Nearly 20 years ago, three household names in Nintendo gaming took a shot at drawing Kirby inside the official strategy guide for Kirby’s Adventures. Masahiro Sakurai, the game’s creator (and creator of the Super Smash Bros. series); Shigeru Miyamoto, who really needs no introduction, and Satoru Iwata, who doesn’t either, unless you don’t know who Nintendo’s current CEO is.
Who’s excited about Kid Icarus? I sure am. But this ridiculous stand that’s packaged with it? Nothankyou.
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…
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.
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.
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.
What is Japan good at? Let’s hear what Super Smash Bros Brawl creator Masahiro Sakurai has to say.