Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on November 16, 2005, 08:37:59 PM
Smash Bros. fans, have no fear! IGN reports that Kirby and Smash Bros. father Masahiro Sakurai has allied with his former employers for Super Smash Bros. on the Revolution.
This relieving news was disclosed by Sakurai himself in the latest Famitsu Magazine. The seasoned creator reveals that upon his departure from Nintendo, his boss and long-time colleague Satoru Iwata expressed interest in collaborating down the road if HAL made another Super Smash Bros. game. Iwata followed up on his proposal and promptly approached him after the sequel's announcement during E3 2005. Sakurai accepted Iwata's offer, and is now director and lead game designer for the Revolution game. (Actual game production had not commenced when the project was publicly announced.)
Sakurai is famous for his attention to detail, and his involvement almost certainly ensures a worthy sequel with a comprehensive online mode.
Post by: Robageejammin on November 16, 2005, 08:58:20 PM
Actually, I'm just glad to hear somebody mentioning anything about the game since E3
Post by: Arbok on November 16, 2005, 09:06:28 PM
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Phew, this makes me feel so much better. I was pretty worried about Smash Bros, not only because its gonna be on a totally different platform but because it lost its creator at the same time. Now I have complete faith that it will be nothing less than amazing.
Same, I almost jumped for joy when I heard this. I can't wait for the next entry in the series now, well more so then before
, and Sakurai being on board is a huge relief for me.
Post by: Mario on November 17, 2005, 12:16:44 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 17, 2005, 01:25:50 AM
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Post by: mantidor on November 17, 2005, 02:11:33 AM
Post by: Bill Aurion on November 17, 2005, 02:54:52 AM
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Post by: JonLeung on November 17, 2005, 12:35:52 PM
I've actually been tired of Melee for a while, but I'm looking forward to the next game. Aside from likely more characters and stages, I'm hoping there are more outfits, more stats, more trophies, online play, and as many other things as you can shake a stick at.
Or shake a Revolution controller at.
Post by: Saturn2888 on November 17, 2005, 03:29:53 PM
Post by: Arbok on November 17, 2005, 03:57:28 PM
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This would heighten the need to sit down and use a more strategic approach.
This is Smash Bros, not Street Fighter. Adding quarter circle moves, or other such nonsense, would only add to the learning curve, and SSB is strategic enough that a veteran will always smoke a beginner without problem. So I don't see a need to make it more complicated. There are tons of 2D fighters that just use that angle anyway, that's not saying that I don't love a lot of those games (Marvel vs. Capcom 2 being one of my favorites), but that's not what Smash Bros is about at all.
Post by: Tuxedo.Bond on November 17, 2005, 07:41:05 PM
I like SSB/M the simple way it is. It seems like on a lot of fighters noobies can just button smash and win against more seasoned players at times, while you can't do that against a pro player in Smash Bros.
Simpler can be better.
Post by: Kairon on November 17, 2005, 08:17:16 PM
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Originally posted by: Saturn2888
This would heighten the need to sit down and use a more strategic approach.
This is Smash Bros, not Street Fighter. Adding quarter circle moves, or other such nonsense, would only add to the learning curve, and SSB is strategic enough that a veteran will always smoke a beginner without problem. So I don't see a need to make it more complicated. There are tons of 2D fighters that just use that angle anyway, that's not saying that I don't love a lot of those games (Marvel vs. Capcom 2 being one of my favorites), but that's not what Smash Bros is about at all.
Quoted For Truth.
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Post by: vudu on November 18, 2005, 08:27:51 AM
Post by: Pale on November 18, 2005, 08:49:55 AM
I just thought you all should know that...
Post by: Bill Aurion on November 18, 2005, 10:47:40 AM
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The only way the game could possible get boring if is you always play with the same character. It's not our fault if you're a Roy-whore.
I'm a Roy (and Fox) whore and the game's still fun for me!
Post by: KDR_11k on November 18, 2005, 09:20:21 PM
Post by: Kairon on November 18, 2005, 09:53:19 PM
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Post by: Michael8983 on November 19, 2005, 04:11:41 AM
Post by: Saturn2888 on November 24, 2006, 10:18:31 PM
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The game gets boring real fast if your friends use camera mode for 5 hours and then spend the next 15 minutes spurting milk out their noses at the pikachu-banging-pikachu pic they've just perfected.
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
I agree with that.
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Sounds like development of the game isn't as far along as we thought. I hope this doesn't mean the game will miss the launch or, worse, be rushed.
Nintendo said it wasn't gonna be a launch game.
The thing is, while Melee came out 2 weeks after launch, it was only 2 years after the first game, but then SSBB is gonna come out some 6 years after SSBM. With SSBM being such a big seller, I would've thought Nintendo would make a new one to boost GCN sales, but I guess they didn't want to because it would also lower 3rd party sales as most Nintendo games seem to do. The funny thing is, Nintendo can't help it if they make good games, lol!
