So hey, Kid Icarus: Uprising was just released and it’s kind of a big deal. Nintendo fans the world over are rejoicing in victory because this once dead franchise has finally come back to life and you know what, it’s actually really good. They’ve managed to take the relatively simple and undeveloped world of the original Kid Icarus and has turned it into something epic and fun. I haven’t played it yet but it got reviews and apparently has about 40+ hours of content. That’s insane. Hopefully it’ll catch on and this franchise will live again.
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So, in keeping with tradition, let’s talk about other NES
games by Nintendo that could potentially make a comeback into something epic. Nintendo
has a very strong wealth of a backlog of franchises and very rarely utilizes
all of them. They like to stick to the tried and true like Mario, Zelda, Pokémon,
Kirby, etc. which is fine, those are all great franchises but sometimes it’s
nice to see some of the classics get revived. Punch-Out!! For the Wii was a
great return to form for the long dormant franchise but unfortunately wasn’t as
well received by consumers as Nintendo would have hoped. Hopefully Kid Icarus
can change that and Nintendo will try with another franchise. So let’s take a
look at the five I’d like to see the most.
