– Two stages in the Nintendo World demo: Chapter 1 “Palutena’s Second Coming” (easy) and Chapter 4 “Sights of the God of Death” (hard)
– Three weapons: sword, claw and satellite
– Completely on-rails in the air
– Full 360 degree control over Pit while on the ground
– Move around the level with no fixed path on the ground
– Move Pit with the Circle Pad
– Aim with stylus
– Shoot with L
– Tap the Circle Pad quickly in a direction to dash
– Hold L for continuous fire
– Pit will charge his weapon when you let go of L
– Laser shots become melee attacks when you’re near an enemy
– Continue to press L for a simple combo
– Flick the stylus to turn Pit’s viewpoint around while on the ground
– Tap again to stop viewpoint turning
– Sakurai described the above like spinning a globe
– Run through city streets in the first stage
– Arena-style area in the second stage, contains different enemies and gimmicks
– Fourth stage boss requires you to fight on two height levels due to its size
– Pit must go back and forth between the two levels to hit the boss’ head and feet
– A lot of dialogue
– Voice acting: Minami Takayama as Pit and Aya Hisakawa as Palutena in the Japanese version
– Mission briefings between the two characters
– The heads of dragon boss Hewdraw have their own personality, will argue with one another while you fight
– Nintendo looking into character products
– Pit/Patulena figure shown by Sakurai
– The figure may/may not become a retail product, but will be used as a model for the construction of a 10 meter tall float for the Gosho Gawara Tachineputa festival
