Tag: Nintendo Minute
Feature Kit & Krysta: "We Both Consider Ourselves To Be Disciples Of Reggie"
Kit & Krysta on post-Nintendo plans, bickering, and Nintendo execs
News that Nintendo Minute hosts Kit and Krysta were leaving Nintendo signalled the end of an era for many fans who have followed their careers with the company through years of the fun video series. However, the pair soon revealed plans for their own podcast and it seems they'll be...
News Nintendo Minute's Kit And Krysta Are Starting Their Own Podcast
"We're back!"
Nintendo Minute lost Kit and Krysta recently — Nintendo veterans who have been at the company for 13 and 14 years, respectively, but both announced their departure in January 2022. But they're not gone forever! In fact, they've just announced that they're starting their own mini-media empire, with a Patreon, a podcast, and a...
Video Nintendo Minute Unboxes The Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch
Ever wondered what it smells like?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons arrives on the Switch next month and to promote this upcoming release, Nintendo is going all out with plenty of merchandise and even a themed Nintendo Switch. As you might have already heard, the UK
Video Nintendo Minute Shows Off New Characters and Features in ARMS
Weird and wonderful
Following the ARMS Direct we now have a better idea of what the new IP will have to offer on Switch. Its motion-controlled fighting (though there are some alternative control schemes) will take place across some impressively varied modes, while online play also looks interesting ahead of its launch, which we'll all get to try in...
Video Nintendo Minute Manages to Enjoy 1-2-Switch, Even While Sober
Kudos, and Happy Birthday to Kit
We rather like the Nintendo Minute show, which has been a weekly occurrence on Nintendo of America's YouTube channel for quite some time. Hosts Kit & Krysta have quite rightly become rather popular, and they even managed to keep the videos going in the rather quiet spells of 2016. The duo's latest upload...
Video Nintendo Minute Checks Out the Viz Media Link to the Past and Mario Comics
Includes a rapping Bowser segment...
In recent years Nintendo's been ramping up its efforts with merchandise and licensed goodies. Among these have been the relatively low-key releases of retro comic strips, published by Viz Media in North America. They take comic sketches from the Nintendo Power / '90s era and put them into rather nice...
Video Nintendo Minute Shows Off a New Area of Paper Mario: Color Splash
"You got Bone"
In terms of major retail releases, you could quite easily count the number of notable Wii U titles still due in 2016 on one hand. Perhaps quality can make up for a lack of quantity, though, and we're hopeful that Paper Mario: Color Splash can bring some added colour to the release line-up. Nintendo Minute's latest episode takes a...
Video Nintendo Minute Shows Off the 2016 Pokémon World Championships
Tough competition, neat props and lots of merch
Last weekend the finest Pokémon players in the world, masters of video games and trading cards, gathered in San Francisco to compete in the World Championships. For those involved it was naturally hugely exciting and tense, though due to the size of the venue unfortunately the event wasn't open to the...
Video Nintendo Minute Feels the Beat in Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Featuring cats in pants
One of the neatest moments of the Treehouse E3 broadcasts (if you're in North America) was confirmation that Rhythm Heaven Megamix had arrived on the 3DS eShop - it'll be released at retail in October in Europe. The quirky rhythm game had been on our wishlist for a while having arrived in Japan last year - it blends...
Video Shigeru Miyamoto Reflects on His Days Working on Pokémon
Nintendo Minute also shows off Star Fox Zero co-op play
Pokémon is now well into its 20th Anniversary celebrations, in what should be another big year of releases and events for fans. The Pokémon Company has been promoting the landmark with the #Pokemon20 hashtag and a series of videos, with various game makers and celebrities talking about their...
Video Nintendo Minute Celebrates Pokémon Day and the Revamped Nintendo Store in New York
So many Pikachus...
27th February was dubbed 'Pokémon Day', celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the franchise and the launch of the first-gen games on the 3DS Virtual Console. Naturally there were some promotional shenanigans afoot, and this week's Nintendo Minute provides a nice look at the events in and around the recently revamped Nintendo NY...
Video Nintendo Minute Showcases Multiplayer in Fire Emblem Fates
Send your rival's spouse to their doom...
Fire Emblem Fates is now available in North America, bringing the latest and greatest from Intelligent Systems to eager strategy fans. Though the single player content is certainly enough to keep players busy for a long time, this new entry also features expanded multiplayer matches. The latest Nintendo...
Video Nintendo Minute Takes an Extended Look at The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
Tap the GamePad to transform Link, which is handy
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD is one of the Wii U's biggest titles in the first half of the year, and with its release a little over a month away Nintendo will be showing it off all the more. Nintendo Minute's weekly video is worth a watch for those keeping an eye on this release, then,...
