Miyamoto sorta kinda teases Kid Icarus title something
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 at 11:33am by Jack
Shigeru Miyamoto, ever the distributor of quirky quotes and often a disseminator of info that the PR folks at Nintendo probably aren’t totally prepared he give out as soon as he does, is talking Kid Icarus this week.
NP: And, of course, I have to ask: have you given any thought to putting a new Kid Icarus game on Wii or DS?
Miyamoto: Wait, please. I’m really surprised how popular that is. But you are the first person to ask at this E3!
Now, this could be Miyamoto’s way of being polite, but given his track record there could very well be something to this. Or is that just my wishful thinking talking…
Personally, I think I would have preferred a Kid Icarus title (Wii, DS or otherwise) instead of Super Mario Galaxy 2. That’s just me.
July 7th, 2009 at 11:49 am
From a developer point of view, the software and design tech used for Mario Galaxy would probably be a very cost-efficient platform for creating a true Kid Icarus title. I’m not implying that Kid Icarus should just be a Galaxy mod, but with all that tech already developed and proven in the market, it’d only make sense to design a Kid Icarus title with the same tools and engine. Kind of a given, when you think about it.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
I don’t get how this is a hint… Is it because he says “Wait” instead of “No”?
It certainly doesn’t suggest that they’re currently making one, just that they will someday…
July 7th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
I don’t even know what the point would be, since all the kids who beat Kid Icarus on the NES after months of trying are going to beat whatever Nintendo comes up with now, no matter how awesome it is, in about one weekend, and then complain right here about how it’s a baby game for babies.
July 8th, 2009 at 10:33 am
I would rather have it for the DS if it was going to be 2.5D (see New Super Mario Bros.), but if it was going to be in full 3D, I’d want it on the wii.
Wii platformers scare me.
July 11th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
ugh. I’m seriously tired of the umpteen million little details people try to find on a Kid Icarus game. Just STFU with it now. It’s been rumored since the Wii came out, and it still hasn’t happened. Do I think it’s in development, yes. Do I think Nintendo will unveil it anytime soon. Probably not. At least not until it’s in a highly refined state where it can be released within the next year of it’s announcement. In the meantime, all these little snippets and rumors of it being announced and all that, are just pure annoyance.