The Kit & Krysta Podcast

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi, misinformation about Nintendo has been spreading like crazy over the weekend all stemming from a misinterpreted quote from Mr. Miyamoto. How did this happen and how does Nintendo feel when something like this happens? Let's discuss!  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

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi! Pokemon Legends Z-A is finally here and we're just getting our playthrough started on Nintendo Switch 2. We want to share some of our early impressions of the game. Are you playing? Let us know in the comments!  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

Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50off for 50% off + FREE breakfast! Thank you to Function Health for sponsoring this episode! Go to https://www.functionhealth.com/a/kitandkrysta for $100 towards your membership *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 192 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This week, we're going to talk about Nintendo Switch 2's first holiday season - which we are in right now! Is Nintendo ready for this? We also have a really fun storytime about the most amazing event for Luigi's Mansion 3. We're playing some new games and wrapping up some games because next week we'll have our first impressions about Pokemon Legends ZA. In our news section we have some new updates about Nintendo vs. artificial intelligence and we wrap it all up with questions from our Patreon subscribers! All this and much more is coming right up.  0:00 - Spooky month continues!  8:40 - Is Nintendo ready for Switch 2's first holiday season? 42:31 - Nintendo storytime: The most incredible event for Luigi's Mansion 3 57:20 - Games we are playing 1:21:22 - News news news 1:34:21 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon Shout-outs! - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash - Thank you Super Stars! Ben Eichorn, 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, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, That’sSoOLANELL, MSMPokegamer, Cameron, Rburns, Aigami, Kitt 10K, Adrien, Nafon Clover, TheSharkAmongMen 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

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi, well... leaks have continued and now nearly everything with Pokemon have leaked. There is a TON of information but here are five things that surprised us. Leaks generally aren't great but they definitely give us a very interesting window into game development so let's dig into some of these. We'll try to keep this discussion as spoiler-free as possible. Thanks for watching!  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

Hi, the last few days have been a saga but we finally know what Nintendo was teasing with their mysterious baby video Close to You, which was a short featuring Pikmin made by Nintendo Pictures all along...but what was actually the point of all this? Let's discuss!  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

Thank you to CashApp for sponsoring this episode! For a limited time, new Cash App customers can earn $10 if they use code CASHAPP10 in their profile at signup and send $5 to a friend within 14 days Thank you to Raycon for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.BuyRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta for 20% off your Everyday Earbuds!  ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 191 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We are only about a week away from the launch of Pokemon Legends Z-A and we have some final questions we want to discuss and hopefully answer before we play. Also in this episode, we are playing a ton of new games including Ghost of Yotei and Super Mario Galaxy 2. In our news section we react to the Xbox Game Pass price hike, Sonic joining the Olympics and Nintendo and Pokemon IP being used in artificial intelligence. We wrap it all up with question from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. Settle on in for a juicy episode!  0:00 - SHOCKTOBER continues  10:23 - Pokemon Legends Z-A questions we want to answer before we play 56:20 - Games we're playing 1:26:59 - News news news 1:45:32 - Questions from our Patreon family  Patreon Shout-outs! - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash - Thank you Super Stars!  Ben Eichorn, 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, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, That’sSoOLANELL, MSMPokegamer, Cameron, Rburns, Aigami, Kitt 10K, Adrien, Nafon Clover, TheSharkAmongMen 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

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi, we woke up to a very mysterious teaser "Close to You" video from Nintendo and we're here to talk about what we think this might be! What do you think? Tell us in the comments.  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

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi! There's been a lot of chatter around OpenAI's generative AI video tool - Sora 2 - and the usage of copyrighted material that people can use to generate videos. There are an especially large amount of videos feature Nintendo and Pokemon characters. We want to discuss what Nintendo is thinking and potentially planning as they consider everything that's happening with AI. The answers may not be as simple as you think.  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

Thank you to Function for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.FunctionHealth/KITANDKRYSTA or use gift code KITANDKRYSTA100 for $100 towards your membership *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 190 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we'll be digging into the actual job of the Nintendo of America president. Ever since the announcement of Doug Bowser's retirement and the new president Devon Pritchard taking the reins at Nintendo, there seems to be some confusion around what the Nintendo of America president actually does and what kind of power this person has. We're here to clear it all up for you and squash some of the rumors flying around. Also in this episode, we're playing a ton of new games on Nintendo Switch 2 and we dig into all the news coming out of Tokyo Game Show. We also try to make sense of this big EA news of them selling and going private. What does this all mean? We wrap it all up with questions from our amazing Patreon community. Settle on in for a big episode!  0:00 - SHOCKTOBER IS HERE 12:09 - What does the Nintendo of America president actually do?  1:13:22 - Games we are playing 1:33:35 - News news news 1:55:11 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon Shout-outs! - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash - Thank you Super Stars!  Ben Eichorn, 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, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, That’sSoOLANELL, MSMPokegamer, Cameron, Rburns, Aigami, Kitt 10K, Adrien, Nafon Clover, TheSharkAmongMen 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

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi! We just heard the news that Doug Bowser is officially retiring from his job as President of Nintendo of America and the new president is Devon Pritchard. We worked with Devon for many years and have a lot of thoughts about her as the new president of Nintendo. What does this mean for the future of the company? Let's discuss.  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