Video Nintendo Minute Shows Off The Best Facebook Super Mario Maker Hackathon Levels
Including the winner, 'Ship Love'
Not too long ago Nintendo headed to Facebook's headquarters for a Super Mario Maker Hackathon, in which employees of the company tackled the game to try and create their own levels. The winner, 'Ship Love', will be included with the final game when it's released on 11th September. Nintendo Minute's latest video...
Video Nintendo Minute's Latest Vlog Recounts The Best Moments Of E3 2015
Thor Aackerlund! John Numbers! Shigeru Miyamoto!
E3 is but a distant memory for many of us now, but the Nintendo Minute team has put together a highlight vlog which sums up all of the cool stuff which happened during the event. That included meeting 1990 Nintendo World Champion Thor Aackerlund, talking to 2015 winner John Numbers and even getting...
Weirdness Nintendo of America's Splatoon Mess Fest Sits in the 'Bizarre' Category
It was messy
At the end of April Nintendo of America announced its Splatoon Mess Fest, a live event at Santa Monica Pier - California - to promote the upcoming Wii U shooter. It was standard PR event fair, pulling in celebrities and the public to have some messy fun on a goo-filled assault course. Celebrities included Disney's Joey Bragg and James...
Video Nintendo Minute Shows Off Battle Dojo in Splatoon
Also has 'that' rock song
Splatoon is now just two weeks away, bringing its own blend of colourful anarchy to the Wii U. We've seen plenty of coverage of it, though the mode that gets the least love is Battle Dojo, the local multiplayer option. Nintendo Minute is keen to resolve that shortcoming, dedicating its latest video to popping balloons and...
Video Nintendo Minute Reveals Its Game of the Year Winners
The Super Sixteen Showdown reaches its end
It's almost the end of 2014, so Nintendo Minute - the NoA video series - has made sure it wrapped up its Game of the Year awards. In previous weeks hosts Kit and Krysta have shortlisted their own personal choices for both Wii U and 3DS, while viewers have been voting in the Super Sixteen Showdown knockout...
A battle of the giants
Over recent days Nintendo Minute has been hosting some Game of the Year videos in which hosts Kit and Krysta have picked their favourites from the year, and also taken us through a number of knockout rounds in which viewers vote for their overall winner. A 'Bonus' video has now looked at alternative awards and also revealed...
Video Nintendo Shows Off 2014's 'Fan Faves'
Nintendo Minute's hosts show off their Wii U choices, too
'Tis the season for contemplating the year, and Nintendo is joining in with its own videos to remind us that — above all else — 2014 brought us a lot of fantastic games. The most recent video from today is a sizzle reel showing off 'fan faves' of 2014, based on over 600,000 pieces of...
Video Nintendo Minute Debates Its 3DS Game of the Year
The "Super Sixteen Showdown" also continues
It's the time of year for lists, lots of lists — our Game of the Year awards will come in the Christmas to New Year week, with community voting opening soon — and Nintendo Minute is currently working through its own 'best of' lists for 2014. The presenting duo are going through each platform (including...
Video Nintendo Minute Kicks Off Its Game of the Year Series, and Wants Your Votes
The eShop starts us off
It's that time of year again, when we all look back and think about our favourite games of the past 12 months. Official video series Nintendo Minute is naturally joining in, and has kicked off a run of videos that'll work through and award the host's Game of the Year nominees and winners. In this first video series hosts —...
Video Nintendo Minute Shows Off Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and amiibo Gameplay
They have a Mario graphic on their phones...
With the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U in North America, it's no surprise that weekly video series Nintendo Minute is taking the opportunity to show off the game and the accompanying amiibo range. After some four-player matches regular hosts Kit & Krysta — with guests Mike and Adam —...
Video Nintendo Minute Unboxes Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and amiibo
Look away collectors, boxes get ripped
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is now less than a week away from release in North America, which is a sentence sure to delight many and slightly irritate those in PAL regions and Japan that need to wait a little longer. With release so close there are no doubt plenty of Wii U owners getting ready to receive their...
Poll Nintendo Minute Debate - Is Super Mario World or Super Mario Bros. 3 More Influential?
Well, which one?
We often like to share Nintendo Minute videos here on Nintendo Life, the series in which hosts Kit and Krysta play games and do various things to entertain big N fans. Their video this week tries something a little different, as the two hosts debate the following: Which game is more influential – Super Mario World or Super Mario...
Video Nintendo Minute's August Favourites Are Rather Good
One Wii title is likely to be in the next year's worth of videos
It's hard to believe that we're now moving into the early stages of game release silly-season, with mid-late September kicking things off ahead of the Holiday madness. There have been plenty of games to enjoy over the Summer months, however, for those happy to dive off into the eShop,...
Video Nintendo Minute Outlines Its Favourite Games of the Past Month
Some great choices
A typical gaming month doesn't always take in the latest and greatest games, but can involve whatever titles we feel like playing in that period. That's nicely reflected in the latest episode of Nintendo Minute, as we're taken through a range of games that the presenting duo enjoyed over the course of the last month. It's a...
