Europe got a Shaun the Sheep 3D episode this week; North America gets a two-part 3D anime based on Kid Icarus: Uprising. We'll leave you to decide who got the better end of the deal.
3DS owners in North America can power up their Nintendo Video applications to find the first (and, depending on when you read this, second) part of Thanatos Rising from Production IG sees Pit chase down the God of Death to stop it destroying a city. Just another day for Pit, let's face it.
The first part was released on 8th March with the second instalment due to land today.
[source nintendo.com]
Comments 38
...no fair...
I have not even got the first part yet. Sounds great.
its ok. too bad it doesnt last too long. a longer cg movie could be amazingly good. Characters are strongly built.
When this does come to Europe I'll download Nintendo video as until the Kid Icarus: Uprising anime videos were announced, I didn't care for Nintendo video.
@Aqueous you don't miss anything big on this... It's not that great really... Almost nothings happen and the story is too short...
Hasn't showed up for me yet.
Part 1 isn't so bad although it looks like they pulled their character models straight from the game and didn't bother to turbosmooth any of them (obviously low poly count). I'll be happy to see the conclusion of this neat little short.
@sBOY - I'm on North America, it just hasn't reached my system yet
I would've preferred Shaun the Sheep. I love stop motion animation.
@Aqueous did you get the notification ? I've got a blue light in the middle of the night to tell me it was there and when I open it, it was in fact there...
I just got part one just a couple minutes ago.
Just got it and watched it. Everything looks great except for Pit and every mouth. Plus the voice acting is mediocre.
My 3DS decided to tell me about this at one in the morning, while I was trying to sleep. I was not happy.
I just watched part 1, I thought it was pretty good. Like others have mentioned it's short, but really liked it. I wonder if it'll see an e-shop release?
Judging from the first episode of Shaun the Sheep i'd gladly trade it for this. Especially if it's anywhere near the Kirby 3D videos.
But i'm still optimistic it will come to Europe shortly before the game releases. It's getting so much coverage now i don't think they'll let this one slip.
I never even knew the first part was released. I just checked Nintendo Video; I don't see anything about Kid Icarus. (I'm in North America)
I can't see NA's or EU's. Nintendo apparently has everywhere else locked down so I won't be able to see any of the movies. I knew this before, but I was guessing it was because of licensing issues; here the game content is pure Nintendo, so no licensing with other companies or anything.
Ha! I knew (and watched) this before the website did! Second part is coming out today? Odd, I just had a dream last night that all the segments for the episode came out at the same time. Guess my dream wasn't that off at all.
@sBOY - I might have gotten it now, I can check later aka tonight.
I couldn't stop laughing. What kind of god of death talks like that?
Damn you James, now I have this image burn into my brain all day!
Yeah, you guys got Shaun the Sheep 3D! Now my day is ruin! Thanks James.
Europe got the far better deal. Especially since I would bet they're getting the Uprising shorts as well.
Must...find...wifi hotspot....now!!
Why did you use the same picture tagline like on the 5 min speed run on SMB?
Haven't gotten the second part yet.
Sounds good! However, Shaun the sheep was a huge letdown. Only 1 minute 13 long?! You must be kidding, Nintendo!!
Just got and saw part 1,pretty good,but i prefer Kirby's episode better XP
@Henmii Guess how many models it makes to make Shaun the sheep and other stop motion animations to be perfect and timed.
Dang it! I love Shaun the Sheep!
i saw part one!
Saw the first part yesterday only 3:07 minutes long its not half bad.
I was suprised that Danny Mann was doing the voice of Thanatos.
Did anyone laugh as much as I did when Pit randomly screamed "THANATOOOOSS!!!!" for no reason?
Wish I would have got a chance to see it. Hadn't been on my 3ds for a few days, and now the only videos are 3 interviews of some sort, and something else. Sucks that you can't see more than 4 videos, and they would get rid of the Kid Icarus stuff so fast. I don't think Nintendo of America likes Kid Icarus anyway for some reason. They didn't give us Myths and Monsters either for some stupid reason.
Looks creepy.. like most 3d animations I've seen.
@Marakuto,
Well, you make a good point! But since the original Shaun the sheep episodes are longer, I expected a bit more! Ah well...
too bad i sent my 3ds in for repairs...
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