Sakurai: Next Smash Bros. games could take a while; “patience will be rewarded”
January 16th, 2012 Posted in 3DS, News, Posted by Valay, Wii UNintendo president Satoru Iwata announced new Smash Bros. games for Wii U and 3DS at E3 2011. This was an unprecedented announcement for the company. Never before have two Smash Bros. projects been developed concurrently, nor has any game in the series graced a handheld system.
Unfortunately, it sounds like it’ll take quite some time before either title is released.
Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai indicated in a Nintendo Power interview that he had not yet formed an official team to work on the games. He said that development “may take a while”.
Sakurai told the magazine:
“I can’t really say anything until things settle down with Kid Icarus… And a lot of it will depend on the team that I end up assembling for Smash Bros. It may take a while, but I think that your patience will be rewarded.”
This probably isn’t what Smash Bros. fans would like to hear, but it shouldn’t come as a surprise. Sakurai has previously stated that the sole purpose of revealing the Smash Bros. games last June was to assemble developers for the future.
Thanks to Sondossaan for providing us with this information!
- Sakurai: Base next Smash Bros. expectations on Kid Icarus, can improve much from Brawl, more Published on: August 2, 2011
- Sakurai concentrating on Kid Icarus, no Smash Bros. progress until Uprising is complete Published on: September 21, 2011
- Iwata and Sakurai talk Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS – preliminary details: build up character on 3DS, show off on Wii U Published on: June 8, 2011
- Sakurai: Capcom character could appear in next Smash Bros. Published on: June 12, 2011
- Sakurai shares his thoughts on Super Smash Bros. Melee Published on: December 8, 2010
4 Responses to “Sakurai: Next Smash Bros. games could take a while; “patience will be rewarded””
By kghu on Jan 16, 2012
Although it hurts to wait, it doesn’t really matter to me.
It’s more than okay to take your time Sakurai, we don’t want a rushed down Smash Bros.
By bob on Jan 17, 2012
2020 confirmed
By Ryan on Jan 17, 2012
They can take as much time as they need to ensure the titles are polished to perfection! I just hope they have the Smash Bros. Dojo going with daily updates a couple years before release to keep us from having news withdrawals! Haha
By Captain N on Jan 17, 2012
The more time it takes the better it will be….but of course its always dissapointing to hear that something you want won’t be around for a few years. Hope the online will be finally up to par to make this game enjoyable for many years after its release. Free DLC characters would be great to.