The Kit & Krysta Podcast

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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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  • 145: The Untold Story of amiibo

    145: The Untold Story of amiibo
    Nov 21 2024
    Thank you to Turtle Beach for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.TurtleBeach.com and use code KitKrysta for 10% off your entire purchase
    Thank you to Uncommon Goods for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.UncommonGoods.com/KitKrysta for 15% off your next order
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    Hello and welcome to episode 145 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're celebrating the 10 year anniversary of amiibo. We were at Nintendo during the launch of amiibo and lived through the first few years where it was a crazy barrage of launches all the time. We have so many stories to share and so many memories about amiibo that we can't wait to talk about. Also in this episode, we breakdown The Game Awards nominations and talk about Eiji Aonuma's most recent interview on his approach to storytelling in Zelda games. We're playing a ton of new games including Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake and Tetris Forever! All of this and much more is coming right up.

    0:00 - Happy 10 year anniversary to amiibo!
    13:03 - The Untold Story of amiibo
    1:10:57 - Games we are playing
    1:35:30 - News news news (TGA nominations, Pokemon TCG Pocket updates, Eiji Aonuma's comments about story in Zelda games)
    1:52:11 - 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 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
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    2 hrs and 14 mins
  • 144: Our Opinions on Mario & Luigi: Brothership Are VERY Different

    144: Our Opinions on Mario & Luigi: Brothership Are VERY Different
    Nov 14 2024
    Thank you to Huel for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.Huel.com/KitAndKrysta and use code KitAndKrysta to get 15% off!
    Thank you to Pretty Litter for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.PrettyLitter.com/KitAndKrysta for 20% off your first order and a FREE cat toy
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    Hi and welcome to episode 144 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We're itching to dig into Mario & Luigi: Brothership after playing the game throughout the weekend. This is the first time in a long time where Nintendo has had such a polarizing game where some people really love it and some really do not. Let's talk about where we fall on the spectrum. Also in this episode, we talk about the latest update on the Nintendo vs. Palworld lawsuit. We also share our progress on Pokemon TCG Pocket and one of us goes on a little rant about it. We wrap it all up with some great questions from our Patreon community! All this and more is coming right up.

    0:00 - Momma Mia!
    13:13 - Mario & Luigi: Brothership... is this game any good?
    1:04:47 - Games we're playing
    1:15:59 - News news news
    1:28:55 - 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 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
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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • 143: Nintendo DS 20th Anniversary Retrospective

    143: Nintendo DS 20th Anniversary Retrospective
    Nov 7 2024
    Thank you to Raycon for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://BuyRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta for up to 30% off sitewide
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    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
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    2 hrs and 23 mins

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love it

i was a Nintendo minute fan for only a few months or weeks before it ended. I remember the last episode coming out, and I remember crying for the rest of the night, I was so sad . fast forward a little, and here we are with the kit and Krysta podcast. it has a bunch of cool and interesting stories from Nintendo,as well as fun theories , and deep discussions on all sorts of Nintendo games / all sorts of Nintendo related stuff. I'm so happy with this . of course there are some episodes that aren't as interesting or engaging for me personally, but that will change from person to person .over all it's really engaging for both kids and adults .

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Running out of material

I was a huge fan of Kit & Krysta in Nintendo Minute and was really excited when I heard they were starting their own podcast! Sadly, the show just doesn't seem to have staying power.

The first month or so was great, with them sharing a lot of interesting, behind the scenes info about working at Nintendo, but after that initial release, the show quickly went downhill. Most episodes now are extremely generic, focusing mainly on random lists/activities that are a dime a dozen from amateur content creators on YouTube.

Worst of all now though, is lately the show is full of non-stop plugging! Every episode starts with them asking for more Patreon subscribers, to the point they're now begging people to pay for them to take a vacation in Japan. Reminders about Patreon occur multiple times per episode and it's horror really uncomfortable. On top of this, they now also have sponsored ads that very abruptly start playing out of nowhere, sometimes in the middle of a sentence!

I don't want to sound mean, because I used to be huge fans of theirs. But after almost a year of listening, the show is very disappointing and kind of awkward to listen to.

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