Masahiro Sakurai says Kid Icarus Uprising probably isn't getting a Switch port or a sequel, and that's a damn shame

Best 3DS games - Kid Icarus: Uprising
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In a bit of tragic news, famed Nintendo directorಞ Masahiro Sakurai 🧸has suggested the 3DS game Kid Icarus: Uprising will likely be the last in the series for some time.

In the new episode of his video series (via ), Sakurai yet again expressed his desire to see Kid Icarus Uprising make the leap from 3DS to a home console lik𒆙e Switch. "It's a shame that it's only lived on 3DS, as I'd love to play on 🥃a bigger screen with smoother graphics," he said.

Unfortunately, Sakurai expressed a fair bit of skepticism that we'll ever see a new Kid Icarus game, whether that's a remaster or a completely new entry. "Without a team 𝔍around to work on it, crafting a follow-up seems difficulꦯt."

That sucks, frankly, as Kid Icarus Uprising is one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best 3DS games ever and brings back some of my fondest memories with the console. Its graphics were stunning for the time, its rail-shooting battles were epic and challenging, and its story was crafted with a clear love for the series and plenty of well-written humor. I'm genuinely bummed to hear it probably won't get a follow-up of any kind, especially since 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Sakurai has repea☂tedlℱy said he'd like one.

Kid Icarus Uprising was developed by Nintendo's own Project Sora, a studio built with the express purpose of making just the one 3DS game. As such, it was closed when development on the game finished. Of course, Nintendo still owns the rights to the franchise and could appoint a new studio to make a sequel, but it sounds l💜ike it isn't interested in that for the moment.

At least we have these 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Nintendo Switch games to look forward to.

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