predictions46:17 - Games we're playing (Granblue Fantasy Relink, Infinity Nikki, Antonblast, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Yars Rising) 1:06:36 - News news news1:18:13 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars: Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, Fortygig

Thank you to Pretty Litter for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.PrettyLitter.com/KitAndKrysta for 20% off and a FREE cat toyThank you to Huel for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.Huel.com and use code KitAndKrysta for 15% off*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to the most prestigious gaming event of the year - The 2024 Kit & Krysta Game of the Year Awards! We have 20 categories to give awards out for today. Not only will you hear our choices but you'll also get to hear what our community had to say and which games they voted for. This year, we're doing something extra special and we're doing a combined Kit & Krysta Community top 10 games of 2024. The list may surprise you!! Other exciting moments include BOTY (Butt of the Year) and also our newest inductee into the BOTY Hall of Fame. Of course, we wrap it all up with our choices for Game of the Year, our community's choice for Game of the Year and our overall combined Game of the Year. ALL of this and so much more is coming right up. Let's gooooooo! Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, AshFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Turtle Beach for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.TurtleBeach.com and use code KitKrysta for 10% off your entire orderThank you to Raycon for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.BuyRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta for up to 20% off your next orderCheck out our amazing new line of merch available for a limited time! https://www.pixelempire.com/collections/kit-krysta*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 148 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We're joined by special guest David Hellman who is an artist on some incredible games like Braid and Arranger! David also created this amazing tribute to Mr. Iwata that really touched our hearts. Mr. Iwata's birthday just passed and it made us think about him and miss him. Even though he's gone, Mr. Iwata's impact still matters today in gaming. It's awesome to see his spirit continue to live on. Also in this episode, we do a fun drawing challenge with David that you definitely don't want to miss. We also talk about games we're playing and there are quite a few new December games like Antonblast and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle that we've been diving into. We wrap it all up with questions from our awesome Patreon community. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Welcome David Hellman9:15 - David's tribute to Mr. Iwata and what its like working as an artist on video games51:22 - Live Luigi drawing challenge 1:06:29 - Games we are playing (Silent Hill 2, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Antonblast, Infinity Nikki)1:30:42 - News news news1:40:36 - Questions from our Patreon communityFind David Hellman here: http://davidhellman.art/https://twitter.com/davidhellmanhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidhellman.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/davidhellman/Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, AshFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Express VPN for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.ExpressVPN.com/KitAndKrysta for an extra three or six months FREE!Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.FactorMeals.com/50KitAndKrysta for 50% off your first box Check out our amazing new line of merch available for a limited time! https://www.pixelempire.com/collections/kit-krysta*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 147 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we're going to be reflecting on Nintendo's 2024 and giving it a letter grade based on everything that's happened this year. This goes beyond games that were released and we're going to judge them by the whole picture of entertainment things, non-game surprises and if we think they have good momentum leading into 2025. Also in this episode, we react to even more Switch 2 rumors and what it means for Nintendo closing the eShop in China. We're playing even more games as we try to make sure we're ready for the game of the year discussions so we've been spending some time with Stellar Blade, Black Myth Wukong and Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake. We close it out with some great questions from our Patreon community. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Happy December! 13:03 - What grade does Nintendo deserve for 2024?1:08:24 - Games we're playing 1:38:34 - News news news (Switch 2 rumors, Nintendo closing the eShop in China, Shohei Yoshida retires, NES Tetris coming to NSO) 1:52:06 - Questions from our Patreon suscribers Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you Uncommon Goods for sponsoring this episode. Visit https://www.uncommongoods.com/podcast/kitkrysta to get 15% off your next gift!Thank you to Turtle Beach for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.TurtleBeach.com/KitKrysta for discounts site-wide!Our merch is 20% off from now until Dec. 2! Visit http://www.PixelEmpire.com/KitAndKrysta *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to a Black Friday episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! If you celebrate Thanksgiving, hopefully you had a delicious time relaxing with your family and friends. Today we'll be telling the story behind the iconic Switch snap. How did this become a thing and will Nintendo keep doing this with Switch 2? Also, we got ask a truly provocative question from our Patreon community about which 3D Mario game Astro Bot is better than (YIKES). We have answers but please be nice in the comments! We're also playing some new game and we got a PlayStation Portal so we give you a deep dive on that. