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132: A Nintendo Legend Retires, Nintendo Won't Rush Switch 2, Sept Direct When? Aug 22, 2024

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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
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131: Are Traditional Zelda Dungeons Finally Back in Echoes of Wisdom? Aug 15, 2024

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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 playing
1:15:43 - News news news
1:33:35 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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130: The People ACTUALLY in Charge at Nintendo Will Surprise You! Aug 08, 2024

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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 revealed
49:55 - Games we are playing
1:17:49 - News news news
1:36:01 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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129: This Gross Moment Changed the Way We Look at Nintendo Aug 01, 2024

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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 bag
17:55 - Nintendo made its employees do a super gross thing
1:01:16 - Games we're playing
1:22:29 - News news news
1:41:45 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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128: 20 Reasons Why the Switch is Nintendo's Best Console EVER Jul 25, 2024

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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 EVER
1:02:14 - Games we're playing
1:23:47 - News news news
1:42:24 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
Patreon shout-outs:
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127: Can Nintendo Actually Solve Switch 2 Stock and Scalper Issues? Jul 18, 2024

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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 Championships
1:22:50 - 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 subscribers
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126: The Worst Day We Ever Had at Nintendo Jul 11, 2024

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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 breath
3:32 - Nintendo Storytime - the worst day of our Nintendo lives
40:36 - Victor Lucas and his incredible career in games
1:39:30 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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125: We Played Super Smash Bros. with Masahiro Sakurai Jul 03, 2024

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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 Sakurai
41:50 - Games coming out in 2024 that we'll be playing AND skipping
1:00:20 - Games we're playing
1:17:20 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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124: We Went INSIDE Retro Studios Jun 27, 2024

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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 begin
12:17:05 - Let us take you INSIDE Retro Studios
35:41 - Ranking first-party Nintendo Switch games
47:19 - 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 subscribers
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- 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, Ash
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123: Nintendo Just WON June Announcement Season Jun 20, 2024

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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 dive
1:08:12 - Games we're playing
1:26:34 - News news news
1:38:22 - Questions from our Patreon community
Patreon shout-outs:
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