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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 stories. When we were at Nintendo, there were so many people on our team who were scared at the prospect of talking to Stephen and we never understood why! We dig into all of that with him today. Also in this episode, we recap all the news that came out during Mario Day and reflect on the tragic passing of the legendary Akira Toriyama. We've also been playing some other games other than Final Fantasy VII Rebirth so we tell you what we think of those. We wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. 



0:00 - Kit's industry heartbreak

17:55 - Welcome Stephen Totilo!

1:19:32 - Games we are playing (Balatro, Mediterrenea Inferno, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)

1:45:23 - News news news (Mario Day announcements, Akira Toriyama, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth sales) 

2:07:35 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers 



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

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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



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

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Hi and welcome to episode 118 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! TODAY, we'll be talking about how Nintendo has basically won the console wars. Or have they? So much has happened over the last few weeks around the games industry with really bad layoffs and studio closures from Microsoft and Sony in a constant state of needing to squeeze more profit for the incredibly expensive games they're making. With Nintendo announcing officially that Switch 2 is on the way and still showing super strong sales for original Switch, they've won right? Let's discuss. Also in this episode, we react to even more Switch 2 leaks, share some early predictions for the June Nintendo Direct, and we're playing a ton of cool indie games. We wrap it all up with questions from our adorable Patreon subscribers. A packed episode is coming right up! Get comfy. 



0:00 - Deep cleansing breath 

11:26 - The console wars are over and Nintendo just won + other news 

1:20:04 - What Nintendo franchise can STILL come to Nintendo Switch (early June Nintendo Direct Predictions) 

1:34:45 - Games we are playing (Indie games galore!)

1:54:40 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers 



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118: Did Nintendo Just Win the Console Wars?

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Hello and welcome to episode 117 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This week we're telling you a wild and crazy story about the time Kit worked on the Playboy video game, how he ended up at the Playboy Mansion and on an autograph tour with a Playboy Bunny. Wow! In our Never A Minute segment, we're playing a fun game and building our perfect Switch 2 launch year line-up. We made a whole separate video about the Switch 2 news so in this podcast, we're talking about some other things like Nintendo's ESRB leak around the Nintendo World Championship game and all that drama around Helldivers 2. We still playing a lot of new indie games and we've started our playthrough of Metal Gear Solid for our May spoilercast. We wrap everything up questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. 



0:00 - Let's bunny hop to it! 

11:20 - Kit's wild and crazy adventures working on the Playboy video game

49:52 - Never A Minute - You have $15 to build your perfect Switch 2 launch year line-up

1:06:24 - Games we are playing

1:34:42 - News news news 

1:57:39 - Questions from our Patreon community 



Patreon shout-outs! 

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117: We Worked on the Playboy Video Game and Visited the Playboy Mansion

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Hello and welcome to episode 116 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we'll be sharing with you a fond memory we both have of Satoru Iwata. We were so lucky to have worked under Mr. Iwata when we were at Nintendo and it might surprise you how often we got to see Mr. Iwata. He was consistently in our office and we spent a lot of time one-on-one with him. One of the many wonderful things about Mr. Iwata was he would not only talk to us about the Nintendo business but he would often share with us his own life philosophies. We learned so much from him and we still hold his lessons near and dear to our hearts to this day. Also in this episode, we react to the latest round of Switch 2 rumors and we share our impressions of the latest round of indie games that have come out on Nintendo Switch. We wrap it all up with some great questions from our Patreon subscribers. All this and much more is coming right up! 



0:00 - May Spoilercast revealed!

15:41 - The most important advice Mr. Iwata ever gave us 

35:42 - Drafting our dream Nintendo 64 games into NSO 

49:48 - Games we are playing (Another Crab's Treasure, Surmount, Eiyuiden Chronicle, Wario Land 4)

1:14:04 - News news news (Switch 2 rumors, Paper Mario TTYD framerate, no Blizzcon in 2024) 

1:33:20 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers 



Patreon shout-outs!

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116: This Advice from Satoru Iwata Changed Our Lives

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Hi and welcome to episode 115 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're diving into the topic of emulation and how Nintendo is handling the new Delta emulation app on the Apple App Store. Delta coming to Apple has changed the conversation around emulation a bit since it's made it feel more mainstream and accessible - something Nintendo is not going to be happy about, but what can they actually do about it? Let's dig into this topic! Also in this episode, we have a special guest joining us, Stealth40K who is a prominent member of the Nintendo fan community. We chat with Stealth about the state of Nintendo's relationship with fans and what they can do better as Nintendo prepares for the launch of Switch 2. We've played A TON of indie games this week after the Indie Game Showcase and we tell you all about the ones we loved in the games we're playing segment. We wrap it all up with questions from our wonderful Patreon community. All this and more is coming right up!



0:00 - It's go time!

15:19 - Nintendo vs Emulation... is it a losing battle?

53:08 - Special guest Stealth40K 

1:29:13 - Games we are playing - new indie games

1:47:26 - Our new merch!

1:50:11 - Questions from our Patreon community 



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

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