Tag Archives: Super Smash Bros.

Mon, May 20, 2013 | 09:36 BST

Mario Wii U, Mario Kart and Smash Bros to appear on pre-E3 Nintendo Direct

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Nintendo has confirmed that it will hold a pre-E3 Nintendo Direct webstream, which will unveil the company’s next 3D Mario title, as well as the next instalments of Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros.

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Thu, Mar 14, 2013 | 21:11 GMT

Smash Bros: Sakurai wants to make online play more fun than Brawl

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Smash Bros maestro Masahiuro Sakurai has penned another Famitsu column this week, in which he stressed his desire for the next game to feature better online play. His aim is to make it more fun than Brawl.

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Wed, Feb 27, 2013 | 23:36 GMT

Super Smash Bros. creator want studios to tell better stories

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Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai has penned a column in this week’s Famitsu, calling on developers to tell better stories, and expressing his dislike for games that either tell weak tales or take ages to cut to the chase.

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Fri, Jan 25, 2013 | 09:03 GMT

Smash Bros. 3DS & Wii U builds to be shown at E3 2013, says Sakurai

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Super Smash Bros. Wii U screens were confirmed for an E3 2013 showing by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata during this week’s edition of Nintendo Direct, but no word was given on the 3DS build. Now, Smash Bros. creator has confirmed that he’s bringing the handheld version to the show in some form as well.

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Fri, Dec 14, 2012 | 10:07 GMT

Smash Bros. Wii U: Sakurai wants to make gamers wait for it

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Super Smash Bros. Wii U will be worth waiting for, according to series creator Masahiro Sakurai. The developer has spoken about the game’s development in his latest Famitsu column. Get the details below.

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Mon, Aug 20, 2012 | 09:28 BST

Smash Bros. Wii U: New characters confirmed

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Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai has revealed that he is currently working on moves for a batch of brand-new characters for the next instalment of the series, rather than narrow down the roster.

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Tue, Aug 07, 2012 | 19:01 BST

Super Smash Bros. 4 creator prefers classic controls, fewer “non-Nintendo characters”

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Super Smash Bros. Wii U won’t contain “complicated controls just for the sake of it,” according to series creator Masahiro Sakurai.

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Tue, Jul 10, 2012 | 20:51 BST

Super Smash Bros Wii U is a big priority, says Tekken’s Harada

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Namco and Tekken man Katsuhiro Harada has said the Super Smash Bros. project the firm is co-developing with Nintendo’s Project Sora is a “big priority for the company.”

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Tue, Jul 03, 2012 | 03:59 BST

Super Smash Bros. roster has “hit the limit of what’s feasible”

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Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai has warned fans not to expect another significant roster expansion.

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Fri, Jun 22, 2012 | 14:04 BST

Super Smash Bros. Namco team includes Soul Calibur, Tekken vets

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In a special statement released to coincide with the game’s announcement during today’s Nintendo Direct events, Namco Bandai’s Masaya Kobayashi detailed the staffers joining Masahiro Sakurai’s Project Sora team to produce the next Super Smash Bros.

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Fri, Jun 22, 2012 | 13:11 BST

Nintendo Direct JP: next Super Smash Bros from Namco

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During the Japanese Nintendo Direct presentation, president and CEO Satoru Iwata confirmed a new Super Smash Bros game is in production – at Namco Bandai.

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Thu, Apr 26, 2012 | 07:32 BST

Wii U, 3DS link key to new Super Smash Bros.

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Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai is going to do something different with the next entry in the series.

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Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 00:47 BST

Quick quotes: Sakurai calls creation of Smash Bros “a miracle”

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“I actually think it’s a miracle that we got Smash Bros. and all the Nintendo characters to work together in the first place. Especially when you bring Pokemon into the mix and a lot of the complications that are caused by that being an almost completely different entity on its own, it’s really something.” – Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai, speaking to IGN, about the creation of the series. A new Super Smash Bros, despite not even entering development yet, was announced at E3 last week for Wii U and 3DS.

Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 07:53 BST

Sakurai: Super Smash Bros WiiU/3DS development hasn’t even begun

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Project Sora boss Masahiro Sakurai has admitted that development on the new Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and WiiU hasn’t even begun.

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Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 05:50 GMT

Street Fighter producer loves idea of Nintendo x Capcom, wants to pitch to Smash Bros lead

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Ryu and Heihachi walk into a bar. They fight. Later, Ryu and Pikachu walk into a bar. They also fight.

Gaming punchlines are a predictable (and unintentionally literal) lot. And we’re all right with that.

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Fri, Jun 12, 2009 | 10:40 BST

Super Smash Bros. for VC today

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N64′s Super Smash Bros. is being released for Virtual Console today.

ONM reckons it’ll cost 1000 Wii Points – around £7/€10.

It includes 12 fighters, nine stages and a four-player co-op mode.

Thanks, EG.