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Happy Black Friday15:09 - Switch Snap story, Is Astro Bot better than 3D Mario and other provocative questions from our Patreon subscribers 52:19 - Games we're playing (Playstation Portal review, Black Myth Wukong) 1:15:32 - News News NewsPatreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Turtle Beach for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.TurtleBeach.com and use code KitKrysta for 10% off your entire purchaseThank you to Uncommon Goods for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.UncommonGoods.com/KitKrysta for 15% off your next order*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 145 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're celebrating the 10 year anniversary of amiibo. We were at Nintendo during the launch of amiibo and lived through the first few years where it was a crazy barrage of launches all the time. We have so many stories to share and so many memories about amiibo that we can't wait to talk about. Also in this episode, we breakdown The Game Awards nominations and talk about Eiji Aonuma's most recent interview on his approach to storytelling in Zelda games. We're playing a ton of new games including Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake and Tetris Forever! All of this and much more is coming right up. 0:00 - Happy 10 year anniversary to amiibo!13:03 - The Untold Story of amiibo1:10:57 - Games we are playing1:35:30 - News news news (TGA nominations, Pokemon TCG Pocket updates, Eiji Aonuma's comments about story in Zelda games) 1:52:11 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars - Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Huel for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.Huel.com/KitAndKrysta and use code KitAndKrysta to get 15% off!Thank you to Pretty Litter for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.PrettyLitter.com/KitAndKrysta for 20% off your first order and a FREE cat toy*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hi and welcome to episode 144 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We're itching to dig into Mario & Luigi: Brothership after playing the game throughout the weekend. This is the first time in a long time where Nintendo has had such a polarizing game where some people really love it and some really do not. Let's talk about where we fall on the spectrum. Also in this episode, we talk about the latest update on the Nintendo vs. Palworld lawsuit. We also share our progress on Pokemon TCG Pocket and one of us goes on a little rant about it. We wrap it all up with some great questions from our Patreon community! All this and more is coming right up. 0:00 - Momma Mia! 13:13 - Mario & Luigi: Brothership... is this game any good? 1:04:47 - Games we're playing1:15:59 - News news news1:28:55 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars: Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Raycon for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://BuyRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta for up to 30% off sitewide*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 143 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Nintendo DS by doing a full retrospective on this amazing system. We talk about the initial launch and reception, Nintendo DS facing strong competition with the PSP, the DS games we worked on at Nintendo and our top 5 Nintendo DS games. There are so many fond memories of this incredible system and we can't wait to take the trip down memory lane. Also in this episode, we discuss the censorship issues in Xenoblade Chronicles X, talk about the polarizing Mario & Luigi Brothership review scores and how we feel about Nintendo not crediting composers in Nintendo Music. We also have been playing some new games including Dragon Age: Veilguard and Sonic X Shadow Generations... yes SONIC! All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - November Spoilercast revealed!13:08 - Nintendo DS 20th anniversary retrospective1:10:41 - News news news (Xenoblade Chronicles X Censorship, Mario & Luigi Reviews, Firewalk Studio closing) 1:24:54 - Games we are playing (Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Sonic X Shadow Generations, Pokemon TCG Pocket, Call of Duty Black Ops 6) 2:01:44 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to our wonderful Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content, early access and much more! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 142 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're digging into everything we know about Mario & Luigi: Brothership and asking ourselves the big important questions before we play this game. Also in this episode, we talk about why the Nintendo Switch Online Playtest was a huge mess and what the big changes coming for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp could mean for the future of Nintendo mobile games. We've both been playing a lot of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and share what we think as two people who haven't played a Call of Duty game for a long time. We wrap it all up with some great questions from our Patreon community. Settle in! 0:00 - Happy Halloween!!4:55 - Everything we know about Mario & Luigi: Brothership 46:01 - News news news (NSO playtest, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Ubisoft Rayman statement, Xenoblade X coming to Switch) 1:06:19 - Games we're playing (Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Wizardry, Grapple Dogs, Yakuza TV Show)1:29:27 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon Shout-outs:- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Uncommon Goods for sponsoring this video. Visit https://www.uncommongoods.com/podcast/kitkrysta to get 15% off your next giftThank you to Express VPN for sponsoring this video. Visit http://www.ExpressVPN.com/KitAndKrysta to get three months FREE*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hi and welcome to episode 141 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We just passed the anniversary of the iconic Nintendo Switch reveal video so we wanted to share the untold story of how this video came to be and what it was like inside Nintendo when we finally revealed Nintendo Switch to the world. It's really cool how this became an iconic moment in video game history. Also in this episode, we react to Mr. Sakurai's final YouTube video and talk about what game we think he might be working on. We're also playing a ton of games including Super Mario Party Jamboree and share our initial impressions on the game. We wrap it all up with questions from our Patreon subscribers. All this and much much more is coming right up. Get comfy and let's go! 0:00 - Meet us on the roof to play some Mario Odyssey! 