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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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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.

    We Went INSIDE Retro Studios

    We Went INSIDE Retro Studios

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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

    Patreon shout-outs
    - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash
    - 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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    -Kit & Krysta

    • 1 hr 58 min
    Nintendo Just WON June Announcement Season

    Nintendo Just WON June Announcement Season

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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:
    - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash
    - 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

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    -Kit & Krysta

    • 1 hr 56 min
    Nintendo Direct June 2024 - Our Predictions

    Nintendo Direct June 2024 - Our Predictions

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    Hello and welcome to episode 122 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! In today's episode, we're sharing with you our big Nintendo Direct predictions. This is the last hurrah for Nintendo Switch but there still might be some nice surprises. We also just got back from Summer Game Fest and had a great time checking out a ton of new games, attending the Xbox Showcase and catching up with old and new friends. We'll give you a recap of all our thoughts and feelings after coming back from the trip. We also have a full vlog up for you to watch if you want to see some of these games and what the Xbox events looked like. It's been a busy few weeks but we're both feeling pretty excited about all of the upcoming games. Let's all strap in for these Nintendo Direct predictions!

    0:00 - Nintendo Direct Hype?
    13:44 - Nintendo Direct predictions
    50:57 - Games we're playing (Summer Game Fest game previews)
    1:11:11 - News News News (Xbox Showcase reactions)
    1:38:35 - 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_, 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

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    -Kit & Krysta

    • 1 hr 58 min
    What We Expect From the June Nintendo Direct & Summer Game Fest

    What We Expect From the June Nintendo Direct & Summer Game Fest

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    Hello and welcome to episode 112 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we're going to break down all of the announcements coming in June. Even with E3 no longer a thing, this time of year is still jammed with tons of game announcements and news and we're excited and here for it. There's a lot rumors, stuff that's already been pre-announced and things that we are anticipating. Let us break it all down for you. Also in this episode, we're joined by special guest Jenny Kimchica Windom from Wholesome Games to talk to us all about the upcoming Wholesome Direct and give us the insider scoop on all things cozy games. This is a monster episode so let's get going!!

    0:00 - ALL ABOARD THE HYPE TRAIN
    12:20 - June announcements breakdown
    59:45 - The State of Cozy Games with Jenny Kimchica Windom
    1:32:11 - Games we're playing (Paper Mario TTYD, Star Fox Assault, Monster Hunter Stories)
    1:49:20 - News news news
    2:00:46 - 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_, 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

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    -Kit & Krysta

    • 2 hrs 28 min
    Is Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Meeting Our Expectations?

    Is Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Meeting Our Expectations?

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    Hello and welcome to episode 120 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. This week we'll be sharing our thoughts after playing a whole bunch of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Nintendo Switch. We were so hyped for this game but does it live up to our super high expectations? We dig into all the nitty gritty details - what we love, what we don't and everything in between. Also in this episode, we share our thoughts about Nintendo opening a new store in our hometown of San Francisco. Also, Nintendo just acquired Shiver and we discuss why we think this is critical for them leading up to the launch of Switch 2. We wrap it all up with some great questions from our Patreon community. All this is coming right up!

    0:00 - Ahem... Today
    7:49 - Is Paper Mario TTYD meeting our expectations
    1:04:53 - News news news
    1:35:11 - 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_, 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

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    -Kit & Krysta

    • 2 hrs 7 min
    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - Final Thoughts Before We Play

    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - Final Thoughts Before We Play

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    The time has finally come. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is finally here on Nintendo Switch and boy are we excited. In this episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast, we're sharing our final thoughts before we dive into playing this game. Also in this episode, we share our thoughts on what might be going on with the Paper Mario pre-order situation and react to PlayStation finally getting not one but two CEOs! We're playing some indie and retro games while we patiently await Paper Mario and we wrap it all up with questions from our incredible Patreon community.

    0:00 - On a scale of 1 - 10 how hyped are you for Paper Mario?
    15:13 - Our final thoughts on Paper Mario TTYD before we play
    51:35 - Games we are playing (Animal Well, Little Mermaid on NES, Metal Gear Solid)
    1:10:50 - News news news
    1:34:49 - 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_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Brustache, Simon, krashuri

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    -Kit & Krysta

    • 1 hr 59 min

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