Sakurai talks about coronavirus, may impact Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC development and announcements
Posted on March 17, 2020 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai is again publishing a new column in this week’s issue of Famitsu. It’s actually a bit of a special one, as there’s a conversation with manga artist Saho Yamamoto. It’s also Sakurai’s 600th column in the Japanese magazine.
The full magazine isn’t available just yet, but as usual, some of the tidbits have leaked online. A major highlight is that Sakurai states that he had plans to present a new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter to a publisher at some point, but it’s being delayed due to the coronavirus.
Sakurai explains that if somebody in the office tests positive for it, they’d have to shut the whole thing down and it’d bring everything to a stop. There’s also the possibility that development could be impacted even if the new fighter is announced.
Sakurai notes that the coronavirus is having a huge impact on game development, and software might be delayed. However, it can’t really be helped.
