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94: The Shocking Truth About Nintendo Holiday Parties Nov 30, 2023

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Hello and welcome back to a holiday-themed episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we'll be sharing our inside stories about Nintendo holiday parties. You may think a Nintendo party would be classy and fun but we promise you it's totally not what you expect. Also in this episode, we talk about a few new games we've been playing - Star Wars Jedi Survivor and Monster Hunter NOW. We also finished Alan Wake II and are excited to share our final thoughts. It's a bit of a light news week but we did want to talk about the Nontendo Podcast coming to an end and how it's given us a moment of self-reflection. We round it all out with questions from our wonder Patreon subscribers. All this and more is coming right up!
0:00 - Happy Holidays!!
10:30 - Nintendo holiday party stories
52:58 - Games we are playing (Alan Wake II, Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Monster Hunter NOW)
1:21:37 - News news news
1:34:06 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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93: Reunited and Spilling Secrets with Our Former Nintendo Co-Workers Nov 23, 2023

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Hi and welcome to a very special episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're joined by our old co-workers from Nintendo to share even more secrets and tell you some really fun Nintendo stories. We have people here that have done a lot of different jobs at Nintendo including someone on the advertising team, someone who's worked with indie developers and people on the retail team. We've been friends for a really long time so we're really excited spend some time with them especially during Thanksgiving week. Also in this episode, we talk about games we are playing including Super Mario RPG Remake and talk about what's going on in video game news. As a special treat, our Patreon subscribers got to ask our special guests questions so our Q&A today is filled with questions for them. It's a super fun episode so we hope you enjoy watching as much as we enjoyed making it. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
0:00 - Gobble gobble to all who celebrate
10:00 - Our former Nintendo co-workers reveal their own secrets
1:06:35 - Games we are playing (Super Mario RPG, Alan Wake II, Scott Pilgrim Netflix show)
1:23:00 - News news news
1:33:06 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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The Untold Story of Mario Kart 8 *Ten years later* Nov 21, 2023

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Hi, we can't believe that after 10 long years, Mario Kart 8 is finally finished. We wanted to take a look back and share our untold stories about this incredible game. We both worked at Nintendo pretty much for those entire 10 years and we saw and worked on most of the marketing for this game when it was launched on Wii U and when it came to Nintendo Switch. It's an incredible end to an incredible game and we're so hopeful about the future of Mario Kart. Let us know in the comments below what your favorite track from Mario Kart 8 is and if it's Mount Wario, we are friends for life. Thanks for watching!
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92: Will the Zelda Movie Do More Harm Than Good? Nov 16, 2023

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Hello and welcome to episode 92 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We've been thinking a lot about the announcement of The Legend of Zelda movie. After our initial reaction and reading a ton of comments from all of you, we do think there are some legit concerns and challenges that Nintendo needs to overcome to make this movie into an all-around hit. We go deep on that discussion today. Also in this episode, we talk about the newly revealed The Game Award nominations. You should watch our predictions podcast to check us to see how we did! In the games we are playing segment, we both started some new games including Alan Wake II and Like A Dragon Gaiden. We wrap it all up with questions from our amazing Patreon subscribers. Let's get going with the first ever episode from the new Kit & Krysta HQ
0:00 - WE MOVED!
9:13 - Will the Zelda movie do more harm than good?
51:49 - Games we are playing (Alan Wake II, Like a Dragon Gaiden, Warhammer 40k Boltgun, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Fashion Dreamer)
1:13:32 - News news news (The Game Awards nominations, GTA 6 announcement, Super Mario Wonder and Spider-Man 2 sales)
1:31:58 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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91: Video Games Are Better Than Ever But The Industry Is Falling Apart Nov 09, 2023

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Hi and welcome back to the Kit & Krysta Podcast, episode 91! Today we're going to examine why we have an unprecedented year of high quality games that came out but also a massive amount of layoffs in the gaming industry. What does this mean for the future of video games and how can this be prevented. Also in this episode, we share some awkward stories around the launch of Wii Fit. In games we are playing, we share our final thoughts on Spider-Man 2 after we beat the game and tell you about some new games we've been playing. In our news segment, we talk about Fortnite's potential comeback and Nintendo's upcoming Black Friday bundles and we wrap it all up with questions from our Patreon subscribers.
0:00 - Big news for us!
12:43 - Layoffs in the gaming industry, what is happening?
50:08 - Nintendo storytime - awkward Wii Fit stories
1:08:19 - Games we are playing (Jusant, Fashion Dreamer, Spider-Man 2)
1:33:45 - News news news
1:46:30 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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90: Predicting The Game Awards Nominees Nov 02, 2023

