Even though Super Smash Bros. has been around since the N64 era, Nintendo is just now bringing the franchise to a portable. In addition to Wii U, a unique version of the series’ next entry will be released for the 3DS.
But has creator Masahiro Sakurai considered making Smash Bros. for a Nintendo handheld in the past? As it turns out, the answer is yes.
Sakurai told GamesTM this month that he “thought about it”, but “we purely didn’t have the opportunity, it just never came up.” He also explained that it may not have been possible to realize Smash Bros. on any Nintendo handheld before the GBA.
“It’s not that I haven’t wanted to – I thought about it, I did. To be honest, we purely didn’t have the opportunity, it just never came up. And also, to speak freely, if you look at a handheld device preceding anything before the GBA, I don’t know that it would have the capabilities to fully realize Smash Bros.”
Thanks to joclo for sending this information our way.
Warner Bros. debuted a new trailer for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes during a Comic-Con panel today. Along with Stan Lee, the following characters will likely be playable due to their appearance in the video:
Kingpin
Rhino
Blob
Colossus
Storm
Jean Grey
Cyclops
Lizard
Juggernaut
Dr. Doom
Iron Man Hulkbuster Armor
Sabretooth
The following characters were also mentioned in a panel live-blog:
Elektra
Silver Samurai
The Punisher
Beast
Gambit
Green Goblin
Iron Patriot (a pre-order exclusive)
Squirrel Girl
Vulture
Howard The Duck
Just as you would expect, fishing is back in Pokemon X/Y. The latest episode of Pokemon Smash showed the feature during a gameplay segment. Octillery was caught at one point, and later in the footage, the player went surfing on the Pokemon with a standard shadow. The video went on to show Inkay on an island.
I was really excited to tackle such a classic this week honestly! The glitch turned out to be somewhat fruitful, but it’s about the journey and not the conclusion, right!? Enjoy!
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Here’s a bit of a surprise: Sin and Punishment developer Treasure is developing Gaist Crusher for Capcom. That’s according to an image posted to the studio’s website.
We originally heard that Treasure was making a 3DS game last October through a GamesTM interview. Is Gaist Crusher the title that had been referred to?
Capcom announced a new Strider game during a Comic-Con panel this week. There was initially some confusion about the game coming to Wii U, as someone who was live-tweeting from the event said that it would indeed head to Nintendo’s console.
As it turns out, the official announcement confirmed that a Wii U version isn’t in the works. But that doesn’t mean Strider has been completely ruled out for the system. The same person who live-tweeted from Capcom’s presentation caught up with developer Double Helix following the panel and was told that the game could be ported over “if there’s a demand for it.”
For now, if you’re interested in the new Strider, you’ll need to settle for another platform – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, or PC.
Minna no Oshaberi Chat is the new 3DS eShop chat app coming to Japan next week. You can find details here.
