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112: Nintendo Switch is Good but Nintendo 3DS is GREAT Apr 04, 2024

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Hello and welcome to episode 112 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We surprised ourselves over the last few weeks because we've both been playing our Nintendo 3DS again. If you would have asked us in 2024 whether we'd be doing this, we would have thought it impossible. Recently, we played Mario Kart 7 with our Patreon community since the online servers are about to shut down and we recently revealed that our April spoilercast game is Chrono Trigger so we've been playing that on 3DS as well. It's actually so nice to play true handheld games again and it really made us think that dedicated handheld games are not really a thing anymore in gaming and we really miss them! Also in this episode, we tell you all about Nintendo's unique relationship with Nickelodeon and Krysta covering the Kid's Choice Awards from the Orange Carpet. We jump into games we're playing which again is a lot of handheld games! In our news section we tell you what we think about Nintendo's big shake-up to their product testing department and them laying off contractors. We wrap it all up with questions from our Patreon community.
0:00 - Settle on in!
10:36 - Nintendo x Nickelodeon x Krysta
37:10 - Games we are playing (why we miss handheld games!)
1:15:39 - News news news
1:30:04 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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111: Day In the Life of a Nintendo Employee Mar 28, 2024

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Hi and welcome to episode 111 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're going to take you through what a typical work day is like at Nintendo. We usually focus on bigger moments but we realized we've never told you what a normal day during a normal week is like. We'll go through our full schedule so you can get a sense of what working at Nintendo is really like. Also in this episode, we have a monster games we are playing segment with a ton of new games we saw at GDC. We also react to the news about the recent aggressive Pokemon takedowns of modded games. We wrap it all up with questions from our Patreon community.
0:00 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIT!!!!
16:34 - A day in the life of a Nintendo employee
1:11:48 - Games we are playing
1:46:15 - News news news (Pokemon mods, Baldur's Gate sequel, new Marvel game)
1:59:36 - Questions from our Patreon community
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
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110: Switch 2 Leaks Are About to Get Even BIGGER Mar 21, 2024

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Hello and welcome to episode 110 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're going to discuss if leakers will ruin the reveal for Switch 2, what Nintendo is doing right now to try to stop this and most importantly if we even care. Do we just want to know so badly what this next system is going to be that we'll take the information any way we can get it? Also in this episode, we got a chance to chat with Tomm Hulett from Wayforward to talk about developing Contra Operation Galuga. In games we're playing, we share our spoiler-free thoughts about Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth but get ready for our full spoilercast on the game dropping at the end of the month. We discuss the rumored PS5 Pro in our news section and wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon community.
0:00 - Switch 2 where are you?
13:40 - Will leakers spoil the Switch 2 reveal?
53:39 - Welcome Tomm Hulett - let's chat about Contra Galuga
1:22:31 - Games we are playing (Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story)
1:45:08 - News news news
1:59:14 - Questions from Patreon community
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
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109: This Journalist Lives in Nintendo’s Head Rent-Free - ft Stephen Totilo Mar 14, 2024

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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
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108: John Cena is THE #1 Nintendo Fan - Here's Why! Mar 07, 2024

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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
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107: The Untold Origin Story of Nintendo Direct Feb 29, 2024

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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
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106: How Nintendo Benefits from PlayStation & Xbox's Bad News Feb 22, 2024

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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
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105: Weird Nintendo Gimmicks that Could Return with Switch 2 ft BeatEmUps Feb 15, 2024

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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
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104: Is Nintendo's Princess Peach Disrespect Finally Coming to an End? Feb 08, 2024

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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
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103: What We Expect From the February Nintendo Direct Feb 01, 2024

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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
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