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Hello and welcome to episode 90 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We're super excited today to start talking about The Game Awards. Yes, it is almost that time of year. Can you believe it? Today we'll be predicting which games will be nominated for the big categories. Remember that these are not our personal picks but what we think the TGA judging panel will likely choose. This is such a banner year with so many incredible games that there are bound to be games that would have made it other years that might get snubbed. We're here for the drama! Also in this episode, we talk about Nintendo's latest (bad) guidelines around the Smash community and tell you what those latest Nintendo patents really mean. We also have a fun storytime about Krysta's doggie Chowder who was in a Wii Fit commercial. We both also started playing Spider-Man 2 and have a lot of thoughts. All this and more is coming up!
0:00 - SHOCK-tober is finally over...we made it!
17:17 - The Game Awards nominations predictions
55:43 - Nintendo storytime - Chowder is Wii Fit famous
1:03:53 - Games we are playing (Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Wonder, Suika Game)
1:38:19 - News news news (Smash community guidelines, Nintendo patents, Xbox leadership, Five Nights at Freddy's Movie)
1:51:59 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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89: Is Super Mario Bros. Wonder Meeting Our Expectations? Oct 26, 2023

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Hello and welcome to episode 89 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we're super excited to dig deep into what we think about Super Mario Bros. Wonder after playing and beating the game. We were so hyped for this game, so is Mario Wonder living up to our expectations? Also in this episode, we tell a few stories about pulling all-nighters when we worked at Nintendo. We were very sleepy! We also share our thoughts about Doug Bowser's recent interviews where he was asked about the next Nintendo hardware and about unions. We wrap it all up with some really great questions from our Patreon subscribers. It's WONDERFUL and it's all coming up right now!
0:00 - Are we feeling the wonder?
14:37 - Games we are playing - Is Mario Wonder living up to the hype?
1:13:32 - Nintendo storytime - Pulling all-nighters at work
1:29:47 - News news news - Doug Bowser interviews
1:46:10 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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88: Countdown to Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Our Final Thoughts Oct 19, 2023

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Hi and welcome to episode 88 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we are counting down the mere hours to the launch of Super Mario Bros. Wonder and sharing our final thoughts before we sink our teeth into this hopefully amazing game. Also in this episode we continue our Mario theme with a Nintendo storytime about a very unfortunate incident that happened with Super Mario Galaxy. We also give you our final thoughts on Baldur's Gate 3 because one of us beat the game. We have a monster news section where we react to the reveal of the new Mario voice actor. Of course, we wrap it all up with questions from our incredible Patreon subscribers. Let's-a go!
0:00 - YAY! Mario Week
19:31 - Countdown to Super Mario Bros. Wonder - our final thoughts
53:00 - Nintendo storytime - zero gravity is not Mario's friend (Super Mario Galaxy)
1:07:08 - Games we are playing (Baldur's Gate 3, Sea of Stars, TMNT Mutant Mayhem DLC)
1:24:22 - News news new (Mario voice actor, Microsoft/Activision deal closes, PS5 slim, Spider-Man 2 metacritic)
1:46:24 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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87: What is the future of Super Mario role-playing games? Oct 12, 2023

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Hi and welcome back to episode 87 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're going to take a deep look at Mario role-playing games and discuss what Nintendo might be thinking for the future of these types of games. With the Super Mario RPG remake followed closely by Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door remake and the absence of any Mario & Luigi RPGs during the Switch generation, there's a lot to consider for what the future might hold. In our Nintendo Storytime today, we share a sad story about dogs in the Nintendo office. Don't worry no doggies were harmed. We've also both been playing two great games Baldur's Gate 3 and Sea of Stars. In our news section, we share our thoughts about the new Animal Crossing LEGO collab and Nintendo shutting down online support for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. We wrap it all up with some great questions from our Patreon subscribers. All this and more is coming right up!
0:00 - Welcome back Krysta!
15:35 - What is the future of Super Mario role-playing games?
48:22 - Nintendo storytime - a sad day for dogs in the Nintendo office
1:00:04 - Games we are playing (Baldur's Gate 3 and Sea of Stars)
1:14:38 - News news news (Animal Crossing LEGO collab, Wii U/3DS online play shutting down, Cyberpunk TV show)
1:28:53 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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86: Why are Pokemon Scarlet and Violet STILL Broken? Oct 05, 2023

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Hi and welcome to episode 86 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This week we'll be examining why Cyberpunk 2077 started out super rough but turned it all around to become a darling comeback story but Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are more broken than ever. Also in this episode, we share a handful of games we've been playing and loving including a new one on the Playdate that will scratch your Castlevania itch. We talk about Jim Ryan's sudden retirement from PlayStation in the news and wrap it all up with a handful of great questions from our Patreon family. All of this and more is coming up!
0:00 - Yes, Krysta is still in China
12:41 - Games we are playing (Baldur's Gate 3, Castle Tintagel, Covert Dock 2)
34:51 - Why is Cyberpunk fixed but Pokemon is still broken?
1:11:23 - News news news (Jim Ryan's retirement from Playstation, Capcom says games are priced too low)
1:23:07 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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