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Kid Icarus: Uprising OUT NOW! Tournament Results and Pictures From New York City

23 Mar

Pit from Kid Icarus: Uprising, Out Now for 3DS!

Buy Kid Icarus: Uprising out now for 3DS, and support this amazing game by Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai!

Hey guys, TODAY IS THE DAY! Kid Icarus: Uprising is OUT NOW for Nintendo 3DS!

Finally, after more than 20 years, Kid Icarus returns on the scene for an epic adventure! Most modern gamers will recognize Pit, the Angelic hero of Kid Icarus, from the Super Smash Bros. series where Nintendo originally revived the character after many requests that Pit be revived by the gaming press (like gaming magazine EGM) and retro Nintendo fans alike.

But this is the first time that the Kid Icarus series has been fully revived as a AAA, high-quality Nintendo title that reimagines the world and the characters in an intense single and multiplayer action shooter and creates what is being hailed as one of the best, most unique games that the 3DS has to offer!

Here is the launch trailer for Kid Icarus: Uprising!

Did you pick the game up?

I pre-ordered it at the last minute by trading in three previous 3DS titles at GameStop (Tetris: Axis, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Mario Kart 7) to buy the game (since I’m broke, it was the only way), and in order to help improve pre-order sales of the title as well as snag the exclusive 3D Classics: Kid Icarus pre-order bonus!

3D Classics: Kid Icarus is a free game only available to those who pre-ordered Kid Icarus: Uprising, which remasters the original 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System classic with full glasses-free stereoscopic 3D graphics! The 2D Side-scroller has never looked so good, and I can’t wait to jump in and finally beat the retro favorite. Since I never completed the NES version…. In fact I never got very far at all. FOR SHAME!

Look forward to much more coverage on Kid Icarus: Uprising as I tear into the main adventure and multiplayer, and look forward to my review of the game soon. Keep your eyes on Watch Us Play Games in the days ahead for much more, such as an unboxing video that’ll be up in a manner of minutes.

Another really cool promotion for Kid Icarus: Uprising was a tournament held today, on launch day, in New York City!

Here is a picture of the grand prize winner, Sam Buzby of Nesconset, NY, with his INCREDIBLY SWEET Kid Icarus: Uprising Pit trophy! Man I’d pay a high price to have that baby! He’s flanked by runners up Jay Demry of Oakland, CA (left) and Jacob Effertz of Orlando, FL (right) who got second and third place in the tournament at GameStop. The New York event concludes a nationwide tournament that also stopped in San Francisco, Orlando, Fla., and Los Angeles.

Kid Icarus: Uprising Tournament Winners!

Sam Buzby wins the Kid Icarus: Uprising tournament, holding his trophy prize! On the left is 3rd place winner Jay Demry and the right 2nd place winner Jacob Effertz

Here various pictures taken from the Kid Icarus: Uprising New York City Tournament Event!

Gamers at the Kid Icarus: Uprising Tournament Playing the Game

Gamers getting hands-on with Kid Icarus: Uprising and its multiplayer at the Kid Icarus: Uprising New York City tournament at GameStop

Black Guy With Kid Icarus: Uprising Banner at Tournament

You couldn't miss the Kid Icarus: Uprising Tournament, as this guy proudly displays.

Kid Icarus: Uprising Food

Attendees got to purchase Kid Icarus: Uprising food at the tournament via this Food Truck!

Playing Kid Icarus: Uprising At Tournament In GameStop New York

Fans got a unique experience playing Kid Icarus: Uprising at the tournament via these large screen displays! Don't you wish you had this in your house?

Celebrating the Kid Icarus: Uprising Tournament Winner!

Give a round of applause to the Kid Icarus: Uprising Multiplayer Tournament Winner!

 
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Posted by on March 23, 2012 in News, Videos

 

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