The Kit & Krysta Podcast

Thank you so much to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.HelloFresh.com/KitKrysta10FM to get 10 Free Meals + a Free Item for Life! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 188 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We are still thinking about the big Nintendo Direct last week and we want to dig deeper into people's reaction to the Direct. Tons of games were announced and Nintendo shared a lot of news but somehow, there are fans who still don't seem very excited about what's to come. Why is this? Is the Nintendo Direct formula, something that Nintendo started 10+ years ago, still working to meet Nintendo's goals when there are so many expectations placed on these presentations? We dig into the history and the original goals of a Direct and examine if it's still working for Nintendo. Also in this episode, we're playing a handful of new indie games and we discovered some new details about Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 on Nintendo Switch 2. We wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Settle on in! 9:07 - Nintendo Direct expectations are out of control 54:16 - Games we are playing 1:17:20 - News news news 1:34:39 - Questions from our Patreon community 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, 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, TheSharkAmongMen Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi! In the Nintendo Direct last week, we saw some really amazing looking amiibo but then after we learned how much they would cost and we were a bit shocked. We wanted to look back at the history of amiibo and examine how things started with amiibo priced at $12.99 and now we're seeing amiibo priced at $49.99! A $50 amiibo is wild and is almost as expensive or sometimes even more expensive than most some games - so what happened? How did we get here? Let's discuss! Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://www.FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50off for 50% off your first box + FREE breakfast ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello! We had a big day with the biggest/longest Nintendo Direct ever...but did it live up to the hype? We're going to deep dive into every detail and talk about everything Nintendo announced. We also found some interesting details that Nintendo announced after the fact that we to discuss. Also in this episode, we immediately bought and played the Donkey Kong Bananza DLC and we want to tell your first impressions. We have some news about the incredible success of Silksong and Nintendo has filed another patent, but what does it mean? We wrap it all up with questions from our amazing Patreon community. Big CHONKY episode coming right now!   0:00 - Happy Nintendo Direct Day  5:40 - Nintendo Direct deep dive  1:33:02 - Games we are playing  2:05:35 - News news news  2:18:06 - 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, 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, TheSharkAmongMen  -Kit & Krysta

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* WOW! Nintendo officially announced the September 2025 Nintendo Direct coming on Friday, September 12 and yup... it's the big one! Roughly 60 minutes of Switch 2 news so it's a big chonky thing and we're here to predict all the news that will be in it. Let us know in the comments your hopes and dreams for this direct and we'll see you back here on Friday morning for our reaction! Thanks for watching. Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello! The rumor mill is spinning about a potential Nintendo Direct this week and that's got us thinking about leaks at Nintendo. Why are there SO many leaks coming out of Nintendo lately? It feels like over the last few years, everything Nintendo is about to announce leaks weeks if not months before they've had a chance to announce it. Why is this happening and what is the cause? Let's discuss! Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta

The Nintendo Switch 2 game key card situation just took an unexpected turn and we want to dig into one publisher's specific reason they HAD to use a game key card to bring their game to Switch 2. The reason might surprise you. Does this change your opinion of game key cards? What do you think this means for the future of third-party games on Switch 2? Let us know in the comments! Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi! We've been playing Silksong on Switch 2 nonstop and have some thoughts about the game so far. It's interesting for us because we tried to play and like Hollow Knight several times and neither of us could get into it - so why is Silksong so different for us? Are you playing the game? Do you like it so far? Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://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 video! Go to http://www.BuyRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta to get 20% off sitewide! Thank you to Cash App for sponsoring this episode! Download Cash App, use our exclusive referral code SECURE10 in your profile, send $5 to a friend within 14 days, and you’ll get $10 dropped right into your account. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 186 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast!! Today we'll be sharing our thoughts on what Nintendo will do to celebrate Mario's 40th anniversary. We're also telling a very fun story about the time we worked with Mr. Miyamoto on the 25th anniversary. Also in this episode, we're playing even more games on Nintendo Switch 2 including Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles coming out later this month. We discuss in our news section about the potential PlayStation 6 handheld and what that could mean for Nintendo and wrap it all up with questions from our Patreon subscribers. All this and much more is coming right up! 0:00 - Happy September 11:59 - How will Nintendo celebrate Mario's 40th anniversary 40:14 - Nintendo storytime - Hanging with Mr. Miyamoto at Mario's 25th anniversary 1:02:28 - Games we are playing 1:23:33 - News news news 1:40:54 - 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! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello! We are mere hours away from Hollow Knight Silksong FINALLY coming out and we want to talk about the true phenomenon that is this game. It had such an interesting trajectory and although it broke all the traditional rules of video game marketing and game industry best practices, it's on its way to becoming one of the biggest games of 2025. How did Team Cherry make it happen? Let's dig into here. Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi! We've been playing a ton of Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star Crossed World Switch 2 Edition (goodness what a long title!) and we want to dig into what you get with this $20 upgrade from the base game that already costs $60 and share our thoughts on whether the new content and the upgraded graphics are worth it. Have you been playing this? What do you think? Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta