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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109: This Journalist Lives in Nintendo’s Head Rent-Free - ft Stephen Totilo 14.03.2024 2:31:49

Thank you to Raycon for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://www. ShopRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta to get 15% off + FREE shipping *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi and welcome to episode 109 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This week we're joined by our good friend Stephen Totilo - games journalist extraordinaire! Stephen has been covering video games and Nintendo for decades and has so many insider st...

108: John Cena is THE #1 Nintendo Fan - Here's Why! 07.03.2024 2:22:59

Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www. FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50 and use code KitAndKrysta50 for 50% off Thank you to Better Help for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www. BetterHelp.com/KitAndKrysta for 10% off your first month *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi, we're celebrating the 7th anniversary of Nintendo Switch an incredible story about playing Switch bef...

107: The Untold Origin Story of Nintendo Direct 29.02.2024 2:13:28

Thank you to Notion for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.notion.com/kitandkrysta to try Notion for FREE! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 107 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We have a very special Nintendo storytime to share with you today. Since we just had a Nintendo Direct, we wanted to share the origin story of Nintendo Direct. Some of you may be surpr...

106: How Nintendo Benefits from PlayStation & Xbox's Bad News 22.02.2024 2:04:26

Thank you to ExpressVPN for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www. ExpressVPN.com/KitAndKrysta for 3 additional months FREE Thank you to MeUndies for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www. Meundies.com/KitAndKrysta for 20% off *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi and welcome to episode 106 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We have a jam-packed show this week to talk about all of the drama that's...

105: Weird Nintendo Gimmicks that Could Return with Switch 2 ft BeatEmUps 15.02.2024 1:50:13

Thank you to Raycon for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://www. ShopRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta to get 15% off + FREE shipping *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 105 of the Kit and Krysta Podcast! This week we are joined by special guest BeatEmUps(Wood Hawker) to talk about what zany gimmicks Nintendo could potentially bring back for the Switch 2. Nintendo is the kind of com...

104: Is Nintendo's Princess Peach Disrespect Finally Coming to an End? 08.02.2024 2:09:39

Thank you to Better Help for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://BetterHelp.com/KitAndKrysta to get 10% off your first month! Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50 and use code KitAndKrysta50 for 50% off + two FREE wellness shots *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to another episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This week we'll b...

103: What We Expect From the February Nintendo Direct 01.02.2024 2:13:55

Thank you to Notion for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://www.notion.com/kitandkrysta to try Notion for FREE *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 103 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. We have a gloriously jam packed show for you today filled with all sorts of fun stuff. First, let's talk about what we think is happening with this February Nintendo Direct. There is something ve...

102: How Nintendo Deals with the Impossible Pressure of Its Fan Community 25.01.2024 2:21:59

Thank you MeUndies for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www. MeUndies.com/KitAndKrysta for 20% off + FREE shipping Join us at http://www. Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta to support everything we do on this channel! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 102 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We're joined today by a very special guest - former Nintendo employee, video game narrative de...

101: The Switch 2 Features Nintendo is Thinking About Right Now 18.01.2024 2:10:37

Thank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this video. Go to http://www. HelloFresh.com/KitKrystaFREE and use code KitKrystaFREE to get free breakfast for life! Thank you to Notion for sponsoring this video. Go to http://www.notion.com/kitandkrysta to try Notion's AI assistant today! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 101 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Thank you so much for all...

100: We Know What Nintendo is Doing RIGHT NOW to Launch Switch 2 11.01.2024 2:08:01

Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this video. Visit http://FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50 and use code KitAndKrysta50 for 50% off Thank you to Better Help for sponsoring this video. Visit http://BetterHelp.com/KitAndKrysta for 10% off your first month *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to a very special episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Yes, we made it to 100 episodes, everyone. We're...

99: Our Predictions for 2024 *Switch 2 & more!* 04.01.2024 1:50:48

Thank you to Notion for sponsoring this video! Go to http://www.notion.com/kitandkrysta to try Notion for FREE Thank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this video! Go to http://www.hellofresh.com/kitkrystafree for FREE breakfast for life *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to the very first episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast of 2024! We're so excited for what this year will bring and w...

98: The Truth About Eiji Aonuma's Comments on the Future of the Zelda Series 28.12.2023 1:18:04

Thank you to our wonderful Patreon family for making this all possible. Join us today http://Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to the final episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast for 2023! What an exciting year it's been and we're so looking forward to another great year in 2024. Before that though, we have one last one for the books. Today, we'll be digging deepe...

