New Nintendo partnership will see Kid Icarus Uprising AR cards released across stores...

Possibly the most interesting news during Nintendo Direct was that of a Kid Icarus-flavoured partnership between Nintendo and European company Panini.

Never heard of Panini? The company is one of the leading producers of stickers and trading cards in Europe, with a history of releasing official stickers for events like the World Cup and Olympics.

Nintendo of Europe has confirmed that it has entered a distribution partnership with Panini that will see the AR Idol cards for Kid Icarus Uprising being released across stores. Previously, the AR cards were only really available via Club Nintendo and special promotions. Now collecting them all will get a whole lot easier (and more expensive).

The cards are set to be rolled out across stores later this year.