Thank you to Function for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.FunctionHealth/KITANDKRYSTA for $100 towards your membership *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 189 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! The recent announcement of the next Mario movie as The Super Mario Galaxy Movie got us thinking about the next 3D Mario game. Now that Nintendo is starting to truly become an entertainment company, does it make sense that the next 3D Mario game is Super Mario Galaxy 3? We want to study the clues and bread crumbs and see how likely this is. Also in this episode, we go through the rest of the games coming out in 2025 and talk about which ones we're definitely playing and which we'll be skipping. We also have a big new game we've been playing - Hades 2 on Nintendo Switch 2. WOW! Hear our deep impressions of the game so far. And...we react to Nintendo's decision to lay off hundreds of contract employees from the contact center. We wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers! All this and so much more is coming right up! 0:00 - It's officially fall! 8:12 - What IS the next 3D Mario game? 31:00 - 2025 games we're playing and skipping 57:27 - Hades 2 impressions! (games we're playing) 1:17:50 - News news news (Nintendo layoffs, Xbox price increase, Sonic Racing x Mega Man rumors) 1:35:40 - 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, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, That’sSoOLANELL, MSMPokegamer, Cameron, Rburns, Aigami, Kitt 10K, Adrien, Nafon Clover, TheSharkAmongMen 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

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi! We were invited by Capcom to play Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection! We've been really excited about this game so we can't wait to share our hands-on impressions with you.  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

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello! We've been playing the demo for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and liking it quite a bit but we can't help but see some similarities between this game and Mario Kart 8. So we're asking ourselves the question - is Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds the traditional kart racing game many people have been looking for since Mario Kart World is a bit of a different experience? Let's talk about it! 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

Thank you so much to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.HelloFresh.com/KitKrysta10FM to get 10 Free Meals + a Free Item for Life! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 188 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We are still thinking about the big Nintendo Direct last week and we want to dig deeper into people's reaction to the Direct. Tons of games were announced and Nintendo shared a lot of news but somehow, there are fans who still don't seem very excited about what's to come. Why is this? Is the Nintendo Direct formula, something that Nintendo started 10+ years ago, still working to meet Nintendo's goals when there are so many expectations placed on these presentations? We dig into the history and the original goals of a Direct and examine if it's still working for Nintendo. Also in this episode, we're playing a handful of new indie games and we discovered some new details about Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 on Nintendo Switch 2. We wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Settle on in! 9:07 - Nintendo Direct expectations are out of control 54:16 - Games we are playing 1:17:20 - News news news 1:34:39 - Questions from our Patreon community Patreon Shout-outs! - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash - Thank you Super Stars: Ben Eichorn, 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, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, That’sSoOLANELL, MSMPokegamer, Cameron, Rburns, Aigami, Kitt 10K, Adrien, Nafon Clover, TheSharkAmongMen 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

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi! In the Nintendo Direct last week, we saw some really amazing looking amiibo but then after we learned how much they would cost and we were a bit shocked. We wanted to look back at the history of amiibo and examine how things started with amiibo priced at $12.99 and now we're seeing amiibo priced at $49.99! A $50 amiibo is wild and is almost as expensive or sometimes even more expensive than most some games - so what happened? How did we get here? Let's discuss! 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

Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://www.FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50off for 50% off your first box + FREE breakfast ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello! We had a big day with the biggest/longest Nintendo Direct ever...but did it live up to the hype? We're going to deep dive into every detail and talk about everything Nintendo announced. We also found some interesting details that Nintendo announced after the fact that we to discuss. Also in this episode, we immediately bought and played the Donkey Kong Bananza DLC and we want to tell your first impressions. We have some news about the incredible success of Silksong and Nintendo has filed another patent, but what does it mean? We wrap it all up with questions from our amazing Patreon community. Big CHONKY episode coming right now!   0:00 - Happy Nintendo Direct Day  5:40 - Nintendo Direct deep dive  1:33:02 - Games we are playing  2:05:35 - News news news  2:18:06 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers   Patreon Shout-outs!  - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash  -Thank you Super Stars - Ben Eichorn, 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, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, That’sSoOLANELL, MSMPokegamer, Cameron, Rburns, Aigami, Kitt 10K, Adrien, Nafon Clover, TheSharkAmongMen  -Kit & Krysta

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* WOW! Nintendo officially announced the September 2025 Nintendo Direct coming on Friday, September 12 and yup... it's the big one! Roughly 60 minutes of Switch 2 news so it's a big chonky thing and we're here to predict all the news that will be in it. Let us know in the comments your hopes and dreams for this direct and we'll see you back here on Friday morning for our reaction! Thanks for watching. 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

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello! The rumor mill is spinning about a potential Nintendo Direct this week and that's got us thinking about leaks at Nintendo. Why are there SO many leaks coming out of Nintendo lately? It feels like over the last few years, everything Nintendo is about to announce leaks weeks if not months before they've had a chance to announce it. Why is this happening and what is the cause? Let's discuss! 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

The Nintendo Switch 2 game key card situation just took an unexpected turn and we want to dig into one publisher's specific reason they HAD to use a game key card to bring their game to Switch 2. The reason might surprise you. Does this change your opinion of game key cards? What do you think this means for the future of third-party games on Switch 2? Let us know in the comments! 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

Thank you so much to our Patreon community for supporting this channel. Join us today at http://www.Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta for exclusive content including predictions and reactions to the latest Switch 2 news *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi! We've been playing Silksong on Switch 2 nonstop and have some thoughts about the game so far. It's interesting for us because we tried to play and like Hollow Knight several times and neither of us could get into it - so why is Silksong so different for us? Are you playing the game? Do you like it so far? 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