Before Kid Icarus: Uprising became the carpal tunnel syndrome-inducing good time it is today, it began development on the PC and Wii. In a new Iwata Asks column, designer Masahiro Sakurai shares the story of development and some neat prototype videos showcasing Kid Icarus: Uprising as it was way before its E3 2010 unveiling. At the outset, Sakurai's company Project Sora didn't even have 3DS dev kits, so they had to start on PC and Wii.
The videos -- uploaded to YouTube by Siliconera and embedded above and past the break -- were created to illustrate Sakurai's vision to new dev-team members coming onto the project. Iwata admits the reason it took so long to get Kid Icarus: Uprising out the door was having to port the already established work on PC and Wii over to 3DS.
A few days ago we published a new Question of the Week article, this time regarding your thoughts on the recently released Kid Icarus Uprising. Within this article we included a poll, asking you readers who picked the game up at launch to tell us how impressed (or unimpressed) you are with Pit's latest outing...
This is a very polished game with awesome gameplay, spectacular visuals, and many pieces of music to listen to. This game is really great, with a lot to do.
It's insane to suggest that Kid Icarus: Uprising could live up to over 20 years of hype, but it manages to fit in a lot for fans of the original NES classic. While Uprising takes Kid Icarus in a slightly different direction gameplay-wise, it succeeds on its own merits and warrants multiple return visits to Skyworld.
During a recently released edition of Iwata Asks, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata sat down with Super Smash Bros. developer Masahiro Sakurai to discuss his latest creation, Kid Icarus Uprising. The interview began with some discussion of how Uprising came about in the first place - which apparently stemmed from Iwata's desire for Sakurai to work on something original...
Kid Icarus: Uprising serves as a great introduction to the series, and one of the best games on the 3DS. From beginning to end Uprising is the most expansive 3DS title, besting even Super Mario 3D Land, making it a must have for every 3DS owner. It's well designed, well composed, and offers hours and hours of gameplay, making it hard to ask much more from Pit's first game since the early 1990s.
We've linked into this gallery before, but now there have been a bunch of new AR cards added. The goal to get pics of all the AR cards out there has begun!
Day in and day out you hear a lot from the IGN Nintendo team. Now we want to hear from you. What you'll find below is our weekly blogging feature. Here we ask you questions based on recent Nintendo events or games and ask you to blog your thoughts. The best responses will be featured later in the we...
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Kid Icarus: Uprising is a stylus controlled 3DS game. Unless you are press down as hard as you possibly can while using the stylus, your 3DS should be fine! Nintendo builds its products to be tough; it builds them to last. More »
After months of anticipation, Kid Icarus Uprising has finally soared onto store shelves. In celebration of this momentous occasion, we decided to record the game's first 20 or so bosses (thanks to the handy dandy Boss Rush mode, which you unlock after beating the game) for your viewing pleasure...
