Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of the Super Smash Bros series, has been working on a mysterious new game for two years
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Sakurai's Work:
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Developed Super Smash Bros titles from 1999 to 2018.
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Semi-retired in 2023 but continues work on his YouTube channel.
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Created content with a cost of $600,000 and over 520 episodes released since October 2022.
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Project Details:
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Worked on it from April 2022..
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Currently in development but still no official announcement released by Sakurai.
What do you think the new game might be? Could it be a new Super Smash Bros title or perhaps something else entirely for the Switch 2?
10 Comments
savvywolf@pawb.social · 8 pts · 1y
I'm not entirely sure why this is news. Do people think he gets put into a test tube or something when when he's not needed?
He's a professional game developer, he's probably working on games constantly.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Wasn't he constantly being hospitalized due to overwork?
savvywolf@pawb.social · 1 pts · 1y
Man, fuck the games industry.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Two years ago he was saying he felt Smash Bros Ultimate was his final smash bros game.
So if this ends up being a smash bros game, we'll forever know in the future that this guy is full of shit.
Num10ck@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y
people change their minds. its a healthy thing.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Ok, but if two years ago he was saying Ultimate was his last smash bros, but also two years ago he was working on a future smash bros.....then he's full of shit.
ShovelDad@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Here's hoping he's full of shit. I'd be pretty happy to get another Smash Bros game haha
SandLight@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Well good news sorta. Rivals of Aether 2 just released and it's the best feeling plat fighter ever to be released (depending on what you want from the genre)
Zarxrax@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
A lot of times when translating articles, and going for click bait headlines, things get mangled. I was searching for where Sakurai may have said he was not making another smash game, and I can't find anything like that. On the contrary, I am seeing articles saying things like he can't see another smash game happening without his involvement: https://www.si.com/esports/fgc/new-super-smash-bros-game-sakurai
But regardless, it's easy to get burned out on something and feel like you never want to touch it again. Then a few years later your feelings on the matter change. It's happened to me. Doesn't mean someone "is full of shit".
Chozo@fedia.io · 1 pts · 1y
I mean, Sakurai's said that about every Smash game since Melee.