Sakurai talks about coronavirus, may impact Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC development and announcements
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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.
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New Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament features a spiky vs. rounded theme
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The next tournament for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been announced. This time around, it’s a spiky vs. rounded theme. That carries over into the characters as well as items for use in battle.
You’ll be able to partake in the new Smash Bros. tournament starting March 6. It will last for a total of three days.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to host black-themed Spirit Board event with new Warframe spirit
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Nintendo has announced the latest Spirit Board event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This time around, it will focus on characters that are colored black. Lotus, which is from Warframe, will be added as a brand new spirit as well.
The new event goes live on February 28. It will last for five days in total.
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Sakurai on Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter selections, his role, future of the series, more
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As mentioned earlier this week, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has published his newest column in the latest issue of Famitsu. In the article, Sakurai talks about the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 and the eventual end of DLC, how he does not handle whom is chosen to be a fighter, his role, the future of the series after Ultimate, and more.
We’ve prepared a full translation of the column below the break.
Mortal Kombat co-creator says the series appearing in Smash Bros. “would be a really cool thing to see”
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Usually when a developer is asked if they’d like to see one of their characters or series appear in Super Smash Bros., they give an enthusiastic response. That was the case with Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon, who was recently asked about the possibility of the fighting franchise being represented in Ultimate.
Boon said that he’s personally interested in the idea, noting that “it would be like a stamp of approval.” He added that he “would love to see something like that” and how it “would be a really cool thing to see.”
Boon’s full words:
Sakurai says Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass Vol. 2 will be the last DLC, works to make people happy, unsure about series’ future
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has again published a new column in the latest issue of Famitsu. Although there weren’t any new character announcement, he still had a decent amount to say about the Switch title.
Below is a summary of what was shared in the article:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to host tournament focusing on the 1990s
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Nintendo has announced the latest tournament event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This time around, the theme is based around the 1990s. The tournament will be limited to characters and stages from that decade.
Players can expect the event to begin on February 21. Look for it to last a total of three days.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate getting Cuphead spirits
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Cuphead’s collaboration with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate isn’t stopping with just the Mii Fighter costume. Nintendo has just announced a new Spirit Board event that will kick off later this week.
Four new spirits are being added, all of which are pictured above. The event goes live on February 14 and will last for five days.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – European Fighters Pass commerical
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Nintendo has put out a new European commercial promoting the Fighters Pass for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Give it a look below.
Sakurai on the creation of Byleth in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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In this week’s issue of Famitsu, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai wrote up his latest column in the Japanese magazine. Many of his pieces as of late haven’t been related to the Switch game, but seeing as Byleth has now been added, he felt he should publish a few words on the character’s creation.
We published a brief summary of Sakurai’s column a few days ago. Now, however, we have a full translation – which does include some quick mentions of Smash Bros. having too many Fire Emblem characters and sword-users.
Here’s the full piece:
