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Don't Expect A Kid Icarus Sequel Anytime Soon

Masahiro Sakurai, the man behind Kirby, Super Smash Bros., and the recent Kid Icarus: Uprising has expressed zero interest in returning to the franchise anytime soon.

After a 26 year gap between Kid Icarus' debut on the NES and the recent Kid Icarus: Uprising for 3DS, many believed that the series would be a new recurring staple for Nintendo, but Sakurai seems to think otherwise. In an interview with IGN, Sakurai said, "we pushed a lot into the [Uprising] in order to let people have this short yet deep experience, but the novelty of that would likely grow thin in the next game. For now, my thought is that perhaps we'll see someone else besides me make another Kid Icarus in another 25 years."

We had a few issues with Kid Icarus: Uprising, but we still thought it was a good game, and were hoping that we wouldn't have to wait 25 years for another.

[via IGN]

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  • Eh. You never know, someone could take up the mantle sooner than in 25 years...
  • Darn.
  • Dear Nintendo:

    Before releasing another sequel to this game, make a new Earthbound (or at least make the first available). That is all.

    Sincerely,
    Your lord and master,
    Me
  • Developers are always burnt out after a title like this, I wouldn't put too much weight into that statement. Specifically Sakurai, I don't think he's ever finished developement on any title without sharing some harsh words.
    But, I kinda want him to focus more on smash bros, so maybe I'm part of the problem...
  • Looks like it's time to go work for Nintendo.

  • Kid Icarus was a very unique game. It could be a sometimes series, taking some breaks but always coming back (please no 25 year gap). I seriously wish we get DLC for Kid Icarus Uprising.
  • Eh, Kid Icarus never really appealed to me. The only iteration of this series I really enjoyed was using Pit in SSB: Brawl
  • It wasn't really that good of a game, I enjoyed it, but it just didn't compare to the original.
  • Wow, I can't experience any interest in Kid Icarus: Uprising, because I don't want to try it out.

    I'll never get the 3DS at all. I might get a Vita........

    Edit: Well Pit is (In my opinion) a decent character to play with in S.S.B.B
  • Absorb water!

  • NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

  • Fine by me. I can easily wait another 25 years to have my hands painfully cramp up with severe pain every 3 seconds while trying to play a game that never should have been developed for a handheld with such an abysmal control scheme.
  • Dang. I really liked this game and was hoping to see another one in a couple years.
  • im happy with more smash bros.

  • im happy with more smash bros.
  • That stinks!.
  • good.
  • Perhaps less than 25 years,  would be nice.

    Sad news for the series and my favorite game on the system.

    But at least we can look forward to him working on Smash Bros.

  • I never expected it to be a regular thing.  Maybe in another decade... sigh.

  • So it took them what twenty years to make this game? How long do you think it will take for another? Thirty?

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