11:53 - Behind the scenes of the Nintendo Switch reveal video44:07 - News news news (Masahiro Sakurai's last YouTube video, Super Nintendo World in Orlando, Namco "layoffs", Mario & Luigi Brothership developer revealed)1:05:55 - Games we're playing (Mario Party Jamboree, Fear the Spotlight, Skeleton Jack, Infinity Nikki, Warhammer 40K)1:49:12 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Pretty Litter for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.PrettyLitter.com/KitAndKrysta for 20% off and a FREE cat toyThank you to Better Help for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.BetterHelp.com/KitAndKrysta for 10% off your first month*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 140 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. We're joined by special guest, Jason Schreier today to talk all about his book - Play Nice The Rise, Fall and Future of Blizzard Entertainment AND we're reacting to all the weird and zany Nintendo news. From the mysterious Nintendo Switch Online playtest to the Pokemon Teraleak to Alarmo. Weird things are happening all around us! We also talk about games we're playing and wrap it all up with some great questions from our Patreon subscribers. 0:00 - Welcome Jason!8:18 - Let's talk about Jason's book 1:13:08 - News (Pokemon Teraleak, Nintendo Switch Online playtest, Alarmo, Antonblast delay) 1:33:12 - Games we're playing1:47:08 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersCheck out Play Nice: The Rise, Fall and Future of Blizzard Entertainment here: https://a.co/d/28tb34Y Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50 and use code KitAndKrysta50 for 50% off your first order and 20% off your second orderThank you to out wonderful Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today for tons of exclusive content on http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 139 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This week we're talking about a topic that has been on our minds for awhile and especially since we came back from Japan. We got to thinking that the most iconic Nintendo developers are rapidly approaching retirement age and will soon be leaving the company. If we think the Switch 2 lifecycle will be similar to the Switch, it means it will last about 7 - 8 years where many of these developers will be well over the age of 65. What does this mean for Nintendo and are they prepared for this eventuality? We dig into all of this on today's episode. Also in this episode, we have been playing so many games. We've beat The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and we started Metaphor ReFantazio after all the hype. We have some news and answer some great questions from our Patreon community. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - The end of an era is nigh12:32 - Switch 2 will be the last generation for these iconic Nintendo developers54:15 - Games we are playing (Metaphor ReFantazio, UFO 50, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Balatro) 1:26:39 - NEWS NEWS NEWS1:37:53 - Questions from our Patreon community Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Express VPN for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.ExpressVPN.com/KitAndKrysta for an extra three months FREE!*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 138 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we're back from Japan and we've been playing a TON of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. We'll be talking about whether the game is meeting our expectations so far. Don't forget that this will also be our spoilercast game for this month so we hope you look forward to a ton more discussion about this in a couple weeks. Also in this episode, we talk about all the games we played at Tokyo Game Show (it's a lot) and we react to the recent interviews Shigeru Miyamoto did around the opening of the Nintendo Museum. All this and much more is coming right up in this episode! 0:00 - Echoes, so many echoes19:01 - Is The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom meeting our expectations?1:10:54 - Games we are playing (Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Monster Hunter Wilds, Fantasy Life, Professor Layton, Yakuza Pirates in Hawaii)1:31:44 - News news news (Miyamoto interview, Assassin's Creed Shadows delay, Ghost of Yotei announcement) 1:46:26 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs:- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Hims for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.Hims.com/KitAndKrysta today for your personalized hair loss treatment optionsThank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.HelloFresh.com/FreeKitKrysta for FREE breakfast for life*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hi and welcome to a VERY special episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. TODAYYYY! We're coming at you from Tokyo, Japan! We're about halfway through our trip and we want to tell you all about it. We've already done so many fun thing and seen so many amazing people and there's even more to come for the rest of this week. Also in this episode, we talk a bit about the games we played on the plane including The Plucky Squire, Yars Rising and Marvel VS Capcom! We hope you enjoy our stories so far and definitely be on the lookout for the vlogs from our trip. Patreon shout-outs!All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron HashThank you Super Stars: MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for supporting this episode! Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for bonus content, early access and more!Check out our amazing new line of merch available for a limited time! https://www.pixelempire.com/collections/kit-krysta*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 136 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This is a really special week because we are FINALLY going to Japan. To celebrate, we're going to open the vault on some never before told stories about our trips to Nintendo headquarters in Kyoto, Japan. We have so many fun and strange memories from our trips that we can't wait to share with you. We also have a massive Games We're Playing section where we share our final thoughts after finishing Astro Bot. Is this our game of the year? In the news section we react to the PlayStation Pro news and the strange drama around Annapurna Games. We wrap it all up with questions from our Patreon family. A huge episode is coming right up! 0:00 - Off to Japan!! 10:38 - Untold stories from Nintendo HQ in Japan 1:09:17 - Games we're playing (Astro Bot, Star Wars Outlaws, Yars Rising, Monster Jam, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster) 1:46:41 - News news news2:02:38 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Better Help for sponsoring this episode, visit http://www.betterhelp.com/kitandkrysta for 10% off your first monthCheck out our amazing new line of merch available for a limited time! https://www.pixelempire.com/collections/kit-krysta*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 135 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! With The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom on the horizon, we wanted to talk about the big elephant in the room for Zelda games - the story. We're debating if story is actually important and needed in Zelda games. With the timeline a work in progress (putting it nicely!) and Nintendo refusing to officially acknowledge or put any importance on the story, should fans care? Let's discuss. Also in this episode, we talk about our impressions playing Astro Bot which has taken the world by storm! We discuss how Nintendo might be feeling with PlayStation making a game that feels like a Nintendo game. Does Nintendo care? Are they panicking about Sony copying them? We also react to the latest round of Switch 2 rumors. Do we think there's any truth to the system potentially getting revealed soon or are we getting a bit tired of all this? All this and more is coming right up. 0:00 - Long ago in a land called Hyrule...12:02 - Debate: Is story in Zelda game ACTUALLY important? 45:28 - Games we are playing (Astro Bot impressions and how Nintendo is feeling about this game)1:29:10 - News news news (Switch 2 rumors, PS5 Pro announcement) 1:38:00 - Questions from our Patreon community Patreon shout-outs:- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars - MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50 for 50% off your first box and 20% off your second orderThank you to Hims for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.Hims.com/KitAndKrysta for your personalized hair loss treatment options*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hi and welcome to episode 134 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We have a monster of an episode today where we tell you all about what we thought after playing The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. We also dig through all the info released during the latest Zelda trailer and see if it answers our lingering questions about the game. We also share in this episode our live panel from PAX West where we tell a special Nintendo storytime all about a Penny Arcade comic we created for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. We dig into some news on Mario & Luigi Brothership and wrap it all up with questions from our awesome Patreon community. 0:00 - What do we REALLY think about Echoes of Wisdom 14:06 - Games we're playing (The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Star Wars Outlaws, Emio, Ace Attorney Investigations Collection)1:24:28 - News news news1:42:14 - Nintendo Storytime - How a Zelda Skyward Sword Penny Arcade Comic come to be2:03:20 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs:- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars - MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Turtle Beach for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.TurtleBeach.com and use code KitKrysta for 10% off your entire purchaseCheck out our amazing new line of merch available for a limited time! https://www.pixelempire.com/collections/kit-krysta*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 133 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This week we have a whole heap of Nintendo news that we're going to be digging into. We were a bit surprised that there was a double whammy Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase AND an Indie World Showcase that dropped this week. This is a bit unlike Nintendo's usual schedule of having these in mid-late September so what could this mean? Also, there was a Nintendo Direct last week showing us this Nintendo Museum and while we're excited to finally see it, we do have some thoughts and feelings about if this museum lived up to our expectations. We've also been jamming through a ton of games and getting ready for our next spoilercast on Emio: The Smiling Man Famicom Detective Club. We got a big episode coming up! 0:00 - What's next for Nintendo? 15:47 - NEWS NEWS NEWS (Nintendo Direct discussion, Switch 2 Announcement plans, First Party games in 2025, Nintendo Museum thoughts) 1:27:10 - Games we are playing 1:47:42 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://www.hellofresh.com/freekitkrysta for FREE breakfast for lifeThank you to Express VPN for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://www.expressVPN.com/kitandkrysta for an additional three months FREE*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hi and welcome to episode 132 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We've got a lot of goodness jammed into this episode. Let's start with talking about a Nintendo legend who just retired. Don James has worked at Nintendo for over 40 years and had a huge impact on the company but many might not know too much about him so let us tell you! We also react to the latest round of Switch 2 news with developers saying they don't expect the system to launch any earlier than April 2025. In our Never a Minute segment, we test our spelling skills with an exciting Pokemon spelling bee. Spoiler, we did not do well. We're playing a ton of new games with a few hidden gems that we can't wait to tell you about and we wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. 