The Kit & Krysta Podcast

Thank you to Uncommon Goods for sponsoring this video. Visit https://www.uncommongoods.com/podcast/kitkrysta to get 15% off your next gift Thank 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 video 44:07 - 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, Fortygig 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

In this lively discussion, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, known for his insights on labor issues in gaming, delves into his book about Blizzard Entertainment's turbulent journey. He shares thoughts on Nintendo's recent bizarre announcements, including a Pokémon leak and a puzzling online playtest. The conversation explores the ever-evolving gaming industry, touching on corporate culture contrasts and the impact of public relations missteps. Join to hear insightful stories and the challenges faced behind the headlines!

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 order Thank 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 nigh 12:32 - Switch 2 will be the last generation for these iconic Nintendo developers 54:15 - Games we are playing (Metaphor ReFantazio, UFO 50, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Balatro) 1:26:39 - NEWS NEWS NEWS 1:37:53 - 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, Fortygig 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 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 echoes 19:01 - 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 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, Fortygig 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 Hims for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.Hims.com/KitAndKrysta today for your personalized hair loss treatment options Thank 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 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, Fortygig 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 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 news 2:02:38 - 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, Fortygig 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://www.betterhelp.com/kitandkrysta for 10% off your first 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 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, Fortygig 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 for 50% off your first box and 20% off your second order Thank 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 news 1:42:14 - Nintendo Storytime - How a Zelda Skyward Sword Penny Arcade Comic come to be 2:03:20 - 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, Fortygig 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 Turtle Beach for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.TurtleBeach.com and use code KitKrysta for 10% off your entire purchase 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 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, Fortygig 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 episode. Go to http://www.hellofresh.com/freekitkrysta for FREE breakfast for life Thank 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 - TODAYYYYY 12:44 - This Nintendo Legend retires, Switch 2 is coming later in 2025 and MORE news 58:06 - Pokemon spelling bee 1:08:28 - Games we are playing 1:30:25 - 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, Fortygig 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