The Kit & Krysta Podcast 174: What Did Nintendo Learn from the Record Breaking Switch 2 Launch?
Jun 11, 2025
02:30:51
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Hello and welcome to episode 174 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We are officially past the launch weekend for Nintendo Switch 2 and we wanted to dig into an interesting topic about the lessons Nintendo learned from this launch. This is something we know Nintendo is discussing right now inside the company as they examine what went wrong and right with this launch. They did some things well but they also had some challenging moments too but most importantly, did Nintendo learn some "wrong" lessons? We discuss it all here. Also in this episode, we have some fresh thoughts about Switch 2 after spending a whole weekend with the system and we are playing A TON of new Switch 2 games (over 10 wow!). We wrap up a beefy episode with questions from our Patreon subscribers. All this and so much is coming right up!
0:00 - Launch weekend for Switch 2 is behind us!
12:22 - What lessons did Nintendo learn from the Switch 2 launch?
49:29 - Our first weekend with Switch 2 - new thoughts
1:05:25 - Games we are playing (Mario Kart World,Deltarune, Cyberpunk 2077, Hitman World of Assassination, Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma, Fast Fusion, Street Fighter 6, Kunitsu Gami, Welcome Tour)
1:45:41 - News news news (Xbox Showcase, Summer Game Fest, Peach/Toad voice actor, Zelda movie delay)
2:09:54 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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- All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash
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-Kit & Krysta
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*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Hello and welcome to episode 174 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We are officially past the launch weekend for Nintendo Switch 2 and we wanted to dig into an interesting topic about the lessons Nintendo learned from this launch. This is something we know Nintendo is discussing right now inside the company as they examine what went wrong and right with this launch. They did some things well but they also had some challenging moments too but most importantly, did Nintendo learn some "wrong" lessons? We discuss it all here. Also in this episode, we have some fresh thoughts about Switch 2 after spending a whole weekend with the system and we are playing A TON of new Switch 2 games (over 10 wow!). We wrap up a beefy episode with questions from our Patreon subscribers. All this and so much is coming right up!
0:00 - Launch weekend for Switch 2 is behind us!
12:22 - What lessons did Nintendo learn from the Switch 2 launch?
49:29 - Our first weekend with Switch 2 - new thoughts
1:05:25 - Games we are playing (Mario Kart World,Deltarune, Cyberpunk 2077, Hitman World of Assassination, Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma, Fast Fusion, Street Fighter 6, Kunitsu Gami, Welcome Tour)
1:45:41 - News news news (Xbox Showcase, Summer Game Fest, Peach/Toad voice actor, Zelda movie delay)
2:09:54 - 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, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, That’sSoOLANELL, MSMPokegamer, Cameron, Rburns, Aigami, Kitt 10K, Adrien, Nafon Clover
Follow Us!
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-Kit & Krysta