# 220: Is the Nintendo Direct Era Coming to an End?

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Published: 2026-04-30T15:58:05+00:00
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## Resource

Thank you to Belkin for sponsoring this episode! Visit https://glnk.io/7kzn0/kitandkrysta7n9 to get the Belkin Charging Case Pro for Nintendo Switch 2. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 220 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! This week, we want to talk about Nintendo Direct. It's the biggest thing in the Nintendo community (and even beyond) and it feels like Nintendo's been doing these forever but we also haven't had a big Nintendo Direct all year so what's going on? Also in this episode, where is this rumored Star Fox game? In our news section we discuss Final Fantasy 14 coming to Switch 2 and the latest Xbox news. We're also playing a new game that has major game of the year potential. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Where is Star Fox? 9:30 - Is this the end of the Nintendo Direct era? 1:03:38 - News news news (Final Fantasy 14 coming to Switch 2, Xbox heading in a new direction, PlayStation DRM) 1:26:10 - Games we're playing (Vampire Crawlers, Replaced, Windjammers 2) Patreon shout-outs - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash - Thank you Super Stars: MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, krashuri, Master Discord, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, MSMPokeGamer, RBurns, KITT 10K, Adrien, Nafon Clover, TheSharkAmongMen, RainTech, KissMyFlapjack, Paul Gale Network, Cameron, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Catsually Nerdy Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta

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