Tag Archives: Kid Icarus: Uprising

Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 00:19 BST

Nintendo didn’t plan a Kid Icarus revamp

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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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Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 06:00 BST

Kid Icarus: Uprising media plummets to earth

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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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Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 13:48 BST

Nintendo still developing Vitality Sensor, Kid Icarus 3DS hitting this summer

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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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Sun, Jan 09, 2011 | 23:13 GMT

Nintendo World 2011 Day 2 conference report – movie overload, SF and RE 3DS detailed

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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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Tue, Jan 04, 2011 | 14:03 GMT

Sakurai: Keep 3DS steady whilst playing Kid Icarus: Uprising

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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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Fri, Aug 06, 2010 | 09:59 BST

Sakurai: “It’s going to be hard” to go back from 3D to 2D

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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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Tue, Aug 03, 2010 | 08:43 BST

Sakurai takes aim at 3D eye strain in Kid Icarus: Uprising

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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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Tue, Jul 13, 2010 | 05:59 BST

Kid Icarus: Uprising “could” feature online versus play

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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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Tue, Jun 29, 2010 | 19:17 BST

Kid Icarus: Uprising to address industry’s “creativity problem”, says Sakurai

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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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Tue, Jun 15, 2010 | 19:23 BST

Kid Icarus announced for 3DS

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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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