0:00 - TODAYYYYY12:44 - This Nintendo Legend retires, Switch 2 is coming later in 2025 and MORE news58:06 - Pokemon spelling bee1:08:28 - Games we are playing1:30:25 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Hims for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.Hims.com/KitAndKrysta today for your personalized hair loss treatment optionsCheck out our amazing new line of merch available for a limited time! https://www.pixelempire.com/collections/kit-krysta*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome back to episode 131 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we want to dig into everything we know so far about The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and talk about what we're excited about and what questions we still have about this game. There are some big glaring ones like whether dungeons are finally coming back or what the combat going to feel like. Also in this episode, we finally beat Arranger and have some thoughts about the ending and we started the new Cat Quest! In our news section we discuss why the new Borderlands movie totally bombed and if Microsoft delaying Avowed was a good idea. We wrap it all up with questions from our amazing Patreon subscribers. Settle on in and let's get started! 0:00 - TOP DOWN! 10:30 - Everything we know about The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 1:01:04 - Games we are playing1:15:43 - News news news1:33:35 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars - MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50 and use code KitAndKrysta50 for 50% off your first box and 20% your next month! Check out our amazing new line of merch available for a limited time! https://www.pixelempire.com/collections/kit-krysta*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 130 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're going to peel back the curtain and reveal who actually is in charge at Nintendo. Everyone knows Miyamoto or Furukawa but there are five other super important and influential people at the company that we both worked closely with making the actual big decisions that impact us all. Let us tell you all about them! Also in this episode, we talk about the new The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom trailer and the terrible shutdown of Game Informer. We're still playing a ton of great indie games and even beat one of them that might be the best indie game we've played all year. We wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon family. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Gather 'round the campfire 8:25 - The puppet masters at Nintendo revealed49:55 - Games we are playing 1:17:49 - News news news1:36:01 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Go support our friend Brian Shea's All Things Nintendo at http://www.Patreon.com/BrianSheaPodcastsPatreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to our wonderful Patreon subscribers for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content, early access and much more! Check out our amazing new line of merch available for a limited time! https://www.pixelempire.com/collections/kit-krysta*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 129 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we're telling you about something truly gross and bizarre that Nintendo made its employees do. We swear that we are not making any of this up but you might think we are because it was truly unhinged. Also in this episode, we talk about the debacle that is the Splatoon 3 World Championships and Ubisoft's Davide Soliani leaving the company after over a decade of working on the Mario & Rabbids series. We're playing a TON of new indie games and of course we wrap it all up with questions from our awesome Patreon family. All this and much more is coming right up! 0:00 - Get comfy and maybe grab a barf bag17:55 - Nintendo made its employees do a super gross thing 1:01:16 - Games we're playing 1:22:29 - News news news1:41:45 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode. Go to https://www.hellofresh.com/kitandkrystaapps for FREE apps for life!*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 128 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. This week, we're starting our long goodbye to Nintendo Switch by digging into 20 reasons why it was SO incredibly successful. A lot of things had to go just right for Switch to be a hit and the pressure was definitely on at Nintendo to make sure it went well. Nintendo Switch will always hold a very special place in our hearts because it was the last system we launched at Nintendo so it feels great to reflect back on what happened over these past 7 years. Also in this episode, we react to the reveal of Emio and talk about what the new Joy-Con charging accessory really means. We wrap it all up with questions from our amazing Patreon family. 0:00 - WE'RE BACK (in person) 17:10 - 20 reasons why Nintendo Switch is the best console EVER1:02:14 - Games we're playing 1:23:47 - News news news 1:42:24 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs:- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for supporting this channel. Join us at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 127 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We're finally back from our summer vacations this week and excited to catch up on all the news we've missed in the last few weeks. We'll be talking about Furukawa's comments about the Nintendo Switch 2 stock and scalper situation, the Emio teaser, what it means to have a playable Link in the new The Legend of Zelda game and MORE! Also in this episode, we'll be sharing a fun behind the scenes story about the 2015 Nintendo World Championships that we both worked on since the game is coming out this week. We wrap it all up with games we are playing and questions from our amazing Patreon family. Get comfy and let's go! 0:00 - We're back (one of us) 9:59 - News news news (Switch 2 stock/scalpers, Emio teaser,, Playable Link, Palworld and Xbox GamePass updates) 50:54 - Behind the Scenes at the 2015 Nintendo World Championships1:22:50 - Games we are playing (Elden Ring, Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga, Steamworld Heist 2, Nintendo Switch Sports Basketball, Neo Harbor Rescue Squad)1:38:56 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you Notion for sponsoring this video! Visit http://notion.com/kitandkrysta to try Notion for FREE! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to Episode 126 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we wanted to share a story about one of the worst days we ever had working at Nintendo. We absolutely loved our time there but as with all things in life, sometimes you have an off day and it's not that fun. Also in this episode, we have the legendary Victor Lucas from The Electric Playground on as a special guest to talk about his career in games which spans over 30 years. It's a jam-packed episode. Let's get this show on the road!0:00 - Deep breath3:32 - Nintendo Storytime - the worst day of our Nintendo lives40:36 - Victor Lucas and his incredible career in games1:39:30 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon Shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, abarenbo, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, FortygigFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this video! Visit http://www.FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50 and use code KitAndKrysta50 to get 50% off your first box + 20% off the next month! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hi and welcome to episode 125 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. Today we'll be sharing a super special story about playing Super Smash Bros. with Masahiro Sakurai! Yes, our very own Kit played against the great Sakurai-san and actually held his own. This is such a fun story and we're so excited to tell it to you. In our Never a Minute segment we now know pretty much all the games coming out in 2024 so we will decide right now in the binding contract that is this podcast which ones we're playing and which one we're skipping. Also in this episode, we're making some good progress in the Elden Ring DLC and tell you about our adventures in the Land of Shadow! We have an extra big Q&A and answer tons of interesting questions from our Patreon community. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Final Destination, 3 Stock, No Items (just kidding) 11:32 - Playing Super Smash Bros. with Masahiro Sakurai41:50 - Games coming out in 2024 that we'll be playing AND skipping1:00:20 - Games we're playing 1:17:20 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, krashuri, Master Discord, AshFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Square Space for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.SquareSpace.com/KitAndKrysta for 10% off your website or domain!Get our limited edition merch today before it's too late https://www.pixelempire.com/collections/kit-krysta~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 124 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast!! Today we're sharing a really fun story with you about the time we went inside Retro Studios in Austin, TX. We have such a special place in our hearts for the team at Retro and we're always rooting for them so it was so great to be able to see where they work and spend the day with them. Also, let's not forget how AWESOME BBQ in Austin is! Yum!! In our Never A Minute segment, we rank every year of Nintendo Switch and talk which year had the best first party games. Do you agree? Also in this episode, we talk about why we think Nintendo is being super cagey and not sharing who is actually developing their games. We both started the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC and um yeah... it's pretty hard! We wrap it all up with questions from our amazing Patreon community. Big podcast coming right up! 0:00 - Let's begin12:17:05 - Let us take you INSIDE Retro Studios35:41 - Ranking first-party Nintendo Switch games47:19 - Games we're playing (Elden Ring, Steamworld Heist II, Metriod: Zero Mission)1:18:14 - News News News 1:31:36 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, krashuri, Master Discord, AshFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to ExpressVPN for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.ExpressVPN.com/KitAndKrysta for 3 additional months FREEThank you to Notion for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.notion.com/kitandkrysta to try Notion for FREE*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello, wowee what an exciting week we've had with the Nintendo Direct! It's really amazing that late in the Switch life, Nintendo is still surprising us with some incredible games. On this episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast, we'll be diving deep into the latest Direct and analyzing all the news and discussing how Nintendo is really setting itself up for a massive holiday season. In our games we're playing segment, we actually played a few of the games in the Nintendo Direct and share our hands-on impressions with you. We wrap it all up with some great questions from our Patreon community. Settle on in! 0:00 - Nintendo Direct gets an A! 2:08 - Krysta gets pied!8:48 - Nintendo Direct deep dive1:08:12 - Games we're playing 1:26:34 - News news news1:38:22 - Questions from our Patreon community Patreon shout-outs:- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, krashuri, Master DiscordFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Squarespace for sponsoring this video. Visit http://www.SquareSpace.com/KitKrysta to get 10% off your website or domain*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 122 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! In today's episode, we're sharing with you our big Nintendo Direct predictions. This is the last hurrah for Nintendo Switch but there still might be some nice surprises. We also just got back from Summer Game Fest and had a great time checking out a ton of new games, attending the Xbox Showcase and catching up with old and new friends. We'll give you a recap of all our thoughts and feelings after coming back from the trip. We also have a full vlog up for you to watch if you want to see some of these games and what the Xbox events looked like. It's been a busy few weeks but we're both feeling pretty excited about all of the upcoming games. Let's all strap in for these Nintendo Direct predictions! 0:00 - Nintendo Direct Hype?13:44 - Nintendo Direct predictions50:57 - Games we're playing (Summer Game Fest game previews)1:11:11 - News News News (Xbox Showcase reactions) 1:38:35 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, krashuri, Master DiscordFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to the Kirby Conversations for sponsoring this episode! Check them out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kirby-conversations/id1728336706 or https://open.spotify.com/show/1zTDKtFZmLazh5oweSHpxJ?si=59fa2ee492734864Thank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.HelloFresh.com/KitAndKrystaApps for FREE appetizers with an active subscription *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 112 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we're going to break down all of the announcements coming in June. Even with E3 no longer a thing, this time of year is still jammed with tons of game announcements and news and we're excited and here for it. There's a lot rumors, stuff that's already been pre-announced and things that we are anticipating. Let us break it all down for you. Also in this episode, we're joined by special guest Jenny Kimchica Windom from Wholesome Games to talk to us all about the upcoming Wholesome Direct and give us the insider scoop on all things cozy games. This is a monster episode so let's get going!! 