The Kit & Krysta Podcast

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The Kit & Krysta Podcast

The Kit & Krysta Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang, who previously worked for Nintendo of America for over 10 years each and hosted the hit web show Nintendo Minute. Join us every Thursday for insider behind the scenes stories about what it's like to work for Nintendo, our analysis of breaking news from around the industry and lively discussion of all the great games we've been playing.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Nintendo DS 20th Anniversary Retrospective

    Thank you to Raycon for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://BuyRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta for up to 30% off sitewide *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 143 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Nintendo DS by doing a full retrospective on this amazing system. We talk about the initial launch and reception, Nintendo DS facing strong competition with the PSP,  the DS games we worked on at Nintendo and our top 5 Nintendo DS games. There are so many fond memories of this incredible system and we can't wait to take the trip down memory lane. Also in this episode, we discuss the censorship issues in Xenoblade Chronicles X, talk about the polarizing Mario & Luigi Brothership review scores and how we feel about Nintendo not crediting composers in Nintendo Music. We also have been playing some new games including Dragon Age: Veilguard and Sonic X Shadow Generations... yes SONIC! All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - November Spoilercast revealed! 13:08 - Nintendo DS 20th anniversary retrospective 1:10:41 - News news news (Xenoblade Chronicles X Censorship, Mario & Luigi Reviews, Firewalk Studio closing) 1:24:54 - Games we are playing (Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Sonic X Shadow Generations, Pokemon TCG Pocket, Call of Duty Black Ops 6) 2:01:44 - 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

    2h 23m

  2. 31 OCT

    Mario & Luigi: Brothership - Final Thoughts Before We Play

    Thank you to our wonderful Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content, early access and much more! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 142 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're digging into everything we know about Mario & Luigi: Brothership and asking ourselves the big important questions before we play this game. Also in this episode, we talk about why the Nintendo Switch Online Playtest was a huge mess and what the big changes coming for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp could mean for the future of Nintendo mobile games. We've both been playing a lot of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and share what we think as two people who haven't played a Call of Duty game for a long time. We wrap it all up with some great questions from our Patreon community. Settle in! 0:00 - Happy Halloween!! 4:55 - Everything we know about Mario & Luigi: Brothership 46:01 - News news news (NSO playtest, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Ubisoft Rayman statement, Xenoblade X coming to Switch) 1:06:19 - Games we're playing (Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Wizardry, Grapple Dogs, Yakuza TV Show) 1:29:27 - 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

    1h 52m

  3. 24 OCT

    The Untold Story of the 2016 Nintendo Switch Reveal Video

    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

    2h 18m

  4. 17 OCT

    Making Sense of Nintendo’s Wild News Week with Jason Schreier

    Thank you to Pretty Litter for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.PrettyLitter.com/KitAndKrysta for 20% off and a FREE cat toy Thank you to Better Help for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.BetterHelp.com/KitAndKrysta for 10% off your first month *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 140 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. We're joined by special guest, Jason Schreier today to talk all about his book - Play Nice The Rise, Fall and Future of Blizzard Entertainment AND we're reacting to all the weird and zany Nintendo news. From the mysterious Nintendo Switch Online playtest to the Pokemon Teraleak to Alarmo. Weird things are happening all around us! We also talk about games we're playing and wrap it all up with some great questions from our Patreon subscribers. 0:00 - Welcome Jason! 8:18 - Let's talk about Jason's book 1:13:08 - News (Pokemon Teraleak, Nintendo Switch Online playtest, Alarmo, Antonblast delay) 1:33:12 - Games we're playing 1:47:08 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Check out Play Nice: The Rise, Fall and Future of Blizzard Entertainment here: https://a.co/d/28tb34Y 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

    2h 15m

  5. 10 OCT

    Why Switch 2 Will Be a Farewell For Many Iconic Nintendo Developers

    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

    2h 10m

  6. 3 OCT

    Is The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Meeting our Expectations?

    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

    2h 6m

  7. 26 SEPT

    Tales From our Adventures in Japan

    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

    1h 9m

  8. 19 SEPT

    Stories We’ve Never Told From Our Trips Inside Nintendo HQ

    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

    2h 23m
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The Kit & Krysta Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang, who previously worked for Nintendo of America for over 10 years each and hosted the hit web show Nintendo Minute. Join us every Thursday for insider behind the scenes stories about what it's like to work for Nintendo, our analysis of breaking news from around the industry and lively discussion of all the great games we've been playing.

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