Nintendo is kicking off the New Year with a wide array of new videogames, software and demos available to download from the Nintendo eShop, Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel. Today’s new releases include Sunsoft’s Trip World and the eagerly awaited 3D Classics Kid Icarus.
Michibiku's Jenni Lada writes, "When you think about it, the Game Boy was a rather limiting handheld. The monochromatic color scheme forced developers to get creative when it came to making games pop. It meant making colorful adventures without a wide palette to choose from. Sunsoft’s Trip World is one of the best examples of a game that managed to be vibrant within the confines of the era."
More than twenty years ago, Kid Icarus was released for the NES and went unnoticed by many, overshadowed by the much more popular Metroid series. In 2012, after Pit’s growing popularity in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Nintendo revived the Kid Icarus franchise by creating Uprising on the 3DS. Alongside the release, the NES original was added to the eshop as a “3D Classic”, a treatment that gave NES games more depth — literally.
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