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
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.
Thu, Mar 14, 2013 | 21:11 GMT
Smash Bros: Sakurai wants to make online play more fun than Brawl
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.
Wed, Feb 27, 2013 | 23:36 GMT
Super Smash Bros. creator want studios to tell better stories
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.
Fri, Jan 25, 2013 | 09:03 GMT
Smash Bros. 3DS & Wii U builds to be shown at E3 2013, says Sakurai
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.
Fri, Dec 14, 2012 | 10:07 GMT
Smash Bros. Wii U: Sakurai wants to make gamers wait for it
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.
Mon, Aug 20, 2012 | 09:28 BST
Smash Bros. Wii U: New characters confirmed
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.
Tue, Aug 07, 2012 | 19:01 BST
Super Smash Bros. 4 creator prefers classic controls, fewer “non-Nintendo characters”
Super Smash Bros. Wii U won’t contain “complicated controls just for the sake of it,” according to series creator Masahiro Sakurai.
Tue, Jul 10, 2012 | 20:51 BST
Super Smash Bros Wii U is a big priority, says Tekken’s Harada
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.”
Tue, Jul 03, 2012 | 03:59 BST
Super Smash Bros. roster has “hit the limit of what’s feasible”
Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai has warned fans not to expect another significant roster expansion.
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 | 14:04 BST
Super Smash Bros. Namco team includes Soul Calibur, Tekken vets
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.
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 | 13:11 BST
Nintendo Direct JP: next Super Smash Bros from Namco
During the Japanese Nintendo Direct presentation, president and CEO Satoru Iwata confirmed a new Super Smash Bros game is in production – at Namco Bandai.
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 | 07:32 BST
Wii U, 3DS link key to new Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai is going to do something different with the next entry in the series.
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 00:47 BST
Quick quotes: Sakurai calls creation of Smash Bros “a miracle”
“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
Project Sora boss Masahiro Sakurai has admitted that development on the new Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and WiiU hasn’t even begun.
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 05:50 GMT
Street Fighter producer loves idea of Nintendo x Capcom, wants to pitch to Smash Bros lead

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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