0:00 - ALL ABOARD THE HYPE TRAIN12:20 - June announcements breakdown59:45 - The State of Cozy Games with Jenny Kimchica Windom 1:32:11 - Games we're playing (Paper Mario TTYD, Star Fox Assault, Monster Hunter Stories)1:49:20 - News news news 2:00:46 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon shout-outs:- All hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, krashuri, Master DiscordFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Notion for sponsoring this video. Visit http://notion.com/kitandkrysta to support this podcast!Thank you to SquareSpace for sponsoring this video. Visit http://squarespace.com/kitkrysta and get 10% off your purchase of a website or domainGet our limited edition merch today - available through the end of June! https://www.pixelempire.com/collections/kit-krysta*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 120 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. This week we'll be sharing our thoughts after playing a whole bunch of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Nintendo Switch. We were so hyped for this game but does it live up to our super high expectations? We dig into all the nitty gritty details - what we love, what we don't and everything in between. Also in this episode, we share our thoughts about Nintendo opening a new store in our hometown of San Francisco. Also, Nintendo just acquired Shiver and we discuss why we think this is critical for them leading up to the launch of Switch 2. We wrap it all up with some great questions from our Patreon community. All this is coming right up!0:00 - Ahem... Today7:49 - Is Paper Mario TTYD meeting our expectations1:04:53 - News news news 1:35:11 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon shout-outs:- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, krashuri, Master DiscordFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Squarespace for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://squarespace.com/KitKrysta to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code KITKRYSTAThank you to our Patreon subscribers for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*The time has finally come. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is finally here on Nintendo Switch and boy are we excited. In this episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast, we're sharing our final thoughts before we dive into playing this game. Also in this episode, we share our thoughts on what might be going on with the Paper Mario pre-order situation and react to PlayStation finally getting not one but two CEOs! We're playing some indie and retro games while we patiently await Paper Mario and we wrap it all up with questions from our incredible Patreon community. 0:00 - On a scale of 1 - 10 how hyped are you for Paper Mario? 15:13 - Our final thoughts on Paper Mario TTYD before we play 51:35 - Games we are playing (Animal Well, Little Mermaid on NES, Metal Gear Solid) 1:10:50 - News news news 1:34:49 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs:- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, Simon, krashuriFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to the Kirby Conversations Podcast for sponsoring this episode. Give them a listen here: https://pod.link/1728336706! Also enter for a chance to win the $500 Nintendo shopping spree here: https://gleam.io/HFrXY/win-a-500-nintendo-switch-shopping-spree*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hi and welcome to episode 118 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! TODAY, we'll be talking about how Nintendo has basically won the console wars. Or have they? So much has happened over the last few weeks around the games industry with really bad layoffs and studio closures from Microsoft and Sony in a constant state of needing to squeeze more profit for the incredibly expensive games they're making. With Nintendo announcing officially that Switch 2 is on the way and still showing super strong sales for original Switch, they've won right? Let's discuss. Also in this episode, we react to even more Switch 2 leaks, share some early predictions for the June Nintendo Direct, and we're playing a ton of cool indie games. We wrap it all up with questions from our adorable Patreon subscribers. A packed episode is coming right up! Get comfy. 0:00 - Deep cleansing breath 11:26 - The console wars are over and Nintendo just won + other news 1:20:04 - What Nintendo franchise can STILL come to Nintendo Switch (early June Nintendo Direct Predictions) 1:34:45 - Games we are playing (Indie games galore!)1:54:40 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, BrustacheFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Notion for sponsoring this video. Visit http://notion.com/kitandkrysta to support this podcast!Our limited edition merch is available until the end of June. Get it before it's gone http://pixelempire.com/kitandkrysta *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 117 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This week we're telling you a wild and crazy story about the time Kit worked on the Playboy video game, how he ended up at the Playboy Mansion and on an autograph tour with a Playboy Bunny. Wow! In our Never A Minute segment, we're playing a fun game and building our perfect Switch 2 launch year line-up. We made a whole separate video about the Switch 2 news so in this podcast, we're talking about some other things like Nintendo's ESRB leak around the Nintendo World Championship game and all that drama around Helldivers 2. We still playing a lot of new indie games and we've started our playthrough of Metal Gear Solid for our May spoilercast. We wrap everything up questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. 