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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
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==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' is one of the few first-party Nintendo games to feature full voice acting. Voice over recording was done by [[wikipedia:Soundelux Design Music Group| | ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' is one of the few first-party Nintendo games to feature full voice acting. Voice over recording was done by [[wikipedia:Soundelux Design Music Group|Soundelux DMG]] (now known as POP Sound).<ref>http://www.popsound.com/portfolio_games_2012.html</ref> The voice cast was directed by [[wikipedia:Ginny McSwain|Ginny McSwain]]<ref>http://www.ginnymcswain.com/resumeenlargemen.html</ref>, a veteran voice director and Emmy Award winner. | ||
The original soundtrack was composed by well-known Japanese musicians such as [[wikipedia:Yasunori Mitsuda|Yasunori Mitsuda]], [[wikipedia:Motoi Sakuraba|Motoi Sakuraba]], [[wikipedia:Yuzo Koshiro|Yuzo Koshiro]], [[wikipedia:Masafumi Takada|Masafumi Takada]], [[wikipedia:Noriyuki Iwadare|Noriyuki Iwadare]], and [[wikipedia:Takahiro Nishi|Takahiro Nishi]], along with [[wikipedia:Hirokazu Tanaka|Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka]] who composed the original NES game's music and jingles.<ref>http://www.wayorecords.net/kidicarus/en/</ref> Most of the music in this game is performed by a live orchestra or real instruments, with few tracks using MIDI. A selection of the game's music was released on the Japanese Club Nintendo<ref>http://club.nintendo.jp/present/itempop_p138.html</ref>, and eventually a full official three-disc soundtrack was released in Japan by Sleigh Bells.<ref>http://www.procyon-studio.com/sleighbells/index.html#partena</ref> The album was awarded the best score by [http://www.squareenixmusic.com/index.php SEMO] in the eastern category of 2012.<ref>http://www.squareenixmusic.com/features/awards3/bestscore.shtml</ref> | The original soundtrack was composed by well-known Japanese musicians such as [[wikipedia:Yasunori Mitsuda|Yasunori Mitsuda]], [[wikipedia:Motoi Sakuraba|Motoi Sakuraba]], [[wikipedia:Yuzo Koshiro|Yuzo Koshiro]], [[wikipedia:Masafumi Takada|Masafumi Takada]], [[wikipedia:Noriyuki Iwadare|Noriyuki Iwadare]], and [[wikipedia:Takahiro Nishi|Takahiro Nishi]], along with [[wikipedia:Hirokazu Tanaka|Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka]] who composed the original NES game's music and jingles.<ref>http://www.wayorecords.net/kidicarus/en/</ref> Most of the music in this game is performed by a live orchestra or real instruments, with few tracks using MIDI. A selection of the game's music was released on the Japanese Club Nintendo<ref>http://club.nintendo.jp/present/itempop_p138.html</ref>, and eventually a full official three-disc soundtrack was released in Japan by Sleigh Bells.<ref>http://www.procyon-studio.com/sleighbells/index.html#partena</ref> The album was awarded the best score by [http://www.squareenixmusic.com/index.php SEMO] in the eastern category of 2012.<ref>http://www.squareenixmusic.com/features/awards3/bestscore.shtml</ref> | ||
==Marketing== | |||
===Kid Icarus Float=== | |||
At Nintendo World 2011, Sakurai announced the production of a 10 meter tall Kid Icarus Float in northern Japan. It was paraded down the streets on August 2011. <ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/akdj/mii/index.html</ref> | |||
===Manga=== | |||
[[File:KIUmanga.JPG|thumb|150px|right|''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' manga by ''V Jump''. Illustrated by Satoshi Kinoshita.]] | |||
Japanese magazines, ''[[wikipedia:CoroCoro|CoroCoro]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:V Jump|V Jump]]'', both released a short manga in their April 2012 issues. The manga from ''CoroCoro'' depicted [[Chapter 1]], and ''V Jump'''s was inspired by [[Chapter 3]]. | |||
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===Anime=== | |||
A mini-series of ''[[Kid Icarus 3D Anime]]'' shorts aired on ''Nintendo Video'' to promote the game's release: | |||
*''[[Thanatos Rising]]'' | |||
*''[[Medusa's Revenge]]'' | |||
*''[[Palutena's Revolting Dinner]]'' | |||
===Figma=== | |||
On April 27, 2013, Japanese figure-making company, Max Factory, launched [[wikipedia:figma|figmas]] of [http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/3794/figma+Pit.html Pit] and [http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/3795/figma+Dark+Pit.html Dark Pit]. | |||
==Reception and Sales== | ==Reception and Sales== | ||
Upon release, ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' received positive reviews from both critics and fans. It is also one of the few games to receive a perfect 40/40 from the Japanese gaming magazine, [[wikipedia:Famitsu|Famitsu]].<ref>http://gamingeverything.com/famitsu-review-scores-31312/</ref> The gameplay, the characters, the script, the voice acting, the visuals, the mulitplayer, and the music have all been praised. However, a common complaint from many gamers was the rather cumbersome control scheme. Nonetheless, the game sold 1.18 million copies worldwide as of March 31, 2013.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/3ds.html</ref>, and is often regarded as one of the best games available on the 3DS. | Upon release, ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' received positive reviews from both critics and fans. It is also one of the few games to receive a perfect 40/40 from the Japanese gaming magazine, [[wikipedia:Famitsu|Famitsu]].<ref>http://gamingeverything.com/famitsu-review-scores-31312/</ref> The gameplay, the characters, the script, the voice acting, the visuals, the mulitplayer, and the music have all been praised. However, a common complaint from many gamers was the rather cumbersome control scheme. Nonetheless, the game sold 1.18 million copies worldwide as of March 31, 2013.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/3ds.html</ref>, and is often regarded as one of the best games available on the 3DS. | ||