I went from "finish this so you can start on smash bros" to "damn I better get a 3DS so I can play this".
Eloquently put. I have just pre-ordered
I went from "finish this so you can start on smash bros" to "damn I better get a 3DS so I can play this".
including one oddity that appears to be a treasure chest with the seductive legs of a lady.
*blush*Tell me friend, did it make you feel seduced?
I went from "what is Sakurai thinking" to "Make Kid Icarus WIIU instead of a smash sequel".I'm assuming i'm not the only one to have gone from zero-hype to ultra-hyped for this title over the past couple of weeks?
I'm assuming this the gem fusion screen? Do we know what Play Coins are for?
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175500212352204800
This is the first time I've noticed the 3DS coin icon in KIU. Hmm.Looks like a prize machine kind of thing to me. Maybe you use coins to buy eggs and get stuff inside them.
That thing is for getting new AR Idols (I think that's what they're called in the English version).
The more eggs you put in the machine the higher the chances to get idols you don't have.
I actually hadn't made that association at all. For some reason I had assumed that there would be only a handful of idols- nothing to be compared to the hundres of trophies in SSB. Who knows what secrets this game will hold. There are so many weapons and enemies though, so I guess it would make sense to have something like the trophies in SSB.Oh so it's literally like the trophies in melee? Hahah.
Must be. Not sure what else the legs would be for!Quite chesty indeed.
Probably one of those treasures you have to chase down.
I wonder what you put in the keyhole...
You know... there was this comic I saw once where the doors were women and to open them...
Wait, don't you need the corresponding themed AR card in order to use the AR idols? Or will we be able to get them in-game, trophy-style, and view them in a model viewer like Smash Bros.? I would certainly love the ability to get the figurines without the need for cards; it would be cool to check out, say, Hewdraw's character model in detail.That thing is for getting new AR Idols (I think that's what they're called in the English version).
The more eggs you put in the machine the higher the chances to get idols you don't have.
Wait, don't you need the corresponding themed AR card in order to use the AR idols? Or will we be able to get them in-game, trophy-style, and view them in a model viewer like Smash Bros.? I would certainly love the ability to get the figurines without the need for cards; it would be cool to check out, say, Hewdraw's character model in detail.
Oh man, I hope you're right. I -love- figurine viewers like the ones in Smash Bros., Wind Waker, Resident Evil 4 and 5, etc. It's the ultimate icing on any cake, and I would love to familiarize myself with all the new and re-imagined Kid Icarus characters this way.Hm, I decided to check and I'm not completely sure but I think the AR idols and the normal "idols" may be separate. The Japanese website isn't complete clear whether you can use idols you've obtained in game in AR battles, but they do have separate sections which is why I'm assuming they're separate. Basically what I think is normal idols are just like SSBM/B's trophies which you obtain via the egg machine thingy (you get eggs either in game or by using game coins), and AR idols are AR card exclusives.
Well, the Japanese website shows a sample doll/idol (not AR, I think) for Pit and it says you can rotate and zoom the figurine on the top screen, while the bottom one shows a small description.Oh man, I hope you're right. I -love- figurine viewers like the ones in Smash Bros., Wind Waker, Resident Evil 4 and 5, etc. It's the ultimate icing on any cake, and I would love to familiarize myself with all the new and re-imagined Kid Icarus characters this way.
A quick Bing translation does translate the prize to a "doll."
I could kiss you right now. With tongue, even.Well, the Japanese website shows a sample doll/idol (not AR, I think) for Pit and it says you can rotate and zoom the figurine on the top screen, while the bottom one shows a small description.
By the way dolls = idols.
They refer to the AR idols as AR dolls in the Japanese version and so forth.
The little egg machine minigame thingamajig is called Odooru de Pon, or Doll de Pon, for example.
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I wonder what they'll call it in English.
O:I could kiss you right now. With tongue, even.
THIS IS FANTASTIC. And I take it that since you can bet coins to try and get new ones, that means there are many of them to get, which in turn means that in all likelihood, many if not ALL of the cool new enemies, etc, are available as figurines.
