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58: Smash Melee Deserves the Metroid Prime Remake Treatment *but it WON'T happen* Mar 23, 2023

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Hi and welcome to episode 58 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. It seems like remasters or remakes are having a moment. We saw huge popularity with Metroid Prime Remastered and now we're seeing incredibly high Metacritic scores for Resident Evil 4 so we're asking ourselves, which other games deserve this kind of remaster treatment and what are the chances they'll get it? Also in this episode, we share a story about a cursed Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver event that almost ended in disaster. We talk about a big grab bag of games we're playing, go through the news and of course answer questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers.
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0:00 - Let's begin, shall we?
12:31 - Cursed Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver launch event
26:58 - Which games deserve the Metroid Prime Remastered treatment?
1:01:34 - Games we are playing
1:21:55 - News news news
1:35:25 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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57: Nintendo is NOT ready for what's coming next Mar 16, 2023

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Hello and welcome to episode 57 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. Today, we're going to talk about if Nintendo is ready to fully become an entertainment powerhouse. This was something that started as early as the Mr. Iwata era but now with Super Nintendo World open in Hollywood and the Mario Movie coming up really soon, this idea of Nintendo fully transitioning to an entertainment company is a reality. This is exciting but is Nintendo ready for this fundamental shift? We share with you our insider thoughts on this important topic. Also in this episode, we talk in-depth about our recent trip to Super Nintendo World. Did it live up to our super high expectations? We have a huge list of games we are playing, some interesting news to talk about and we wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon community. This is another long one so settle on in and let's get into it!
0:00 - Let's get the show on the road
11:18 - What did we think of Super Nintendo World?
58:26 - Never A Minute - Would you rather Mario Kart Edition
1:06:16 - Games we are playing
1:31:18 - News News News
1:44:09 - Is Nintendo ready to become the next entertainment powerhouse?
1:58:08 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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56: Do Nintendo Developers Think JRPG is a Bad Word? Mar 09, 2023

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Hi and welcome to episode 56 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We've been really intrigued by the discussion around the Final Fantasy team's suggestion that JRPG is a dirty word. We happened to talk to some Nintendo developers about negative perceptions of Japanese games and share that with you in this episode. We've also been thinking a lot about all of the important people we worked with at Nintendo of America that you might not know about. Sure, everyone knows Doug Bowser and Bill Trinen but there are so many people behind the scenes doing some great and even historically important things that you may have never heard of. By the time you're listening to this episode we would have returned from Super Nintendo World! We share/try to manifest what our perfect day would be at the park so look forward to some vlogs where we share our experience with you. Also in this episode, we share our final Like A Dragon: Ishin impressions since we both beat the game. We wrap up with some questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers.
0:00 - Episode 56 START!
13:22 - Five unsung heroes from Nintendo of America
44:11 - Games we are playing (Like A Dragon: Ishin final impressions)
1:11:32 - News news news (Final Fantasy 16 JRPG discussion)
1:28:39 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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55: Spending a week with Miyamoto & Aonuma *what they're like behind the scenes* Mar 02, 2023

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Hi and welcome to EP55 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. We're so excited to be joined by Ben Hanson from MinnMax to talk about our experiences working with gaming legends Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma. Ben had the opportunity to interview both of them during the Nintendo Switch preview event before the system launched in January 2017. We take a look back and share some behind-the-scenes stories with you. Also in this episode, we have a monster news section to go through including our thoughts on the Pokemon Showcase. We also have a very eclectic "what we're playing section" and of course we wrap with answering questions from our Patreon subscribers. All this and more is coming up. Settle on in because it's a long one!
0:00 - It's almost the Nintendo Switch anniversary... AGAIN
8:33 - Nintendo Storytime - behind the scenes with legendary game developers Mr. Miyamoto and Mr. Aonuma
1:01:10 - Never a Minute "one has to go" 2017 Nintendo Switch games
1:17:18 - Games we are playing
1:33:22 - News News News (Pokemon Showcase discussion)
1:56:51 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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54: We Know What's INSIDE Game Freak Feb 23, 2023

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Hello and welcome back to the Kit & Krysta Podcast, episode 54! We have a jam packed show today. To celebrate Pokemon Day coming on Feb. 27 we're sharing a cool story about going inside Game Freak in Tokyo. What is like on the inside and a crazy thing that happened that involved someone almost getting arrested (y-i-k-e-s!) We also have a bit of a double whammy because we do want to dig into the Tear of the Kingdom art book leak and share with you what is going on at Nintendo when something like this happens. Don't worry, it's all spoiler-free. We have a really fun Never A Minute segment where we talk about console lifecycles. We go through 8 different consoles lifecycles and evaluate if they were just right, too short or too long. We talk about games we're currently playing and of course answer questions from our wonderful Patreon family. All of this and more is coming up!
0:00 - Episode 54 let's go!
16:03 - Visiting Game Freak
33:21 - Console lifecycles, too long, too short or just right?
53:26 - Games we are playing
1:20:17 - News news news (Spoiler free Tears of the Kingdom leak discussion)
1:38:45 - Questions from our Patreon community
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53: Why is everyone in a rush to bury Nintendo Switch? Feb 16, 2023

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Hi and welcome to episode 53 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This is a beefy episode so let's get right into it. Today we're going to dig into this Nintendo Direct and talk about why there has been so much discussion after the Direct about the end of Nintendo Switch. Do we think that's true? Let's talk about it. We also go through all of the Direct announcements and share our thoughts and even grade our predictions. With all the chit chat about Tears of the Kingdom, we found ourselves thinking fondly about Eiji Aonuma so in our Nintendo Storytime, we share a really fun memory about when he visited New York for New York Comic-Con and was a true tourist itching to try all the iconic NY things no matter how questionable! Of course we will be talking about games we are playing and wrapping up with a handful of questions from our amazing Patreon subscribers. This is a long one so settle on in.
0:00 - Let's talk about all the things!
17:27 - News News News
30:47 - Nintendo Direct recap + our thoughts on the Nintendo Switch lifecycle
1:13:08 - Grading our Nintendo Direct predictions
1:20:12 - Nintendo Storytime - Eiji Aonuma and his questionable New York City hotdog
1:29:59 - Games we are playing
1:47:04 - Questions from our Patreon Community
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52: Nintendo Direct Predictions [Feb. 2023] Feb 08, 2023

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Hello and welcome to episode 52 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. How exciting that this is out a little bit early because of the Nintendo Direct this week? Did we call it or what? In this episode, we share our Nintendo Direct predictions and for the first time, we have a number of differences between the two of us. It's also a special week for us because it's the one year anniversary of this channel and podcast so we take a look back and share what we learned and what were some of the surprises along the way. THANK YOU all for your support over the past year. We go through a lot of news, tell you about the games we're playing and end with a handful of great questions from our wonderful Patreon family. Get comfy and let's get going!
0:00 - Roughly!
9:55 - Happy anniversary to us. We look back at the last year
34:30 - Nintendo Direct predictions
1:05:02 - Games we are playing
1:15:39 - News news news (Our thoughts on Nintendo skipping E3)
1:27:14 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers (we answer one about what Nintendo thinks about the SNL Mario Kart skit)
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51: Predicting the Metacritic Scores for 2023’s Biggest Games Feb 02, 2023

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Hello and welcome to EP51 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This week we'll be predicting the Metacritic scores for a dozen of the biggest games coming out in 2023. There are definitely some surprises. Watch to find out which game we chose to get the highest score of this year. Also in this episode, we share a story about.... teriyaki. You might be wondering why but you have to listen to find out and also tell us if you have specific thoughts about this, especially if you're from the Pacific Northwest. We've been playing a TON of games this week and we we have a beefy news section giving our impression of the latest Microsoft Developer Direct. All of this is coming up in 3, 2, 1!
0:00 - Episode 51 let's go
12:56 - Seattle teriyaki controversy
23:01 - Predicting Metacritic scores for the biggest games of 2023
55:41 - Games we are playing (Fire Emblem Engage, Hi-Fi Rush, GoldenEye, Like A Dragon: Ishin!, Pocket Card Jockey)
1:22:43 - News news news
1:37:07 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
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50: Kit's Sonic the Hedgehog Trauma Finally Revealed Jan 26, 2023

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Hello and welcome to episode 50 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! It's so much fun that this milestone episode coincided with Sonic Week. We have a really fun Sonic focused podcast for you today. We're joined by Katie from Sega who helps Kit peel the onion on his childhood Sonic trauma. We react to a whole bunch of funny and disturbing Sonic memes. We talk about the Sonic games we've been playing and answer all sonic questions in our Patreon community Q&A. In the words of Sonic, let's go fast!
0:00 - We made it to episode 50! YAY!!!
21:18 - Special guest Katie from Sega
1:01:52 - Reacting to Sonic memes
1:22:42 - Games we are playing (besides Sonic games we are also playing Fire Emblem Engage!)
1:51:24 - News, news, news
2:02:52 - All Sonic Q&A
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49: We Almost Leaked Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (OOPS!) Jan 19, 2023

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Hello and welcome back to the Kit & Krysta Podcast, episode 49! Today we're going to be sharing a story about how we accidentally almost leaked Smash Ultimate. That would have been real bad for us! We're also getting close to the release of Fire Emblem Engage so we're doing a little preliminary ranking of the husbandos and waifus. We reserve the right to change our minds though after we play the game! Also in this episode, we go through some news and answer questions from our Patreon subscribers. Timestamps are below.
0:00 - Almost to episode 50 and SONIC WEEK
10:35 - Never a Minute: Fire Emblem Engage Waifu/husbando rankings
34:13 - Nintendo Storytime: we almost accidentally leaked Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
45:23 - Games we are playing
54:11 - News news news
1:04:09 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers
Thank you to our Patreon Super Stars!
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