<s>
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sora	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
Project	O
Sora	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
since	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Myths	I-Application
and	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
worldwide	O
release	O
since	O
the	O
original	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
setting	O
based	O
loosely	O
around	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Goddess	O
of	O
Darkness	O
Medusa	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
destroy	O
humanity	O
,	O
Pit	O
goes	O
on	O
missions	O
first	O
against	O
her	O
,	O
then	O
against	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Hades	B-Language
,	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Underworld	O
and	O
the	O
source	O
behind	O
Medusa	B-Application
's	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uprising	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Masahiro	O
Sakurai	O
after	O
receiving	O
a	O
request	O
from	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
then	O
in-development	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakurai	O
took	O
responsibility	O
for	O
writing	O
the	O
story	O
himself	O
,	O
which	O
retained	O
the	O
lighthearted	O
tone	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
game	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
gameplay	O
uninterrupted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
prominently	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
from	O
its	O
fourth	B-Application
installment	I-Application
onwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
angel	O
Pit	O
during	O
his	O
missions	O
for	O
Palutena	O
,	O
the	O
Goddess	O
of	O
Light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
 '	O
StreetPass	B-Device
network	I-Device
,	O
players	O
can	O
share	O
weapons	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Weapon	O
Gems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
these	O
stages	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
Pit	O
with	O
the	O
Circle	O
Pad	O
,	O
aims	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
 '	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
or	O
face	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
fires	O
with	O
the	O
L	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
players	O
locally	O
or	O
via	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
normal	O
ways	O
of	O
playing	O
,	O
Uprising	O
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
stand	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
for	O
ease	O
of	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
 '	O
outer	O
camera	O
,	O
the	O
AR	O
Cards	O
produce	O
"	O
Idols	O
"	O
(	O
representations	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
Uprising	O
)	O
:	O
by	O
lining	O
up	O
the	O
back	O
edges	O
of	O
two	O
AR	O
Cards	O
and	O
selecting	O
the	O
"	O
Fight	O
"	O
option	O
,	O
Idols	O
appear	O
from	O
the	O
cards	O
and	O
battle	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
winner	O
being	O
determined	O
by	O
its	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twenty-five	O
years	O
after	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Goddess	O
of	O
Darkness	O
Medusa	B-Application
mysteriously	O
resurrects	O
and	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Pit	O
is	O
sent	O
on	O
missions	O
by	O
Palutena	O
to	O
destroy	O
Medusa	B-Application
's	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
missions	O
,	O
Pit	O
fights	O
Medusa	B-Application
's	O
returning	O
commanders	O
Twinbellows	O
,	O
Hewdraw	O
,	O
Pandora	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Thanatos	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
commander	O
Dark	O
Lord	O
Gaol	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
mercenary	O
named	O
Magnus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
battle	O
with	O
her	O
,	O
Pandora	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
magical	O
mirror	O
that	O
spawns	O
a	O
doppelgänger	O
of	O
Pit	O
called	O
Dark	O
Pit	O
,	O
intending	O
to	O
use	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
slave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
because	O
Pit	O
destroyed	O
the	O
mirror	O
before	O
he	O
could	O
be	O
completed	O
,	O
Dark	O
Pit	O
turns	O
against	O
Pandora	B-Device
,	O
steals	O
her	O
powers	O
from	O
her	O
corpse	O
,	O
and	O
vows	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
gods	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
conflict	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Pit	O
in	O
the	O
belief	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
briefly	O
tailing	O
him	O
,	O
Pit	O
eventually	O
gains	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
Underworld	O
from	O
the	O
defeated	O
Thanatos	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
retrieves	O
the	O
Three	O
Sacred	O
Treasures	O
from	O
space	O
and	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
Underworld	O
,	O
where	O
with	O
Dark	O
Pit	O
's	O
brief	O
assistance	O
,	O
he	O
kills	O
Medusa	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
the	O
credits	O
roll	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Medusa	B-Application
was	O
a	O
resurrected	O
puppet	O
of	O
Hades	B-Language
,	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
Underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hades	B-Language
has	O
been	O
using	O
the	O
war	O
to	O
harvest	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
humans	O
killed	O
in	O
it	O
and	O
molding	O
them	O
into	O
monsters	O
to	O
build	O
his	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hades	B-Language
spreads	O
a	O
rumor	O
about	O
a	O
wish-granting	O
seed	O
guarded	O
by	O
a	O
Phoenix	O
,	O
turning	O
humanity	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Pit	O
and	O
Palutena	O
can	O
defeat	O
Viridi	O
,	O
the	O
deities	O
 '	O
ongoing	O
battles	O
prompt	O
a	O
hive	B-General_Concept
mind	I-General_Concept
alien	O
race	O
called	O
the	O
Aurum	O
to	O
invade	O
Earth	O
for	O
its	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandora	B-Device
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
hiding	O
in	O
Dark	O
Pit	O
's	O
wings	O
,	O
also	O
uses	O
the	O
Spring	O
to	O
reclaim	O
her	O
body	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
