Source: Kid Icarus sequel to arrive on Wii in 2008

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stof said:
you know, I've been thinking about it and I'm pretty sure that Kid Icarus (when and/or if it comes out) will be the Wii's definitive third person perspective shooter/adventure game.

Back when the Wii came out, third person shooters were mostly relegated to movie cash ins. And one interesting part about the reviews of such movies (like the Chicken Little game) was the statements that while first person games seemed to have some pretty serious control issues (they meant red steel), the third person perspective games seemed to handle IR aiming much much better, since only aim, and not field of view were effected.

But since then, there's really only been one game to capitalize on that perspective; Resident Evil 4. The game demonstrated beyond a doubt that third person shooter controls kick copious amounts of rump on the Wii. But since then, few if any games have taken a similar perspective. Kid Icarus could be that game.

So it's my prediction that the next Kid Icarus will be like a much faster, more platform and exploration based version of RE4.

yup.

I'm honestly thinking that RE4 on the Wii is the *best* game on the platform at the moment. I just can't stop playing it, and its so far beyond the GC version. Taking the same mechanics into the KI world, with MP3 tech... would rock too hard.