Smash Bros. Update – Manaphy, Iwata Asks

January 22nd, 2008 Posted in News, Posted by Valay, Wii

Update 1:

It’s Manaphy! This Pokémon also appeared in a movie.

This Manaphy is quite different from the other Pokémon that appear in this game. So much so that you’ll think, is this even possible?! Or words to that effect.

It appears from the Poké Ball!

Heart Swaaaaaaaaap!

………

Nothing happened…? No. That is not so.

Why, Zelda and DK have switched bodies! Wait… You mean, I’m her, and she’s me?!

AAAUUUGGGHHH!

You have to fight as your opponent for a while! They say it’s good to know your enemy.

But you haven’t really swapped places, so if you jump off the edge, it counts as a self-destruct for you. And your damage meter remains as it was.

After a certain amount of time, you go back to normal.
Phew. Good.

Things always seem to end well in this game, don’t they?

Update 2:

There’s a web page nestled within Nintendo’s official site where Mr. Iwata, President of Nintendo Co. Ltd., interviews other Nintendo employees. This corner of the website is known as “Iwata Asks.”

For some reason, I, Masahiro Sakurai, was invited to one of these interviews.

Wha–?

But I’m not a Nintendo employee! I-is this OK? Are we seriously doing this? Oh, is that so? All right, well, if you insist!

I imagine this interview should give you a tiny glimpse behind the curtains to see what creating Super Smash Bros. Brawl has been like.

Go on and click the link below to check it out!

Wii.com Iwata Asks <Super Smash Bros. Brawl>

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