defeated	O
by	O
Dark	O
Pit	O
,	O
who	O
revives	O
Pit	O
but	O
loses	O
Pandora	B-Device
's	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pit	O
attempts	O
to	O
destroy	O
Hades	B-Language
with	O
the	O
Three	O
Sacred	O
Treasures	O
,	O
but	O
Hades	B-Language
easily	O
destroys	O
them	O
and	O
eats	O
Pit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
escaping	O
from	O
Hades	B-Language
 '	O
insides	O
,	O
Pit	O
is	O
guided	O
by	O
Palutena	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
Dyntos	O
,	O
God	O
of	O
the	O
Forge	O
,	O
who	O
fashions	O
a	O
mecha	O
Great	O
Sacred	O
Treasure	O
after	O
Pit	O
proves	O
himself	O
worthy	O
in	O
three	O
trials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launching	O
a	O
fresh	O
assault	O
,	O
Pit	O
succeeds	O
in	O
injuring	O
Hades	B-Language
,	O
but	O
the	O
Great	O
Sacred	O
Treasure	O
is	O
badly	O
damaged	O
,	O
leaving	O
only	O
its	O
cannon	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hades	B-Language
attempts	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
massive	O
attack	O
on	O
Pit	O
and	O
a	O
nearby	O
town	O
,	O
but	O
Medusa	B-Application
,	O
whom	O
Hades	B-Language
revived	O
again	O
,	O
sacrifices	O
herself	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
opening	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Palutena	O
's	O
and	O
Viridi	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
Pit	O
uses	O
the	O
cannon	O
to	O
vaporize	O
Hades	B-Language
,	O
saving	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
waits	O
five	O
minutes	O
after	O
the	O
credits	O
end	O
,	O
a	O
disembodied	O
Hades	B-Language
speaks	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
pretending	O
to	O
delete	O
their	O
save	O
data	O
and	O
postulating	O
he	O
will	O
return	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
sequel	O
in	O
another	O
twenty-five	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
work	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Masahiro	O
Sakurai	O
was	O
taken	O
out	O
for	O
a	O
meal	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
then-president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
meal	O
,	O
Iwata	O
asked	O
Sakurai	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
way	O
home	O
,	O
Sakurai	O
was	O
faced	O
with	O
both	O
ideas	O
and	O
problems	O
:	O
Sora	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
developed	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
had	O
been	O
drastically	O
reduced	O
in	O
size	O
as	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
staff	O
had	O
been	O
either	O
from	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
teams	O
or	O
outsourced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
had	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
creating	O
an	O
easy-to-develop	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
Sakurai	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
around	O
the	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
genre	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
unpopular	O
in	O
Japan	O
yet	O
seemed	O
suited	O
to	O
the	O
planned	O
3D	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
feedback	O
received	O
from	O
players	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
that	O
many	O
members	O
of	O
its	O
character	O
roster	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
in	O
an	O
original	O
game	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
franchises	O
under	O
consideration	O
by	O
Sakurai	O
was	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
some	O
restrictions	O
in	O
implementing	O
the	O
planned	O
gameplay	O
features	O
within	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
ultimately	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
long	O
absence	O
from	O
the	O
gaming	O
market	O
and	O
continued	O
popularity	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
decided	O
upon	O
him	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
through	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uprising	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
since	O
the	O
Western-exclusive	O
1991	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
title	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Myths	I-Application
and	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
planned	O
for	O
Japan	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
retaining	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
Greek	O
mythic	O
influences	O
,	O
the	O
mythology	O
itself	O
had	O
no	O
direct	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Uprising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
element	O
was	O
retaining	O
the	O
humorous	O
elements	O
from	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
anachronistic	O
elements	O
and	O
silly	O
enemy	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
early	O
stage	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
platform	O
specific	O
development	O
tools	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
and	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
Uprising	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
distinct	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	O
while	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
was	O
a	O
platformer	O
featuring	O
horizontal	O
and	O
vertical	O
movement	O
from	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
perspective	O
,	O
Uprising	O
shifted	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
fully	O
3D	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
divided	O
between	O
airborne	O
and	O
ground-based	O
segments	O
in	O
each	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
was	O
notorious	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
an	O
aspect	O
Sakurai	O
wanted	O
to	O
adjust	O
so	O
that	O
casual	O
gamers	O
could	O
also	O
enjoy	O
Uprising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
AR	O
Card	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Sakurai	O
's	O
wish	O
to	O
fully	O
utilize	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
planned	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
trophy	O
viewing	O
option	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
initial	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
fully	O
utilize	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
processing	O