Video Nintendo Minute Heads to Capcom For Release Dates, Comic-Con Swag and a Mega Man Masterclass
Mega Man Battle Network Hits North America on 31st July
The latest episode of Nintendo Minute is a little different from the norm, as our hosts headed down the road on a short trip to Capcom where they caught up with Brett Elston, the man often tasked with revealing details on upcoming games through the Capcom Unity forums. This episode is worth a...
Video Nintendo Minute Interviews Key Members of the Animal Crossing: New Leaf Development Team
Special QR codes for Zelda-themed clothes shared
Animal Crossing: New Leaf may have been on the market for a year, but we imagine there are still plenty of 3DS owners — of the millions that bought the game — that are still looking after their town and quirky residents. It's a franchise that continues to achieve impressive sales, with the latest...
Video Nintendo Minute Unboxes The Mario Kart 8 Wii U Bundle
What's inside the box? Well, a Wii U...
We do rather like the regular Nintendo Minute videos here at Nintendo Life, and the latest is one for all you unboxing fans out there. Don't deny it, don't pretend you're too self aware and mature to enjoy watching someone open a box with a thing inside — we know you like unboxings. It's a secret shame for...
Video Nintendo Minute Kicks Off its Mario Kart May With Some SNES Racing
Back to the beginning
May is a big month for fans of the Wii U and the iconic Mario Kart series, and you can be sure that Mario Kart 8 and its predecessors will get plenty of coverage. Nintendo will be shouting from the rooftops, naturally, and its own weekly Nintendo Minute show will be getting into the act. Somewhat appropriately, the Nintendo of...
News Nintendo Serves Up New Videos For Kirby, NES Remix 2, Tomodachi Life and Mario Golf
Feast your eyes
After early months this year that have seen some major releases but also some quiet release spells, at retail and on the eShop platforms, we're now entering a stretch where most weeks have something enticing to separate us from our money. This week we have NES Remix 2 on the Wii U eShop, while next week Mario Golf: World Tour will...
Video The Latest Nintendo Minute Is Concerned With Wrestling Mayors And The Andore Family Tree
Kit and Krysta take on Capcom's Final Fight
OK, so the Nintendo Minute series of videos rarely run for a single minute, but we'll forgive Kit and Krysta when they provide such fantastic content as this. The latest instalment features Capcom's Final Fight, one of the most iconic side-scrolling brawlers in the history of video games. As you might...
Video Nintendo Minute Gets a Little Random While Wishing You a Happy St. Patrick's Day
Getting into the 'spirit', it seems
We regularly post the Nintendo Minute videos here on Nintendo Life — not always, but when they're interesting, entertaining or both. Today's video opens up a new category: 'quirky'. It's 17th March, which means it's St. Patrick's Day, in honour of the patron saint of Ireland. As many will know it's not just...
Video Nintendo Minute and Jools Watsham Catch Up On Treasurenauts and Moon Chronicles
Renegade releases
During the relatively recent Nintendo Direct broadcasts, the North American version included snapshots of 'Nintendo Minute' interviews with eShop developers that have, slowly and surely, been released in full. This weekend brings us the interview with Renegade Kid's Jools Watsham, discussing upcoming 3DS eShop titles Treasurenauts...
Video Nintendo Minute Shows Off Two Favourite Levels From Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Tough but fun
With Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze now so close that we can smell the bananas, Nintendo's YouTube show 'Nintendo Minute' has naturally pitched in to show a little more of the game in action, with the co-hosts each picking a favourite level. First up is world 3-3 (Frantic Fields) which includes some heroic charging with Rambi...
Video Nintendo Minute Catches Up With Two eShop Developers
Vblank Entertainment and Nicalis discuss upcoming releases
Nintendo of America's recent Nintendo Direct broadcast included some Indie-download chat, likely taken from a multi-game event held earlier this month. For its part the Nintendo YouTube Channel's 'Nintendo Minute' spoke to more publishers and developers about games on the way to the eShop...
Video Nintendo Minute Chooses Its Top Games of the Year
All must have games
Over the past week we've shared a mini series of videos from "Nintendo Minute", a regular YouTube show from Nintendo of America. Its hosts have been shortlisting their favourite 3DS, eShop and Wii U games, and in the final part confirmed each other's top choices. We should think only one guess is required to predict the Wii U...
Video Nintendo Minute Highlights Its eShop and Wii U Favourites of 2013
Nintendo Life also makes a very brief cameo...
Not too long ago we told you about the Nintendo Minute show kicking off its Favourites of 2013 with the 3DS. Since then two new episodes have emerged covering the eShop platforms and the Wii U, as it all builds up to the overall favourites that are yet to be published. The eShop list in particular has...