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Kit & Krysta

@kitandkrysta

114K subscribers · 1,500 videos · data from October 23, 2026

Nintendo news, Switch 2 impressions and a weekly podcast

Kit & Krysta is a Nintendo talk channel run by a duo: a weekly podcast, Switch 2 impressions, Nintendo Direct predictions and reactions, and the odd vlog. Most thumbnails show both hosts as cutouts, a game or console on the right, a short white question across the top and a red Switch 2 badge in the corner.

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Standout videos

The videos that beat Kit & Krysta's usual views

Compared with the median of the last 30 uploads: 35.5K views.

  1. 01
    2.7×the channel's usual views

    REACTION - The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct 9.8.26 (watch on YouTube, new tab)

    'REACTION - The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct' reached 95K views, 2.7 times the 35.5K median. The remake's young Link walks into a misty forest with his fairy, the gold Ocarina of Time logo sits in the middle, the hosts smile at the bottom right, and one word, REACTION, runs across the top. It uses less text than usual and lets the game art fill the frame. The general Nintendo Direct reaction posted a day later got 45K, so interest in the Zelda event itself was probably the main driver.

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  2. 02
    2.5×the channel's usual views

    PREDICTIONS - Nintendo Direct 9.9.26 + The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct 9.8.26 (watch on YouTube, new tab)

    'PREDICTIONS - Nintendo Direct 9.9.26 + The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct 9.8.26' reached 90K views, 2.5 times the median. The thumbnail is split into the green Zelda 40th card and the red Nintendo Direct card, each with its date and start time, under a large PREDICTIONS; the hosts are small and both look thoughtful. It covers two events in one video and reads almost like an official announcement, which may have helped people searching for the event times.

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  3. 03
    2×the channel's usual views

    We Played Resident Evil 2, 3 and 4 on Switch 2 - Our Gameplay and Impressions (watch on YouTube, new tab)

    'We Played Resident Evil 2, 3 and 4 on Switch 2' reached 70K views, 2.0 times the median, in an 8-minute video. It uses the standard impressions template: WE PLAYED IT!, both hosts, and a Switch 2 mock-up showing the three games' key art with their names. The same template got 18K for Crazy Taxi and 15K for Mega Man, so the choice of games probably explains most of the difference.

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Thumbnail style

What Kit & Krysta's thumbnails have in common

  • Two hosts, two expressions

    Both hosts appear in 27 of the last 30 thumbnails, cut out from the waist up. They often split the emotion: one grins and points up, the other rests a hand on the chin and looks doubtful. Every question becomes a small debate.

  • The game sits on a Switch 2 screen

    Impressions videos put the game's key art inside a Switch 2 console mock-up: The Witcher 3, Monster Hunter Wilds, Crazy Taxi, Dragon's Dogma 2, Resident Evil. It tells viewers the video is about the Switch 2 version without adding words.

  • Short question in white caps

    The top text is a short phrase, often a question: WORTH IT??, SHOULD YOU PLAY?, WAS IT ENOUGH?, PROBLEMS SOLVED?, WHERE IS THIS GAME? It is set in white condensed capitals with a dark outline, sometimes in a Zelda-style serif.

  • Red Switch 2 badge

    16 of 30 thumbnails carry the red square Nintendo Switch 2 logo in the top-left corner. It works as a series marker for Switch 2 coverage, separate from podcast and news episodes.

  • Event videos borrow official branding

    Nintendo Direct videos copy the look of the event: the red Nintendo Direct card with the date '9.9.2026', or the green Zelda 40th Anniversary card with the start time. Viewers looking for that event see its colours right away.

What you can borrow

Ideas to take to your own channel

  1. If two people host, give them different expressions (one sure, one doubtful). It frames the video as a question without extra text.
  2. Show the platform, not just the game: game art inside a console mock-up answers 'which version is this?' at a glance.
  3. For live events, borrow the event's own look (colours, date, time) so the thumbnail reads as 'the video about that event'.
  4. Keep a stable template so the topic becomes the variable you can read: with the same 'We played it' layout, Resident Evil reached 70K and Mega Man 15K.
  5. For big moments, let the game art fill the frame and cut the text down to one word.
Latest uploads

30 recent videos, newest first

The numbers

Kit & Krysta in three numbers

Subscribers
114K
Median views, last 30 uploads
35.5K
Best multiple
×2.7
REACTION - The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct 9.8.26

YouTube rounds public counts (118K, 1.2M…), so every number here is approximate. The multiple is a video's views divided by the median of the channel's recent uploads: ×3 means three times the usual audience. A high multiple is a lead worth studying, not proof that the thumbnail caused it: the topic, the timing and YouTube's recommendations play a part too. Click-through rate and impressions are private; only the channel owner can see them.

FAQ

Questions about Kit & Krysta

How many subscribers does Kit & Krysta have?
As of 23 October 2026, Kit & Krysta have about 114K subscribers and roughly 1,500 videos on YouTube. The median of their 30 most recent long videos is about 35.5K views. The most-watched in that sample, their reaction to the Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct, had about 95K views.
What do Kit & Krysta make videos about?
Kit & Krysta cover Nintendo: a weekly Kit & Krysta Podcast of about two hours, Switch 2 game impressions, Nintendo Direct predictions and reactions, Zelda news and occasional vlogs. Their channel page says both worked at Nintendo for more than ten years, and they often talk about how the company works.
What do Kit & Krysta's thumbnails look like?
Most show both hosts cut out on the left, one smiling and one looking doubtful, with a game or a Switch 2 console on the right and a short white question across the top, such as WORTH IT?? or SHOULD YOU PLAY?. A red Switch 2 badge sits in the corner on Switch 2 videos.
What games do Kit & Krysta cover?
Mostly Nintendo Switch 2 games. As of October 2026 that includes a lot of coverage of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, plus Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, The Duskbloods, and third-party ports such as Resident Evil, The Witcher 3 and Monster Hunter Wilds.
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