power	O
,	O
which	O
left	O
little	O
room	O
for	O
incorporation	O
of	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Circle	O
Pad	O
Pro	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
created	O
fairly	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
own	O
development	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
design	O
that	O
influenced	O
development	O
was	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
,	O
used	O
for	O
aiming	O
Pit	O
's	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
similar	O
touch-based	O
aiming	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Sakurai	O
was	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
resulting	O
experience	O
,	O
phrasing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
like	O
trying	O
to	O
steer	O
with	O
oars	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
touchscreen	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
responsive	O
experience	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
mouse	I-Device
,	O
creating	O
the	O
system	O
of	O
flicking	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
stylus	B-Operating_System
to	O
change	O
camera	O
and	O
character	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
for	O
weapon	O
usage	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
fighter	O
choices	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
contrasting	O
with	O
weapon	O
systems	O
from	O
other	O
equivalent	O
Western	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
composers	O
were	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
contributed	O
most	O
prominently	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koshiro	O
composed	O
"	O
Magnus	O
's	O
Theme	O
"	O
:	O
the	O
theme	O
had	O
two	O
distinct	O
versions	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
motif	O
,	O
alongside	O
incorporating	O
one	O
of	O
Hirokazu	O
Tanaka	O
's	O
original	O
tracks	O
for	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwadare	O
also	O
composed	O
"	O
Hades	B-Language
 '	O
Infernal	O
Theme	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
mixed	O
choral	O
,	O
circus	O
and	O
"	O
violent	O
"	O
elements	O
to	O
both	O
symbolize	O
Hades	B-Language
's	O
contrasting	O
attributes	O
and	O
distinguish	O
him	O
from	O
Medusa	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
3-CD	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Light	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
:	I-Application
Palutena	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Mitsuda	O
's	O
record	O
label	O
Sleigh	O
Bells	O
on	O
21	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
received	O
praise	O
;	O
Video	O
Game	O
Music	O
Online	O
writer	O
Julius	O
Acero	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
5-star	O
rating	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
modern	O
Nintendo	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
beating	O
out	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyward	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	O
even	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uprising	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
E3	O
2010	O
conference	O
immediately	O
following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
version	O
only	O
included	O
the	O
English	O
voices	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
room	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
cartridge	O
to	O
include	O
multiple	O
voice	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
three	O
shorts	O
produced	O
:	O
the	O
single-episode	O
Medusa	B-Application
's	O
Revenge	O
by	O
Studio	O
4°C	O
,	O
the	O
two-part	O
Palutena	O
's	O
Revolting	O
Dinner	O
by	O
Shaft	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
three-part	O
Thanatos	B-Application
Rising	O
by	O
Production	O
I.G.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shorts	O
were	O
streamed	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
through	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Video	I-Application
service	O
in	O
the	O
week	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
each	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Parkin	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strong	O
,	O
pretty	O
game	O
turned	O
into	O
an	O
essential	O
one	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
its	O
surrounding	O
infrastructure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
Magazine	O
was	O
positive	O
overall	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
would	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
effectively	O
combined	O
elements	O
from	O
multiple	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
boosted	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
to	O
just	O
over	O
67,000	O
from	O
just	O
under	O
26,000	O
the	O
previous	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Going	O
into	O
May	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
cited	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
as	O
a	O
reason	O
for	O
increased	O
profits	O
,	O
alongside	O
other	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
being	O
asked	O
about	O
a	O
modern	O
adaptation	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
he	O
once	O
again	O
denied	O
any	O
possibilities	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
difficult	O
on	O
a	O
human	O
resources	O
level	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
an	O
ad	O
hoc	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uprising	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
Project	O
Sora	O
ever	O
produced	O
;	O
just	O
four	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
closed	O
with	O
no	O
explanation	O
given	O
for	O
the	O
closure	O
,	O
while	O
Sakurai	O
and	O
Sora	O
Ltd	O
.	O
were	O
beginning	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pit	O
returned	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
now	O
sporting	O
his	O
slightly	O
updated	O
redesign	O
from	O
Uprising	O
,	O
while	O
fellow	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
characters	O
Palutena	O
and	O
Dark	O
Pit	O
joined	O
the	O
roster	O
as	O
playable	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
these	O
elements	O
were	O
retained	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
follow	O
up	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
