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New releases may have dried up for 2011, but Nintendo promises Wii and 3DS owners have plenty to look forward to next year. The platform has dated a range of first-party titles for the first quarter, including Wii family title Mario Party 9 and 3DS adventure Kid Icarus: Uprising in …
Read More »VIDEO: Release date for Super Mario Land 3D and Mario Kart 7
Two of the 3DS’ key upcoming titles have finally been given concrete release dates, though Kid Icarus has been delayed until 2012. Super Mario 3D Land will be released in Europe on November 18th. It’s Mario’s first 3D platforming adventure, though details about the title still remain fairly thin on …
Read More »NINTENDO: Kid Icarus gets AR battles
The Augmented Reality cards were a popular inclusion at the 3DS launch, and Kid Icarus: Uprising will take this one step further. A new trailer shown during Nintendo’s E3 conference revealed that 3DS owners will be able to battle characters using special AR cards that will be released alongside the …
Read More »3DS has made ‘smaller impact’ than expected
American market analyst Michael pachter has said that the 3DS has had a smaller impact on the US market than he expected. However, he adds that the arrival of a killer title – which he believes could prove to be Kid Icarus – should be enough to reverse its fortunes. …
Read More »NINTENDO: Kid Icarus: Uprising unveiled
Nintendo has revealed Kid Icarus: Uprising, the first game developed specifically for the 3DS. The game was developed by Project Sora, a new studio formed in 2009 by Smash Bros director Masahiro Sakurai. Nintendo president Saturo Iwata said: Project Sora was actually established for one reason: to create a game …
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