I dunno about 3rd person Kid Icarus, seeing as it was a sidescroller back in the day.. but so was Metroid. Funny that there is that comparison, because Kid Icarus was seen by many as the "mythological Metroid."
3rd person means a view of the character. 1st person is from the character's perspective. so Icarus was originally 3rd person, and i'd like to see it stay that way
as far as the similarities between Metroid and Kid Icarus, they are numerous and there's a good reason for it. the same studio and mind of Metroid created Kid Icarus. there is even a section within Kid Icarus that has Metroids 
Wow. I must have just completely misread that. totally thought you had "1st person" typed there... no more late night time on message boards for me.
So yes, I agree with you.