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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Super Smash Bros. Brawl paved the way for third-party character inclusions in the series. But if you thought that the Wii U and 3DS games would include even more external roster additions, you may be disappointed.

Masahiro Sakurai told Kotaku today that fans can think of Mega Man’s inclusion “as being the special case.” Sakurai further mentioned that “there won’t be a trend of adding a lot of third-party characters.”

“I’m really sorry. If I were to answer that question, I’d get in a lot of trouble in a lot of different ways, so I can’t answer. But I think I can say generally that there won’t be a trend of adding a lot of third-party characters. You can sort of think of Mega Man as being the special case.”

Sakurai also addressed the topic of returning characters, albeit very vaguely. Keeping in mind that the Wii U and 3DS versions will include the same character roster, Sakurai indicated that the team may need to limit the number of roster additions.

“The reality of the situation unfortunately is that there are certain limitations on the 3DS. So we’re forced into the situation where we may need to reduce some characters to a certain degree, but we’re really working hard in order to include as many characters as possible.”

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Don’t count on any downloadable content for the new Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS games. Masahiro Sakurai told IGN that he isn’t even considering DLC currently.

“At the current time we have no plans. I consider my job at this point, and my main responsibility, to make the Wii U and 3DS versions the best and the fullest experience possible. That said, once finished, it’s the type of thing we could take into consideration, but for now, you could consider DLC as not being in the cards.”

Sakurai also compared the new Smash Bros.’ gameplay direction as being somewhere between Melee’s more fast-paced action and Brawl’s slower, more casual design.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Super Smash Bros. on the GameCube had an ending in its title known as “Melee”. Smash Bros. on Wii went with “Brawl”.

For the Wii U and 3DS versions of Smash Bros., Nintendo is going back to basics. Masahiro Sakurai has officially confirmed that the two games will be titled “Super Smash Bros. for Wii U” and “Super Smash Bros. for 3DS”.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Nintendo and Namco Bandai are preparing two Smash Bros. games – one for Wii U, and another for 3DS. This is the first time that a Smash title is coming to a handheld, and also the first time that two Smash Bros. projects are being worked on simultaneously.

Unfortunately, the new Smash Bros. releases may not launch at the same time. Masahiro Sakurai wouldn’t say which version is farther along in development, but noted that both could finish production at different dates. There are apparently some challenges with the 3DS when it comes to accommodating characters involving more than one fighter such as the Ice Climbers, so my personal guess would be a later arrival for that version.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Masahiro Sakurai has confirmed that Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s tripping mechanic will not be back for the new Smash Bros. on Wii U and 3DS. He told Kotaku: “To answer quite frankly, it will not return,” he said through a translator. Tripping is something that dedicated Smash players weren’t a fan of, so most will probably be happy to hear about its removal.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images, Wii U | 0 comments

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Engadget went live with an Eiji Aonuma interview a short while ago. The discussion touches on the need for change with Zelda, remakes, moving on from the tried-and-true formula, and even topics such as the N64 “Dream Team” strategy.

All of Aonuma’s comments can be found below.

Aonuma on the need for change…

“If we don’t change we might die. We need to evolve. Things need to change. Things need to grow.”

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Sonic Lost World has a release date. SEGA confirmed to Game Informer that it will be launching on October 12. That applies to both versions of Sonic Lost World – Wii U and 3DS.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Did you know that Toybox president Yasuhiro Wada is a big Zelda fan? How about the fact that Zelda was a big influence on Harvest Moon? If Wada was given the chance, he’d probably prefer to work on Zelda more than any other Nintendo franchise. However, he said: “I think I’d rather just enjoy that as a player.”

Wada’s favorite Zelda games are A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, and Wind Waker. Wind Waker tops them all.

“The first half of Wind Waker is like 200% right. It’s like better than 100%, but the second half is more like 50% right.”

Wada’s one beef with The Wind Waker? The notorious Triforce hunt.

You can probably count on Wada picking up Zelda: Wind Waker HD later this year.

“I heard the balance was tweaked for the better, so I’m hoping it will be closer to 300%.”

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 0 comments

Looks like Sakurai, Namco Bandai, and the rest of the team are doing a bang-up job replicating Mega Man’s classic look and feel in Smash Bros…

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