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Rumor: Nintendo "bummed" that Kid Icarus Wii wasn't ready in 2008

Destructoid:

"Although I freaking love Animal Crossing: City Folk, I understand why a lot of people thought Nintendo's 2008 holiday line up was pretty weak. Compared to Q4 2007's releases of Metroid Prime 3 and Super Mario Galaxy, and Q4 2006's The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Q4 2008 on the Wii was the driest holiday yet for the little white shat-box.

Rumor has it that this dry spell wasn't always part of the plan. According to inside source, Nintendo was originally planning to present Kid Icarus Wii at E3 2008, then release the game a few months later. Due to problems with Factor 5 (the developer long rumored to have ties to the project), that plan fell through, which left Nintendo of America feeling "pretty bummed." Kid Icarus Wii may still come together if Factor 5 can find someone to give them lots of money (hint: Nintendo has lots of money)."

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 350 days 22 hours ago

1 - yes

Nintendo...please give them money for this.

If you don't, I'm sure Phil Harrison will pick up the project for Atari.

He's really reforming that company. They got Ghostbusters and we all know how amazing that will be.

EDIT: Yes, I know they're only publishing, but Phil Harrison said he would work closely with the developers to make sure we see quality.

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Chris84 - 350 days 21 hours ago

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We hope and pray that Ghostbusters will be as fun as it looks. Phil Harrison/Atari are only publishing it. Not developing.

But yes, Nintendo needs to pay up and get some better games going.

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gaffyh - 350 days 21 hours ago

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" little white shat-box. " LOL. :D

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Hal Emmerich - 350 days 21 hours ago

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Having seen the Wii's recent sales, I'm sure they'll get over it...

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Smacktard - 350 days 18 hours ago

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Pro-tip: Atari has never been good.

Phil Harrison was in charge when the abysmal Alone in the Dark was produced too. Atari is one of those companies that should just shrivel up and finally die. Nobody would miss it.

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Voiceofreason - 350 days 18 hours ago

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Why should Nintendo give them money to cover their PS3 blunder?

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Odiah - 350 days 21 hours ago

2 - This idea is really uninteresting.

Make a new Mother instead.

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 350 days 21 hours ago

2.1 - haha

YES!

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mastiffchild - 350 days 21 hours ago

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Nooo. I want a NEW KI as much as the next Prime or Zelda. We've been waiting an age for a Kid Icarus from Ninty and I'm hoping he turns out much more SSBB than like that art.
It'll happen but God knows when.

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Steven Colbert - 350 days 21 hours ago

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Its Nintendo's decision now.I hope Kid Icarus shows up in 2009

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Action Bastard - 350 days 21 hours ago

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I wish they were bummed about the shovelware...but it sells millions!

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mint royale - 350 days 21 hours ago

5.1 - HAR HAR

This guy is so original and funny :)....oh wait

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BrotherNick - 350 days 21 hours ago

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I wonder if he thought it up himself actually.

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Action Bastard - 350 days 17 hours ago

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Doh! Ya got me! Defend your love of games you played on GC and rebuy for Wii. You mavericks you!

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mint royale - 350 days 17 hours ago

5.4 - Hmm I wasn't aware I had bought any re-hashed gamecube games

I'm sure I've not (looks at collection, nope)

Oh wait! I see what you did there again!

Oh you!

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360 Wii PS3 Yup - 350 days 20 hours ago

6 - Action Bastard

I wish they were bummed about the shovelware...but it sells millions!

Nintendo doesn't make shovelware. Lazy a$$ third parties do.

Last time I checked Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3, Super Smash Bros Brawl, Wii Fit, Mario Kart, and Legend of Zelda aren't shovelware.

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Snipes1616 - 350 days 18 hours ago

7 - "Hint:

(Nintendo has lots of money)." I thought that little line was funny. I also think Nintendo owes it to Factor 5 to give a little back for the successes of the Rogue Squadron series.

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Voiceofreason - 350 days 18 hours ago

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Yes Nintendo should reward them for turning their backs on Nintendo and going to PS3 until Lair flopped.

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AWBrawler - 350 days 13 hours ago

8 - Forget Factor 5!

Nintendo showed that they can make their own awesome game by releasing Galaxy and Jungle Beat (My favorite DK to date). So why not have them or the Zelda Team make it? Kid icarus was always like a cross between Zelda and Metroid anyway IMO.

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Voiceofreason - 350 days 13 hours ago

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That's not really opinion. Nintendo said it themselves. They took different things from their 3 top games and made Icarus.

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AWBrawler - 350 days 12 hours ago

9 - So you telling me...

Miyamoto, Aonuma, Sukarai,and Maybe Satoshi Tajiri can't come together and make Kid Icaeus Wii and they all work for the same company? Bull crap. Nntendo can make it theirselves, I'd prefer that, that way they won't become dependant on a company that pulls a "Rare" on them.

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sidar - 350 days 6 hours ago

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Kinda funny, most people can't even remember Kid Icarus.
I hardly liked the platformer as a kid...although i like the idea of a revived franchise, i just hope they make it awesome.

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kesvalk - 350 days 6 hours ago

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to hell with kid icarus, make a new actraiser!!!! jk...

i just hope that if it get's done, they use the pit from SSBB... this pit from factor 5 is abysmal...

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Voiceofreason - 350 days 3 hours ago

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Nothing on the Factor 5 game has EVER been shown. Nobody posting here has any clue what their version of Pit looks like. What you've seen is a pic of Pit that someone made for an article.

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kesvalk - 350 days 3 hours ago

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i remember a article here on n4g that said this was a factor 5 sketch for a upcoming kid icarus...

it was before E3 2008

this is why i saying this is the factor 5 pit...

but of course, if they would do a kid icarus they need to follow the directions of Nintendo, and that means the pit from SSBB

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