0:00 - Let's bunny hop to it! 11:20 - Kit's wild and crazy adventures working on the Playboy video game49:52 - Never A Minute - You have $15 to build your perfect Switch 2 launch year line-up1:06:24 - Games we are playing1:34:42 - News news news 1:57:39 - Questions from our Patreon community Patreon shout-outs! - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, BrustacheFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Squarespace for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.squarespace.com/KitKrysta and get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code KITKRYSTA*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 116 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we'll be sharing with you a fond memory we both have of Satoru Iwata. We were so lucky to have worked under Mr. Iwata when we were at Nintendo and it might surprise you how often we got to see Mr. Iwata. He was consistently in our office and we spent a lot of time one-on-one with him. One of the many wonderful things about Mr. Iwata was he would not only talk to us about the Nintendo business but he would often share with us his own life philosophies. We learned so much from him and we still hold his lessons near and dear to our hearts to this day. Also in this episode, we react to the latest round of Switch 2 rumors and we share our impressions of the latest round of indie games that have come out on Nintendo Switch. We wrap it all up with some great questions from our Patreon subscribers. All this and much more is coming right up! 0:00 - May Spoilercast revealed!15:41 - The most important advice Mr. Iwata ever gave us 35:42 - Drafting our dream Nintendo 64 games into NSO 49:48 - Games we are playing (Another Crab's Treasure, Surmount, Eiyuiden Chronicle, Wario Land 4)1:14:04 - News news news (Switch 2 rumors, Paper Mario TTYD framerate, no Blizzcon in 2024) 1:33:20 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, BrustacheFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Square Space for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.squarespace.com/KitKrysta and get 10% off your purchase of a website or domainThank you to the Kirby Conversations Podcast for sponsoring this episode. Give them a listen and enter for a chance to win a Nintendo Switch Shopping spree here: https://gleam.io/HFrXY/win-a-500-nintendo-switch-shopping-spree*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hi and welcome to episode 115 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're diving into the topic of emulation and how Nintendo is handling the new Delta emulation app on the Apple App Store. Delta coming to Apple has changed the conversation around emulation a bit since it's made it feel more mainstream and accessible - something Nintendo is not going to be happy about, but what can they actually do about it? Let's dig into this topic! Also in this episode, we have a special guest joining us, Stealth40K who is a prominent member of the Nintendo fan community. We chat with Stealth about the state of Nintendo's relationship with fans and what they can do better as Nintendo prepares for the launch of Switch 2. We've played A TON of indie games this week after the Indie Game Showcase and we tell you all about the ones we loved in the games we're playing segment. We wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon community. All this and more is coming right up!0:00 - It's go time!15:19 - Nintendo vs Emulation... is it a losing battle?53:08 - Special guest Stealth40K 1:29:13 - Games we are playing - new indie games1:47:26 - Our new merch!1:50:11 - Questions from our Patreon community Check out our NEW merch shop at https://www.pixelempire.com/Kit-Krysta - our new limited edition "icons" lineup will be available through the end of June! Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, BrustacheFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Notion for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.notion.com/kitandkrysta to try Notion for FREE!Thank you to ExpressVPN for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.ExpressVPN.com/KitAndKrysta to get an extra three months FREE! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 114 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This week, we're starting our fun podcast series diving into Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door! This game is coming out in about a month on Nintendo Switch and we can't wait to play it. Today we're going to be talking about everything you need to know before you play this game. It's really interesting because Kit has actually never played the game and Krysta has played it multiple times so there are some different perspectives. Also in this episode, we tell you why Nintendo is not attending Gamescom this year and react to John Cena's viral Zelda Instagram post. We're playing some new games this week and we're watching the new Fallout show and we wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. 0:00 - It's paper and it's Mario! 11:29 - Everything you need to know about Paper Mario TTYD59:18 - Games we are playing1:18:34 - News news news1:39:59 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, BrustacheFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Raycon for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://BuyRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta for 20% off plus FREE shipping*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hi and welcome to episode 113 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we'll be talking about what Nintendo can do to buy some time since it seems like the Switch 2 won't be out until 2025. We're entering an interesting time where after the summer, we actually don't know what Nintendo is planning and what games are coming out for the rest of the year. We have some ideas of what Nintendo could be doing to keep everything moving along and still make 2024 a great year. Also in this episode, we're playing a lot of new games but on some unexpected systems and we dive into the drama that's happening at Square Enix with the Dragon Quest development teams. We wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. All of this is coming right up! 0:00 - Settle on in 13:52 - Nintendo can still save 202459:02 - Games we are playing 1:27:10 - News news news 1:35:28 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, BrustacheFollow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta