Nintendo Just WON June Announcement Season - EP123 Kit & Krysta Podcast 

That "Hey!" at 1:15:23 was a PERFECT Navi impression

I think the reason Prime 4 was shown after Metroid Prime remastered is pretty obvious... they both use the same graphical engine, you can see the lineage. Prime 2 and 3 were reportedly not given the similar treatment but are just more upscaled ports than the graphical engine overhaul the first Prime got.

You're completely off about Ace Attorney Investigations. 1) Mile's Edgeworth's main difference is that he's a prosecutor, as opposed to a defense attorney. 2) The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is the collection that takes place in the past, not Ace Attorney Investigations Collection. 3) Ace Attorney Investigations Collection takes place between Ace Attorney 3 (Trials and Tribulations) and Apollo Justice. (aka AA4)

Top-down part was hilarious! 55:38

For context for those who don't know about Sylux, he did indeed debut in Metroid Prime: Hunters, but since his inception, it has been heavily implied that something more is going on with the character and that Tanabe/Retro Studios have a fascination with him. In his character bio, it's said that he holds a deep animosity towards the Galactic Federation and, more importantly, Samus for unknown reasons. Then, if you get the true ending to Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, you get an end scene where Samus flies away in her gunship, with the scene then cutting to Sylux's ship eventually tailing her. Then, in Metroid Prime: Federation Force, there is another end scene where we see Sylux infiltrating a Galactic Federation facility to hatch a baby Metroid. Basically, Sylux has been built up since 2006-2007 to have some sort of vendetta and plan against Samus and the Galactic Federation. He's kinda been set up for all this time sort of like the MCU with Thanos. The reason it's cool is because, yeah, he is kinda a "nothing" character in that he's mysterious, and he's essentially a background character that Tanabe has been very interested in exploring. It's just neat that Retro are following this plot point years later! But yeah, there's not too much to the guy, though I'm sure the game will catch people up on any necessary information.

I think Kit HAD to have had some kind of inside hint for Metroid. No way you would risk awesome hair that willingly!

Gonna have to took out Krysta's Ace Attorney Queen Crown after theses mistakes describing Investigantions 😢 Excited to replay 1 and finally play 2! Capcom is killing it.

Today’s Nintendo Direct was amazing! Starting off with Mario, getting Zelda in the middle, and finishing with Metroid? Heck yeah! I’m glad you two enjoyed it. 😁 Now I wonder…what will be the next pie vs. hair contest between you two, lol. Thank you for answering my question regarding which celebrity you would cast to help promote Nintendo Switch 2, from the 1:43:43 to 1:46:52 mark. Your back and forth between Taylor Swift and Patrick Mahomes got me laughing. 😂 I can see the Splatfest now, lol! Have a great rest of your week!

1:15:23 Krista sounds like Navi haha

Everytime I click on the video I know she is gonna say "TODAYYYY!" but it always catches me off guard in the same way it does for her when Kit says "And we're back"

Aside from the stories of the past, those informed breaking news takes are the special sauce of this channel. Keep it up! 💪

Goldeneye was actually rated T, so these being the first two M rated games added is probably why they are separated.

So one of the questions was what celebrity would you choose to have in an advertisement video, and I think Sabrina Carpenter is the PERFECT candidate. They can most definitely afford her for one and most importantly, in her new song “Espresso”, she literally says “switch it up like Nintendo”. She is so big right now that this would be such a good opportunity to bring her on.

Nintendo had the best presentation out of everyone in our opinion. A new Mario and Luigi with a great art style, getting a physical release for Miles Edgeworth Collection, the long list of RPGs, DKC Returns HD, Metroid Prime 4 being alive and looking great and wow, that Princess Zelda game. Nintendo is so smart - using her Wisdom, in contrast to Link's Courage, she will save Hyrule by giving the player an infinite amount of options to solve puzzles and defeat or bypass enemies. I don't even play Mario Party and that game looked huge. Add in some third parties like a heavily requested Marvel vs. Capcom Collection and Nintendo just delivers on the fun experiences for gamers. There is a lot to play before a Switch 2 even reveals.

I have so so many thoughts. Mario and Luigi is a series I thought was dead and buried, and to see it back, in THIS great a style... it makes me so happy. I have a suspicion this is by Next Level, which is probably my favorite Nintendo-owned studio (beside EPD obviously), because the animation and character on display is just ridiculous. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is a childhood game I never thought I'd be able to play again, much less with Rollback online, and the sheer hope it gives for yet another series I'd accepted as dead is so amazing. Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom looks like it injects a lot of Breath of the Wild's open-ended DNA into the 2D formula, which I'm sure will piss some people of, but for me it looks so great, not to mention Zelda finally gets her due. And Metroid Prime 4 finally existing in the flesh, with gameplay no less, is more surreal than I thought it'd be. I guess 8 years really does make a game illusive. So much for Nintendo "Phoning it in" the final year. A+ Direct

Nintendo won not-E3

1:15:24 krysta sounds like navi lol

1:15:24 Navi

I think this direct was about as good as it could have been considering it's place in the lifecycle of the Switch.

Honestly, the only thing I'm sad about is no HD Kid Icarus Uprising (yet).

Today, was an amazing Nintendo Direct. So much exciting announcements. I am very excited for a new Zelda game, new Mario and Luigi and Metroid Prime 4!!! The Switch just keeps on going. Thanks for a wonderful breakdown of the Direct. 🎉

Like Dragon Quest III / I & II HD, devs are taking the time to make Fire Emblem Geneology AND Thracia 776 for the Switch 2 now. (I’m coping at this point) 😭

Easily best presentation of not E3 E3 for me. New games coming in Nintendo's Holy Trinity: Mario + Luigi: Brothership, Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Metroid Prime 4 Beyond. Fantasian Neo Dimension finally escaping Apple. Square delivered with Dragon Quest lll HD-2D and Romancing SaGa 2. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. Metal Slug Attack Reloaded. Lego Horizon Adventures. Marvel vs Capcom Arcade Fighting Collection. MIO: Memories in Orbit.

Honestly, I get the N64 Mature 17+ app, because I just learned that my brother’s oldest kiddo (who is 12 and on our online family plan) can’t download the GameBoy app because Alone in the Dark bumped the age rating up to Teen

55:36 tOP DOwn

Navi @ 1:15:23 😂

I had a feeling Kit was going to get the W with this one. It was time to bring back the curtain on Prime 4. It looks beautiful and I am looking forward to seeing all the new things they are going to do with this entry!

NSO N64 is rated T, with everything on it, including Pokémon, Kirby, Mario and Zelda in it. The M rated one is to have a separate app that’s rated different so that all the other games aren’t relabeled M, and this aren’t blocked by parental control.

“TOP DOWN” 😂😂 that needs to be sampled and out in a song

“I’m gonna buy so many vouchers it’s going to make your head spin” 😂

I was looking for you guys in Nintendo and haven’t seen you so looked u up and found you in your own channel is nice to see you two are still together

1:15:24 are we going to talk about how she literally just sounded like Navi????

Want Kit’s t-shirt!!!

Yeah, Nintendo definitely came out swinging with that Direct: it was easily one of the best ones we've had in recent years, and it save Kit from going bald😹 As for what I am playing: I am currently juggling both Sonic Frontiers and Mario Odyssey. What is everyone else playing? Thanks for another amazing episode, Kit and Krysta: God Bless😇✝️

Excellent episode! What a great time to be a Nintendo fan, glad you both are feeling positive about Zelda Echoes of Wisdom 😊 I am hyped!

The Nintendo Direct was amazing! Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake release date announced, and I&II for next year! That and the new 2D Zelda are the only announcements I needed. If the Direct was just these two things, it would still be #1 in my book.

I don't know why, but it brings me so much joy to hear the names at the end.. I just start smiling for no reason.. hehe

I'm hoping what Capcom is doing spurs level 5 to do the same with professor layton. I really want the layton vs wright game on switch

1:15:23 Krysta reveals she voiced navy the fairy

In fairness to Digital Foundry that specific piece of Rears of The Kingdom footage wasn't indicative of how it ran in game. They mentioned it again recently as rare example of Nintendo not typically doing that sort of thing, where a trailer is totally accurate to in-game. They're actually always complimentary on how Nintendo gets the machine to punch above its weight and why Prime is absolutely running on Switch hardware. Always hate when ppl casually rag on them. They're good, honest smart dudes.

All fine with VPN sponsors, but you should tone down advertising the security aspect a bit to keep it real... Internet traffic is HTTPS (=encrypted) anyways these days. A better use case is for example accessing geo-restricted content.

Btw, Goldeneye is a T rated game, the N64 app is rated E-T, so it's either have a separate M rated N64 app or change the rating of the main app to E-M.

41:46 I'm hoping Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is no more than $40. Metroid Prime Remastered is $40 MSRP, and a lot more work was put into that effort than what they showed of DKCR. Kit's a little off base calling out PMTTYD because that also had a ton of work put into it. On the other hand, Luigi's Mansion 2 is also $60 with a seemingly similar amount of work as DKCR. So... 🤷

No way, Microsoft presentation was still worlds better.

Great direct. I give it a solid B+. It would be higher if not for the Funko Pop game.

wait people get annoyed at the annalistic vids? you guys worked there; you would know more than most. I love them, please keep them coming.

Why everyone saying funko game looks bad I think it looks endearing

Top down part is the best!! 😂😂😂 55:35

I wish they had put the X-Men arcade game in the MvC college...love that game

I played nes metroid for the first time a few month ago and thought it was great I did have a map pulled up on Google though

I always thought it was too soon for a Fire Emblem game. One came out last year. It would be crazy to put another out.

Mahomes is a decent shout. His commercials are usually decent (for an athlete)

Such a fantastic Direct this year! I've wanted Nintendo to make a Zelda-led game since Sheik showed up in Ocarina of Time, so my game of the show is Echoes of Wisom, which narrowly beat my runner-up, Metroid Pie 4: Krysta

I'm very happy that Nintendo has actual new games like Zelda or M&L instead of just remakes. We need new games!

54:00 Kit, if switch is out for 2 years or more, they would still be able to launch FE4 only on switch 1 and the fanbase would buy still. This is the power Nintendo has over those people.

I’m glad in jamboree it seems like motion controls and motion controlled mini games will be optional. I think there might be an option to turn them on and off in local play and local wireless. (Not sure if that feature will be in this Mario party.)

I think Xbox edged out just narrowly, but it was an amazing direct!

You guys so had my hopes up for Genealogy of the Holy War…

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE HD-2D. It is really the melding of both styles. Chrono Trigger in this please! Thanks for the in-depth, and Kit, where did you get that shirt? Thanks again.

Honestly guys, the little summary you read about Sylux is pretty much all we know about him from his few appearances thus far. So you're not missing anything by going into this blind.

There's only 10 Ace Attorney games, 11 if you count the crossover.

Fyi, there is a Lego Horizon Tallneck set that had a minifigure of Aloy which looks pretty cool.

Must have been a long day for the both of you as your crankiness was peeking through (or you needed a mid-afternoon nap!) 😂

That's a cool shirt kit!

Nintendo should go hard with a Switch Lite + Voucher bundle. 2 games and a console for $200 would be a way for lapsed Switch owners to get back into using it. If you Bought a launch switch but fell off, there are alot of games that have come out recently they may have missed. Also good for families, or for people who own a switch but would also like a switch lite. You could do it with the regular switch but i think the idea of "getting a switch for only $100" is so impulse worthy

LoZ EoW looks really good. I'm not the biggest LoZ fan but BoTW and ToTK were some of my favorite games on switch. So definitely will pick this new game up once it goes on sale 🤙

51:56 Digital Foundry never said that. They said the trailer was improved with higher resolutions and settings, and that we should expect a downgrade on the real game, and they where 100% right. Speaking of DF, they already said this footage is 100% real Switch, given the resolution and whatnot, so yeah, no Switch 2 sneak peak.

The sportsmates look better than the Miis.

God-tier thumbnail 👌

No one outside of the USA have even heard of Patrick Mahomes :)

Literally just announced DK HD is $60!

I was rooting for Kit for Metroid Prime 4 to be announced. June 2024 is one of the better directs we had since 2021. A mix of old and new stuff. Forget Super Mario Party, we got Jamboree! Zelda being playable is a dream come true. The long delay has paid off and Kit with his happiest face of giving Krysta a pie to the face vs getting all his hair cut off. We also got Stray coming to Nintendo after a couple years later. Hello Kitty and Looney Tunes for the fans. Cheers to the first day of Summer 2024 🥂

~ "ToP DoWn"! ~

Mario & Luigi, 2D Zelda, Metroid Prime, Dragon Quest Those are some great quality games headed for Switch. I think Xbox might have been stronger on reveals overall but thats a look into the future whereas with Switch these are games we can (mostly) look forward to this holiday

There were more Ice Climber and Kirby shenanigans in the Nintendo World Championships NES Edition trailer. Popo gets an S rank in Shivery Start, which is immediately followed by Kirby defeating Meta Knight. In America, Popo beats Kirby in Survival Mode, but in Japan, Kirby beats Popo. Hopefully the mew Ice Climber game by HAL Laboratory Nintendo seemed to have been hinting at is a reality.

1:51:16 +YEAH!

That thumbnail tho 😂😳😄

Biathlon, Triathlon, Koopathlon

Yeah!

Metroid Prime 4 footage definitely looked Switch. Fairly low resolution and some slowdown. Who says it will be on Switch 2 at the same time? Nintendo won't announce any plans until March 2025, meaning Switch 2 could be a full year further away!

