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Kid Icarus: Uprising Will Be Bundled With A Stupid Stand!

5:30PM January 12, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

Who’s excited about Kid Icarus? I sure am. But this ridiculous stand that’s packaged with it? Nothankyou. More »


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More Details On Wii U and 3DS Smash Bros. Possibilities

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11:30AM June 9, 2011 | Mark Serrels

During Nintendo’s E3 conference, Satoru Iwata teased the possibilities of dual Smash Bros. development on the Wii U and the 3DS – and the possibilities of having the two work together in different ways. Now, in the latest Iwata Asks, both Iwata and Smash Bros. developer Masahiro Sakurai discuss the possibilites… More »


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Cold Water Thrown On Smash Bros For Wii U And 3DS

10:38PM June 8, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

At Nintendo’s E3 press event, Nintendo honco Satoru Iwata revealed that Smash Bros was heading to the Wii U and the 3DS. There are no screenshots of the games. Nothing. That’s because work on neither title has begun. More »


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Earthquake Crisis Brings Out The Best In Japan’s Gaming Greats

9:00PM March 11, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

About 2.45pm Japan time today, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the island nation. A devastating tsunami followed, rolling over cities, enveloping towns. Reports now put the death toll at 300 to 400, with at least another 350 missing. More »


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Smash Bros. Creator Tells Tales Of Game Development Hell

8:40AM December 9, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

The man behind Nintendo’s insanely popular fighting game series, Super Smash Bros., worked tirelessly to give fans their GameCube sequel to the Nintendo 64 original. He calls the making of that game “grueling” and part of a “really destructive lifestyle.” More »


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Kid Icarus’ Pitt "Feels Like A New Character"

3:00PM August 6, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Masahiro Sakurai, of Smash Bros fame, is currently hard at work on a 3D version of Kid Icarus. His version of Kid Icarus’ protagonist Pitt, he says, “feels like a new character”. Here’s why. More »


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Smash Bros. Creator: Once You Go 3D, It’s Hard To Go Back To 2D

9:00PM August 5, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Masahiro Sakurai, the man behind Smash Bros., is now the man behind Nintendo 3DS game Kid Icarus Uprising. Is it his first 3D game? More »


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The New Kid Icarus May Explore Another Dimension: Multiplayer

7:40AM July 13, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Nintendo is finally creating a new Kid Icarus game, Kid Icarus Uprising, after nearly 20 years of downtime for the character. The Nintendo 3DS game may be modernised with a now-expected feature, online multiplayer, according to its creator. More »


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Smash Bros Creator On Japan’s Strengths

11:00PM June 29, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

What is Japan good at? Let’s hear what Super Smash Bros Brawl creator Masahiro Sakurai has to say. More »


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The New Kid Icarus Is Trying To Fix Shooters’ ‘Creativity Problem’

10:10AM June 29, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

After two decades, Nintendo is finally creating a new Kid Icarus, this time for the new Nintendo 3DS. Kid Icarus Uprising’s designer has even loftier goals for the sequel, targeting “an overriding problem with a lot of game design”. More »