97: Is 2023 the Best Year for Games…Ever?? 21.12.2023 2:10:10

Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this video. Go to http://FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50 and use code KitAndKrysta50 for 50% off! Thank you to Better Help for sponsoring this video. Go to http://BetterHelp.com/KitAndKrysta for 10% off your first month *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 97 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we try to decide if 2023 is the best year for g...

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Spoilercast 19.12.2023 1:12:53

Thank you to our wonderful Patreon community for keeping us going. Join us today at http://Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta ! This was a Patreon exclusive for over 6 months but we're happy to make this available to everyone as a way to celebrate Tears of the Kingdom winning our community Game of the Year!! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi, to celebrate the our amazing community picking The Legend of Zelda: T...

96: 2023 Game of the Year Awards 14.12.2023 2:19:34

Thank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this video. Go to http://www. HelloFresh.com/KitKrystaFREE and use code KitKrystaFREE to get free breakfast for life! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi and welcome back to episode 96 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This is our big Game of the Year episode and we can't wait to dig into all of our categories. As usual, we asked our amazing Kit & Krysta communi...

95: We Predicted the Biggest Gaming News of 2023 07.12.2023 2:04:06

Thank you to Better Help for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://betterhelp.com/KitAndKrysta for 10% off your first month Thank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://hellofresh.com/KitKrystaFree for FREE breakfast for life *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi and welcome to episode 95 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This week we're checking in on the 2023 predictions we made WAY...

The Reggie vs Geoff Keighley Showdown that Started the Game Awards 04.12.2023 37:47

Thank you so much to our Patreon subscribers for keeping this channel going. Join us today at http://Patreon.com/KitAndKrysta *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi, welcome to a special bonus Nintendo storytime. We wanted to share a special story about VGX. Not sure how many of you remember this but it's the 10 year anniversary of this truly bizarre event and if you don't know, this was the show that took pl...

94: The Shocking Truth About Nintendo Holiday Parties 30.11.2023 2:07:51

Thank you to Uncommon Goods for sponsoring this video. Visit http://UncommonGoods.com/KitKrysta to get 15% off your next gift Thank you to Better Help for sponsoring this video. Visit http://BetterHelp.com/KitAndKrysta to get 10% off your first month *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome back to a holiday-themed episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we'll be sharing our inside stori...

93: Reunited and Spilling Secrets with Our Former Nintendo Co-Workers 23.11.2023 2:10:26

Thank you to Uncommon Goods for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://UncommonGoods.com/KitKrysta to get 15% off your first order Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50 for and use code KitAndKrysta50 for 50% off *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi and welcome to a very special episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're joined by our old...

The Untold Story of Mario Kart 8 *Ten years later* 21.11.2023 54:43

Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for supporting us. Join us at http://patreon.com/KitAndKrysta *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi, we can't believe that after 10 long years, Mario Kart 8 is finally finished. We wanted to take a look back and share our untold stories about this incredible game. We both worked at Nintendo pretty much for those entire 10 years and we saw and worked on most of the marketi...

92: Will the Zelda Movie Do More Harm Than Good? 16.11.2023 2:01:07

Thank you to Better Help for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://BetterHelp.com/KitAndKrysta to get 10% off your first month! Thank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://HelloFresh.com/KitKrystaFree and use code KitKrystaFree for FREE breakfast for life *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 92 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We've been thinking a lot abou...

91: Video Games Are Better Than Ever But The Industry Is Falling Apart 09.11.2023 2:12:08

Thank you to Uncommon Goods for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://UncommonGoods.com/KitKrysta to get 15% off your first order Thank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://HelloFresh.com/KitKrystaFree and enter code KitKrystaFree for FREE breakfast for life *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi and welcome back to the Kit & Krysta Podcast, episode 91! Today we're going to exa...

90: Predicting The Game Awards Nominees 02.11.2023 2:15:54

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89: Is Super Mario Bros. Wonder Meeting Our Expectations? 26.10.2023 2:07:45

Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this video. Go to http://FactorMeals.com/KitAndKrysta50 and use code KitAndKrysta50 for 50% off! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 89 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we're super excited to dig deep into what we think about Super Mario Bros. Wonder after playing and beating the game. We were so hyped for this game, so is Mario Wonder...

88: Countdown to Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Our Final Thoughts 19.10.2023 2:14:14

Thank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://hellofresh.com/50KitKrysta and use code 50KitKrysta for 50% off + FREE shipping Thank you to Better Help for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://betterhelp.com/KitAndKrysta for 10% off your first month *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi and welcome to episode 88 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we are counting down the mere hours...