Next Smash Bros. in “first step of the process”, Sakurai worried about long wait
June 17th, 2012 Posted in 3DS, News, Posted by Valay, Wii UWe’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Nintendo won’t be unveiling the next Smash Bros. games for awhile. A trailer could be shown at next year’s E3, but it’s way too soon to be thinking about that.
The slow progress on the next Smash Bros. titles stems from the fact that they were announced before development even started. Series creator Masahiro Sakurai had been hard at work on Kid Icarus: Uprising until just a few months ago. Uprising shipped at the end of March, so Sakurai can now focus his entire attention on Smash Bros.
It sounds like a small amount of progress has been made over the past couple of months, as he told Nintendo Power that those involved with the project have “just taken what you could call the first step of the process.” Sakurai additionally expressed some concern “that players will be forced to wait even longer than they expect to” due to the nature of the initial announcement.
Sakurai said:
“We’ve just taken what you could call the first step of the process. This is the first time I’ve ever had my next project announced before it’s even entered development, and because of that, I fear that players will be forced to wait even longer than they expect to. Please be patient.”
The next Super Smash Bros. games, whenever they’re ready, will be released on the Wii U and 3DS. Sakurai has hinted that the connection between the two versions will be a significant feature.
6 Responses to “Next Smash Bros. in “first step of the process”, Sakurai worried about long wait”
By bob on Jun 17, 2012
maybe we will get it in 2015.
By Osobari on Jun 17, 2012
I’m expecting a 2014 release at the earliest, with a trailer being shown in 2013 at the earliest.
By thomas on Jun 18, 2012
Announcing it at last year’s E3 was a big mistake. I hate waiting for games for such a long time.
By JoshZTP on Jun 18, 2012
Hey, I don’t mind the long wait! I waited a long time for Zelda Skyward Sword;& that turned out awesome! I’m also guessing 2014-2015 for Smash Bros. Wii U & 3DS; but let’s hope other awesome first party series debut for the Wii U by then!
By Shade on Jun 18, 2012
I agree with Sakurai when he said he didn’t want Smash Bros. announced at last year’s E3, hell, even this year’s E3. It would have been awesome to have gotten a another surprise reveal like we did with Brawl. But now we know it’s coming and that’s just not as fun.
By Giga Man on Jun 18, 2012
Dang it. Now I wish Iwata didn’t announce it. I hope they don’t rush this. This will be a huge project being made for both 3DS and Wii U with some kind of cross-platform features.