Kid Icarus: Uprising is the first Kid Icarus game since its last outing on the NES back in 1986/87 for the Nintendo 3DS system. Nintendo has released official screenshots of the game, one of which shows the cameo of Metroids! The original Kid Icarus game was created by the father of Metroid, Gunpei Yokoi and featured enemies known as “Komayto” which resembled Metroids.

Official Nintendo press release:

Some 25 years after the original Kid Icarus™ game for NES™ captured the hearts and imaginations of gamers worldwide, Kid Icarus™: Uprising brings the action and adventure of this beloved series to new heights – and new visual dimensions – on the Nintendo 3DS™ system. The dark goddess Medusa and her Underworld Army have returned, and they’ve got their sights set on the heroic angel Pit. With the aid of Palutena, goddess of light and guardian of the human race, Pit must fend off this malevolent threat. The richly immersive graphics of the Nintendo 3DS system offer incredible depth as Pit battles enemies by air and by land.

Kid Icarus: Uprising is set to be released towards the end of the year.

Source: Nintendo E3

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