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“Movies and such are much better at telling stories in an effective and enjoyable way than games are.”

– Legendary designer Masahiro Sakurai, director of Kid Icarus: Uprising, speaking to Nintendo Power, as reported by Destructoid. Sakurai said the game contains “a ton of talking” but that he “didn’t add all that voice in order to tell a story.” Kid Icarus: Uprising launches exclusively for 3DS on March 23.

Nintendo has released a large set of screenshots and character renders for Kid Icarus: Uprising. The game, which was developed for 3DS, will be released March 23 in the US and Europe. You can view all 74 shots in the gallery below.

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Nintendo Europe’s announced that Kid Icarus: Uprising will launch in Europe on March 23, the same day it comes out in the US. The game will launch the day before on March 22 in Japan. Uprising sees Pit go up against Medusa, who’s out to destroy mankind after being reborn.

Thanks, Nintendo Universe.

Nintendo has released new details regarding the storyline and single-player gameplay in Kid Icarus: Uprising.

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Gamers who have already spent time with Kid Icarus: Uprising have walked away with one uniform comment – gameplay aside, playing the game is rather uncomfortable. There’s only so many hours you want to spend hunched over a stylus – and with action as fast-paced as this, the number’s even less.

However, it seems that (in Japan at least), Nintendo’s taken preview comments to heart, shipping the game alongside a handy plastic stand.
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Kid Icarus: Uprising director Masahiro Sakurai has said the game will support left-handed gamers via means of the Circle Pad Pro. “The way we are using the Circle Pad Pro in the game is to provide support for left-handed gamers,” said Sakurai, speaking to ONM UK in its latest issue. “We’ve made it possible to use the right Circle Pad in place of the left one.”

And the winners of today are the left-handed folk. Kid Icarus: Uprising launches on March 21 in the UK and March 23 in the US for 3DS.

Via 1UP.

Kid Icarus: Uprising was one of the first games Nintendo revealed for its spanking new handheld. Where the heck is it? Gaze upon its soon-to-be-released form through the break.

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Nintendo has revealed some details regarding some of its upcoming Mario game releases for the 3DS in the US and Japan.

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Nintendo designer Masahiro Sakurai has revealed the decision to resurrect Kid Icarus didn’t come about in a straightforward manner.

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Kid Icarus: Uprising isn’t just looking good in this trailer and screenshots – it’s also looking equitable, with a left-handed control option in the works.

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Nintendo’s confirmed at its investor meeting that it’s still developing the Vitality Sensor for Wii, as well as confirming a summer launch for Kid Icarus: Uprising on 3DS.

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Following yesterday’s confirmation of 3DS’s launch line-up and details on battery life and such, Nintendo World 2011 has yielded a staggering weight of video, imagery and news on Zelda 3DS, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition, Resident Evil: Revelations, Kid Icarus and more.

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Kid Icarus: Uprising director Masahiro Sakurai has said players playing the game should keep their 3DS steady due to getting the best results

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Have you tried navigating the jagged maze of naked, non-bump-mapped polygons that is a PS1 game lately? Well then, congratulations! If you’re reading this, that means the profuse eye-bleeding has probably stopped.

Back in the day, though, those graphics actually weren’t – in most circles – considered a form of assault. So, what happened? Better graphics, that’s what. PS2, Xbox, PS3, HD. And now, Kid Icarus: Uprising boss Masahiro Sakurai thinks we’re looking at a similar step up in the leap from 2D to 3D.

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Some technology is just so mind-blowing that it actually makes our heads hurt.

Other technology just makes our heads hurt. Fortunately, Kid Icarus: Uprising boss Masahiro Sakurai has taken great pains to ensure that your 3DS experience will be pain-free.

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It’s been almost 20 years since we last saw Kid Icarus in his own game, but the angel who’s finally back from Nintendo’s outfield hasn’t missed a beat. After all, he’s packing console-level graphics, 3D sans-glasses, and – according to project boss Masahiro Sakurai – online multiplayer could be on the way as well.

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Masahiro Sakurai has said that he’s using Kid Icarus: Uprising as a way of addressing the lack of creativity in the gaming industry.

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M-M-M-Megaton!

Kid Icarus has just been announced as a 3DS title, known as Kid Icarus: Uprising.

It has huge environments and, according to Nathan on our liveblog, it has a “beautiful sense of scale.”

The trailer shown at the press conference is below.

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