Kid Icarus Series News

Today's Nintendo digital event at E3 closed with a teaser for at least one more character in Smash Bros. Kid Icarus' goddess Palutena has joined the fray, and the trailer ended with another teaser implying that Dark Pit might be playable as well.

Project Sora, the studio founded by Masahiro Sakurai and makers of Kid Icarus: Uprising, closed on June 30.

It took more than 25 years for the original NES Kid Icarus to receive a sequel. If Kid Icarus Uprising's director, Masahiro Sakurai, gets his way, it will be another 25 years to get yet another follow-up.

While Kid Icarus: Uprising was showered with critical praise upon its release, there was still one nagging complaint: the controls. So why didn't Uprising offer dual-analog controls? According to Sakurai, that would have been "impossible."

Apparently, there will be "hundreds" of real life cards you can collect for Kid Icarus' non-interactive AR mode.

Nintendo is partnering with GameStop to host a set of Kid Icarus: Uprising multiplayer tournaments prior to the game's March 23 release.

Nintendo detailed two Kid Icarus: Uprising multiplayer modes today: team-based Light vs Dark, and battle royale Free-for-All.

Kid Icarus: Uprising allows you to adjust the game's "intensity level," letting you customize how difficult you want the game. A new video shows how drastic the difference will be.

Many gamers that will pick up Kid Icarus: Uprising for 3DS may never have had a chance to play the original NES game. Thankfully, Nintendo of America is offering an updated version of the 25 year old classic free with pre-orders of the game.

Yesterday, we reported that Japanese copies of Kid Icarus: Uprising would include a free plastic stand to hold your 3DS. Nintendo of America has confirmed that the plastic stand will be included with US copies of the game as well.

Nintendo is bundling a plastic stand with Japanese copies of the game. The stand will position the 3DS at a playable angle and will allow you to play the game without having to hold onto the system.

Kid Icarus: Uprising will make use of the Circle Pad Pro, to provide an equivalent control option for left-handed gamers.

Nintendo has confirmed that Kid Icarus: Uprising will support both ad-hoc and online 3v3 play for its not-so-thrilling multiplayer mode.

Nintendo has outlined its release slate for the first quarter of 2012, including release dates for Kid Icarus (March 23) and the Circle Pad Pro (February 7).