IDK about won, but I like the fact they 1) Have new games incoming and 2) they're coming this year. Xbox did a good job in bringing back some of their IPs, but having to wait an extra year is a disservice to the millions in their player base. And Sony...well, the State of Play just plain sucked. And give it 2-3 months and they'll announce a $600 "Pro" model that no one needs or wants. They're becoming increasingly out of touch with players.

do you guys have any idea why nintendo stopped sharing the studios pre release

They call Nintendo a sleeping dragon So this is how its going to be .. smal stuff then one day one big drop... they went all big on this direct .... Sure i miss the e3. I hope Nintendo does a show at their Nintendo LIVE events. It would be great idea. It would be their own e3 just for them.

Sure. XBox or Nintendo. What was better? I personal think that the Devolver presentation was the best. But yeah xbox and Nintendo both had very good shows.

can u guys do a game of the week?

What about Mr.Beast promoting the switch 2?

Aw they changed the RU-vid thumbnail. The old one was better and actually conveyed how everyone felt about not E3

Nice thumbnail

"June Announcement Season" is so funny i like how dunkey still called it "E3 2024" lots of cool stuff most of which wont be played LMAO but this time of year is always fun to see everyone talking about GAMEZ that new astro bot game looks cool hopefully comes with the PS5 Pro, the Indiana Jones game on Xbox is also looking neat and faithful to the charm of those movies, that new Mario and Luigi game has a weird artstyle idk if i vibe with it, paper mario is much more distinct, that new zelda game is contentious since they're continuing with the "million different ways to solve a puzzle" idea, but what i think a lot of long time fans forget is that nintendo makes games for children and today's children are not as patient as kids in the 90's who had nothing but time to solve zelda puzzles, with games like minecraft and fortnite that give younger players an infinite amount of choices i feel nintendo's design philosophy towards zelda is very smart and is essentially growing a new audience that will feel nostalgic for the current games in twenty years, and metroid, even tho everyone is saying looks good, LOL it looks like that marvel's avengers game that came out a few years ago that not a lot of people liked. ALSO i had a realization since the xbox studio closures or whatever and how people were reporting how big and bad xbox is for doing it, how youtubers and other media outlets will still report on and comment on the xbox brand, i guess to keep up the paychecks and tug the audience more and more and im kind of sick of that not here with you guys but with other channels who denounce xbox or whatever and act all high and mighty then they go ahead and go crazy over the new announcements like nothing happened idk its kind of lame, "media's" never ending spewing of nonsense and the audience doesn't seem to care as long as they keep having internet videos to watch LOL rant over #nintendowonorwhatever

“No two people will play this game the same” is exactly why I’m bummed out about the new Zelda. I hated BotW and TotK because I liked the more linear puzzle design in dungeons because I love the solutions the developers come up with and I feel that “aha” moment when I solve it. I love 2d Zelda’s because of their tight puzzle design but now this feels like it’ll just be like BotW where you can just cheese everything

Firstly, why did you diss Fire Emblem Engage again? Its gameplay has been one of the best for the franchise in years. Secondly, Paper Mario and Mario&Luigi can absolutely be released separately as their gameplay/story styles are different. Thirdly, Miles Edgeworth is in the same time period as Phoenix Wright….

Top Down!!!

The direct was very good given the expectations and circumstances, but I’d say Xbox still edges them out this year. Just more heavy hitters and a more consistent line of quality in their presentation.

Won the whole of 2024 more like! _And_ 2025. And *Beyond!* 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Pretty sad when you work at Nintendo for like a decade and have to look up who Sylux is

Its very unfortunate Kit won this bet lol 😅

Nintendo fans “Nintendo aren’t in competition with other console makers. They run their own race.” Also Nintendo fans “Nintendo wins!! Eat dirt other console makers” 😂😂

It's strange when people insist on Nintendo making a game a certain way that's the same as a previous game they've played. For me, it's always been "just make a good game". For instance, I don't care if the next Paper Mario game follows the original formula, and IMO, that wasn't the problem with Paper Mario: The Origami King; it was more that the new fighting mechanics were kind of annoying, and too stressful for a turn-based RPG; that, and the bosses lacked personality.

What's wrong with multiple Mario RPG series? I don't get your point. Yes, they can exist at the same time. It's okay to release them around the same year. Your point just seems like a strange point to make. They're all different games.

It's disappointing to hear you guys dismiss Metroid Prime: Hunters and all of the work that Nintendo Software Technology did on that game in Redmond, WA back in 2006. That game has had a strong competitive multiplayer following for 18 years now. Here's hoping you guys learn more about it in the future!