The Kit & Krysta Podcast

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

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 Better Help for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.BetterHelp.com/KitAndKrysta for 10% off your first month*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 112 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We surprised ourselves over the last few weeks because we've both been playing our Nintendo 3DS again. If you would have asked us in 2024 whether we'd be doing this, we would have thought it impossible. Recently, we played Mario Kart 7 with our Patreon community since the online servers are about to shut down and we recently revealed that our April spoilercast game is Chrono Trigger so we've been playing that on 3DS as well. It's actually so nice to play true handheld games again and it really made us think that dedicated handheld games are not really a thing anymore in gaming and we really miss them! Also in this episode, we tell you all about Nintendo's unique relationship with Nickelodeon and Krysta covering the Kid's Choice Awards from the Orange Carpet. We jump into games we're playing which again is a lot of handheld games! In our news section we tell you what we think about Nintendo's big shake-up to their product testing department and them laying off contractors. We wrap it all up with questions from our Patreon community. 0:00 - Settle on in! 10:36 - Nintendo x Nickelodeon x Krysta37:10 - Games we are playing (why we miss handheld games!)1:15:39 - News news news 1:30:04 - 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 the Kirby Conversations Podcast for sponsoring this episode. Give them a listen here: https://pod.link/1728336706Thank you to Raycon for sponsoring this episode. visit http://www.BuyRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta to get 20% off plus FREE shipping*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hi and welcome to episode 111 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're going to take you through what a typical work day is like at Nintendo. We usually focus on bigger moments but we realized we've never told you what a normal day during a normal week is like. We'll go through our full schedule so you can get a sense of what working at Nintendo is really like. Also in this episode, we have a monster games we are playing segment with a ton of new games we saw at GDC. We also react to the news about the recent aggressive Pokemon takedowns of modded games. We wrap it all up with questions from our Patreon community. 0:00 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIT!!!!16:34 - A day in the life of a Nintendo employee1:11:48 - Games we are playing1:46:15 - News news news (Pokemon mods, Baldur's Gate sequel, new Marvel game) 1:59:36 - Questions from our Patreon communityPatreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Superstars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, Sephazon, 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 MeUndies for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://www.meundies.com/kitandkrysta for 20% off + FREE shipping*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 110 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're going to discuss if leakers will ruin the reveal for Switch 2, what Nintendo is doing right now to try to stop this and most importantly if we even care. Do we just want to know so badly what this next system is going to be that we'll take the information any way we can get it? Also in this episode, we got a chance to chat with Tomm Hulett from Wayforward to talk about developing Contra Operation Galuga. In games we're playing, we share our spoiler-free thoughts about Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth but get ready for our full spoilercast on the game dropping at the end of the month. We discuss the rumored PS5 Pro in our news section and wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon community. 0:00 - Switch 2 where are you? 13:40 - Will leakers spoil the Switch 2 reveal?53:39 - Welcome Tomm Hulett - let's chat about Contra Galuga1:22:31 - Games we are playing (Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story)1:45:08 - News news news1:59:14 - Questions from 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_, Sephazon, 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. Go to http://www.ShopRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta to get 15% off + FREE shipping*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hi and welcome to episode 109 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This week we're joined by our good friend Stephen Totilo - games journalist extraordinaire! Stephen has been covering video games and Nintendo for decades and has so many insider stories. When we were at Nintendo, there were so many people on our team who were scared at the prospect of talking to Stephen and we never understood why! We dig into all of that with him today. Also in this episode, we recap all the news that came out during Mario Day and reflect on the tragic passing of the legendary Akira Toriyama. We've also been playing some other games other than Final Fantasy VII Rebirth so we tell you what we think of those. We wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. 0:00 - Kit's industry heartbreak17:55 - Welcome Stephen Totilo!1:19:32 - Games we are playing (Balatro, Mediterrenea Inferno, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)1:45:23 - News news news (Mario Day announcements, Akira Toriyama, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth sales) 2:07:35 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Follow 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% offThank you to Better Help for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.BetterHelp.com/KitAndKrysta for 10% off your first month*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hi, we're celebrating the 7th anniversary of Nintendo Switch an incredible story about playing Switch before it launched with the one and only John Cena and before you even think it, yes, we COULD see him. You never know working with celebrities but John Cena turned out to be the nicest guy and a true Nintendo fan. Now we have such a great memory of launching this iconic video game system and playing with the one and only John Cena! Also in this episode, we talk about the recent Nintendo lawsuit against game emulator Yuzu. We also had a big week digging into Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth and tell you what we think of it so far. We were also lucky to go to Capcom a few weeks ago to play even more of Dragon's Dogma II early. In our never a minute segment today, we're doing something really fun which is opening packs of Pokemon Cards! Should we get into Pokemon TCG? We wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. 0:00 - Happy 7th anniversary Nintendo Switch! 13:58 - Playing Switch with John Cena on a mountaintop in the desert! 48:22 - Opening packs of Pokemon cards58:21 - Games we are playing (Final Fantasy VII - Rebirth and Dragon's Dogma II)1:35:03 - News news news (Nintendo vs Yuzu lawsuit, Sony and EA Layoffs, Mario Day rumors) 1:59:05 - 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_, Sephazon, 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!*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 107 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We have a very special Nintendo storytime to share with you today. Since we just had a Nintendo Direct, we wanted to share the origin story of Nintendo Direct. Some of you may be surprised to find out how it all started and it's wild to think that its humble origins led to what a Nintendo Direct is today. Also in this episode, we're celebrating the launch of Final Fantasy: Rebirth by sharing our top 3 and bottom 3 Final Fantasy games. We also have a lot of news to talk about including our reactions to Mother 3 coming to the Japan NSO but not the US. We are dabbling in a few of the new games and demos that were released after the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. Get comfy and let's get started! 0:00 - What is the first Nintendo Direct you watched? Tell us in the comments! 13:45 - The untold origin story of Nintendo Direct 58:39 - Our top 3 and bottom 3 Final Fantasy games 1:20:14 - News news news1:34:36 - Games we are playing (Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On, Contra Operation Galuga, Pepper Grinder)1:47:40 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon shout-outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, Sephazon, 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 ExpressVPN for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.ExpressVPN.com/KitAndKrysta for 3 additional months FREEThank you to MeUndies for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.Meundies.com/KitAndKrysta for 20% off *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hi and welcome to episode 106 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We have a jam-packed show this week to talk about all of the drama that's been happening in the games industry. The big three all had some issues this week from Xbox's business update to Sony's poor financials to Nintendo's rumors around the delay of Switch 2. We discuss why Nintendo is still coming out on top of a bad week and the future for Switch 2 is still bright. Also in this episode, we share a really interesting storytime about Mr. Iwata and the head of Ubisoft Yves Guillemot. We also do a fun Princess Peach transformation bracket and see which transformation comes out on top! In the games we're playing section, we're talking about Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth and of course the game du jour Helldivers II. We wrap it up with questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. 0:00 - Let's go! 2:05 - News News News (How Nintendo benefits from Xbox and PlayStation's bad news) 51:41 - Princess Peach transformation bracket1:08:41 - Nintendo storytime - Mr. Iwata, the head of Ubisoft and Kit are trapped in a closet...1:22:17 - Games we are playing (Helldivers II, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, Impact of Iwata)1:41:26 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersPatreon Shout outs!- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash- Thank you Super Stars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, Sephazon, 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. Go to http://www.ShopRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta to get 15% off + FREE shipping*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 105 of the Kit and Krysta Podcast! This week we are joined by special guest BeatEmUps(Wood Hawker) to talk about what zany gimmicks Nintendo could potentially bring back for the Switch 2. Nintendo is the kind of company who never leaves an innovation behind, so what could they be cooking up for this next console? Also in this episode, we have so much news around the newest round of Switch 2 rumors, the potential Nintendo Direct this week and of course Xbox's big business update. Seems like there is just a lot going on in the video game industry and we're here with the popcorn to see it all go down. In games we are playing, we've still been going strong through Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth but we've also been playing some new stuff like the Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth demo and it's all very fun so let us tell you all about it. We wrap it all up with a few questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. All this is coming right up! 0:00 - Happy 2-year anniversary to the Kit & Krysta Podcast12:02 - Nintendo gimmicks that could make a comeback with Switch 2 featuring BeatEmUps54:30 - News news news (Switch 2 rumors, Xbox Business Update, Nintendo Direct watch continues) 1:12:15 - Games we are playing (Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth demo, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, Metal Gear Solid Master Collection)1:31:06 - 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_, Sephazon, 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 Better Help for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://BetterHelp.com/KitAndKrysta to get 10% off your first month!Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50 and use code KitAndKrysta50 for 50% off + two FREE wellness shots*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to another episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This week we'll be examining if Nintendo is finally going to right their wrongs with Princess Peach with her new game, Princess Peach Showtime. Peach is such an iconic Nintendo character and she's gotten even more popular from the movie last year, it's high time she gets the respect she deserves. Is Nintendo doing enough with this game or will we continue to suffer Princess Peach disappointment. Also in this episode, we share our reaction to the rumor about Xbox going multi-platform and our thoughts on the PlayStation State of Play. We're still playing Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and it's amazing. We've been palling around with our little pals in Palworld. We also tried out the Mario vs. Donkey Kong demo and we tell you what we think about the game so far. We wrap it all up with questions from our amazing Patreon community. 0:00 - Peaches, peaches, peaches, peaches, PEACHES!9:25 - Is Nintendo doing enough with Princess Peach? 35:57 - Nintendo storytime - Krysta is a personal shopper for everyone49:29 - News news news (Xbox going multi-platform rumors, State of Play)1:17:17 - Games games games (Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Palworld, Mario vs. Donkey Kong) 1:45:55 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron HashThank you to our Patreon Super Stars - Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, Sephazon, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, SimonFollow 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. Go to http://www.notion.com/kitandkrysta to try Notion for FREE*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 103 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. We have a gloriously jam packed show for you today filled with all sorts of fun stuff. First, let's talk about what we think is happening with this February Nintendo Direct. There is something very fishy going on with Nintendo over the last few weeks announcing all kinds of things on Twitter that would have been perfect for a Direct so what does it all mean? Let's figure it out together. We also have a huge news section where we share our reaction on the Pokemon statement around Palworld and what we think is going on with Aonuma being spotted at Universal. In our 'Never A Minute' segment, we're doing a tier list of the most egregious copycat Palworld designs. For our Nintendo storytime this week, we talk about a time where we lived in fear that Nintendo Minute would be canceled because it was getting whacked by the YouTube algorithm. We wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. Big show let's go! 0:00 - Welcome February!11:47 - News news news (Will there be a February Nintendo Direct) 54:09 - Never A Minute - Ranking the most egregious Palworld copycat designs1:09:30 - Nintendo Storytime - Nintendo Minute almost gets canceled1:28:36 - Games we are playing - Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth & Palworld 1:54:07 - Questions from our Patreon subscribersThank you to our Patreon Super Stars - Aaron Hash, Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, Sephazon, 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 MeUndies for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.MeUndies.com/KitAndKrysta for 20% off + FREE shippingJoin us at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta to support everything we do on this channel! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 102 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We're joined today by a very special guest - former Nintendo employee, video game narrative designer and our friend Alexa Ray Corriea. We're going to have a chat with Alexa about what it's like inside Nintendo when the crushing pressure of the fan community just gets to be too much. We've all lived through this and we're pretty sure Nintendo is dealing with it right now with all speculation swirling around Switch 2. Alexa also shares what it means to be a narrative designer and writer for video games. We're all going to learn together. We also talk about games we are playing including Palworld. Yes, we are playing Palworld. In our news section we share our thoughts about the Xbox Developer Direct and some of the games they announced. We wrap it all up with a handful of questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. 0:00 - Welcome Alexa! 8:46 - How Nintendo deals with the crushing pressure from the fan community 1:21:30 - Games we are playing - (Palworld, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown)1:39:25 - News news news - Xbox Developer Direct, Ubisoft on not owning games, Hogwarts Legacy breaking records 1:57:30 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Thank you to our Patreon Super Stars tier - Aaron Hash, Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, Sephazon, 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 Hello Fresh for sponsoring this video. Go to http://www.HelloFresh.com/KitKrystaFREE and use code KitKrystaFREE to get free breakfast for life!Thank you to Notion for sponsoring this video. Go to http://www.notion.com/kitandkrysta to try Notion's AI assistant today!*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 101 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Thank you so much for all your lovely comments on our 100th episode. We're so glad to be here with you and here we are this week with even MORE Switch 2 discussion. Today we'll be talking about which features we want and don't want with Switch 2, and what is going at Nintendo while they makes these kinds of crucial decisions that can make or break a console launch. Also in this episode, we tell you a banana-filled story about a cursed Donkey Kong event. In games we are playing, we share our final thoughts about Prince of Persia The Lost Crown now that we've beaten the game. A lot of good stuff is coming right up! Get comfy and let's do this0:00 - Onwards and upwards to episode 10113:03 - Things we Do and Don't want in Switch 2 53:26 - Cursed forgotten Donkey Kong event 1:10:47 - Games we are playing (Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty)1:31:41 - News news news1:48:34 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Thank you to our Patreon Super Stars - Aaron Hash, Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, Sephazon, 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 Factor for sponsoring this video. Visit http://FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50 and use code KitAndKrysta50 for 50% offThank you to Better Help for sponsoring this video. Visit http://BetterHelp.com/KitAndKrysta for 10% off your first month*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to a very special episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Yes, we made it to 100 episodes, everyone. We're so excited to celebrate this milestone but we're also so excited to keep going with the podcast because we love it and we're so grateful that you love it too. In this episode, we'll continue to have a discussion about the thing on everyone's minds right now - Switch 2. Last week we made our bold predictions about when we think Switch 2 will be announced and released but today we want to take you inside Nintendo and give you a glimpse of what Nintendo is doing right now to prepare to announce and launch Switch 2. For the public, Switch 2 doesn't officially kick off until its announced but we're sure everyone inside Nintendo has been working on this for a long time. What might they be doing? We'll tell you in this episode. We're also doing something super fun to celebrate our big 100 episode milestone by sharing 10 moments that led us to where we are right now. We hope you settle in for some fun with us. Let's gooooooooo! 0:00 - THANK YOU for helping us reach 100 episodes 11:04 - What's happening inside Nintendo right now as they plan to announce and release Switch 240:39 - 10 moments that got us to 100 episodes1:21:41 - Games we are playing (Assassin's Creed Mirage, Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty)1:39:26 - News news news1:48:39 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Thank you to our Patreon Super Stars tier - Aaron Hash, Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, Sephazon, 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! Go to http://www.notion.com/kitandkrysta to try Notion for FREEThank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this video! Go to http://www.hellofresh.com/kitkrystafree for FREE breakfast for life*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to the very first episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast of 2024! We're so excited for what this year will bring and we're going to kick it off with a bang with our hot predictions for 2024. We did pretty good last year with our 2023 predictions but this year is admittedly a bit more nebulous. We also lock a few predictions in and if we're wrong there is a severe punishment to endure. Also in this episode, we also have more games we've been playing over the holiday break and we wrap it all up with questions from our amazing Patreon subscribers. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Happy New Year!8:15 - Our 2024 Predictions 1:09:21 - Games we are playing1:25:09 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Thank you to our Patreon Super Stars tier - Aaron Hash, Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, Sephazon, 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 our wonderful Patreon family for making this all possible. Join us today http://Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to the final episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast for 2023! What an exciting year it's been and we're so looking forward to another great year in 2024. Before that though, we have one last one for the books. Today, we'll be digging deeper into all the "Discourse" that's been happening around Eiji Aonuma's comments on the future of the Zelda series. So many people are talking about this but we've worked with Mr. Aonuma for many years and think we can explain what he might be thinking and what he might mean when he said what he said. Also in this episode, we talking about some of the games we've been playing over the holiday break. We have a more streamlined episode so we wrap it all up with a bigger Q&A segment with questions from our Patreon subscribers. Hope you enjoy and see you in 2024! 0:00 - Let's say goodbye to 202310:21 - Games we are playing25:10 - Aonuma's comments on the future of the Zelda series + questions from our Patreon subscribersThank you to our Patreon Super Stars tier! Aaron Hash, Ben Eichhorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, Sephazon, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, RainTechFollow 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. Go to http://FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50 and use code KitAndKrysta50 for 50% off! Thank you to Better Help for sponsoring this video. Go to http://BetterHelp.com/KitAndKrysta for 10% off your first month*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hello and welcome to episode 97 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we try to decide if 2023 is the best year for games ever. We certainly had a huge number of incredible games launch this year and we had more games than ever to play but does it beat out other iconic gaming years like 1996 when the Nintendo 64 launched? Or 1998 when The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Metal Gear Solid came out. Let's take a deep dive and figure it out once and for all. We also had the amazing honor of having the producer of the Ace Attorney series - Kenichi Hashimoto answering hard hitting questions from our community. Also in this episode, we have a monster Games We're Playing section with Kit beating Star Wars: Jedi Survivor and Krysta checking out a new puzzle game that everyone is talking about, Chants of Sennaar. We talk about the final end of E3 and the cancellation The Last of Us Online. We wrap it all up with questions from our Patreon community. Big episode coming right up. Settle on in and get ready! 0:00 - Happy Holidays! 9:58 - Is 2023 the best year for games ever? 45:03 - Ace Attorney producer interview55:28 - Games we are playing (God of War Ragnarok Valhalla DLC, Chants of Sennaar, Star Wars Jedi Survivor, A Highland Song)1:21:36 - News News News (E3 ending, Last of Us Multiplayer Online cancellation, that Aonuma interview) 1:44:36 - Questions from our Patreon family Follow 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 community for keeping us going. Join us today at http://Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta! This was a Patreon exclusive for over 6 months but we're happy to make this available to everyone as a way to celebrate Tears of the Kingdom winning our community Game of the Year!!~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hi, to celebrate the our amazing community picking The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom as their game of the year, we're releasing our full Zelda spoilercast where we talk about everything. What did we love, what surprised us, what could be better. Nothing is off limits so let's get into it! Thanks for watching and we'll see you soon. Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrystahttps://twitter.com/kitandkrystahttps://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrystahttps://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/-Kit & Krysta