The Kit & Krysta Podcast

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 heartbreak 17:55 - 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/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://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 Thank 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 cards 58:21 - 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 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, Brustache 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/ -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 news 1:34:36 - 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, Brustache 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/ -Kit & Krysta

Thank you to ExpressVPN for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.ExpressVPN.com/KitAndKrysta for 3 additional months FREE Thank 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 bracket 1:08:41 - 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 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, Brustache 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/ -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 Podcast 12:02 - Nintendo gimmicks that could make a comeback with Switch 2 featuring BeatEmUps 54:30 - 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, Brustache 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/ -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 everyone 49:29 - 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 Hash Thank 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, Simon 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/ -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 designs 1:09:30 - Nintendo Storytime - Nintendo Minute almost gets canceled 1:28:36 - Games we are playing - Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth & Palworld 1:54:07 - 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, Brustache 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/ -Kit & Krysta

Thank you MeUndies for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.MeUndies.com/KitAndKrysta for 20% off + FREE shipping Join 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, Brustache 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/ -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 this 0:00 - Onwards and upwards to episode 101 13:03 - 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 news 1:48:34 - 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, Brustache 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/ -Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this video. Visit http://FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50 and use code KitAndKrysta50 for 50% off Thank 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 2 40:39 - 10 moments that got us to 100 episodes 1:21:41 - Games we are playing (Assassin's Creed Mirage, Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty) 1:39:26 - News news news 1:48:39 - 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, Brustache 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/ -Kit & Krysta