[Let’s Talk] Sakurai’s next game: Smash Bros. or something else?

This week, we learned that Masahiro Sakurai is working on a new game. After coming up with a proposal for the project in 2021, actual development started the following year.

Here’s where the fan debate comes in. Some would like to see another Smash Bros. game with Sakurai at the helm while others would like to see him work on something else. If Nintendo wants a new Smash Bros. title on Switch’s successor and Sakurai is in charge of something else, that could mean that someone entirely different would need to handle the directorial duties.

Sakurai’s legacy will always be tied to Smash Bros. However, he’s obviously worked on games outside of that. During the early days of his career, Sakurai was heavily involved with Kirby. He’s also handled Kid Icarus: Uprising and Meteos.

What would you ultimately like to see here? Smash Bros. is always an option for Sakurai, but he could also make a Kid Icarus: Uprising follow-up or something totally different. Let us know in the comments.

Highlights from last week’s topic: What are you playing for Halloween this year?

Aleste

The usual. The House of the Dead III.

theFooFighter

I really need to get into horror games. Of all the major genres that’s the 1 I probably have the least experience with outside of the resident evil series. Over 1000 games and I’ve somehow never touched silent hill