I'm sorry, this just stokes my inner geek so much. I've been mainly playing PS3 and PC lately, but at my core I still have a smoldering heart of love for Nintendo character design, and this is the best way to appreciate that.
<3 <3 <3
EDIT: Hmm, there's an AR camera icon in the corner. Maybe you can use them in AR for pictures and such, but in order to battle them in AR, you need the actual card?
Collecting idols in the model viewer is going to become another sickening Pokedex 3D-style obsession for me. Thanks a lot, Sakurai! *shakes fist in Japan's general direction*O:
And no, you use game coins to buy eggs, you put eggs in the machine to get new idols. The more eggs you put the higher the chances to get idols you don't have.
And I hadn't noticed that camera icon, but you're probably right about its functionality.
Oh man, I hope you're right. I -love- figurine viewers like the ones in Smash Bros., Wind Waker, Resident Evil 4 and 5, etc. It's the ultimate icing on any cake, and I would love to familiarize myself with all the new and re-imagined Kid Icarus characters this way.
The Nintendo Gallery had an impeccable atmosphere. And some of the TWW models (read: ALL of them) were drop-dead gorgeous. I especially like Mothula and Molgera.Wow. You and me both.
I loved the Nintendo Gallery in Wind Waker. I've spent a considerable amount of time just reading there. So good..
System: AR Idol (that's what you call them, right? It's "odooru" in Japanese, so I guess a doll?)【敵:星賊(星賊)】 銀河の海で星座を狩ることを生業とする一族。“三種の神器”が隠された星座を偶然狩ったことがきっかけで、パルテナ軍、冥府軍との間で、三種の神器を巡る三つ巴の争奪戦に発展する。
Enemy: Star Pirate. Tribe living of hunting in constellations in the space sea of the Milky Way.
Since stumbling upon the 3 godly weapons by accident, they've become the third side of conflict between the armies of Medusa and Palutena.
『新・パルテナ』専用のARカード「ARおドール」カード。ニンテンドー3DSのカメラを通して、カードを画面に写すと現実世界にキャラクターが出現。2枚のカードを向かい合わせればバトルを楽しむこともできる。
AR cards for use with Kid Icarus Uprising. You can see the characters in real world through the 3DS' camera. If you face two cards against each other you can enjoy them fighting.
uh what. what is happening here?
some sort of dashing mini-game?
the relevant tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175096534273232896
I'm assuming this the gem fusion screen? Do we know what Play Coins are for?
https://twitter.com/#!/3DS_Palutena/status/175500212352204800
I guess that has been answered already: I really liked that feature the other day. It's a training stage where you can test any weapon with its current stats (there's a try button when choosing your weapon). It's pretty cool: you have an enemy at the bullseye and you can move around freely, trying your dash shots, long-range shots, melee hits, whatever. It keeps showing distance to target and damage points, so you can get used to any setup depending on your playstyle / next level style. Accuracy, "magnetism", damage, speed, etc changes depending on weapon type, circle pad usage and custom stats.
Wow, that's a much more thorough answer than I had expected. So I guess the different stats vary for the different shots (normal, charged, dash, etc.) I guess that makes sense but I hadn't thought about it. Does the damage change with distance or am I misunderstanding you?
Also, it looks like there is another post on this topic on the Japanese twitter page today. I will look forward to the translation.
They're plain ol' "Space Pirates" here, according to the website. Surely someone pointed out that Space Pirates already exist in Nintendo-land?[/QUOTE]Metroid overlap aside, I can't help but notice their similarity to Team Alloy:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/aVEVC.png
CaVaYeRo - what can you tell us about the AR Card game?
I don't know if it's been brought up before, but it's not supposed to be a Twitter account made from the point of view of the Palutena character; that's just the name of the game in Japan (Mirror of Palutena instead of Kid Icarus). That bothered me. Sorry.
ONM UK said:"Nintendo's toonish cherub comes good. A hardcore, content-packed game."
91% in Official Nintendo Magazine UK apparently (confirmed):
Plus pack of cards with the 5th April issue, looks like i'll be buying ONM for the first time since the early gamecube years.
Damn, I was hoping this would be all across the country, not just in three cities... =/Tournament details are out!
http://kidicarus.nintendo.com/uprising/tournament/